Local man accused of cruelty to dogs
April 18, 2019
A Santa Clarita man accused of cruelty to animals was arraigned in San Fernando Superior Court Wednesday on five felony counts of animal cruelty and one misdemeanor count of domestic
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Fentanyl is ‘heroin on steroids’ — and is in SCV
April 18, 2019
Nicole Norwood grew up as a fairly average youth in the Santa Clarita Valley, she said. She occasionally drank beer and smoked a bit of pot. But her life began
Deputies rescue homeless woman found living in culvert
April 18, 2019
Sheriff’s deputies, including specially trained members of the Sheriff’s Department’s Mental Evaluation Team, rescued a homeless woman found huddled in a culvert on Wednesday. Deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley
Transient accused of setting a fire by Castaic roadside
April 18, 2019
A Castaic man was arrested on suspicion of arson Thursday after a sergeant from the Pitchess Detention Center allegedly spotted a man trying to set a rag on fire. About
Ailing mother waits for DNA answers on missing son
April 17, 2019
On TV crime shows, DNA evidence solves the crime in about 40 minutes. Not so in the day-to-day life of homicide detectives, forensic pathologists and at least one mother of
Mercedes pursued by CHP from Acton to Mission Hills reached 140 mph
April 17, 2019
A motorist fleeing from police reached speeds of 140 mph on Tuesday evening, prompting California Highway Patrol officers concerned about safety to call off the chase. Although the driver eluded
Grieving father forgives man who killed his daughter
April 17, 2019
Just before a Whittier man was sentenced to more than 22 years in prison for three counts of vehicular manslaughter, the father of one of those victims had a chance
Puppy and accused puppy beater behind bars
April 16, 2019
A puppy allegedly beaten by its owner waits behind bars, and so does the man accused of beating the dog. The fate of both is expected to be determined soon,
Coroner ID’s pedestrian killed Friday as homeless
April 16, 2019
Investigators with the medical examiner’s office have identified the pedestrian killed Friday near a Highway 14 off-ramp as a homeless man, 61-year-old Gerald David Fruichantie. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles
City ranked ninth-safest in California
April 16, 2019
Santa Clarita was ranked the ninth-safest city in California by an online firm that crunched the latest crime statistics compiled by the FBI. On Tuesday, SafeHome.org released a study naming
UPDATE: One hurt in Agua Dulce crash
April 16, 2019
One person was injured and taken to the hospital Tuesday morning after a car flipped over in the southbound lanes of Highway 14 near Agua Dulce.
Investigators scrutinize latest pedestrian fatality
April 15, 2019
A man in his 60’s was struck and killed by a motorist Friday, marking the second time in just over a month that a pedestrian has died in a Santa
Fire crews douse wind-driven blaze along Highway 14
April 15, 2019
A pickup truck that broke down and caught fire in the Newhall pass Monday afternoon sparked a roadside fire that began burning brush on the edge of the Angeles National
Deputies smash car window, rescue toddler, arrest tot’s dad
April 15, 2019
Deputies who found a toddler left in a car at Granary Square Sunday broke one of the car windows and freed the child, arresting the child’s father a short time
Pedestrian killed in Highway 14 crash described as 60-year-old man
April 13, 2019
California Highway Patrol Newhall investigators have revealed new details surrounding the collision that killed a single pedestrian on the northbound side of Highway 14 Friday. A report submitted by CHP
One killed in Highway 14 collision
April 12, 2019
California Highway Patrol officers are investigating a fatal vehicle-versus-pedestrian collision in Canyon Country on Friday. The call came in at 9:38 p.m. on the northbound lanes of Highway 14, south
Cyclist hit by vehicle in Canyon Country
April 12, 2019
A cyclist was struck by a vehicle in Canyon Country on Friday afternoon. No one was transported to the hospital for injuries, according to officials. Paramedics were dispatched to the
Neighbor uses garden hose to battle backyard fire in Canyon Country
April 12, 2019
Los Angeles County Fire Department officials responded to a small vegetation fire that broke out in the backyard of a Canyon Country home Friday. The call came in at approximately
Man who killed two SCV teens sentenced to 22 years
April 12, 2019
A Whittier man who pleaded guilty to 18 counts connected to a crash that killed two Santa Clarita teens and a UPS truck driver in 2016, was sentenced to over
Sheriff’s investigators probing arson-related fire in Val Verde
April 12, 2019
A fire that began Friday morning in a homeless encampment is under investigation, sheriff’s officials confirmed. The blaze was first reported in a densely vegetated area of Val Verde, near