SANTA CLARITA, PALMDALE, LANCASTER – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will close portions of SR-14 for a pavement rehabilitation project to improve the condition of the lanes and create a smoother ride for motorists. Closures began Monday, March 4 and will go through to Saturday,...

Firefighters extinguished a fire off the 14 freeway that sparked after a car engulfed in flames ignited brush off the shoulder of the northbound lanes. “A vehicle ran over a mattress on the freeway and the car caught fire,” said Supervising Fire Dispatcher Ed Pickett. “The car was on the right...

Photo: KTLA Three children and one adult from Los Angeles were airlifted from the 14 freeway in Acton Thursday morning after a fatal solo-vehicle rollover crash. The crash was reported around 6:20 a.m. Thursday morning, south of Ward Road, according to a California Highway Patrol report. Karen Adams,...

Nearly five dozen Los Angeles firefighters controlled a three-quarter of an acre brush fire in Granada Hills Sunday afternoon that prompted the closure of San Fernando Road, authorities said. Photo by Rick McClure No one was injured and no structures were threatened in the blaze, which was reported around...

Funeral services for Caltrans worker Jorge Lopez, who was killed on the 14 freeway earlier this month, have been arranged for Friday. The services will be held September 16, 2016 at 11 a.m. in the city of Sylmar. Motorists should expect 15 to 30 minute delays on local streets for the procession of Caltrans...

An overturned big rig carrying a load of apples prompted a full closure of the southbound 14 freeway at Escondido Canyon Road early Wednesday morning, blocking traffic for hours. The collision on the Highway 14 that occurred at approximately 3:59 a.m. Wednesday morning was cleared up by 8:09 a.m., according...

A bicyclist was struck and killed by a car Wednesday afternoon on Placerita Canyon Road, just east of the 14 Freeway. The cyclist was identified as 53-year-old Rod Bennett of Valencia, the band director and math teacher at Arroyo Seco Junior High School. “Rod Bennett was a beloved teacher, mentor...

A man who reportedly jumped off the southbound 14 freeway onto Via Princessa in Santa Clarita shortly before 9 a.m. Monday survived the fall, and has been transported to a local trauma center with minor injuries, authorities said. The unidentified victim, described only as a male adult, appeared to have...

[KHTS] More than a 100-mile stretch of the northbound 14 Freeway that was shut down due to high winds in the Antelope Valley has been reopened as of 3:45 p.m. Tuesday. On Tuesday at approximately 2 p.m., the California Highway Patrol issued a traffic advisory in Antelope Valley, closing all lanes of...