UPDATE: Gorman brush fire burns 135 acres in 4 hours
July 28, 2017 7:15 pm
At least 100 acres near Gorman burned within two hours Friday afternoon as firefighters on and the ground in the air battled to control it. Shortly after 7:15 p.m.,
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Wife of missing man files complaint with local sheriff
July 28, 2017 7:08 pm
The wife of Six Flags worker Will Cierzan, who has been missing for more than half a year, filed an official complaint Wednesday with the local sheriff’s station about
Jury begins deliberating in newlywed murder case
July 28, 2017 3:45 pm
The fate of 50-year-old Robert George Arvizu accused of murdering his Newlywed bride is now in the hands of the jury. Closing arguments in the week-long murder trial
Closing arguments heard in Arvizu murder trial
July 27, 2017 7:26 pm
In the last minutes of her short life, Courtney Arvizu was leaving her abusive husband. She was demanding the landlord let her into the apartment for her things, and grabbing
Agency finds itself awash in “wet year” water
July 27, 2017 11:15 am
Emerging from a wet winter, state water officials were able to set aside 50,000 acre-feet of water for the Santa Clarita Valley’s water wholesaler, the Castaic Lake Water Agency. How
Water officials offer rebates for swimming pool covers
July 26, 2017 6:22 pm
After learning swimming pools use about the same amount of water as lawns to maintain, the local water officials who brought you the turf replacement program last year have come
FBI agents compare details of three SCV bank robberies
July 26, 2017 6:13 pm
FBI agents were still looking Wednesday for the man who robbed a Valencia credit union late Tuesday afternoon and were pursuing the possibility he may the same man who held
Teen girl arrested for attempted murder in alleged stabbing
July 26, 2017 2:23 pm
A 17-year-old girl was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder Wednesday in connection with a stabbing that allegedly happened about two months ago. Deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s
Brush fire near Templin Highway burns half acre
July 26, 2017 11:50 am
A brush fire off Interstate 5 near Templin Highway burned between a half acre after smoke and flames were reported near a bee farm Wednesday before noon. Firefighters were
Two children injured in solo crash near Quail Lake
July 25, 2017 6:59 pm
Two children were injured and efforts made to airlift them to safety from a solo vehicle crash near Quail Lake Road in which an SUV blew a rear tire,
Bear sightings in Newhall prompt response
July 25, 2017 6:40 pm
Sheriff’s deputies and state wildlife officials were dispatched to Newhall Tuesday morning after receiving several reports of a bear near Lyons Avenue. “We’ve had people call,” Sgt. Steve Sgrignoli of
UPDATE: PT Cruiser Bandit suspected in 3rd SCV bank robbery
July 25, 2017 6:12 pm
The PT Cruiser bandit has apparently robbed his third Santa Clarita Valley bank in two months. About 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, a lone male entered the Logix Valencia Promenade bank
Handlebar a “deadly weapon” in alleged assault
July 25, 2017 5:56 pm
A Canyon Country man was arrested this past weekend on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, specifically, a bicycle handlebar. Jeremiah Cohen, a 21-year-old construction worker, was arrested
Man accused of using fake gun to steal real car
July 25, 2017 11:59 am
A Los Angeles man faces an attempted carjacking charge after allegedly using a fake gun to steal a real car. Humberto Anayaescamilla, a 53-year-old Mechanic, was arrested shortly after
Saugus man goes wild in Newhall allegedly
July 25, 2017 11:35 am
A Saugus man faces multiple criminal charges after allegedly going wild at a Newhall gas station Friday. Edgar Alejandro Hernandez, a 35-year-old unemployed man, was arrested Friday afternoon by
Surviving boys of triple fatal Acton crash still critical
July 24, 2017 10:00 pm
Two children who survived a fatal solo-vehicle crash in Acton that claimed the lives of a Los Angeles woman, an infant girl and an eight-year-old boy, remain in hospital, their
Jurors hear that newlywed was strangled
July 24, 2017 6:00 pm
The man accused of killing Courtney Arvizu, strangled her to the point of leaving marks on her neck within 24 hours of their marriage in Las Vegas, court testimony revealed
Sand Fire closed some roads for more than a year
July 22, 2017 5:00 pm
Destruction caused by the Sand Fire cut so deep that several roads and trails inside the burn area remain off limits to non-residents a year later. In terms of actual
Sand Fire cause undetermined after one year
July 22, 2017 12:00 pm
Editor’s Note: This is one of a series of articles looking at the Sand Fire, one year after it ravaged certain portions of the Santa Clarita Valley. Despite months of
Jurors hear of violence, alcohol and threats prior to newlywed death
July 21, 2017 6:15 pm
The hours preceding the death of 25-year-old Courtney Arvizu were marked with violence, anger, alcohol and threats, according to witnesses testifying Friday at the murder trial of her husband. Robert