LASD asks for help with missing-person report  

The Missing Persons Unit of the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help to locate a woman because her family is worried about her.  “Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s

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Property crimes dip, violent crime ticks up in ‘25 

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department released its end-of-year crime numbers for 2025 this month, showing Part-I crimes overall are down nearly 14% for the Santa Clarita Valley in a year-over-year comparison,

Public Health discusses Chiquita Canyon survey 

L.A. County Public Health officials have shared the results from more than 1,500 responses to their survey about the environmental disaster at Chiquita Canyon Landfill and how it’s impacting Santa Clarita Valley residents.  A state agency also told Chiquita Canyon

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LAPD officer pleads in animal-abuse case 

The Los Angeles Police Department officer charged with animal abuse for a Valencia incident filmed and posted on social media pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge Friday.   As the

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NoHo man pleads not guilty to Newhall assault 

A North Hollywood man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to felony charges of assault and a hit-and-run causing injury related to an Oct. 18 incident outside Las Orginales in Newhall.  The

Rains delay oil cleanup in creek bed  

The cleanup for an oil spill off San Martinez Grande Canyon Road near Val Verde is taking longer than expected due to weather conditions, a Department of Fish and Wildlife

City to talk terms again with Newhall developer

Santa Clarita officials can now negotiate a deal that would book-end the revitalization of Downtown Newhall, with Tuesday’s authorization from the City Council to discuss terms exclusively with Serrano Development Group.  The plans involve

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Food Pantry plans to reopen Wednesday   

The Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry is planning for a “soft reopening” Wednesday, after the governing board began to work to restart operations it had been locked out of.  The

Santa Clarita City Hall

City takes down voter info site after law change 

The city of Santa Clarita has taken down its voter-information website, votesantaclarita.com, city officials confirmed Monday.  Typing in that address now takes residents to santaclarita.gov/city-clerk/elections, where viewers are told to “Please contact the Clerk’s Office for

Planners offer virtual tour of Belcaro 

The city of Santa Clarita offered the community an update on what it’s working on with Belcaro in Sand Canyon, a new housing development for residents 55 and older.  New

City planning gives tour of Princessa Crossroads

City staff and project officials gave a tour of the planned Princessa Crossroads project site Tuesday, showing off the vacant 146-acre lot south of the Santa Clarita Activities Center and

Planning to take another look at Northlake 

The L.A. County Department of Regional Planning is expected next week to hold another hearing as part of a court order from lawsuits over the Northlake Specific Plan, for a community that’s been talked about for

Commission irked by smoke-shop bust 

A Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station raid on a recently permitted smoke shop in Newhall drew the ire Tuesday of the Planning Commission, after members claimed the business had violated the trust it was given with a special permit to operate.  A news report

Kaiser warns of potential service interruption 

Kaiser Permanente leadership said its hospitals and offices will remain open but warned there may be some appointments or nonemergency procedures rescheduled, due to a notice of a national strike.  Negotiations

Santa Clarita City Hall

City planners discuss affordable housing plans  

City planners are reviewing plans for a 287-unit affordable housing development on several parcels at the corner of Sierra Highway and Newhall Avenue, according to city records.  The project was discussed Dec. 4