The Castaic Animal Care Center is getting ready for a big wave of animals needing homes after a major rescue operation out of Lake Hughes. About 250 dogs and 66 cats are now in their care following the rescue, according to the County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control. While the investigation is still ongoing and details ...

The former CEO of The Painted Turtle in Lake Hughes, a nonprofit specialty camp for children with chronic and life-threatening medical conditions, has been charged with embezzling $5.2 million from the organization during his tenure from 2018-2025.  “Abusing a position of power to steal funds from a camp dedicated to helping children with serious medical conditions is an affront to ...

Caltrans announced daytime lane reductions at various locations in both directions of Interstate 5 (I-5) between Lake Hughes Road and two miles north of Templin Highway for pavement rehabilitation. The following closures in Castaic will be in place between Monday, Aug. 11, and Friday, Aug. 15: One lane of northbound and southbound I-5 will be closed from 9 a.m. to ...

Beginning Monday, Caltrans is expected to reduce lanes on the north and southbound 5 Freeway in the Castaic area during all hours of the day due to pavement rehabilitation. Each night from Monday, May 5, through Friday night, May 9, northbound and southbound lanes of the 5 Freeway from Lake Hughes Road to two miles north of Templin Highway are ...

A 31-year-old who died after being struck by a fatal hit-and-run driver on the 5 Freeway Tuesday evening in Castaic has been identified. Gabriel DeJesus, 31, was the man who died after being struck by a fatal hit-and-run driver, according to officials with the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office. At 8:10 p.m. Tuesday, California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall units ...

A drunk driver was arrested after his vehicle plunged off the side of Lake Hughes Road in Castaic, injuring his passenger.  Around 10:35 p.m. Monday, California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall officers were dispatched to a solo-vehicle traffic collision on Lake Hughes Road, south of the Castaic Lake Dam Access, said Officer Josh Greengard, spokesperson for the CHP Newhall Area Office.  ...

The Lakes Community Center is set to host the 73rd annual 49ers Days, a three-day live music festival with fun and food trucks for the full weekend. The 49ers Days celebration kicks off Friday July 28 and runs through Sunday, July 30 at The Lakes Community Center, 17520 Elizabeth Lake Road. Organizers expect between 600 to 1,200 visitors on any ...

A Lake Hughes man with an active warrant out for his arrest was arrested Friday after he was found by law enforcement, with additional charges for a fake I.D. card and fentanyl in his pockets. At approximately 11:30 a.m. Friday, a Gorman deputy patrolling the area near Highway 138 and 230th Street in Neenach noticed a man who he knew ...

The rural communities north of the Santa Clarita Valley, including Lake Hughes and Green Valley, were struck by a deluge of rain on Sunday night that brought flash floods and mudslides, trapping drivers and emergency responders alike. A fast-moving flood of water and mud trapped nearly a dozen vehicles, as well as a team of responding firefighters near Pine Canyon ...

Two Lake Hughes residents were killed in a crash Sunday night after their truck plunged 200 feet down an embankment landing on its roof, north of Santa Clarita.  William Dunn, 56, and Travis Dunn, 22, both from Lake Hughes were killed in the crash, said Sarah Ardalani, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office.   Around 10:15 p.m. Sunday, officers ...