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Emergency response called for drowning

An L.A. County Fire Department helicopter was called to Pyramid Lake after a child nearly drowned Sunday.  Fire Department personnel responded to reports of a medical emergency around 1:15 p.m.on the 3500

Emergency response called for injured hiker

Santa Clarita Valley search and rescue teams and an L.A. County Fire Department helicopter were deployed to an injured hiker in Towsley Canyon on Sunday morning.  Fire Department personnel responded to reports of

Fundraiser set up to support wounded fire captain

The Los Angeles County Fire Department identified Saturday Arnie Sandoval, 54, as the captain wounded during the Station 81 shooting Tuesday.    David Guymon, a 20-year co-worker and friend, set up a GoFundMe fundraiser Friday at the request of Sandoval’s family. The

Hiker airlifted out of Wildwood Canyon

A Los Angeles County Fire Department helicopter rescued a hiker from Wildwood Canyon before 1 p.m. Saturday afternoon.  The hiker was experiencing a medical issue, according to Supervisor Ed Pickett with the Fire Department. The department received

Bridge to Home moves shelter operations

Bridge to Home has temporarily relocated its homeless shelter operations to vacant land on Pine Street. The owner of the site, Trammell Crow Co. and partner, who are the developers of The Center at Needham Ranch, will

City Council to continue district-based elections discussion

District-based elections are on the Santa Clarita City Council’s agenda for a closed session discussion next week.  Council members will discuss Tuesday the California Voting Rights Act lawsuit brought against the city in February 2020 alleging that the city’s current “at-large”

CHP pursuit through Santa Clarita ends in crash

A pursuit initiated by California Highway Patrol officers, that sped through the Santa Clarita Valley on Friday, ended in a traffic collision north of Templin Highway.  The pursuit stemmed from

Hill ordered to pay defendants’ attorney fees

A judge has ordered former Rep. Katie Hill, D-Agua Dulce, to pay attorneys’ fees to local school board member Joe Messina and other defendants named in Hill’s lawsuit related to the 2019 publication of intimate images of Hill.  On May 4, Judge Yolanda Orozco ordered Hill pay Messina $29,906.44, a majority of the $37,587 he sought for attorneys’ fees

Free summer meal program for children kicks off

School Day Café started serving free meals to children at Old Town Newhall Library and Canyon Country Library on Tuesday with more community and school locations being added in the coming weeks.   “There’s still a great

State Senate approves Wilk’s “LifeLine Foster Youth” bill

Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, received unanimous support Tuesday for Senate Bill 546, which extends the state’s iFoster Pilot Program. The program currently provides California’s foster youth with smartphones and free voice, text and data.  “The data on foster