Castaic

Water-dropping helicopters refilling at nearby Castaic Lake helped firefighters increase containment around a brush fire Monday morning on a hillside near the 5 Freeway north of Los Angeles.  The fire was burning in the 26900 block of Tapia Canyon Road. Details about how the fire, estimated at about 60 acres, started were not available. Containment was at 30 percent. The fire…

Firefighters dropped water from nearby Lake Castaic on a fire north of Los Angeles early Monday June 8, 2020.

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck just over a mile north of Castaic Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was felt around 5:42 a.m. Weak to light shaking would have been felt across the area, meaning the potential for damage is low. This is a developing story.

A brush fire erupted in Castaic, threatening businesses and burning down homes. Gene Kang reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019.

Power was cut to thousands of Southern Californians Thursday afternoon and more shutoffs are possible this week as hot, dry and windy conditions elevate the threat of wildfires across the region.

A 150-acre wildfire broke out off the 5 Freeway Saturday afternoon, about two miles north of the Templin Highway, in the Angeles National Forest.

Traffic was backed up for miles after a hydrogen peroxide spill on the 5 Freeway in Castaic. Gil Leyvas reports for NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on May 27, 2019.

A brush fire in Castaic grew to more than 3,300 acres in the early morning hours on Sunday, and crews worked overnight and continued water drops. Gene Kang reports for Today in LA at 7 a.m. on Sept. 23, 2018.

A reserve Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy died Friday while participating in the mountain biking competition at the 2017 World Police & Fire Games, authorities said.

The World Police and Fire Games have come to Los Angeles. Officers and firefighters representing more than 70 nations will compete in the Olympics-style event through mid-August.

An intruder got more than he bargained for when a woman shot him in the chest while he was trying to force his way into a Castaic business.

A Castaic woman took matters into her own hands when she shot a home intruder. Gordon Tokumatsu reports for the NBC4 News at 5 on Monday, June 26, 2017.

Thousands of birds were seized at a ranch just north of Six Flags Magic Mountain and it’s now being called one of the largest seizures of flying fowl used for illegal cockfighting and (for) breeding for illegal cockfighting purposes. Patrick Healy reports for the NBC4 News at 6 on Tuesday, May 16, 2017.

Two back-to-back earthquakes including a magnitude-4.2 shook Southern California Saturday evening, according to the USGS.

A family in Castaic described an earthquake that felt like the “Lord took our house and gave it a couple shakes.” Kate Larsen reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015.