Crime

Hiker airlifted from Placerita Canyon after fall

A man who fell while hiking in Placerita Canyon was airlifted to safety Thursday morning. Shortly before 10:30 a.m., paramedics with the Los Angeles County Fire Department received reports of

Local man identified as motorcycle crash victim

The motorcyclist nearly two weeks ago in an early morning crash in the Newhall Pass has been identified 27-year-old Jesus Tapiaramos, of Santa Clarita. Investigators with the Los Angeles County

A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene.

Motorcyclist injured in morning crash

A motorcyclist suffered a fractured knee in a traffic collision Thursday morning near College of the Canyons’ Valencia campus. Shortly after 9:35 a.m., paramedics with the Los Angeles County Fire

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,