Monuments order sparks local concern

President Donald Trump’s latest executive order opening the door for the prospect of mining the currently protected natural land inside the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument has spurred some Santa

SCV water users pay for housing slump

Santa Clarita Valley water users are paying down the debt incurred by the Castaic Lake Water Agency for money they had expected to receive from developers – but didn’t. On

Sentencing postponed in child porn case

The sentencing of a 46-year-old man convicted last month of possessing child pornography has been postponed until next month.  Elias Rojas-Diaz, who was found guilty of possessing child pornography by

Man injured when car hits tree in Valencia

A man was injured and taken to the hospital Wednesday morning after his car hit a tree in Valencia. The solo vehicle crash happened shortly before 8:30 a.m. Wednesday on

Probe underway in FBI dog shooting

An FBI investigation is underway into last week’s lethal shooting of a dog by an FBI agent. “We have opened an investigation so I’m limited in providing specific details,” Laura

Mother and daughter survive heroin nightmare

Today, Emilie Calabrese is three years clean and sober. Her story of getting to that point, however, one of several shared Monday at a symposium called A Talk About Heroin

Valencia car fire knocked down in 30 minutes

Firefighters snuffed out a car fire in less than half an hour Monday afternoon after the car was found burning on a Valencia street. The incident happened shortly before 2

Cockfighting ring dismantled in Val Verde

A cockfighting ring suspected of operating in Val Verde was disrupted Monday in an operation carried out by deputies of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies in at least

LAFCO rejects water agency bill

County commissioners who last month opposed Senator Scott Wilk’s Senate Bill calling for the creation of one new all-encompassing water district for the SCV because it did not include them,

CLWA celebrates its 150,000th garden visitor

If you want to see how the big boys go about gardening during a drought, you should check out the expansive Conservatory Garden maintained by the Castaic Lake Water Agency

Whittaker site ready to develop by late 2018

In the Great Depression, manufacturers made and exploded dynamite on the Whittaker-Bermite site. At the start of the Second World War, they made and set off fireworks there. Then they