A Castaic man has been identified as the person who was found dead in a hotel room at the Rodeway Inn on Tuesday. Aaron Chodor, 29, of Castaic was identified as the person who was found in a hotel room, said Sarah Ardalani, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office. See Related: Man Pronounced Dead At ...

The Castaic Education Foundation Welcome Wagon is expected to tour the Castaic community to visit with students and their families to help bring school spirit to students.  Principals, administrators and Board members are set to go out into neighborhoods and give the kids of Castaic a frozen treat, as they prepare for the first day of school on Aug. 10.   ...

Over 1,100 customers with Southern California Edison (SCE) were without electricity in Castaic Monday afternoon due to a power outage. At around 12:40 p.m. Monday, residents living near lower Castaic Lake began to report a loss of power. SCE officials confirmed that they had received reports of the Castaic power outage due to an unknown reason, disclosing that an estimated ...

On Tuesday, a young Castaic resident passed away in his home, prompting the launch of a GoFundMe to help support his family in their time of need. Nathan Esparza, a 16-year-old Castaic High School student and football player, tragically and unexpectedly passed away in his home on the evening of Tuesday, July 13. According to the GoFundMe started in his ...

A patient was airlifted to the hospital Monday after suffering from a medical emergency on a trail in Castaic. The medical emergency call went out at approximately 11:40 a.m. near Charlie Canyon Lateral and Tapia Mountainway in Castaic. The call prompted a medical response from officials, according to a spokesperson for Los Angeles County Fire (LACoFD). “We received the call ...

Detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Unit are asking for the public’s help locating a missing person who was last seen at Castaic Lake Sunday. UPDATE: 57-year-old Luis Manuel Arellano has been found, according to LASD officials. Luis Manuel Arellano, 57, a Hispanic man was last seen on Sunday around 4:30 p.m. on the 32000 block ...

One person was ejected from their vehicle and sent to the hospital Thursday morning, following a 5 Freeway crash in Santa Clarita. Around 3:30 a.m. Thursday, first responders received reports of a traffic collision on the northbound 5 Freeway near Lake Hughes Road in Castaic, said Chris Thomas, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “It was a ...

Three inmates at Pitchess Detention Center were transported to the hospital Monday after suffering from overdoses while at the jail in Santa Clarita. Around 12:15 p.m. Monday, first responders received reports of three inmates experiencing overdoses at the Pitchess Detention Center on the Old Road in Castaic, said Franklin Lopez, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  “Three people ...

The individual who was found dead near Castaic Lake last week has been identified. Marlon Francisco Menjivar Torres, 35, from Castaic who the individual found, according to officials of the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office. Around 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 8, first responders received reports of a dead body near the intersection of Lake Hughes Road and Castaic Lake Drive ...

A man was arrested on a slew of felonies Wednesday after he allegedly threatened his brother and threw items at a store employee in Santa Clarita. On Wednesday, deputies responded to the 27600 block of Camino Del Lago in Castaic regarding a family disturbance call, said Deputy Natalie Arriaga, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. “Upon arrival, deputies ...