A semi-truck overturned north of Castaic Tuesday, resulting in a fuel tank that spilled diesel onto the roadway. Around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, first responders received reports of a semi-truck that overturned on the northbound 5 Freeway near Templin Highway north of Castaic, according to California Highway Patrol (CHP) logs. The driver of the semi-truck was able to get out with ...

A semi-truck spilled a load of animal feed in the truck route of the 5 Freeway in Newhall early Tuesday morning. Around 1 a.m. Tuesday, a semi-truck lost a load of animal feed in the northbound truck route of the 5 Freeway near the 14 Freeway interchange in Newhall, said Officer Michael Nasir, with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Traffic ...

As of Tuesday, the I-5 North County Enhancement Project has begun reconstruction on the existing southbound Hasley Canyon Road on-ramp in Castaic, which is expected to last through April. The project, run by Metro’s contractor, OHLA-USA, is expected to include roadway excavation, concrete and asphalt paving, electrical work, and the installation of metal beam guardrails. As a result, Santa Clarita ...

Two separate vehicle fires along Interstate 5 near Castaic led to temporary lane closures Friday night and again Saturday night, according to the California Highway Patrol. The first incident happened around 9:35 p.m. Friday, when a semi-truck caught fire about two miles south of Quail Lake Road, according to CHP officials. The fire prompted Caltrans to implement a hard closure ...

Caltrans warns commuters about work being done on the 5 Freeway that will affect traffic both north and southbound. On X, Caltrans posted giving commuters a heads up on pavement rehabilitation with scheduled lane closures for February 22 and separate closures from February 23 to February 27. On February 22, the northbound and southbound Lake Hughes & Templin Hwy ramps ...

The National Weather Service (NWS) is predicting more strong winds, rain, and possible snow in lower elevations Thursday. In the upcoming storm, winds are expected to peak Thursday at 35 to 45 mph, lasting into Friday, according to officials.  Heavy pockets of rain are also expected across Los Angeles County, according to NWS officials.  Along with the rain, snow is ...

A drunk driver was arrested for allegedly resisting officers after a crash on the northbound 5 Freeway in Castaic Monday morning. Around 12:45 a.m. Monday, California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area officers responded to a single-vehicle crash on the northbound 5 Freeway, south of Hasley Canyon Road in Castaic, said Officer Carlos Burgos-Lopez, spokesperson for the CHP Newhall Area Office. ...

Rain is in the forecast for the Santa Clarita Valley, with a second storm coming next week with the chance of snow on the Grapevine. Rain is expected to move into the Santa Clarita Valley in the next couple of days, said Joe Sirard, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service (NWS). “A chance of rain is moving in late ...

A person is dead following a single-vehicle 5 Freeway crash Sunday evening in Castaic. Around 8:20 p.m. Sunday, first responders received reports of a crash on the 5 Freeway north of Lake Hughes Road in Castaic, according to officials with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) logs. first responders located a Kia Optima down an embankment on the left side of ...

A child was rushed to the hospital after going into cardiac arrest on the 5 Freeway north of Castaic Friday afternoon. Around 2 p.m. Friday first responders received reports of a child unresponsive in the back seat of a vehicle on the southbound 5 Freeway near Templin Highway, said Officer Carlos Burgos-Lopez, spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall ...