Officials with Cal/OSHA have launched an investigation after a man died in an accident at a cement plant in Lebec earlier this month. On Jan. 6, Oswaldo Alejandro Rodas Hernandez, 50, from Jacksonville Florida, died in a work related accident at the National Cement Plant in the 33000 block of Highway 138 in Lebec, according to officials with the Kern ...

A trucker was arrested for felony hit-and-run Friday, after he allegedly caused a car to crash, injuring a pregnant mother and her children. Around 9:30 p.m. Friday, California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Units responded to a solo vehicle crash on Highway 138 near Old Ridge Route Road north of Castaic, said Officer Carlos Burgos-Lopez, spokesperson for the CHP Newhall ...

Firefighters battled a brush fire throughout the night in Gorman. Around 10:10 p.m. Monday, firefighters received reports of a brush fire on the southbound 5 Freeway south of Highway 138 in Gorman, said Luis Garcia, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. A second alarm response was requested at 11:25 p.m. to bring in additional firefighting equipment to aid ...

The Apollo Fire broke out north of Santa Clarita Tuesday afternoon between Gorman and Lancaster and has scorched hundreds of acres.  The fire first broke out around 12:50 p.m. near  Highway 138 and 225 Street West. As of 2:50 p.m. the fire is at 800 acres moving to the north approaching Kern County, according to officials. Smoke from the fire ...

The man killed in a Highway 138 crash last Monday has been identified. Isaias Gomez Zenteno, 41, of Canyon Country, has been identified as the man who was ejected and killed in a crash involving a semi-truck on Highway 138 on Aug. 28. Monday, Aug. 28, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) reported a three-vehicle crash on Highway 138 just east ...

An overturned big rig has shut down both eastbound lanes of Highway 138 near the 5 Freeway Tuesday morning, officials said. At about 6:47 a.m. California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers responded to the reports of an overturned tractor-trailer on Highway 138 east of Gorman Post Road, according to Officer Josh Greengard, spokesperson for the Newhall Area CHP Office. “Right after ...

One person was ejected after a Highway 138 crash near Fairmont Friday morning, officials said. The crash was reported at about 8:55 a.m. Friday near Highway 138 and 200th Street West, according to Franklin Lopez with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “The call came in a solo-vehicle traffic collision with the party ejected,” Lopez said A Honda Civic overturned ...

A woman who was killed after being struck by a pick-up truck on Highway 138 was identified Thursday, officials said.  Charlotte Wightman, 26, of Monrovia, was struck and killed Sunday morning on the eastbound side of Highway 138 and Quail Lake Road near Gorman, according to Sarah Ardalani, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. Wightman was ...

A pedestrian was killed near Gorman early Sunday morning after being struck by a car on Highway 138, officials said. Around 5:35 a.m. Sunday, first responders received a call for a traffic collision involving a pedestrian on the eastbound side of Highway 138 and Quail Lake Road near Gorman, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department dispatch supervisor Ed Pickett. ...

Officers from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall area office conducted a speed limit enforcement operation on Highway 138 Thursday, resulting in 114 citations, officials said. The operation was conducted as part of a federal grant to combat speeding violations, according to Officer Eric Priessman, spokesperson for the CHP Newhall area office. “We receive grants throughout the year on many ...