The southbound lanes of the I-5 freeway near Smokey Bear Road was shutdown for hours Wednesday afternoon due to a seven-patient traffic collision. A GMC Suburban with six occupants was stopped in the number two lane on the southbound side of the I-5, according to a report by California Highway Patrol...

Val Verde residents are planning to host a regional “barnraising” event from July 9-10 to work with the nonprofit Public Laboratory for Open Technology and Science to address environmental concerns. Stevie Lewis, outreach manager for Public Lab, suggested the organization doesn’t have preconceived...

A half-acre brush fire was reported near Davenport Road and Agua Dulce Canyon Road Tuesday evening. The fire was reported in a drainage area, said Los Angeles County Fire Department Spokeswoman Stephanie English. The fire was reported around 6:34 p.m. No structures are threatened and the fire is expected...

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing Tuesday and reconsider a drive-through for a proposed fast-food restaurant in Acton. The Board of Supervisors approved the development in May without the originally proposed drive-through window. The issue previously came before the...

The Los Angeles County Regional Water Quality Control Board unanimously approved the water discharge and recycling requirements for the Vista Canyon Water Factory recently. Currently under construction, the Vista Canyon Ranch project is a 185-acre development near Lost Canyon and Sand Canyon roads that...

The third rabid bat has been found in the Santa Clarita Valley for the 2016 year. Eight rabid bats have been found in Los Angeles County so far in 2016. -Calabasas. January. Bat found alive outdoors at a school -La Canada Flintridge. March. Bat found outdoors at a public park. -Los Angeles (Downtown)....

Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a man suspected of petty theft at the CrossFit Double Time gym in Saugus. The suspect walked into the gym, which was filled with people who were working out, between 3:40 p.m. and 4:53 p.m. Wednesday, according to the report filed with the Santa Clarita Valley...

The Santa Clarita Valley was filled with smoky skies and the smell of fire Friday morning but no local fires have been reported. “We have no reports of any active fires in the Santa Clarita area as of now,” said Inspector Randall Wright with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The Santa...

More than two dozen people sat in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom Friday morning to hear arguments on both sides of a tug-of-war over a 6-year-old girl. The girl, who lived for more than three years with a foster family in Saugus, was returned to her Utah relatives in March after a protracted legal...

Los Angeles County Public Works crews will be starting to clear debris near Vasquez Canyon Road next week, but the construction of the road is still on hold. “We’re starting to clear the debris to restore the grade that the road should be on,” said Steven Frasher, public information...