A big rig truck hauling 40,000 pounds of dog food overturned in Castaic Wednesday morning, spilling some of the food and sparking a small spot fire, officials said. The incident was reported at about 1:30 a.m. Wednesday on The Old Road and Lake Hughes Road after the big rig crashed over the side of the 5 Freeway, said Officer Josh ...

The Lake Fire in Lake Hughes has reached 12 percent containment Friday, burning over 11,600 acres two days after breaking out, officials said. UPDATE (5:30 p.m.): New evacuation orders have been issued for the Lake Fire, according to a tweet from the Palmdale Sheriff’s Station. 8.14.2020 NEW EVACUATION ORDERS ISSUED FOR THE LAKE FIRE: North of Avenue D/Hwy 138 | South ...

The Hughes Fire, reported behind Station 149 in Castaic Monday afternoon, was knocked down within minutes, officials said. The brush fire in Castaic, dubbed the Hughes was first reported at about 1 p.m. Monday near Ridge Route Road and Castaic Road, according to Leslie Lua with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “An informant stated the brush was on fire,” ...

Flames from a tractor trailer fire on the southbound I-5 Freeway spread to nearby brush in Castaic Friday afternoon, prompting officials to shut down a portion of the freeway. UPDATE (4:30 p.m.): Forward progress on the fire, which was renamed the Hughes Incident, has been halted after growing to a half-acre in size, according to officials with the Los Angeles County ...

One person was taken to the hospital Saturday morning after a motorcycle crash in northern Castaic. Just before 11:30 a.m. Saturday, officials with the Los Angeles County Fire Department received reports of a crash on Lake Hughes Road near Castaic Reservoir Road in Castaic. “It was a solo motorcycle down,” said Supervisor Pickett with the department. One person was taken ...

Rock musician Neil Young is set to headline “Harvest Moon – A Gathering,” a benefit concert to be held at Lake Hughes on Sept.14, officials said. The 73-year-old rocker is expected to take the stage at the sold-out concert following performances from Norah Jones and Father John Misty. Proceeds from the benefit concert are expected to go to two charities: ...

Deputies arrested a woman Sunday afternoon on attempted murder and child cruelty charges after allegedly shooting at her husband’s vehicle with a child inside, officials said. Briana Ramos, 37, from Lake Hughes was charged with felony attempted murder, convicted felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and child cruelty, said Shirley Miller, a spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley ...

A Lake Hughes crash injured 12 people Thursday after a fire camp crew bus overturned, officials said. The traffic collision was reported around 12 p.m. Thursday, near Lake Hughes Road and Pine Canyon Road, according to Inspector Sky Cornell, spokesperson with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “There were 12 patients transported,” Cornell said. “A fire camp crew bus crashed.” ...

Ed. Note: KHTS is using the breaking news format for this incident. New information is timestamped and pushes older information down in the post. 10:05 p.m. UPDATE: Adds information about operational timeline, damage, containment A fire near Castaic Lake has grown to at least 1,000 acres Saturday evening, fire officials said. The last confirmed containment was about 10 percent as of ...

Three fires over the past weekend have encouraged officials to ramp up an awareness campaign for the 2017 fire season. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Los Angeles County Fire Department officials are reminding local community members that fire season is quickly approaching Southern California, urging residents to be prepared. This last ...