Council approves second hearing on Newhall condos plan
May 13, 2025 9:56 pm
The Santa Clarita City Council approved plans Tuesday for 78 condos and 5,200 square feet of retail space on Main Street in Old Town Newhall, a project meant as a
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Man accused of COC student’s murder held to answer
May 13, 2025 4:16 pm
Nick Sanchez testified that they were just bored and “being kids.” The three friends had just left a late show of “Spiderman” at the movie theater in the San Fernando
City Council to revisit plans for Main Street
May 9, 2025 10:15 pm
The Santa Clarita City Council on Tuesday is hosting another discussion for the recommended approval of The Hartwell, a 78-unit condo-and-retail project for Main and Market streets. If the first
Oldest scion of influential Newhall family dies at 87
May 9, 2025 6:11 pm
X.X. “Skip” Newhall, the great-great-grandson of Henry Mayo Newhall, a ubiquitous namesake heavily involved in the early Western settlement of the area, died Sunday. He was 87. Newhall seemed to
Developer, KHTS agree to Main Street deal, subject to city approval
May 9, 2025 6:02 pm
A co-owner of a local radio station with major concerns about how the station would broadcast a few feet from where major construction work is being proposed said Friday he
Forecast projects heat wave, possible rain
May 8, 2025 6:14 pm
Whether a fan of fairly intense heat or light rain, the Santa Clarita Valley’s five-day weather forecast has something for everyone. On Friday and Saturday, the SCV is expecting temperature
New venues part of city’s arts master plan discussion
May 8, 2025 5:44 pm
There are two possible arts venues on the horizon for the city of Santa Clarita, but neither involve a large traditional performing arts space, according to a local arts and
County looks at hard cuts in $47.9B budget
May 7, 2025 7:28 pm
The L.A. County Board of Supervisors prepared residents for significant cuts and a budget that 5th District Supervisor Kathryn Barger called “very sobering” at a hearing Wednesday. The county is
Downed crossing arm repaired after crash
May 7, 2025 5:37 pm
A Metrolink official confirmed Wednesday a crew was working to repair a partially downed crossing gate near the intersection of Golden Oak and Soledad Canyon roads in Canyon Country. The
City confirms talk of another parking structure in Newhall
May 7, 2025 3:59 pm
While parking was one of the big discussion points for The Hartwell, a controversial mixed-use condo-and-retail plan for Main Street that was in front of the Santa Clarita City Council
Men accused of shooting LAPD officer after party held to answer
May 6, 2025 4:54 pm
The Los Angeles Police Department officer testified that he knew he wasn’t dealing with a “church group” on his driveway, after more than 20 years on the force, which included
Blue Star Ranch needs new home by June
May 6, 2025 4:09 pm
After more than a decade of helping veterans and their families with post-traumatic stress disorder, Nancy Pitchford Zhe of Blue Star Ranch is putting out an “urgent and unprecedented” call
Santa Clarita man gets plea deal after conviction
May 5, 2025 5:04 pm
A U.S. Attorney’s Office review led to a post-trial plea agreement announced Friday for a Santa Clarita man convicted by a federal jury earlier this year of deprivation of rights
Organized retail theft charges don’t stick in Target case
May 5, 2025 4:41 pm
A San Fernando Superior Court judge dismissed two counts and allowed several others to proceed last week for a couple that Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials nicknamed “Bonnie and
TMU master plan calls for 500 beds, new fields
May 1, 2025 4:48 pm
Looking to address campus growth “in the next decade and beyond,” The Master’s University submitted a master plan update to the city of Santa Clarita for construction TMU is hoping
Homicide says no arrests in SCV’s last murder of 2023
May 1, 2025 4:45 pm
Homicide detectives confirmed Thursday there have been no arrests in their 16-month-old investigation into a bloody early-morning murder in an otherwise quiet, residential neighborhood in Valencia. Devin Marshall, 37, died
Suspects plead not guilty to murder charge
May 1, 2025 4:32 pm
Two men accused in the shooting death of a Newhall man in the parking lot of Valencia Liquor June 17 pleaded not guilty at their arraignment. Omar Garcia Ramirez, 25,
Newhall hit-and-run under investigation
May 1, 2025 1:27 pm
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies are investigating a Newhall hit-and-run traffic collision that left a pedestrian injured Thursday. Sgt. Bill Edson of the Crime Prevention Unit said the station
City budget sees slight increase
April 30, 2025 5:14 pm
Santa Clarita City Manager Ken Striplin started Tuesday’s study session for the city’s 2025-26 budget with a caution that reflected the latest financial forecasts. Striplin leads several such talks each
Valladares bill on tips move forward
April 30, 2025 5:10 pm
Sen. Suzette Valladares, R-Acton, shared her personal connection to a bill she co-authored during its April 23 hearing in front of the Revenue and Taxation Committee in Sacramento. When she