Interstate 5 was closed in both directions from the Grapevine to Castaic as the Hughes Fire burned Wednesday afternoon.The Hughes Fire broke our Wednesday morni
Interstate 5 is closed due to the Hughes Fire that erupted earlier Wednesday. “All lanes of northbound & southbound I-5 are CLOSED through the Grapevine due to the Hughes Fire,” Caltrans posted on social media around 3 p.m.
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.
Interstate 5 has been closed down temporarily because of the Hughes Fire. Authorities hurried to the site in Los Angeles and tried to control the fire.
Two of the three northbound lanes on the Interstate 5 Bridge will close Thursday night as crews perform maintenance work.
Northbound travelers will see only one open lane and multiple bridge lifts from 10 p.m. Thursday to 5 a.m. Friday, Jan. 23-24. Delays are likely and those wishing to avoid the slowdown can use Interstate 84 eastbound to Interstate 205 and use the Glenn Jackson Bridge to cross into Washington.
They were driving home Sunday night when their car broke down. A man came to their aid, but they never got to thank him.
The Hughes Fire in Castaic, north of Los Angeles, prompted evacuations and shut down a vital part of California's freeway system.
California Highway Patrol was dispatched around 4:26 a.m. to southbound Interstate 5 near the offramp for Husted Road in Colusa County.
On Saturday at 2:43 p.m. the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued a red flag warning valid from Monday 10 a.m. until Tuesday 10 p.m.
Jose Antonio Meza-Capoeman of San Diego was arrested and booked into the Shasta County Jail after an officer with the California Highway Patrol discovered narcotics inside of the vehicle
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