Court records: Prom after-party ends in gunfire
June 28, 2024 1:09 pm
The sound of a shotgun being racked sent a clear enough message that the prom after-party was over. Some ran from the house. A girl was seen crying on the
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LASD: Suspect released after deputies seize 16 pounds of methamphetamine
June 27, 2024 6:41 pm
Two weeks after Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies were spotted piling sizable bags of white powder on the hood of a car in the parking lot of a bustling
Man arrested in connection with fatal shooting on Lyons
June 27, 2024 6:38 pm
The Detective Bureau of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station arrested a man in connection with the investigation into a June 17 shooting death on Lyons Avenue. Fernando Bernabe, 31, of
SCV Water dedicates treatment plant
June 27, 2024 4:57 pm
A collection of past and present water officials, city leaders and some of those closest to Jerry Gladbach gathered Thursday at Central Park to honor the memory of the former
City takes action against Plumwood home
June 26, 2024 5:42 pm
After a closed session discussion Tuesday evening, the Santa Clarita City Council authorized the takeover of a property on Plumwood Avenue in Canyon Country due to problems with an ongoing
Attempted kidnapping in Valencia prompts LASD ask for help
June 26, 2024 1:39 pm
The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect sought in connection with an alleged afternoon attempted kidnapping in Valencia on June 13.
Some still upset over Wiley Canyon outreach
June 26, 2024 12:07 pm
While the Wiley Canyon Project is coming back before the Planning Commission later this year, several upset residents spoke out at City Hall regarding the plans last week over a
City renews LASD contract with little discussion
June 25, 2024 9:24 pm
The city of Santa Clarita handled important annual items Tuesday ahead of the fiscal year’s end, including a discussion of annual levying of fees, its service contracts and of course,
City Council OKs framework for mall development
June 25, 2024 12:02 pm
The Santa Clarita City Council on Tuesday gave its unanimous first consent to a city staff plan intended to provide a “flexible, place-making framework” for the new owners of the
Saugus Swap Meet continuing at least through July
June 24, 2024 6:53 pm
The Saugus Swap Meet is continuing until at least the end of July, according to Doug Bonelli, who owns the land that hosts the twice-weekly market. Responding to numerous rumors
City cuts ribbon for new parkway in Newhall
June 24, 2024 5:06 pm
Celebrating a connection decades in the making by some counts, Santa Clarita officials loaded up on the city’s trolley and took the inaugural cruise up Needham Ranch Parkway after cutting
Council to formally OK first district-based election
June 24, 2024 4:10 pm
For the first time ever this November, Santa Clarita residents in two new districts will vote for a representative who lives in their district — and residents of the other
Major Crimes seeking bank-robbery suspect
June 24, 2024 4:05 pm
The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department’s Major Crimes Bureau is investigating a report of a bank robbery Friday at the California Bank & Trust in Acton, according to Palmdale Sheriff’s Station
Ventura prosecutors charge Newhall man again
June 24, 2024 12:47 pm
Ventura County prosecutors once again filed sex crime charges against a Newhall man after he was twice convicted of crimes involving minors in L.A. County, receiving a suspended sentence for
Garcia, county discuss frustration over Chiquita Canyon
June 21, 2024 8:02 pm
Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, implored L.A. County officials to declare a state of emergency over Chiquita Canyon Landfill and again asked the state to do the same during a
Chiquita reports it accepted 129k tons of trash over annual limit in 2023
June 21, 2024 8:00 pm
Chiquita Canyon Landfill issued a statement Friday acknowledging the facility accepted 129,000 tons more waste than its annual limit in 2023. The figures were self-reported in an annual report that
Forecast calls for higher temps
June 21, 2024 7:58 pm
In response to questions about a possible heat advisory this weekend, National Weather Service officials said Friday, “It’s going to be a hot one.” Carol Smith, meteorologist for the NWS,
Post Fire containment grows to 61%
June 21, 2024 7:56 pm
The multiagency response to the Post Fire led to another jump in the size of its containment line, officials said Friday morning. The news also prompted a shift in
Wind reduction helps firefighters in Gorman
June 20, 2024 5:26 pm
A reduction in wind helped firefighters keep the Post Fire within its 15,690-acre “footprint” as of Thursday, although hot spots remain in the south, according to Landon Haack, operations section
Planning OKs Promenade Flats with conditions
June 20, 2024 5:06 pm
The city of Santa Clarita’s Planning Commission denied an appeal by opponents of Promenade Flats, a live-work apartment complex with retail space planned for a shared IHOP parking lot —