A drunk driver was arrested after allegedly causing a multi-vehicle 5 Freeway crash involving a charter bus transporting nearly two dozen middle school students Sunday evening. Around  10 p.m. California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers received reports of a multi-vehicle crash on the northbound 5 Freeway, south of Vista Del Lago Road, north of Castaic, said Officer Carlos Burgos-Lopez, spokesperson for ...

A DUI suspect was arrested after allegedly striking a person and fleeing the crash on the 5 Freeway in Castaic last Friday evening, authorities said. On Friday around 6:25 p.m. California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers received reports of a minor crash on the northbound 5 Freeway near Hasley Canyon Road in Castaic, Officer Carlos Burgos-Lopez spokesperson for the CHP Newhall ...

The Metro Community Relations staff set up a virtual community meeting on Wednesday to discuss the upcoming construction activities along the I-5 freeway to all Santa Clarita Valley and North Los Angeles County residents. The virtual meeting for the Metro I-5 North County Enhancement Project is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. via Zoom, according to officials.  The Metro I-5 ...

A stolen vehicle suspect was arrested by law enforcement on the 5 Freeway in Castaic Tuesday after being followed by deputies, but no pursuit was ever initiated. Around 12 p.m. Tuesday, both officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s deputies were advised of a wanted stolen vehicle on Newhall Ranch Road and Vanderbilt Way. Sheriff’s ...

A Palmdale man was arrested after he was allegedly caught driving nearly 140 mph on local freeways Wednesday evening.   Around 7:20 p.m. Wednesday, California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area units observed a white Toyota Supra, traveling on the southbound 14 Freeway at Newhall Avenue at an approximate speed of 135 mph, Officer Carlos Burgos-Lopez, spokesperson for the CHP Newhall Area ...

A crash on the 5 Freeway Thursday afternoon blocked nearly all lanes of northbound traffic. At about 1:30 p.m., emergency responders received reports of a traffic collision on the northbound 5 Freeway near McBean Parkway, according to Saddulah Shaikh, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “There was one transport,” Shaikh said. At least one person was left unconscious ...

Two motorcyclists were airlifted to the hospital Friday, with one of the riders suffering from a compound fractured leg following a crash in the Grapevine.  Around 10:50 a.m. Friday, first responders received reports of a traffic collision on the northbound 5 Freeway near Gorman School Road in Gorman, said Kaitlyn Aldana, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. ...

A man wanted on several felony warrants including attempted murder, and his passenger were arrested after leading the California Highway Patrol (CHP) on a high-speed pursuit Wednesday morning in Santa Clarita. Around 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, a CHP Newhall Area officer conducted a high-risk traffic stop on a reported stolen rental truck on the southbound 5 Freeway north of Lake Hughes ...

A Walmart semi-truck caught fire in the Grapevine on Tuesday.  Around 12:05 p.m. Tuesday, a semi-truck caught fire on the southbound 5 Freeway at Smokey Bear Road north of Castaic, according to officials.  #CopcoFire SB I-5 at Smokey Bear Rd Southbound exit remains closed; Quail Lake Road is an alternate route. @CHP_Newhall @CaltransDist7 @LACoFDPIO pic.twitter.com/a83zCMigG1 — Angeles National Forest (@Angeles_NF) ...

A fully involved vehicle fire spread to the nearby brush in Gorman Friday, but was quickly stopped by firefighters. Around 11:15 a.m. Friday, first responders received reports of a fire on the southbound 5 Freeway south of Frazier Mountain Park Road, according to officials. A vehicle caught fire and spread to the nearby brush, according to officials on scene. The ...