A brush fire broke out in the Newhall Pass Wednesday, impacting traffic on the 5 Freeway. The brush fire, dubbed the Hanger Fire, was first reported around 9:45 a.m. on the northbound 5 Freeway south of the 14 Freeway in Newhall. UPDATE (10:30 a.m.): Forward progression of the fire has been stopped. First on scene units reported the fire was ...

On May 7, 1861, a new infrastructure project was greenlit by the California State Assembly to pave a toll road between the Newhall Pass, creating a traversable main roadway to and from Santa Clarita. The California State Assembly granted a 20-year contract “to build and construct a turnpike road from the ex-Mission of San Fernando, across the San Fernando Mountain ...

Firefighters have stopped forward progress of a brush fire burning in the Newhall Pass Friday afternoon. The brush fire, dubbed the Otis Fire, was first reported around 5 p.m. near the 5 Freeway and The Old Road in the Newhall Pass. As of 6:45 p.m., firefighters have stopped the forward progression of the fire which burned 1 acre. No structures ...

A semi-truck spilled a load of animal feed in the truck route of the 5 Freeway in Newhall early Tuesday morning. Around 1 a.m. Tuesday, a semi-truck lost a load of animal feed in the northbound truck route of the 5 Freeway near the 14 Freeway interchange in Newhall, said Officer Michael Nasir, with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Traffic ...

One person “needed extensive extrication” following a crash on the 5 Freeway in the Newhall Pass Thursday morning. Around 12:35 a.m. Thursday, first responders received reports of a crash on the southbound 5 Freeway near the 14 Freeway interchange in the Newhall Pass, said Justin Yang, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. A Lexus with two adults ...

On January 18, 1862, the San Fernando Pass (now the Newhall Pass) was rendered impassable by the catastrophic rains of the Great Flood of 1861–62, one of the largest natural disasters in California’s history. Torrential storms had begun on Dec. 9, 1861, and continued for more than a month, dropping record rainfall along the U.S. West Coast. San Francisco and ...

On this day in 1858, the Butterfield Overland Mail stagecoach, carrying letters, freight, and one determined reporter, rolled through the rugged canyons of the Santa Clarita Valley on its inaugural journey from St. Louis to San Francisco. The historic run marked the first organized mail and passenger service to traverse the San Fernando and San Francisquito passes. Early travelers called ...

On this day in history, August 8, 1769, the Portolá Expedition — the first overland Spanish exploration of Alta California — crossed through what is now known as the Newhall Pass, entering the Santa Clarita Valley.  The trek, led by Governor Gaspar de Portolá and accompanied by engineer Miguel Costansó and Father Junipero Serra, marked a pivotal moment in California ...

Today in SCV history, May 19, 1851 the Los Angeles Court of Sessions declared the road that ran through Rancho San Francisco, now most of modern Santa Clarita Valley, was now a public highway.  Commerce, being based on transportation back in the 1850s, meant there was an increased need for roads and highways, leading the first California State Legislature of ...

On this day in 1861, the California State Assembly greenlit a new infrastructure project to carve a toll road through the Newhall Pass, birthing the main thoroughfare for travel into the Santa Clarita Valley. On May 7, 1861 the California State Assembly authorized Charles H. Brindley, State Senator Andres Pico and former Assemblyman James R. Vineyard a 20 year contract ...