A man died Friday night after jumping from the Weldon Canyon Road overpass onto southbound Interstate 5, according to the California Highway Patrol. The jumping incident occurred around 9:45 p.m., when witnesses reported seeing a man standing on the overpass, looking down at the freeway before jumping.  Officers arrived shortly after receiving 911 calls and found the man had been ...

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) are scheduled to fully close both directions of the 5 Freeway this weekend in Newhall. The 5 Freeway is set to be closed between the 14 Freeway to Calgrove Boulevard from 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 to 8 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, according to Officials. ...

A nine-acre brush fire had been reported near the Southbound 5 freeway near the 14 interchange. Two lanes of the freeway had been shut down in attempts to put out the flames. A second two-acre fire was reported near Templin Freeway and the 5 northbound.