SCV Water says usage is trending up

Santa Clarita Valley ratepayers who were commended by water officials for their diligence in conserving water are beginning to use as much water as they did before the latest drought.

Preliminary hearing set in strangulation case

The case of a Valencia man accused of strangling his boyfriend finally has a preliminary hearing date set, after four previous tries, a prosecutor said Tuesday. Christian Alexander Ortiz, 22,

Bra For A Cause sells out

The 15th annual Bras For A Cause fundraiser set to happen Saturday, Sept. 15, is sold out. Every year, coinciding with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, event organizers invite people to

Edison doubles its number of wildfire monitors in SCV

Southern California Edison stepped up its plan to better detect wildfires this summer, doubling the number of  high-tech weather monitors and cameras it installed in fields, valleys and hilltops across

Smash and Grab purse thief sought

Deputies are looking for a man captured on a store surveillance video smashing the window an SUV parked at Seco Canyon Road and Copper Hill Road, stealing a purse and

Bullying policies updated: still not tolerated

Now that kids are back at school, some are back at school with bullies. Representatives of schools, districts and organizations devoted to ending bullying said Thursday that it remains a

Human trafficker sentenced to 22 years in prison

A local man who pleaded no contest last month to human trafficking to commit another crime and to other criminal charges, including assaulting someone with a clothes hanger, was sentenced