A small 5 Freeway brush fire was quickly knocked down Saturday north of Santa Clarita. Around 4:20 p.m. Saturday, firefighters received report of a brush fire on the northbound 5 Freeway near Templin Highway, just north of Castaic, said Bernard Peters, a dispatch supervisor for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “The fire was stopped at a half acre,” Peters ...

The southbound side of the I-5 Freeway was temporarily closed Thursday morning due to an overturned big rig near Lebec, north of the Santa Clarita Valley. Around 3:45 a.m. California Highway Patrol (CHP) officials began receiving reports of a slowdown on the 5 Freeway near Lebec due to an overturned big rig in the southbound lanes, according to CHP incident ...

Both directions of the I-5 Freeway have been closed for an unknown duration Monday night due to snow in the Grapevine north of Castaic. As of 8:00 p.m. Monday, all lanes of the I-5 Freeway have been closed through the Grapevine due to snow, according to Officer Josh Greengard, spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol Newhall Area Office. “(We) closed ...

UPDATE: The southbound side of the I-5 Freeway in of Castaic has been reopened Thursday afternoon after being temporarily closed as a result of snow and low visibility in the Grapevine. Original Story: As of 12:50 p.m. Thursday, the southbound 5 Freeway is closed to Lake Hughes Road in Castaic, however, motorists wanting to turn around can do so by ...

Officials with the National Weather Service (NWS) have forecast up to an inch of rain for the Santa Clarita Valley this week, with possible snow levels predicted to be low enough to impact the I-5 Freeway through the Grapevine. The first chance for precipitation in the Santa Clarita Valley is set to come late Tuesday afternoon, with a 10% chance ...

A chance of light rain and cooler temperatures are expected in the Santa Clarita weather forecast starting Wednesday afternoon. Starting Wednesday afternoon, there is a 40 percent chance of rain for the Santa Clarita Valley, said Ryan Kittell, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service. “Rain will be fairly light, around a tenth of an inch or less,” Kittell said. ...

A chance of snow in the Grapevine and cooler temperatures are in the forecast for the Santa Clarita Valley over Valentine’s Day weekend. Starting Thursday evening and into Friday the first of two storm systems are predicted to hit the Santa Clarita Valley, said Lisa Phillips, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. “We have an approaching storm system, but ...

Officials with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) have begun escorting motorists across both sides of the I-5 Freeway through Grapevine Wednesday morning. OPERATION SNOWFLAKE UPDATE: NB I-5 AT PARKER RD AND SB I-5 AT GRAPEVINE, TRAFFIC OPEN WITH ESCORTS– THE FOLLOWING CLOSURES ARE IN PLACE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO SNOW: WB SR-138 CLOSED AT 245TH W, PINE CANYON AT ...

A third storm is expected to hit the Santa Clarita Valley on Wednesday, bringing “intense” downpours and the possibility for debris flows near the Elsmere Fire burn area. The upcoming storm is expected to last from Wednesday through Friday, bringing up to two inches of rain in Santa Clarita, said Ryan Kittell, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service (NWS). ...

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) ...