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Caltrans Set To Start $380M Construction Project On I-5 Interchange In Santa...
SANTA FE SPRINGS (CBS) — Officials are getting ready to begin a $380-million improvement project on the Interstate 5 Carmenita Road interchange in Santa Fe Springs this fall. The project will replace...
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Feds: Border Patrol Checkpoints On SoCal Freeways To Curb Trafficking
SAN DIEGO (CBS) — Several of the Southland’s biggest freeways are being used as preferred routes for human trafficking, federal law enforcement officials said Friday. A forum held on Thursday in Chula...
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Bullet Train Cost Estimates Rise To $98.5 Billion
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — California’s bullet train will cost an estimated $98.5 billion to build over the next 22 years, a price nearly double any previous projection and one likely to trigger political...
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Southbound 5 Freeway Shut Down By Overturned Tanker Truck
VALENCIA (CBS) — All southbound lanes of the Interstate 5 Freeway were shut down Sunday after a tanker truck overturned. Reports of the accident came in just after 1 p.m. Los Angeles County fire...
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Chase Suspect Accused Of Murdering His Girlfriend, Their 2 Young Sons
ORANGE (CBS) — A man who led authorities on a pursuit through Orange County Thursday night has now been booked on murder charges in the deaths of his girlfriend and the couple’s two young sons. An...
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Pursuit Suspect To Be Charged In Murders Of His Girlfriend, Their 2 Sons
SANTA ANA (CBS) — Prosecutors Monday are expected to file charges against a pursuit suspect accused of murdering his girlfriend and the couple’s two sons. Shazer Limas, 31, of Orange, was arrested...
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CHP To Investigate Apparent Freeway Beating Caught On Tape
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — The California Highway Patrol is investigating an apparent beating along Interstate 5. The video captured on a smartphone was reportedly taken around 3:30 p.m. on June 12 along the...
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Fuel Spill Forces Partial Closure Of I-5 Through Burbank
BURBANK (CBSLA.com) — Several lanes of the northbound Interstate 5 freeway through Burbank were closed Monday due to a fuel spill. A big rig overturned near Scott Road around 7:30 a.m., spilling...
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I-5 Crash Victims’ Family Seeks Public’s Help With Burial, Medical Costs
GORMAN (CBSLA.com) — The family of a mother and daughter who were killed in a car crash is asking for the public’s help with burial costs, as well as medical care for four other family members who...
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Interstate 5 Reopens After Big Rig Jackknifes In Griffith Park
GRIFFITH PARK (CBSLA.com) — A jackknifed big rig prompted the closure of Interstate 5 in both directions for four hours Thursday morning. The southbound side of the freeway was reopened around 6:30...
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Cars Briefly Escorted On I-5 Over Tejon Summit
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Low visibility and cloud cover prompted the California Highway Patrol to temporarily escort vehicles on Interstate 5 over the Tejon Summit. Officers reportedly escorted...
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I-5 Over The Grapevine Reopens Following Overnight Closure
CASTAIC (CBSLA.com) — The California Highway Patrol reopened the Grapevine portion of Interstate 5 on Saturday. The 44-mile stretch of the highway was closed shortly after 3:15 a.m. due to icy road...
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Hundreds Of Cars Stranded On Route 58, Grapevine Remains Open
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Hundreds of cars were stranded on Route 58 in Bishop Tuesday night due to heavy snow. Snowplows were being rushed to the roadway, which drivers heading to and from Southern...
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Truck Lane Project To Prompt Lane Closures On Interstate 5 In Santa Clarita
SANTA CLARITA (CBSLA.com) — Caltrans Friday announced that several lanes of Interstate 5 will be closed overnight from March 17 through March 22. From 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. on the affected dates, up to...
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Caltrans Closes Alondra Boulevard Bridge As Part Of I-5 Corridor Improvement...
SANTE FE SPRINGS (CBSLA.com) — Local commuters were directed Monday to detours following the closure of a portion of Alondra Boulevard in Santa Fe Springs. Caltrans closed the Alondra Boulevard Bridge...
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Big Rig Carrying Peppers Overturns, Causes Delays On 5, 134 Freeways
GLENDALE (CBSLA.com) — Commuters Tuesday faced delays on Interstate 5 due to an overturned big rig near Griffith Park. The truck, which was carrying green peppers, rolled over at 11:50 p.m. Monday,...
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Brush Fire Prompts Mandatory Evacuations Near Interstate 5 In Lebec
LEBEC (CBSLA.com) — A brush fire Tuesday prompted mandatory evacuations for nearly 50 structures in the Digier Canyon area of Kern County. Fire crews were initially dispatched to battle two blazes...
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1 Killed, 1 Injured In Fiery Big Rig Collision On I-5 Near Pyramid Lake
PYRAMID LAKE (CBSLA.com) — A portion of the southbound Interstate 5 was closed Tuesday after a collision involving two big rigs sparked a brush fire near Castaic. The accident occurred around 6 a.m....
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Gov. Brown Declares Emergency For July LA Freeway Damage
LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than two months after a tanker truck crash and subsequent fire damaged an LA freeway interchange, Gov. Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency to free up funding to finish...
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Newhall Pass Brush Fire Briefly Blocks 5 Freeway
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Officials have reopened a key freeway junction in the Los Angeles area that was shut down for 90 minutes by a brush fire. City News Service reported Saturday that three fire agencies...
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Big Rig Carrying Milk Overturns, Shuts Down I-10 Transition Road To I-5 In...
BOYLE HEIGHTS (CBSLA.com) — A big rig carrying a load of milk overturned Monday on the westbound Interstate 10 transition road to the northbound Interstate 5. The accident was reported just before 10...
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5 Freeway Through Sun Valley Reopens After Severe Flooding, Mudslide
SUN VALLEY (CBSLA.com) — The California Highway Patrol has reopened north and southbound lanes on the 5 Freeway in Sun Valley after severe flooding forced their closures Wednesday. Lanes were shut...
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Woman Found Dead On Ramp Between 5, 22 Freeways
SANTA ANA (CBSLA.com) — A 51-year-old woman was found dead Sunday on the ramp connecting the 5 and 22 freeways, officials reported. California Highway Patrol responded to a report at 2:44 a.m. that a...
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Truck Ends Up 30 Feet Off I-5 On Side With Fries
CASTAIC (AP) — A big rig loaded with 20 tons of French fries overturned and slid down an embankment on its side on Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles. California Highway Patrol Officer A. Rubio tells...
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Pothole Damages Tires Of Roughly 40 Vehicles On I-5 In Boyle Heights
BOYLE HEIGHTS (CBSLA.com) — The transition road from southbound Interstate 5 to eastbound Interstate 10 was reopened Tuesday after a pothole damaged the tires of roughly 40 vehicles. KNX 1070’s...
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LA-Area Freeway Tunnel Scorched By Fire To Reopen
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles freeway underpass shut down nearly six months ago by a fiery tanker truck crash will reopen this week. The California Department of Transportation on Friday plans to...
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Interstate 5, Route 2 Connecter Reopens 6 Months After Fiery Crash
ELYSIAN PARK (CBSLA.com) — The freeway connector tunnel between Interstate 5 and Route 2 near Glendale reopened Friday after being shut down for six months. Officials officially opened the roadway just...
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Interstate 5 Named Worst Calif. Freeway For Traffic
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Those who like to argue — or brag — about the worst commute in this traffic-tangled state have a new measure of their misery. What is the most congested stretch of California...
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Crews Put Out 2 Brush Fires Along I-5 In Castaic
CASTAIC (CBSLA.com) — Firefighters Sunday extinguished two small brush fires that erupted along Interstate 5 in the Castaic area. The fires broke out just after 9 a.m. near Templin Highway. At its...
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Man Killed In Crash Involving 2 Big Rigs On Interstate 5 In Newhall
NEWHALL (CBSLA.com) — A man was killed Tuesday morning in a collision involving two big rigs on Interstate 5. The crash, which occurred on the northbound side of the freeway, took place at 6:50 a.m.,...
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City Council Honors Student Hero Who Survived Fiery Bus Crash
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday honored a student who survived a fiery bus crash that claimed the lives of 10 people in Orland last month. The collision took place April...
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1 Dead After Big Rig Jackknifes, Catches Fire On Interstate 5 Near Pyramid Lake
CASTAIC (CBSLA.com) — One person was killed Thursday morning when a big rig jackknifed and caught fire near Pyramid Lake on Interstate 5. The crash took place around 12 a.m. near Vista del Lago Road. A...
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SigAlert Issued After Big Rig Crash On NB 5 Fwy In Santa Clarita
SANTA CLARITA (CBSLA.com) — A SigAlert was issued Wednesday morning after a big rig crash on the Interstate 5 in Santa Clarita. The accident occurred around 3:35 a.m. on the northbound side just south...
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Slow-Moving Thunderstorm Threatens Clean-Up Effort On I-5
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — More thunderstorms and heavy rain could hit Southern California again Friday, just a day after rain sent mud and debris into homes and severed roads, including Interstate 5,...
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Overturned Big Rig Shuts Down I-5 Transition In Boyle Heights
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com/AP) — The California Highway Patrol says the transition road from westbound Interstate 10 to southbound Interstate 5 near downtown Los Angeles will be closed for several hours...
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Mom Arrested For Allegedly Smuggling Cocaine While Driving With 2 Kids
SAN CLEMENTE (CBSLA.com) — A mother traveling with her two children was arrested while trying to smuggle nearly 40 pounds of cocaine across the border, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said...
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Fiery Crash Closes I-5 In Irvine
IRVINE (CBSLA.com) — A multi-vehicle crash killed one person and closed northbound lanes of I-5 Monday night in Irvine. At least five vehicles were involved, according to the CHP. When rescuers...
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Mother Killed, 9 Hurt In Violent Chain-Reaction Wreck On 5 Freeway In Irvine
IRVINE (CBSLA) – One woman was killed and nine other people were injured, including several children, following a chain-reaction crash on the 5 Freeway in Irvine early Thursday morning in which a man...
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Crews Battle Shell Fire Off 5 Freeway In Kern County
FRAZIER PARK (CBSLA) – Crews are fighting a large brush fire which erupted along the 5 Freeway near Frazier Park in Kern County Sunday. June 27, 2021. (Kern County Fire Department) The Shell Fire broke...
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Route Fire On 5 Freeway, North Of Castaic Nears 400 Acres, With 0% Containment
Wildfire along 5 Freeway, north of Castaic, dubbed the #RouteFire. September 11, 2021 CASTAIC (CBSLA) – The hillsides along the 5 Freeway remained under a blanket of flames as the sun set. After...
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