A containment has been set up north of Castaic after a brief 5 Freeway pursuit ended when a stolen vehicle suspect fled across the freeway on foot. UPDATE: At 11:45 a.m., law enforcement located the suspect, and took him into custody, according to Sheriff’s officials. See Original Story: Around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, deputies located a stolen vehicle on Golden State ...

The Castaic Union School District (CUSD), is set to discuss returning Transitional Kindergarten through second-grade students back to in-person learning at their next board meeting next week.   CUSD is targeting Monday, Feb. 22 as the return date to allow TK-2 students to return to in-person learning, said Steve Doyle, the superintendent for the District.   “At the Jan. 14th meeting of ...

A Castaic man was arrested Sunday evening for felony driving under the influence, (DUI) after sending three individuals to the hospital after he allegedly ran a red light and “broadsided” a vehicle. On Sunday around 9:30 p.m., first responders received reports of a traffic collision on The Old Road near Rye Canyon Road in Valencia, said Officer Josh Greengard, a ...

UPDATE: The 5 Freeway in Castaic reopened Tuesday morning after a night of ice and poor visibility in the Grapevine, with another storm expected later this week. As of 11:40 a.m. Tuesday, the I-5 Freeway has been reopened in both directions, and California Highway Patrol officials have begun escorts through the Tejon Pass, according to California Department of Transportation, (CALTRANS) ...

A vandalism suspect was taken into custody Thursday evening after allegedly damaging property in Castaic. Around 7:40 p.m. Thursday, deputies responded to the 31700 block of Castaic Road in Castaic regarding a vandalism call, said Deputy Natalie Arriaga, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. “Upon arrival, deputies learned the suspect had vandalized a wall and was possibly en-route ...

The Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA), in partnership with The Trust for Public Land, announced Wednesday the acquisition of over 1,000 acres near Castaic for open space and a wildlife habitat preserve.  The 1,171 acres of the ecologically diverse and historic Hathaway Ranch, also known as Temescal Ranch at the eastern edge of the Sierra Madre Mountains, adjacent to ...

A big rig overturned Monday morning, shutting down all southbound lanes of the 5 Freeway in Castaic, officials said. UPDATE: 10:45 a.m. — Three lanes are now open on the southbound 5 Freeway near Templin Highway, with the No. 4 lane closed for an estimated three hours, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash was first reported at about 6:20 a.m. ...

A former Castaic resident and nurse is searching for an individual she saved almost 20 years ago as an infant after he was found unresponsive at the bottom of a swimming pool.  16 years ago, while Janice Oehl and her friends were watching their young children at the Northlake community hot tub, an infant nearly drowned, prompting Oehl to jump ...

An alleged gang member from Castaic was arrested on charges of extorting a transgender woman, officials said Thursday. Margarita Valencia aka “Inquieta,” 23, of Castaic, faces one felony count of extortion, according to Ricardo Santiago, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Valencia is charged with extorting a transgender woman on or between June and August, according to ...

An alleged DUI driver was arrested for vehicular manslaughter Friday morning after a fatal Castaic crash in which his passenger died, officials said. On Nov. 27 at about 2:45 a.m., an alleged drunk driver was traveling the wrong way — in the southern direction on the I-5 northbound — south of Templin Highway, according to Officer Josh Greengard, spokesperson for ...