Crime

State courts plan 8-story courthouse in Valencia 

The Judicial Council of California, the policymaking body for the largest court system in the nation, announced plans Tuesday to build an eight-story, 24-courtroom “full-service justice hub for the North

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DA files charges in alleged child abduction 

The L.A. County District Attorney’s Office filed four felony charges against a Los Angeles woman accused of fleeing from law enforcement officers with young children unsecured in the car.  Lynette

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DA charges officer with animal abuse  

The L.A. County District Attorney’s Office filed two misdemeanor charges against a Los Angeles Police Department officer over allegations she struck a dog in an incident that was filmed in

The property lines of homes burned during the Palisades Fire still sit visible in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on June 9, 2025. Photo by John Fredricks.

Grand jury indicts Palisades Fire suspect 

News release   A federal grand jury has indicted a former resident of the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles who is charged with starting in January 2025 what eventually became the Palisades

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One arrested following attempted burglary  

A man was detained following an attempted burglary in Newhall in the early hours of Saturday morning, according to the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.   Deputies responded to a 9-1-1

Santa Clarita explains curfew crackdown 

Santa Clarita City Manager Ken Striplin said Tuesday a recent crackdown on the city’s curfew law, which “has been on the books for a couple of decades,” has come from

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Suspect arrested in Castaic rape investigation  

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies arrested a man after he was accused of two incidents of sexual assault against the same alleged victim in Castaic.   The 36-year-old Palmdale bus