To serve and protect – and feed dogs
August 24, 2017 2:57 pm
To serve and protect – and feed dogs. That became the modified police motto for a veteran sheriff’s deputy and his trainee this week when they happened to bump
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Alleged road race hits triple digit speeds, two arrested
August 24, 2017 11:44 am
Two Santa Clarita Valley men accused of triple digit speeding on a Canyon Country road were arrested this week on suspicion of participating in an illegal road race. Eric
Motorist takes out pole in Newhall, alcohol suspected
August 24, 2017 10:41 am
A young woman suspected of drunk driving slammed into a light pole in Newhall Wednesday night, sending the broken light crashing onto the roadway. The motorist, whose identity has not
If pattern repeats, next SCV bank could be hit soon
August 23, 2017 6:33 pm
With five bank robberies in less than three months, the Santa Clarita Valley could very well be Bank Robbery Capital of the Country. The latest FBI statistics break down the
Diners learn a cure for hiccups – the hard way
August 23, 2017 6:04 pm
If nothing else, the incident that ended with one man arrested for assault Saturday was one bad cure for hiccups. A 42-year-old man from Canyon Country, was arrested on
Bike cops bust four for drugs
August 23, 2017 4:20 pm
Deputies assigned to specialized patrol teams took a bike ride Tuesday through the backyards of Santa Clarita Valley homes, along bike trails and paseos, only to find meth, cocaine, gang
Appropriations Committee: Water bill would mean loss of tax revenue to state
August 23, 2017 2:30 pm
Water officials waiting for a green light on the bill promising one new all-encompassing water district for the SCV, instead received a yellow light Wednesday from the legislative committee
Missing Valencia woman found
August 23, 2017 10:05 am
A Valencia woman who went missing and sparked a search by local sheriff’s deputies has been found. Marcia Ann Whitcomb, 77, walked away from her home on the 23000 block
SCV environmentalists sue Newhall Ranch developer, county
August 22, 2017 7:00 pm
Santa Clarita Valley environmentalists who vowed this week to stop 21,000 Newhall Ranch homes being built have unveiled the bite behind their bark – a lawsuit filed against the project
Two COC students arrested for rape in separate incidents
August 22, 2017 4:37 pm
Two young men, both enrolled as COC students at some point this year, were each arrested Monday on suspicion of rape for separate incidents – one for an alleged
Alleged kingpin in online betting ring to stand trial
August 22, 2017 2:58 pm
Only one of the five local men arrested two years ago in a nationwide crackdown of an alleged illegal $32 million sports betting ring has been ordered to stand
San Francisquito head-on crash survivors improving
August 22, 2017 11:16 am
Two men injured in a head-on crash on San Francisquito Canyon Road last Wednesday were reported to be improving Tuesday, with one released from the hospital and the other listed
UPDATE: Motorcyclist killed in crash near Val Verde
August 22, 2017 10:55 am
A 27-year-old motorcyclist from Pine Mountain was killed Tuesday in a traffic collision on Highway 126 near Val Verde and the Chiquita Canyon Landfill. Joshua Korczyk was pronounced dead at
PT Cruiser bandit hits 5th SCV bank
August 22, 2017 10:16 am
For the fifth time in 11 weeks, the PT Cruiser bandit has robbed a financial institution in the Santa Clarita Valley – which works out roughly to a bank robbed
SCV environmentalists: Newhall Ranch is not a done deal
August 21, 2017 6:43 pm
As developers proceed with their plan to build 21,000 homes between the interstate and the Ventura County line and press on after last month’s ringing endorsement by county supervisors, some
World’s biggest light show a big hit for SCV
August 21, 2017 5:14 pm
More than a thousand people turned up for the world’s biggest light show Monday and, despite having to share protective eyewear to see it, few if any left disappointed. An
Crime trend: Grab and dash from online buyers and sellers
August 18, 2017 6:32 pm
All she wanted was a puppy. What she got, instead, was a place in the long growing line of victims hit by the latest crime trend – grab and
At least 14 motorists hit with speeding tickets Friday
August 18, 2017 6:10 pm
Speed kills. And, because it kills, law enforcement officers vigilant about making sure it does not happen, slapped more than a dozen motorists Friday with speeding citations. Recent serious traffic
Appropriations committee to review water bill Wednesday
August 18, 2017 5:42 pm
A water bill promising to create one new all-encompassing water district in the Santa Clarita Valley faces its toughest hurdle Wednesday when it goes before the State Assembly’s Appropriations Committee.
Motorist sentenced 2 years for July 4th hit and run
August 18, 2017 5:03 pm
A motorist who fled the scene of a traffic collision that sent five people to the hospital on the night of July 4th last year was sentenced Friday to