Shooting, retaliation part of ongoing gang war
May 10, 2024 3:40 pm
Analysis of a series of shooting incidents over the past year paints an unmistakable picture: A gang war is afoot in the Santa Clarita Valley. A pair of shootings
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City Council calls special meeting
May 9, 2024 5:09 pm
The Santa Clarita City Council posted a notice for a special meeting 5:15 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall to discuss the acquisition of three west-side parcels of land from The
Post Office to be renamed after local veterans advocate
May 9, 2024 4:24 pm
A longtime Santa Clarita Valley resident and a Vietnam veteran who spent years advocating on behalf of those who served is now going to have a federal building named after
Thousands drawn to ancient relic at St. Kateri
May 9, 2024 2:19 pm
Thousands of Catholic faithful from all over came to St. Kateri Tekakwitha Church in Saugus this week for “a moment of veneration” near an ancient artifact. Leaving Italy for the
City hosts budget talk before commission review
May 8, 2024 4:23 pm
The Santa Clarita City Council and its commission leaders, including for planning, parks and the arts, took a final review of the proposed 2024-25 budget before it goes to the
No arrest yet for New Year’s Eve murder in Valencia
May 8, 2024 4:19 pm
Homicide detectives have made no arrests in a fatal shooting that happened New Year’s Eve on Vista Fairways Drive, a sheriff’s official said Monday. “The case is still active
House fire injures 1 in Newhall
May 8, 2024 3:05 pm
L.A. County Fire Department firefighters made short work of a single-family house fire Wednesday that left one person injured, officials said. Firefighters responded to a report of smoke showing at
Narcotics detectives arrest man near elementary school after search
May 7, 2024 8:53 pm
L.A. County Sheriff’s Narcotics Bureau detectives arrested a Valencia man on suspicion of selling methamphetamine across the street from Old Orchard Elementary School last month, according to court records obtained
Pitchess deputy arrested on suspicion of drug charge
May 7, 2024 4:07 pm
In response to questions asked May 2 about the arrest of a deputy who worked at Pitchess Detention Center, a Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Tuesday issued a statement confirming the arrest
Judge tops prosecutor request in fentanyl sentence
May 6, 2024 5:27 pm
In the first Santa Clarita Valley case from the Sheriff’s Department’s Opioid Overdose Response Task Force to go to trial, a federal judge Monday meted out a 188-month sentence, more
Former water official dies at 92
May 6, 2024 5:18 pm
Former local water official Ed Dunn Jr., who served on the governing board for both the former Newhall County Water District and the now-defunct Castaic Lake Water Agency — and
Yard House eyes Mimi’s for expansion
May 6, 2024 11:54 am
An official for Darden Restaurants, which owns and operates Yard House, confirmed recently a second application has been submitted for a bar-restaurant in the spot currently occupied by Mimi’s Cafe.
Parks Commission hears ‘The Rink’ report
May 3, 2024 5:02 pm
City of Santa Clarita staff Thursday presented their plans for The Rink Sports Pavilion to the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission, a $25 million multiuse roller skating rink the
Hart High unveils Hawks at pep rally
May 3, 2024 3:47 pm
With a loud screech, some boos and eventually some cheers, the Hart High School community celebrated the beginning of a new tradition Friday, with Rachel, a Harris hawk, unveiled to
Helmers recognized as Model Professional Learning Community
May 3, 2024 12:04 pm
There were just three people on stage Friday morning when the banner unfurled at Charles Helmers Elementary, but Principal Michelle Velikorodnyy kept reiterating how many people were involved in the
COC student ID’d as shooting victim
May 3, 2024 11:51 am
A College of the Canyons official Friday confirmed the victim of a car-to-car shooting in Granada Hills was a student on the campus. Gavin Orozco-Unzueta, 19, was killed in a
Shop owners plan to appeal over parking
May 2, 2024 5:02 pm
The city of Santa Clarita has denied an initial appeal of plans to put an apartment complex into a Bouquet Canyon Road parking lot behind the Cinema Drive business park.
Talks about mall changes create ‘confusion’
May 2, 2024 4:56 pm
After hearing a report on its possible demise, a representative from JCPenney’s corporate office reached out Thursday to state its Valencia store — an anchor since the Valencia mall opened
LAPD asks for public’s help on shooting with possible local ties
May 2, 2024 4:48 pm
A car-to-car shooting Wednesday on Rinaldi Street in Granada Hills left one person dead, and the crime may have a Santa Clarita Valley connection. A Los Angeles Police Department news
City puts clock tower owner on notice
May 1, 2024 5:11 pm
In a clock tower quandary that’s starting to feel timeless for some, Santa Clarita officials have put the owners of the corner tower at Soledad and Whites canyon roads on