Several railroad crossing arms in Newhall are reportedly malfunctioning, raising safety concerns for drivers and pedestrians in the area.  The railroad crossings affected as of Wednesday around 4:00 p.m. include Newhall Avenue and Railroad Avenue, Railroad Avenue and Market Street, and Railroad Avenue and 13th Street. KHTS News witnessed one of the malfunctions firsthand Wednesday afternoon near Market Street and ...

A 5 Freeway pursuit ended in Newhall Thursday in a brief stand-off after the suspect fled when an officer noticed a traffic violation. In the 7 a.m. hour Thursday, officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) attempted to stop a Ford Expedition near Templin Highway north of Santa Clarita for a traffic violation, said Officer Josh Greengard, spokesperson for the ...

A three-vehicle traffic collision in Santa Clarita sent one person to a trauma hospital on Friday, officials said.  Around 5:15 p.m. Friday, emergency responders received reports of a traffic collision near the intersection of Bouquet Canyon Road and Cinema Drive in Newhall, according to Martin Rangel, a dispatch supervisor with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “We received reports of ...

California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers briefly closed the 14 Freeway in Santa Clarita Thursday afternoon while they detained a man that was seen “dancing in the lanes.” Around 11:56 a.m. Thursday, officers with the California Highway Patrol received reports of a pedestrian on the 14 Freeway near Placerita Canyon Road in Newhall, said Officer Elizabeth Kravig, with the CHP Traffic ...

A vehicle fire affected traffic on the 14 Freeway in Newhall Thursday morning. Around 9:40 a.m. Thursday, firefighters received reports of a vehicle fire on the northbound 14 Freeway near Placerita Canyon Road in Newhall, said Leslie Lua, spokesperson with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Crews were able to extinguish the vehicle fire and prevented it from spreading to ...

A Newhall crash involving multiple vehicles closed Lyons Avenue and sent two people to the hospital Thursday afternoon. The crash was reported at 3:30 p.m. Thursday on the 23000 block of Lyons Avenue in Newhall, according to Supervisor Bernard Peters with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “Two patients were being sent by ground to the hospital,” Peters said. “There ...

At least one individual was taken to a nearby hospital late Tuesday afternoon as the result of a Newhall crash that left one vehicle overturned. Just after 3:50 p.m. Tuesday, officials with the Los Angeles County Fire Department received reports of an expanded traffic collision near the intersection of Placerita Canyon Road and Sierra Highway in Newhall. “One vehicle is ...

A crash involving three vehicles slowed traffic on Railroad Avenue in Newhall Sunday morning. Just before 10 a.m., a crash was reported by Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, according to Supervisor Sims with the Fire Dept. “They reported the crash was three to four vehicles,” Sims said. The vehicles involved were piled ...

An opinion poll conducted by the City of Santa Clarita shows a decline in traffic concerns, officials said Wednesday. Residents saw a marked improvement in Santa Clarita traffic congestion according to the City’s 2020 Public Opinion Poll.  While the same poll in 2018 saw traffic congestion as the number one concern as reported by residents with 37 percent placing it ...

A two-vehicle Newhall crash Wednesday morning sent one person to the hospital, officials said. https://www.facebook.com/khtsradio/videos/895444334201326/   Around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday first responders received reports of a traffic collision near Newhall and Railroad Avenues, said Franklin Lopez, a spokesperson with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “It came in as a traffic collision with fire,” Lopez said. However, when units arrived ...