A brush fire started up Wednesday evening in an area of Santa Paula between the Santa Clara River and Highway 126. The blaze was first reported shortly before 7 p.m. in the 600 block of Acacia Road. Read More

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The name of the big-rig driver killed in a crash last week on Highway 101 between Orcutt and Los Alamos has been released.  David Gutierrez Hernandez 54, ... Read More

In his inaugural address, President Trump took aim at California's mandate banning gas-powered vehicles. But even before he was sworn into office, the state accepted the new reality and abandoned a ... Read More

A large brush fire that erupted near Interstate 5 in Castaic has burned more than 9,000 acres, causing several evacuation orders and warnings Wednesday morning. Read More

Rochester Police Department is investigating a fatal crash that occurred around 5:40 p.m. on Broadway Ave South near 19th St SE on Wednesday night. Read More

Gusty north to northeast winds pushed the fire toward Interstate 5 and Ventura County. As of 3 p.m., the fire had not crossed the county line. But the Ventura County Fire Department had ... Read More

Firefighters on the ground and in the air rushed to slow a rapidly spreading brush fire that exploded near Castaic on Wednesday, forcing tens of thousands of evacuations and impacting traffic on the 5 ... Read More

The Merced County Sheriff Coroner's Office has identified the driver killed in a collision with a big rig in Merced County as Miguel Angel Navarrete, 27, of Coalinga. Los Banos ... Read More

Firefighters on the ground and in the air rushed to slow a rapidly spreading brush fire that exploded near Castaic on Wednesday, forcing evacuations around Lake Castaic and impacting traffic on the 5 ... Read More

All lanes of the I-5 Freeway through the Grapevine will be closed for an unknown duration, according to the California Highway Patrol. Read More

A crash involving at least four vehicles was reported on northbound Highway 99 in south Sacramento on Wednesday afternoon. Read More

CASTAIC, CA (Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 at 11:30 a.m.)- The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) reported a brush fire starting on Lake Hughes Road near Interstate 5 and Castaic Road in Castaic. At this ... Read More

The Hughes fire started off of Lake Hughes Road just before 11 a.m. and quickly prompted evacuations orders in and around Lake Castaic, extending toward Interstate 5 on the west and south of Sanberg ... Read More

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The California Highway Patrol closed Interstate 5 through the Grapevine due to fire Wednesday afternoon. I-5 is closed between Grapevine Road and Highway 126, the CHP reported. Read More

Officials from the City of Santa Maria Department of Public Works advise drivers to expect traffic control and detours along McCoy Lane and Betteravia Road starting this week. Read More

A fast-moving brush fire burning north of Los Angeles on Wednesday has prompted evacuation orders and closed a stretch of Interstate 5 through the Grapevine on Wednesday. The Hughes Fire started at ... Read More

Crews are battling the Hughes Fire, and those in the immediate area of Castaic Lake are under mandatory evacuation orders and warnings, according to the LA County Fire Department. Read More

Over $640,000 worth of cocaine was seized during a traffic stop on the I-5 in Fresno County, the California Highway Patrol announced on Wednesday. According to ... Read More

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Offramps along Interstate 5, a major north-south artery, were closed as flames raced along hilltops and down into rugged canyons. Read More