Crime

Deputies spot stolen car, arrest man

Local deputies arrested a man Monday on suspicion of grand theft when he was stopped while driving a car reported stolen last month in Riverside County. The arrest happened shortly

News of man’s death prompts sympathy

Judging from the visitors to his house, those posting notes of condolences online and donating to a fund to help his family, those who knew Rito Melero Jr. are learning

DA warns seniors about online dating profiles

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, county prosecutors have a warning for old people young at heart. In a notice issued Friday by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office,

Coach accused of sex crimes to stand trial

A basketball coach who once worked at two schools in the Santa Clarita Valley is scheduled to be arraigned next week on 15 sex crimes, including six counts of committing

CHP Officer recalls horrific fiery crash in court

In his 17 years of responding to traffic collisions, California Highway Patrol Officer D.C. Williams had never experienced anything as “horrific” as the fiery crash that killed two women and

One dead, six injured, in crash near Neenach

A five-vehicle crash near Neenach has left one dead and six injured. The multi-vehicle collision happened a couple of minutes before 5 p.m. on Highway 138, near 60th Street, east