Tip of the Week: Safely Using Hiking Trails
October 23, 2018
The Santa Clarita Valley offers many great trails and open spaces for hiking, mountain biking, and horse riding. When using these trails, we all need to take precautions to assure
Crime
Crime
Man arrested after deputy finds gun
October 23, 2018
A deputy checking on a “suspicious” vehicle arrested the driver after having allegedly found a loaded gun in the backseat. The incident happened shortly before 1:45 a.m. Friday when a
Pitchess deputy and her husband honored for bravery at Vegas shooting
October 19, 2018
A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy assigned to the Pitchess Detention Center received the department’s Medal of Valor this week for her courage and heroism witnessed last year when she
Man accused of strangling boyfriend to stand trial for murder
October 19, 2018
Following a daylong preliminary hearing, a judge ruled a Valencia man accused of strangling his boyfriend should stand trial for murder. Christian Alexander Ortiz, 22, charged with murder in the
Alleged gang member arrested near Gorman; drugs and guns seized
October 19, 2018
An alleged gang member is behind bars following a traffic stop Tuesday night, near Gorman, which netted a seizure of guns and drugs, according to sheriff’s officials. About 11:45 p.m.
Firefighters snuff out Newhall brush fire in 40 minutes
October 19, 2018
Firefighters made short work of a blaze that burned at least one quarter-acre of brush in Newhall Friday afternoon, extinguishing it in about 40 minutes. The fire reported on Drayton
Four priests named in sweeping sex abuse lawsuit
October 19, 2018
Four Catholic priests who served parishioners in Newhall have been named in a lawsuit alleging sexual abuse stretching back decades, and involving more than 300 alleged offenders. The “nuisance lawsuit”
One dead, one injured, in Neenach crash
October 12, 2018
A 55-year-old Lancaster man is dead and a 23-year-old Palmdale woman seriously injured following a traffic collision on Highway 36, near Neenach, Thursday. About 7:10 p.m., the driver of a
Motorcyclist injured in crash with two other vehicles
October 12, 2018
A motorcyclist was injured and taken to Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital on Friday morning after becoming involved in a collision with two other vehicles. Shortly after 7:30 a.m., motorists contacted
Castaic driver in fatal crash in Fillmore
October 12, 2018
A 62-year-old Castaic man has been identified by authorities as the driver of a pickup truck that struck and killed a pedestrian in Fillmore on Thursday morning. Senior Deputy Shawn
Reach for cash register leads to couple’s arrest
October 12, 2018
An Alameda couple were arrested on suspicion of robbery after one of them allegedly reached into an open cash register and grabbed some cash. A man and a woman —
Not guilty plea given in “annoying” messaging case
October 12, 2018
A Santa Clarita Valley man accused of sending “annoying” and repeated phone messages — who found himself at the center of controversy earlier this year over his alleged phone
Jury finds Saugus man guilty of rape
October 11, 2018
A jury found a Saugus man guilty Thursday of committing rape by use of a drug. Brady John Wood, 21, was found guilty the same day lawyers presented their closing
Five alleged SCV drug dealers arrested on the weekend
October 10, 2018
Five men, all but one from the Santa Clarita Valley, were arrested over the weekend, accused of dealing drugs in the SCV. Specifically, each suspect was arrested on suspicion of
Local deputies vow to keep watchful eye for speeders
October 10, 2018
Recent citations issued for speeding including one given to a motorcyclist for triple digit speeding prompted officials at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station to go public with a pledge
Program to take guns from the wrong hands unveiled
October 10, 2018
A program aimed at taking guns out of the hands of those whom law enforcement officials think shouldn’t have them was unveiled Tuesday at a news conference held jointly by
Man accused of sending “annoying” phone messages to appear in court
October 9, 2018
A Santa Clarita Valley man accused of sending “annoying” and repeated phone messages — who found himself at the center of controversy earlier this year over his alleged phone messaging
Attempted murder mugging case against transient tossed out
October 9, 2018
A man arrested three times in three months was sentenced to 57 days in jail last month for taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent. Cristian Daniel Trabanino, 21, was
Woman injures two deputies in Newhall fight
October 9, 2018
A woman questioned by deputies about a noon hour fight in Newhall on Tuesday was arrested after allegedly assaulting two deputies who tried to detain her. More than a dozen
Case dropped in car sale gone awry
October 9, 2018
Prosecutors citing a lack of evidence tossed out the case against a Northridge man accused of running down another man with his car during a car-sale-gone-awry. Gary Keith Evans, 22,