CC standoff suspect held to answer
August 13, 2025
Deputy Richard Wyatt testified that he remembered hearing his partner telling somebody to drop a knife, before he saw Carl Wayne Pruett emerge from behind some bushes swinging a large
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Canyon Country man denied bail in sexual assault charges
August 13, 2025
A Santa Clarita man charged with four counts of sexually assaulting two underage female relatives was denied bail Friday. Victor Alvarez, 31, of Canyon Country, remained in custody Wednesday at
LASD: Dead body on Sierra Highway under investigation
August 13, 2025
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials Wednesday confirmed a dead body was found on Sierra Highway, about 1 mile south of Needham Ranch Parkway, in Newhall. L.A. County Fire Department
SCE threatens power outages due to winds
August 13, 2025
Canyon Country residents might have gotten an early taste of what’s to come early Wednesday morning with Public Safety Power Shutoffs in the forecast to go along with wind gusts
US, China clash at UN meeting over Panama Canal
August 13, 2025
By Lily Zhou Contributing Writer Chinese and U.S. representatives clashed on Monday at a U.N. Security Council meeting over the Panama Canal amid an ongoing battle over control of the waterway
DOJ finds George Washington University ‘deliberately indifferent’ to antisemitic abuses
August 13, 2025
By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer The Department of Justice has found George Washington University in violation of federal law in its handling of pro-Palestinian protests. The assessment was leveled after a
Zelenskyy rules out pulling troops from Donbas ahead of summit
August 13, 2025
By Bill Pan Contributing Writer Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ruled out withdrawing troops from the contested Donbas region as a condition for a cease-fire and peace talks with Russia, warning
Trump warns of ‘very severe consequences’ if Putin refuses to end Ukraine war
August 13, 2025
By Emel Akan Contributing Writer WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump warned on Wednesday that there will be “very severe consequences” if Russian President Vladimir Putin refuses to end the war in
County announces progress on Bouquet Creek
August 12, 2025
Los Angeles County officials Tuesday announced the first progress on a yearslong multimillion-dollar effort to restore Bouquet Canyon Creek, a watershed eyed as being in need of work since a
Barger to spotlight budget impacts with new standing agenda item
August 12, 2025
News release Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger announced that the board will now receive weekly updates on the county’s fiscal health and the implications of
COC to host Welcome Day on Friday
August 12, 2025
News release College of the Canyons is scheduled to host Welcome Day on Friday to introduce the incoming class of freshman students, as well as prospective and continuing students, to
Missing witnesses threaten another Newhall murder trial
August 12, 2025
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge issued orders Monday for two witnesses to testify in a Newhall double-murder case, under threat of arrest, seeking information families have waited on
Canyon Fire: 97% containment, 12 structures burned
August 12, 2025
Twelve structures, including two homes, have been destroyed as a result of the Canyon Fire which is nearing 100% containment as of Tuesday afternoon, according to fire officials. The blaze,
Valencia man denied dismissal in federal case
August 12, 2025
A federal judge Friday denied a Santa Clarita man’s last chance to avoid federal custody for a misdemeanor conviction, rejecting a motion to dismiss his conviction. The ruling puts the
EU urges Trump to defend Europe’s security interests at Putin summit
August 12, 2025
By Chris Summers Contributing Writer European Union leaders on Tuesday appealed to U.S. President Donald Trump to defend Europe’s vital security interests when he meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in
Appeals court removes block on DOGE data access
August 12, 2025
By Sam Dorman Contributing Writer An appeals court has removed a block imposed on the Department of Government Efficiency accessing data within various federal departments. In a 2-1 decision on Tuesday,
Finland charges oil tanker captain over undersea cables sabotage
August 12, 2025
By Owen Evans Contributing Writer Finland’s national prosecutor’s office said on Monday it had brought charges against the captain and first and second officers of the Cook Islands-registered Eagle S oil
Deputies seek to identify grand theft suspect
August 12, 2025
Detectives with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station are searching for a grand theft suspect who stole over $950 worth of cigarettes from a local business in Canyon Country twice
Former assemblyman, Saugus Cafe owner dies at 97
August 11, 2025
A former assemblyman and longtime local philanthropist, Hank Arklin, died Aug. 1. He was 97. Arklin was born July 17, 1928, in Albany, California, north of Berkeley. Arklin was a
CHP: Pursuit from Antelope Valley goes through SCV, steals tanker truck off I-5
August 11, 2025
A pursuit began in the Antelope Valley after two armed men carjacked a person’s vehicle and fled the scene, according to a Nixle Alert from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s