A brush fire quickly spread in the hills near Gorman and the 5 Freeway Friday afternoon. UPDATE (8/9): The Ridge Fire is 1,108 acres in size and 54% contained. All Evacuation Warnings and Orders have been deactivated. Smoke Advisories remain in place for the following zones: GOR-E001-A GOR-HUNGRYVALLEY-A GOR-HUNGRYVALLEY-B UPDATE (7:30 a.m.) The Ridge Fire is currently at 1057 acres ...

Light rain showers are expected in the Santa Clarita Valley Tuesday, with a chance of gusty winds. The rain is expected to start mid-day Tuesday with showers lingering into the evening, said Bryan Lewis, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service (NWS)..   “It will be pretty light for totals,” Lewis said. The storm is set to bring about a 10th ...

The National Weather Service (NWS) is predicting more strong winds, rain, and possible snow in lower elevations Thursday. In the upcoming storm, winds are expected to peak Thursday at 35 to 45 mph, lasting into Friday, according to officials.  Heavy pockets of rain are also expected across Los Angeles County, according to NWS officials.  Along with the rain, snow is ...

Santa Clarita residents may want to keep an eye on the forecast as a powerful storm system is expected to move into Los Angeles County late Sunday into Monday. Forecasters say this storm could bring heavy rain, strong winds, possible thunderstorms and even snow in higher elevations. The biggest impacts for Santa Clarita are expected Monday between 3 a.m. and ...

Rain is in the forecast for the Santa Clarita Valley, with a second storm coming next week with the chance of snow on the Grapevine. Rain is expected to move into the Santa Clarita Valley in the next couple of days, said Joe Sirard, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service (NWS). “A chance of rain is moving in late ...

A chance of light showers is headed to the Santa Clarita Valley Wednesday evening into Thursday. The warm summer-like temperatures are cooling back down into the 60s, with  rain arriving Wednesday evening, Devin Black, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service (NWS) said. The upcoming storm is expected to only bring up to about a 10th of an inch of ...

Dreaming of a wet Christmas? Santa Clarita is expected to have rain for most of next week. Next week rain is expected to move into the Santa Clarita Valley, said Bryan Lewis, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service (NWS).  While the exact timing of the storm is still uncertain, Lewis says, for now the brunt of the rain is ...

Gusty winds are expected over the weekend followed by a chance of mid-week rain showers. Beginning Friday night into Saturday, winds out of the north are expected to start increasing, said Ryan Kittell, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service (NWS). By Saturday afternoon into the evening, winds are expected to gusts up to 25 to 35 mph, with wind ...

Multiple earthquakes struck north of Santa Clarita on Monday. Around 12:09 p.m., a magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck just over 9 miles northwest of Grapevine California, according to the United States Geological Survey, (USGS).  At least two aftershocks have been reported, including at least two 2.5 magnitude quakes.  No injuries have been reported.  The shaking was reported to be felt as ...

Snow and rain are predicted to arrive in the Santa Clarita Valley later Wednesday, bringing flood watches and the possibility of snow to local freeway mountain passes. Scattered showers are expected throughout Wednesday, before the brunt of the rain and snow arrives in the overnight hours, said Joe Sirard, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service (NWS).   “We have some ...