Crime

In an answer filed in federal court Thursday, attorneys for Los Angeles County denied any liability or wrongdoing in the death of Deputy Alfredo “Freddy” Flores.   Flores, a 20-year veteran

The city of Santa Clarita announced Thursday that Capt. Brandon Barclay, who has been serving in the role in an acting capacity since April, is replacing Cmdr. Justin Diez on

A Homicide Bureau official confirmed Thursday a person found dead Wednesday on Sierra Highway is being investigated as a suspected suicide.  Medical examiners identified the decedent as Jose Aparicio Cordova,

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

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

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

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

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

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

Perry Smith   A Newhall man pleaded no contest to allegations he was one of three suspects in the shooting of a Los Angeles Police Department officer at his Valencia home

A Newhall man pleaded no contest to allegations he was one of three suspects in the shooting of a Los Angeles Police Department officer at his Valencia home after an

Santa Clarita Valley sheriff’s deputies are investigating reports of a shooting incident that occurred on Costa Brave in Newhall on Thursday night, according to SCV Sheriff’s Station spokesperson Shirley Miller. 

A 43-year-old former California Highway Patrol officer charged wtih 10 counts, including criminal threats and possession of assault weapons, pleaded not guilty on July 30.   Brian Timothy Powers, of Castaic,

The L.A. County District Attorney’s Office leveled a handful of charges at a Los Angeles woman arrested by officers with the California Highway Patrol’s Newhall-area Office following a brief July

Friends and supporters of the Santa Clarita Youth Soccer League have shown their care for founder Kevin Morales, starting a fundraising campaign to help him replace several thousand dollars in

An Agua Dulce man was arrested on suspicion of felony evading on Tuesday evening after a vehicle and foot pursuit, according to a spokesman for the California Highway Patrol Newhall-area

A 34-year-old homeless man was arrested on suspicion of burglary in the early hours of Monday morning, after he entered a building to use the stove, according to a Santa

Family and friends who have waited more than two years for justice will get their day in court for a fatal hit-and-run in Agua Dulce, according to court records.  Judge