Barger to host trail ride at Castaic Lake
FILE PHOTO. Kayakers find themselves alone in the wild expanse of Castaic Lake on Saturday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Barger to host trail ride at Castaic Lake

To promote recognition of Los Angeles County’s trail system, Supervisor Kathryn Barger will be hosting a trail ride next month. Locals are invited to take part in a three-and-a-half-hour ride…

UPDATE: Brush fire burns 3 acres at Castaic Lake
FILE PHOTO: Super scooper Quebec 2 smothers the brush fire off Lake Hughes Road and Ridge Route Road in Castiac with thousands of gallons of water on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. Ryan Painter/The Signal.

UPDATE: Brush fire burns 3 acres at Castaic Lake

A brush fire at Castaic lake burned about three acres Tuesday after provoking a swift response from firefighters already on alert due to red flag warnings about heightened fire conditions.…

Los Angeles County Junior Lifeguards compete on Castaic Lake
Junior lifeguards from four Los Angeles County programs compete in a rescue race long distance swim race during a competition at Castaic Lake's Lower Lagoon on Wednesday, June 28, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Los Angeles County Junior Lifeguards compete on Castaic Lake

Hundreds of junior lifeguards from throughout Los Angeles County descended on Castaic Lake’s South Beach Wednesday to compete in the summer’s first Junior Lifeguard Lake Competition. The competition marked the…

Lake fire 95 percent contained
An outbuilding burned by the Lake Fire sits just off the northern shore of the eastern arm of Castaic Lake on Monday, June 19, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Lake fire 95 percent contained

The Lake fire moved within 5 percentage points of becoming history late Tuesday afternoon, added to the list huge sweeping brush fires to have scorched the SCV in recent years.…

Lake Fire held at 800 acres
A picnic table and an outbuilding burned by the Lake Fire sit just off the northern shore of the eastern arm of Castaic Lake on Monday, June 19, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Lake Fire held at 800 acres

  After three days of battling a brush fire near Castaic Lake in triple digit temperatures, firefighters managed to contain the Lake Fire to 78 percent, halting its advance and…

Greg Amsler: A new idea gets even better
Proposed districts if the consolidation of Castaic Lake Water Agency and the Newhall County Water District are finalized via legislation.

Greg Amsler: A new idea gets even better

A new water district for the Santa Clarita Valley is a great idea. It will save us $14 million and strengthen our local water reliability. It modernizes our water system…

Junior paddlers chase dragons on Castaic Lake
Kids learn the basics of paddling a dragonboat before they push off from the dock on the Castaic Lake Lower Lagoon on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Junior paddlers chase dragons on Castaic Lake

On Tuesday morning, 40 young paddlers tested the waters as they hopped onto dragon boats and paddled out into the Castaic Lake Lower Lagoon. Led by volunteers and members of…

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