In a recent interview, former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva alleged that a missing grenade in connection with an explosion that claimed the lives of three Sheriff’s detectives, including a Santa Clarita resident, was thrown into a “local lake.” At the end of July, Villanueva appeared on AM 870 The Answer, discussing the explosion that led to three Los ...

UPDATE (3:31 p.m.): Valencia Boulevard and Magic Mountain Parkway is open to drivers. Toppers Pizza remains closed Sunday afternoon. Previously published (1:00 p.m.) :A series of underground vault explosions outside Toppers Pizza in Valencia prompted an evacuation and closed the busy intersection of Valencia Boulevard and Magic Mountain Parkway Sunday. The first reported explosion occurred around 12:06 p.m. near Toppers ...

Crews are still working in Castaic after a large natural gas transmission line explosion earlier, but officials say the situation is now under control.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by KHTS FM 98.1 & AM 1220 (@khtsradio) The explosion on Saturday involved a 34-inch gas line located north of Northlake Hills Elementary School, according to ...

An explosion in Castaic resulted in a shelter-in-place order being issued for several neighborhoods on Saturday. At approximately 4:17 p.m. Saturday, emergency responders were dispatched to reports of a possible gas leak along Ridge Route Road, north of the Northlake neighborhood, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “Because of the potential danger, we responded with a large number ...

Hundreds gathered Thursday afternoon at Grace Baptist Church in Valencia to honor the life and legacy of Detective Joshua Kelley-Eklund, one of three Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) deputies killed in an explosion last month. Detective Joshua Raymond Kelley-Eklund, 41, was killed on the morning of July 18, 2025, during a training exercise at the LASD Biscailuz Center Training ...

A firework explosion caught on security video in a quiet Saugus neighborhood has led residents to share their renewed concerns over ongoing issues with illegal fireworks being set off near their homes. Since 2020, neighbors say a group of teenagers have been lighting multiple fireworks off in a dry water basin at Plum Canyon Park in Saugus, just yards away ...

A memorial procession was held Friday night for a fallen firefighter who died in an explosion while fighting a vehicle fire in Palmdale.  On Friday night, a procession was held for Los Angeles County firefighter Andrew Pontious, who was killed in a vehicle explosion while battling a fire near Palmdale.  “My deepest condolences to his family and the other firefighters ...

On Friday around 6:59 p.m. the Los Angeles County Fire Department received reports of an explosion in the Val Verde area. Upon arrival, it was determined that there was no explosion. The incident was a result of a mechanical failure of a small high pressure hose. One employee was injured and was taken to a local hospital prior to Fire ...

The two deputies who were injured in an explosion at a mobile gun range at the North County Correctional  Facility (NCCF) in Castaic have been transported to L.A. County USC Medical Center. Just after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, two deputies were injured after an explosion at a mobile gun range at NCCF located on the Pitchess Detention Center property in Castaic, ...

Multiple deputies were injured after a reported explosion at the North County Correctional Facility (NCCF) on Tuesday. Around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, an emergency broadcast reported an explosion at a training facility at the NCFF in Castaic, according to initial reports. At least two Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) deputies were transported to nearby hospitals, according to LASD officials. Two ...