Crime

DUI checkpoint planned for Friday night in the SCV

Officers with the Newhall-area Office of the California Highway Patrol announced Wednesday they’ll be conducting a DUI checkpoint Friday night. The location of the “sobriety checkpoint” is expected to be

Deputies clear soft lockdown at Valencia High

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies detained a man after they received reports of a possible suspicious individual not far from Valencia High School’s campus Wednesday. The person was questioned

Motorist killed in Saugus van crash identified

A spokesman for the Coroner’s Office identified a motorist who died Saturday in hospital the morning after a Friday crash in Saugus. The deceased man is 70-year-old Richard Aspen Pittman,

Big rig fire triggers concerns about brush

A big rig caught fire in the Newhall Pass early Monday evening, triggering immediate concerns due to the surrounding brush. Firefighters with the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to

LASD car. Signal file photo.

Motorcyclist hurt in Saugus crash

A motorcyclist was injured and taken to the hospital Monday following a traffic collision in Saugus. Shortly before 2 p.m., paramedics with the Los Angeles County Fire Department were dispatched

Motorist from Bouquet Canyon Road crash dies

A motorist who was trapped inside his van following a traffic collision in Saugus late Friday afternoon has died, according to officials with the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office. “The