A brush fire broke out in Castaic Tuesday morning. The brush Fire, dubbed the Baker Fire, was first reported around 11:45 a.m. on the southbound 5 Freeway near Lake Hughes Road in Castaic. As of 12:10 p.m., the forward progress of the fire has been stopped at 2 acres. The fire was burning between the 5 Freeway and Ridge Route ...

A man was arrested in Valencia after he allegedly shot at a vehicle on the 5 Freeway. Around 2:45 p.m. Saturday, California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area officers received reports of a car-to-car shooting on the southbound 5 Freeway near the Roxford Street off-ramp, said Officer Carlos Burgos-Lopez, spokesperson for the CHP Newhall Area Office. The alleged shooter fled prior ...

A fully involved vehicle fire spread to surrounding brush on the 5 Freeway in Gorman Tuesday morning. Around 9:20 a.m. Tuesday, first responders received reports of a vehicle fire on the southbound 5 Freeway near Gorman School Road in Gorman, according to officials with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. First on-scene units reported a vehicle was fully engulfed with ...

A semi-truck caught fire just south of Gorman Monday, snarling traffic on the 5 Freeway. Around 11:30 a.m. Monday, firefighters received reports of a vehicle fire on the northbound 5 Freeway north of Smokey Bear Road near Gorman. When units arrived on scene, they reported a fully involved semi-truck fire. Crews were able to extinguish the flames and prevent the ...

A man was arrested for felony DUI Sunday after a crash involving a motorcycle on the 5 Freeway in Castaic.  Around 1:10 a.m. Sunday, California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers responded to a crash on the  northbound 5 Freeway near Parker Road in Castaic, said Officer Andre Ortiz, a spokesperson for the CHP Newhall Area Office. “CHP officers responded to the ...

A DUI suspect was arrested Sunday after she allegedly crashed into the center divider of the 5 Freeway in Valencia with two children in her vehicle. Around 12:10 a.m. Sunday, officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Office received reports of a damaged vehicle in the construction zone on the 5 Freeway near Highway 126 in Valencia, said ...

Two people, including a minor, were hospitalized Monday following a crash on the 5 Freeway in Valencia. Around 11 a.m. Monday, first responders received reports of a traffic collision on the southbound 5 Freeway near Rye Canyon Road in Valencia, according to officials. One of the vehicles involved had children as passengers, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP) logs.  ...

A brush fire broke out in the Newhall Pass Wednesday, impacting traffic on the 5 Freeway. The brush fire, dubbed the Hanger Fire, was first reported around 9:45 a.m. on the northbound 5 Freeway south of the 14 Freeway in Newhall. UPDATE (10:30 a.m.): Forward progression of the fire has been stopped. First on scene units reported the fire was ...

Hazardous materials specialists are on scene of a smoking trailer carrying around 10,000 pounds of lithium-ion batteries that were damaged during travel in Gorman Friday morning. Around 6 a.m. On Friday, first responders received reports of a trailer carrying lithium-ion batteries intermittently smoking on Quail Lake Road in Gorman, just off Interstate 5, according to officials. Officers with the California ...

At least one person was hospitalized following a crash on the 5 Freeway Wednesday afternoon in Castaic. Around 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, first responders received reports of a crash involving a motorcycle on the southbound 5 Freeway south of Hasley Canyon Road in Castaic, according to officials.  A ford 250 towing a boat and a motorcycle collided, according to the California ...