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Soto Fire: Brush Fire Breaks Out In Newhall

Posted by: Jade Aubuchon in Fire, Santa Clarita Latest News August 7, 2026 - 2:24 pm 0 1,475 Views

A small brush fire in Newhall temporarily threatened an elementary school Thursday night.

The Soto Fire was reported just after 10 p.m. Thursday, near Newhall Avenue and Carl Court.

The brush fire broke out in brush near the Newhall Mobile Home Park, before spreading uphill toward Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary.

Firefighters contained the blaze at approximately three-quarters of an acre by 10:33 p.m. Thursday, and no injuries were reported.

The cause of the Soto Fire remains under investigation.


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Soto Fire: Brush Fire Breaks Out In Newhall

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About Jade Aubuchon

A Santa Clarita native, Jade has spent her whole life involved in community outreach. After graduating from Learning Post High in 2015, she went on to College of the Canyons to pursue a double major in English and Marketing. Jade spent several years as a ballroom dance performer for a local studio and has performed at public and private events throughout Santa Clarita. Over the last two decades she has helped every major non-profit in SCV raise hundreds of thousands of dollars through donating her time and talent to drawing crowds for large events in the Santa Clarita Valley and beyond. Non-profits she has worked with include: SCV Boys & Girls Club, SCV Senior Center, VIA, Single Mothers Outreach, American Legion Post 507, SCV Sheriff’s Foundation, and many more. As KHTS Co-News Director, Jade oversees the KHTS news team, which covers all the latest news impacting Santa Clarita. Jade is also instrumental in reporting on-the-scene local emergencies, covering them on-air and via Facebook Live and YouTube. Another dimension to Jade’s on-air skills and writing are her regular political and celebrity interviews, including her bi-monthly interviews with local politicians and community leaders. Her real passion lies in local history and cold case crime coverage, some of the highlights of her career are collaborating with victims’ families to keep killers behind bars. Along with covering and writing her own news stories, Jade can be heard broadcasting the daily local news every weekday morning and afternoon drive-time twice an hour on KHTS 98.1FM and AM-1220.

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