Overall crime down, sexual assaults increase
August 15, 2025
The numbers for the first half of 2025 indicate a nearly 20% drop in crime reported to the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station compared to the same time in 2024,
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Hawk Fire reaches 67% containment, King Fire hits 75%
August 15, 2025
The two fires that broke out in Acton and Gorman on Thursday have been slowly getting under control as of Friday evening. The Hawk Fire in Acton began around 3:16
Flores family adds gun-range maker to Pitchess lawsuit
August 15, 2025
In an answer filed in federal court Thursday, attorneys for Los Angeles County denied any liability or wrongdoing in the death of Deputy Alfredo “Freddy” Flores. Flores, a 20-year veteran
Class back in session for elementary school students
August 14, 2025
Nicole and Corey Noonan were dropping off their 5-year-old son Conor to his first day of kindergarten at Meadows Elementary School on Thursday morning. Nicole had tears in her eyes
City announces new captain for station
August 14, 2025
The city of Santa Clarita announced Thursday that Capt. Brandon Barclay, who has been serving in the role in an acting capacity since April, is replacing Cmdr. Justin Diez on
LASD: Man found in car believed to be suicide
August 14, 2025
A Homicide Bureau official confirmed Thursday a person found dead Wednesday on Sierra Highway is being investigated as a suspected suicide. Medical examiners identified the decedent as Jose Aparicio Cordova,
Hawk Fire burns 400 acres, evacuation orders, warnings issued
August 14, 2025
A brush fire, dubbed the “Hawk Fire,” broke out in Acton at the 35900 block of Trenmar Drive on Thursday afternoon and grew quickly, burning an estimated 400 acres and
King Fire burns 577 acres, 40% containment
August 14, 2025
The King Fire erupted early Thursday near Gorman and was burning south toward Castaic as the morning commute got under way. The fast-moving fire was first reported on the 45100
Mayor calls for planning review of Hartwell
August 13, 2025
Santa Clarita Mayor Bill Miranda has called for a controversial Main Street condo plan to head back to the Planning Commission, after city staff said the plan was going to
Environmentalists appeal approval of Trails in Lyons Canyon
August 13, 2025
A local environmentalist group Tuesday announced its appeal of the Department of Regional Planning’s approval of more than 500 homes in the unincorporated west side of the Santa Clarita Valley.
Catalytic converters etched with traceable ID for free
August 13, 2025
Members of the community can get catalytic converters on their vehicles etched with a traceable identification number by law enforcement between 8 a.m. and noon on Saturday at Santa Clarita
CC standoff suspect held to answer
August 13, 2025
Deputy Richard Wyatt testified that he remembered hearing his partner telling somebody to drop a knife, before he saw Carl Wayne Pruett emerge from behind some bushes swinging a large
Canyon Country man denied bail in sexual assault charges
August 13, 2025
A Santa Clarita man charged with four counts of sexually assaulting two underage female relatives was denied bail Friday. Victor Alvarez, 31, of Canyon Country, remained in custody Wednesday at
LASD: Dead body on Sierra Highway under investigation
August 13, 2025
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials Wednesday confirmed a dead body was found on Sierra Highway, about 1 mile south of Needham Ranch Parkway, in Newhall. L.A. County Fire Department
County announces progress on Bouquet Creek
August 12, 2025
Los Angeles County officials Tuesday announced the first progress on a yearslong multimillion-dollar effort to restore Bouquet Canyon Creek, a watershed eyed as being in need of work since a
Photos: ‘Locked Out of Heaven’
August 12, 2025
Residents gathered for the fifth installment of the city of Santa Clarita’s Concerts in the Park series on Saturday at Central Park. “Locked Out of Heaven,” a Bruno Mars tribute
Missing witnesses threaten another Newhall murder trial
August 12, 2025
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge issued orders Monday for two witnesses to testify in a Newhall double-murder case, under threat of arrest, seeking information families have waited on
Canyon Fire: 97% containment, 12 structures burned
August 12, 2025
Twelve structures, including two homes, have been destroyed as a result of the Canyon Fire which is nearing 100% containment as of Tuesday afternoon, according to fire officials. The blaze,
Remains from 1952 plane crash finally returned to family
August 12, 2025
On Nov. 22, 1952, a military transport plane carrying 52 people crashed into an Alaskan glacier during a storm with reported 80-mph winds and low visibility. Among those killed was
Valencia man denied dismissal in federal case
August 12, 2025
A federal judge Friday denied a Santa Clarita man’s last chance to avoid federal custody for a misdemeanor conviction, rejecting a motion to dismiss his conviction. The ruling puts the