Crime

Cold case murder ends in conviction

A convicted killer already serving time in prison for a 1981 murder was found guilty Tuesday of first-degree murder in the slaying of former Newhall resident Stephanie Sommers four decades

Man from fatal collision on Thursday identified

Medical examiners identified the man who died Thursday night in a fatal two-vehicle collision in Canyon Country as 37-year-old Shawn Johns, according to Kristy McCraken, investigator with Coroner’s Office.  Johns,

Week-long Tick Fire fully contained

One week after the Tick Fire began, fire officials reported having finally managed to fully contain it as of 6 a.m. Thursday. The Tick Fire began on Thursday, Oct. 24,

Highway crash ends with arrest of Saugus woman

A Saugus woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury late Wednesday afternoon in connection with a crash that prompted a call for ambulances

Fire cause investigators scour Tick Fire source

In the daily Tick Fire updates posted by fire officials, one column on their checklist — alongside homes destroyed, acres burned, residents displaced — has remained unchanged since the fire