Crime trend: Grab and dash from online buyers and sellers
August 18, 2017
All she wanted was a puppy. What she got, instead, was a place in the long growing line of victims hit by the latest crime trend – grab and
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At least 14 motorists hit with speeding tickets Friday
August 18, 2017
Speed kills. And, because it kills, law enforcement officers vigilant about making sure it does not happen, slapped more than a dozen motorists Friday with speeding citations. Recent serious traffic
Over 1,000 locals gear up for eclipse at Old Town Newhall Library event
August 18, 2017
Santa Clarita residents had a sunny Friday afternoon at Old Town Newhall Library’s “Learn About the Sun Day” in preparation for the solar eclipse on Monday. A line of more
Appropriations committee to review water bill Wednesday
August 18, 2017
A water bill promising to create one new all-encompassing water district in the Santa Clarita Valley faces its toughest hurdle Wednesday when it goes before the State Assembly’s Appropriations Committee.
Motorist sentenced 2 years for July 4th hit and run
August 18, 2017
A motorist who fled the scene of a traffic collision that sent five people to the hospital on the night of July 4th last year was sentenced Friday to
Aldana sentenced to 10 years in prison for killing pal
August 18, 2017
A 22-year-old man who pleaded no contest earlier this month to killing his childhood friend, Max Bernal, was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison, a Los Angeles County District
Dogs freed from locked car – again
August 18, 2017
The temps may have been a little cooler for two dogs freed from a locked car Friday, but leaving them there in the first place remains very much – not
About 100,000 gallons lost by hydrant hit in crash
August 18, 2017
An estimated 100,000 gallons of water was lost Friday morning after a vehicle took out a fire hydrant in Valencia in an early morning single-vehicle crash. The incident marks
Jobless rate jumps again in July
August 18, 2017
Unemployment has increased to 4.8 percent in Santa Clarita, the second month in a row the rate has gone up, according to the Employment Development Department. This comes after five
Habitat for Humanity gets grant from Disabled Veterans National Foundation
August 18, 2017
Woodland Hills, CA – August 18, 2017 – Habitat for Humanity San Fernando/Santa Clarita Valleys (SF/SCV) is honored to announce it has received a grant from the Disabled Veterans National
A later start to the school day? Why California could delay the bell
August 18, 2017
Coaxing groggy teenagers out of bed and onto an early morning school bus is a challenge for many parents. Democratic state Sen. Anthony Portantino of La Cañada Flintridge says you
Survivors of head-on crash still in fair condition
August 18, 2017
Two men seriously hurt in a head-on crash on San Francisquito Canyon Road Wednesday were still reported in fair condition at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Friday morning. “Both are
“Itty bitty” snake caught inside KinderCare
August 18, 2017
There were some exciting moments at a preschool in Canyon Country Friday morning when a snake got into the KinderCare daycare facility. “Nobody was bit and nobody was hurt,” said
SCV condo sales break 12-year record
August 18, 2017
Santa Clarita Valley residents bought more condominiums in July than they have in 12 years. July saw 132 condos sold, the highest since September 2005 when 173 escrows closed, according
Residents encouraged to remember traffic laws in school zones
August 18, 2017
Both the city of Santa Clarita and the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station are working together to enforce speed limits and encourage drivers to slow down during the start of
Sanitation officials to unveil revamped environmental impact report
August 17, 2017
Everything you ever wanted to know about chloride in the Santa Clara River, the plan to reduce the river’s chloride levels to satisfy downstream Ventura County farmers of salt-sensitive crops,
Home intruder pleads no contest to possessing an assault rifle
August 17, 2017
A local man arrested for burglary after he allegedly forced his way into a Saugus home, armed with a firearm, prompting a family to cower inside a room, pleaded no
City council meetings to resume on Tuesday
August 17, 2017
Santa Clarita’s city council will be back in action on Tuesday, Aug. 22 after their six-week summer break. “On hiatus, the council remained busy with community events,” Mayor Cameron Smyth
50-acre business park to be developed at Needham Ranch
August 17, 2017
A new business park is slated for the development of a commercial business park at the site of Needham Ranch, sitting between Highway 14 and downtown Newhall. Long eyed by
Bridge to Home welcomes new director of programs
August 17, 2017
Few people in the Santa Clarita Valley know how to serve its homeless population as well as Chris Najarro. After six years as the executive director at Family Promise, Najarro