Mayor shares outlook with business group
January 19, 2024 6:21 pm
Santa Clarita Mayor Cameron Smyth joked Friday that he was ready to really speak candidly, now that the politician is enjoying his fifth and final term as mayor of his
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City Council to discuss camp lawsuit in closed session
January 19, 2024 5:10 pm
L.A. County officials confirmed Friday there’s been no formal change to the motion approved by the Board of Supervisors last March titled “Adopting a Global Plan for the Probation Department’s
Body found on bike trail near Bouquet Junction
January 19, 2024 12:08 pm
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials confirmed a person was found dead on the bike path not far from Bouquet and Soledad canyon roads in Santa Clarita. Station deputies responded
Valencia Hills hosts Anxiety Summit
January 18, 2024 9:55 pm
Issues related to social anxiety and panic, specific phobias and post-traumatic stress disorders affect about 40 million Americans, according to data from the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. And
SCV detectives track down felon who missed court dates
January 18, 2024 3:18 pm
Detectives with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station tracked down a convicted felon accused of weapons charges after he missed a pair of bail hearings, according to court records. The
LASD releases homicide statistics for 2023
January 17, 2024 7:05 pm
The service area for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station received reports of six criminal homicides in 2023, according to the data reported on the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department’s website.
Chiquita Canyon agrees to more rules
January 17, 2024 5:59 pm
Landfill ordered to remove leachate more quickly, with more testing, more transparency in monitoring After nearly seven more hours of discussion, Chiquita Canyon Landfill and the South Coast Air Quality
Planning OKs car wash, Sand Canyon subdivision
January 17, 2024 5:05 pm
The city of Santa Clarita’s Planning Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved a new automated car wash and a Sand Canyon subdivision. The Mister Car Wash is an automated, self-service spot
SCV Sheriff’s Station: No serious injuries in collision near Canyon High
January 17, 2024 10:41 am
A Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station official said there were no major injuries reported after a vehicle struck a student near Canyon High School at around 8:48 a.m. Wednesday. A
30 years since 6.7
January 16, 2024 9:04 pm
Local leaders reflect on 30th anniversary of quake that struck Jan. 17, 1994 Jan. 17, 2024, marks 30 years to the day since the costliest earthquake in U.S. history, a
AQMD officials criticize landfill response
January 16, 2024 6:03 pm
Chiquita accused of releasing ‘misleading’ statements on potential health impacts ]Representatives from the South Coast Air Quality Management District on Tuesday criticized Chiquita Canyon Landfill for its response to an
Drill: ‘Run. Hide. Fight.’
January 15, 2024 8:08 pm
LASD hosts annual active shooter training at Castaic High Castaic High School’s campus was empty for the holiday Monday except for first responders, campus officials, student volunteers and site administrators
Fire, HazMat called to landfill
January 15, 2024 10:42 am
Fire Department: No public safety threat from equipment malfunction L.A. County Fire Department officials responded to a report of a piece of smoldering equipment at Chiquita Canyon Landfill, but officials
One killed in Newhall Ranch Road crash
January 15, 2024 10:32 am
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies confirmed one person was killed following a single-vehicle collision early Monday morning on Newhall Ranch Road in Valencia. Station officials received a report of
Landfill officials discuss mitigation efforts ahead of Hearing Board
January 12, 2024 4:47 pm
Chiquita Canyon Landfill officials this week shared updates on their efforts to lessen the stench wafting from the Val Verde facility — which has generated odors that have been reported as
City Council OKs parks appointment, contracts
January 12, 2024 4:12 pm
The Santa Clarita City Council confirmed Tuesday the appointment for an unplanned vacancy on its Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission. The opening was created by the death of Don
CHP’s retail theft team nabs 5
January 12, 2024 3:52 pm
Organized retail theft seen as growing problem throughout the state as police increase focus California Highway Patrol officers Thursday touted five arrests and their recovery of more than $60,000 in
Feds accuse Valencia man, Nigerian national of bribery
January 11, 2024 5:56 pm
A local man who was running a Koreatown-based immigration and injury law practice is facing a federal five-count felony indictment for his alleged role in a $2.1 million international bribery
Woman accused in 2022 fentanyl death appears in court
January 10, 2024 5:59 pm
The case against a Santa Clarita woman accused of selling the fentanyl that led to the Nov. 6, 2022, death of Jax Markley was continued Monday, according to federal records
Coroner IDs woman found in car
January 10, 2024 5:37 pm
The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station identified the woman who was found dead Jan. 2 in Valencia in the parking lot of a Big 5 sporting goods store. Shaniesha Green,