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DA charges Newhall man with 2 counts of murder 

19-year-old named as suspect in Halloween shooting  The L.A. County District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday filed two counts of murder against a Newhall man in connection with a 2025 shooting that left

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Codefendant in prison assault gets 10 years 

U.S. District Judge Fred W. Slaughter sentenced a Mexican Mafia associate to 10 years in federal prison for his role in a prison assault that left a man’s throat slashed.  Robert Amezcua,

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Newhall man picked up again on murder charge 

The Newhall man picked up on suspicion of murder last week was arrested again Monday morning, according to arrest records with L.A. County Sheriff’s Department.  Detectives with the Homicide Bureau on Tuesday indicated that

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CHP: DUI suspect arrested with child in car 

California Highway Patrol officers arrested a 35-year-old Palmdale man on suspicion of driving under the influence and child endangerment following a traffic stop to investigate a vehicle crash on Highway

City manager shares early budget forecast 

Santa Clarita City Manager Ken Striplin said that, based on regional and national economic forecasts, the city is anticipating small but steady growth in 2026, during a preview of the 2026-27 spending plan with

LASD asks for help with missing-person report  

The Missing Persons Unit of the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help to locate a woman because her family is worried about her.  “Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s

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Property crimes dip, violent crime ticks up in ‘25 

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department released its end-of-year crime numbers for 2025 this month, showing Part-I crimes overall are down nearly 14% for the Santa Clarita Valley in a year-over-year comparison,

Public Health discusses Chiquita Canyon survey 

L.A. County Public Health officials have shared the results from more than 1,500 responses to their survey about the environmental disaster at Chiquita Canyon Landfill and how it’s impacting Santa Clarita Valley residents.  A state agency also told Chiquita Canyon

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LAPD officer pleads in animal-abuse case 

The Los Angeles Police Department officer charged with animal abuse for a Valencia incident filmed and posted on social media pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge Friday.   As the

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NoHo man pleads not guilty to Newhall assault 

A North Hollywood man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to felony charges of assault and a hit-and-run causing injury related to an Oct. 18 incident outside Las Orginales in Newhall.  The

Rains delay oil cleanup in creek bed  

The cleanup for an oil spill off San Martinez Grande Canyon Road near Val Verde is taking longer than expected due to weather conditions, a Department of Fish and Wildlife

City to talk terms again with Newhall developer

Santa Clarita officials can now negotiate a deal that would book-end the revitalization of Downtown Newhall, with Tuesday’s authorization from the City Council to discuss terms exclusively with Serrano Development Group.  The plans involve

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Food Pantry plans to reopen Wednesday   

The Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry is planning for a “soft reopening” Wednesday, after the governing board began to work to restart operations it had been locked out of.  The

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City takes down voter info site after law change 

The city of Santa Clarita has taken down its voter-information website, votesantaclarita.com, city officials confirmed Monday.  Typing in that address now takes residents to santaclarita.gov/city-clerk/elections, where viewers are told to “Please contact the Clerk’s Office for