
Parent to seek mental-health diversion in abuse case
The attorney for a father charged with child abuse and disturbing the peace indicated he would be seeking a mental health diversion for his client during a hearing last week
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The attorney for a father charged with child abuse and disturbing the peace indicated he would be seeking a mental health diversion for his client during a hearing last week

A Canyon Country man is due in court Friday to answer to three charges alleging he committed sexual abuse against a child over 14 years of age. Victor Alvarez, 31,

The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station has not yet presented a case against a man accused of surreptitiously filming female patrons at the Valencia Town Center mall with a camera on his

The Newhall School District governing board received a presentation on the Local Control Accountability Plan’s midyear review during last week’s board meeting. The LCAP is implemented into all state schools that receive public funding to help increase student success. The LCAP

The Saugus Union School District’s governing board engaged in a discussion with Education Support Services Group about the next steps in the superintendent search during a Wednesday special board meeting. Topics included in

Kratom use is increasing throughout Los Angeles County, and local officials and physicians are combating this surge of the newly prevalent opioid. At the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday,

News release The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency is installing a new water main to serve customers in the area of Calgrove Boulevard and Ebelden Avenue, and construction is scheduled to begin Feb. 23. Construction is scheduled to take place Mondays through

The Sulphur Springs Union School District’s recent governing board meeting was standing room only as educators from Sulphur Springs’ nine elementary schools packed into the district office. Teachers had shown in force at the Jan. 21 meeting for two reasons: The first was that the district

News release College of the Canyons will offer free income tax preparation services through its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program for eligible individuals during the 2026 tax filing season. VITA

A former longtime Sulphur Springs Union School District superintendent died late last month after a five-year battle with cancer. Robert “Bob” Albert Nolet served as the district’s superintendent between 1983 and 2015, the year Catherine Kawaguchi took on the

A GoFundMe has been established to support the family of a Santa Clarita Flyers hockey player’s mother, who remains in critical condition at a Colorado intensive care unit after a van crash that killed another player’s parent. Brenda Greenwald, 48, was in the Sprinter van that

News release Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, joined her Republican colleagues in the California State Senate last week in sending a letter urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to immediately convene a special session of the Legislature to address the

News release The William S. Hart Union High School District’s seven comprehensive high schools all have been named to the 2025 Advanced Placement School Honor Roll. “This prestigious recognition by the College Board

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison said on Wednesday that its chairman has resigned, after emails he exchanged with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were made public. Brad Karp decided

It’s no head scratcher that a solution for plagiocephaly, otherwise known as flat head syndrome, should be available to families. In an effort to make access easier for patients, Cranial Technologies is not only creating

By Joseph Lord, Nathan Worcester Contributing Writers WASHINGTON — Congress on Thursday continued to work on a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security as members in both chambers remain at odds on the path forward. Democrats

By Emel Akan Contributing Writer WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump spoke at the annual National Prayer Breakfast at the Washington Hilton on Thursday, where he touted his efforts to protect Christians around the world and

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer There was no public sign on Thursday of a response to “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s message to anyone who may have abducted her 84-year-old mother. Nancy Guthrie,