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Deputies arrest 3 after carjacking 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies credited “ground-level police work” with the arrests of several suspects after a warrant was served at a Newhall home.  Deputies received a report of

City staff share budget update 

Santa Clarita City Manager Ken Striplin presented a big-picture look and a few nuts and bolts on technology spending in a Thursday afternoon meeting of the City Council’s Budget Committee. 

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SCV deputies arrest man on suspicion of murder 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies arrested a man Thursday who’s been charged in connection with a July 2022 murder, according to L.A. County Superior Court and L.A. County Sheriff’s

City Council OKs speed-hump changes 

The Santa Clarita City Council approved staff-recommended changes to its speed-hump policy Tuesday, which codifies how the “speed cushions” can get installed, removed and paid for when residents make requests

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Landfill facing hundreds of claims

A San Diego law firm recently joined the frenzy of legal action against Chiquita Canyon Landfill, with L.A. County Superior Court records indicating more than 250 claims have been filed

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Family seeks help after fatal crash 

The family and friends of a man who died in an April 12 crash on The Old Road is seeking the community’s help to cover the cost of a funeral

City Council to move on speed-cushion talk 

The Santa Clarita City Council on Tuesday is expected to bring back a discussion on the process behind how new speed humps, or “cushions,” are installed.  City officials last talked

Val Verde kidnapping case continued again  

Two defendants, including a documented local gang member, accused of a dayslong kidnapping and assault, had their hearing delayed again Friday morning in San Fernando Superior Court because one of

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Saugus home searched by Narcotics Bureau 

Detectives with the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department seized methamphetamine, Xanax, fentanyl and digital scales from a Saugus home during a recent investigation into the local sales of narcotics.  The residence

SCV Water approves elections change 

The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency’s governing board Tuesday approved a move intended to create a more even distribution of its elections, according to a spokesman for the agency.   Ultimately,

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City discusses potential open-space deal 

The Santa Clarita City Council held a closed-session discussion April 9 over negotiations for a pair of properties near a project site on the west side of the Santa Clarita

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Planners share framework for mall property 

City planners on Tuesday discussed their goals for one of the most important pieces of property in Santa Clarita, the Town Center Specific Plan, in which they hope to create