Hartwell back on City Council agenda
August 21, 2025 6:41 pm
The Santa Clarita City Council is scheduled to take up discussion Tuesday of The Hartwell, a condos-and-retail project for downtown Newhall on Main Street — and the project is seeking
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CHP: Speeder tops 100 mph
August 20, 2025 5:44 pm
A California Highway Patrol officer arrested a woman driving more than 100 mph near Lake Hughes Road on Wednesday morning, according to officials. The 20-year-old suspect from Bakersfield was seen
Man pleads not guilty in standoff charges
August 20, 2025 5:41 pm
A Canyon Country man pleaded not guilty after a preliminary hearing Thursday for charges he threatened a Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputy with a machete before an hourslong
Planning OKs review schedule for Wiley Canyon plans
August 20, 2025 5:35 pm
The Santa Clarita Planning Commission on Tuesday approved a hearing schedule for the Wiley Canyon Mixed-Use Plan, which city staff said was the third of five possible hearings that Santa
Brush fire breaks out in Valencia wash
August 20, 2025 4:58 pm
L.A. County Fire Department officials took roughly 20 minutes Wednesday to put out a three-quarter-acre brush fire in Valencia. The fire was reported to firefighters at 4:11 p.m, in the
LASD confirms federal officers in SCV
August 20, 2025 4:26 pm
Federal officials with the Department of Homeland Security did not respond Wednesday to emails seeking comment about an arrest in Newhall that was captured on videos distributed via social media.
Hearing on Six Flags medical records set for November
August 19, 2025 4:33 pm
Judge Andrew Cooper has set a November hearing for a protective order in a lawsuit against Six Flags Magic Mountain over the plaintiffs’ allegation that a 22-year-old man died from
Acton man pleads not guilty to fatal crash, threatening witness
August 19, 2025 4:30 pm
A 61-year-old Acton man pleaded not guilty Friday after his preliminary hearing for a fatal hit-and-run collision on Soledad Canyon Road in Acton on Feb. 7, 2023. James Preston Fulton
Lawmakers share stances on redistricting
August 18, 2025 4:53 pm
The Santa Clarita Valley’s state representatives shared their contrasting views Monday on a plan spearheaded by Gov. Gavin Newsom designed to make the overwhelmingly blue California even more so, impacting
Wiley Canyon project heads back to Planning with ADUs
August 18, 2025 4:48 pm
The four-member Santa Clarita Planning Commission is expected to hear another revision of the Wiley Canyon Mixed-Use Project on Tuesday. After several meetings filled with neighboring residents’ complaints about density
Big rig goes over the side near Templin
August 18, 2025 4:19 pm
California Highway Patrol officers worked with Caltrans officials Monday morning to recover a big-rig truck that went over the side of Interstate 5 near Templin Highway around 8:15 a.m. The
Applications are in for Planning Commission seat
August 15, 2025 4:55 pm
Santa Clarita officials Friday released the names of 11 applicants for the “unplanned vacancy” on the city’s Planning Commission, which had an extended deadline of 5 p.m. Thursday for applications.
DUI suspect pleads not guilty to murder
August 15, 2025 4:48 pm
A 22-year-old Santa Clarita man pleaded not guilty to a second-degree murder charge Thursday at his arraignment. Through an interpreter, prior to his preliminary hearing, Raul Rosales Ramirez turned down
Case work on ‘generational gang’ in progress
August 15, 2025 4:46 pm
Gang detectives sought 14 suspects in April as part of a series of raids targeting what they referred to as a “generational gang” that deputies say has terrorized the area
Overall crime down, sexual assaults increase
August 15, 2025 1:51 pm
The numbers for the first half of 2025 indicate a nearly 20% drop in crime reported to the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station compared to the same time in 2024,
Flores family adds gun-range maker to Pitchess lawsuit
August 15, 2025 9:23 am
In an answer filed in federal court Thursday, attorneys for Los Angeles County denied any liability or wrongdoing in the death of Deputy Alfredo “Freddy” Flores. Flores, a 20-year veteran
City announces new captain for station
August 14, 2025 4:13 pm
The city of Santa Clarita announced Thursday that Capt. Brandon Barclay, who has been serving in the role in an acting capacity since April, is replacing Cmdr. Justin Diez on
LASD: Man found in car believed to be suicide
August 14, 2025 4:09 pm
A Homicide Bureau official confirmed Thursday a person found dead Wednesday on Sierra Highway is being investigated as a suspected suicide. Medical examiners identified the decedent as Jose Aparicio Cordova,
Mayor calls for planning review of Hartwell
August 13, 2025 8:14 pm
Santa Clarita Mayor Bill Miranda has called for a controversial Main Street condo plan to head back to the Planning Commission, after city staff said the plan was going to
Environmentalists appeal approval of Trails in Lyons Canyon
August 13, 2025 5:23 pm
A local environmentalist group Tuesday announced its appeal of the Department of Regional Planning’s approval of more than 500 homes in the unincorporated west side of the Santa Clarita Valley.