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Deputies: Escaped prisoner apprehended 

A Palmdale prisoner escaped early Saturday morning while being transported southbound on Highway 14, and was later apprehended at around 5:30 a.m., according to Palmdale Sheriff’s Station Deputy Michael Rathbun.  

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Public Health issues report on fentanyl deaths 

Los Angeles County substance abuse experts reported encouraging data this week, indicating fentanyl-related deaths, which increased exponentially over a six-year span, might be approaching “a plateau,” according to an L.A.

Suspect arrested in Gorman after pursuit 

A 26-year-old Riverside County man was arrested Tuesday evening after a pursuit on Interstate 5, according to California Highway Patrol officials.  The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station requested Newhall-area CHP

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Mail theft reported in Valencia 

A Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station official Monday confirmed a single report regarding a possible incident of mail theft at the Creekside Road post office in Valencia, in response to

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Court services expected to return Tuesday 

The L.A. County Superior Court System announced it would remain closed Monday and estimated that services would return to normal Tuesday, in an online announcement posted around 7 p.m. Sunday. 

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Deputies respond to firearm assault in Newhall  

Deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station responded to an assault with a deadly weapon in Newhall on Saturday night, according to officials.   Law enforcement personnel responded to a

SCV woman agrees to plea in fentanyl death 

DA’s office issues statement on prosecution of drug-related homicides  The woman accused of selling a Santa Clarita Valley teenager with the fentanyl that led to her fatal overdose has pleaded

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Acton man charged in fatal hit-and-run 

The L.A. County District Attorney’s Office filed two charges against a man accused of striking a motorcyclist with his truck and dragging the bike until he dislodged it from the

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Second suspect arrested in fatal shooting 

A Homicide Bureau with the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department confirmed Wednesday a second suspect has been arrested in Santa Clarita in connection with the fatal shooting June 17 outside Valencia