For the second time this week, multiple southbound lanes of the 5 Freeway in Valencia are closed due to emergency bridge repairs. Crews have the No. 1, 2 and 3 lanes of the southbound 5 Freeway at Magic Mountain Parkway shut down for the second time this week to repair a metal rod sticking up from the bridge, according to ...

A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s vehicle from Pitchess Detention Center collided with a big rig Monday evening in Valencia sending two deputies to the hospital. Around 9 p.m. Monday, two deputies from Pitchess Detention Center were on their way to the hospital to provide security for an inmate who was receiving medical treatment at the hospital, said Deputy Eutley with ...

Officials with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station confirmed there is no jail break from Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic Friday morning. A man wearing a yellow jumpsuit was seen walking on the 5 Freeway in Castaic, Sheriff’s officials said in a social media post. “No inmates have escaped, and all inmates are accounted for at Pitchess Detention Center,” Sheriff’s ...

The southbound 5 Freeway in Valencia has been re-opened after emergency repairs were made by crews with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). Early Tuesday morning, Caltrans officials closed the no. 1, 2 and 3 southbound lanes of the 5 Freeway between Highway 126 and Magic Mountain Parkway in Valencia for emergency road repairs. said Eric Menjivar, a spokesperson for ...

A wanted suspect was taken into custody after a brief foot pursuit on the 5 Freeway in Newhall Tuesday morning. Around 10:20 a.m. Tuesday, deputies had a wanted suspect run from them on the 5 Freeway near Lyons Avenue in Newhall, Deputy Kabrina Borbon spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station confirmed. The suspect ran from deputies on the ...

A vehicle fire closed part of the southbound 5 Freeway north of Castaic Monday morning. At about 8:30 a.m. Monday, emergency responders from Los Angeles and Kern Counties received reports of a vehicle on fire on the southbound 5 Freeway near Fort Tejon Road, about 30 miles north of Castaic, according to California Highway Patrol (CHP) incident logs. Upon arrival, ...

A person was trapped inside a big rig Thursday for over an hour following a crash in the Grapevine north of Castaic.  UPDATE 2:25 p.m.: The person has been extricated from the wreckage and was airlifted to the hospital, according to officials. The heavy rescue task force has been cancelled. Around 1:10 p.m. Thursday, first responders received reports of a ...

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is set to reduce the northbound 5 Freeway to two lanes overnight north of Castaic for the rest of the week for road construction.  The 5 Freeway is set to be reduced to two lanes north of Lake Hughes Road Thursday and Friday and possibly again on Saturday for road work, Caltrans officials said. ...

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is reducing lanes on the 5 Freeway north of Castaic through Wednesday during the day due to a paving operation.  Interstate 5 in the Castaic area in northern Los Angeles County is scheduled to be reduced from four lanes to two in the northbound and southbound direction between 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, ...

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is scheduled to reduce 5 Freeway lanes this October and advises motorists in this area to start their travel earlier than usual.  Interstate 5 in the Castaic area in Northern Los Angeles County is set to be reduced from four lanes in the northbound direction or southbound direction starting Tuesday, Oct. 10, from 5 ...