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 man found stabbed to death inside a Castaic home Saturday afternoon has now been identified, and investigators say his own stepson has been arrested in connection with the killing. Deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station responded at approximately 1:35 p.m. Saturday to the 32000 block of Ridge Top Lane in Castaic regarding an assault with a deadly ...

Detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau are investigating a man’s death in Castaic Saturday. Around 2 p.m. Saturday, paramedics responded to a person found dead in the 32700 block of Ridge Top Lane in Castaic, according to officials. The victim, only identified as a man was pronounced dead at the scene. Officials with the Sheriff’s Department ...

The injured Mountain lion cub rescued from a Castaic neighborhood last month is continuing to recover and is now undergoing rehabilitation. California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) officials announced Tuesday that a mountain lion cub captured in Castaic two weeks ago has been transferred to Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue for ongoing care with the goal of returning her to ...

A pedestrian is dead after being struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run crash in Castaic Wednesday morning. Around 6:50 a.m. Wednesday, first responders received reports of a traffic collision involving a pedestrian on Lake Hughes Road near Castaic Road in Castaic, said Chad Chebbi, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The pedestrian was pronounced dead on ...

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) is asking for the public’s help in locating missing person Austin Boyd Kirby, a Spokane County, Washington resident who was last seen in Castaic, California. He is a 31-year-old White adult who was last seen in Castaic between January 19, 2026, and January 20, 2026. He may be trying to return home to ...

An overnight pavement rehab is planned to happen nightly beginning next week on I-5 north of Castaic with multiple lanes expected to be closed. To improve conditions on this section of the freeway, there will be closures and detours on I-5 from Lake Hughes Road to Vista Del Lago Road, according to California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) officials. On Sunday, ...

A mountain lion cub believed to be injured or disoriented was found alive early Wednesday morning in a residential neighborhood in Castaic, prompting a response from the California Highway Patrol. CHP received the call just before 1 a.m. reporting a mountain lion cub lying in the roadway near the intersection of Hillcrest Parkway and Olympic Street.    View this post ...

Caltrans has announced lane closures at various locations in both directions of Interstate 5 (I-5) near Castaic for pavement rehabilitation. Tuesday, Jan. 20 through Friday, Jan. 23 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. One lane of northbound and southbound I-5 between Lake Hughes Road and two miles north of Templin Highway may be closed. The I-5 southbound Templin Highway off-ramp ...

SoCalGas officials say a land shift might have played a factor in the gas line rupture in Castaic. The official cause of the gas line rupture is still under investigation, but significant land movement was observed at the site, according to an official spokesperson with SoCalGas. A preliminary geological inspection indicates this was the most likely cause of the pipeline ...