A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge Monday sentenced James ”Matthew” Dorsey to 35.5 years to life in state prison for the stabbing murder of his estranged wife, Michelle Dorsey. All eight speakers, friends and members of the…
The Santa Clarita City Council has asked the city manager to prepare a letter to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors seeking the board’s support in adding sentencing enhancements to the case of murder suspect James “Matthew” Dorsey. Last week, L.A. County District Attorney George Gascón’s office charged James Dorsey with murder, attempted kidnapping, residential…
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials arrested a Canyon Country man on suspicion of murder Friday afternoon. The suspect, Stewart Smith, 40, was listed as a “set builder” by occupation…
It’s been 50 years since Charles Manson, who’s been described as an American cult leader, was put on trial for the murders that his followers, known as the “Manson Family,”…
A detective seeking the man responsible for a 2017 stabbing murder near Pyramid Lake confirmed a suspect is in the custody of federal marshals Monday. The man, Salvador Rodriguez, 30,…
A man accused of killing his uncle pleaded not guilty in court Friday, according to a spokesman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Daniel Cierzan, 24, was arrested…
After an investigation lasting more than three years, the human remains found in a hilly, rugged stretch of terrain near Templin Highway in 2017 have been positively identified as belonging…
The trials for two local men charged in crimes alleged to have taken place nearly three years ago are both due back in court next month.All jury trials are currently…
Due to COVID-19 delays and the sensitive nature of the investigation, it’ll probably be some time next year before the public hears what detectives have figured out regarding the disappearance…
Medical examiners with the L.A. County Coroner’s Office identified the man killed in a Newhall stabbing late Friday night, and a suspect is now in custody. The fatal attack is…
With 2019 coming to an end, there are still a countless number of ongoing legal cases that have impacted the Santa Clarita Valley over the past several years, which are…
In what has become a familiar routine after more than two years, a woman accused of stabbing her girlfriend to death in 2017 appeared briefly Thursday for a pretrial hearing…
A convicted killer already serving time in prison for a 1981 murder was found guilty Tuesday of first-degree murder in the slaying of former Newhall resident Stephanie Sommers four decades…
Opening statements were delivered Monday in the long-awaited trial of a convicted killer charged with killing former Newhall resident Stephanie Sommers four decades ago. Harold Anthony Parkinson, 60, appeared Monday…
In what has become a monthly visit over the last two years, a Valencia man accused of strangling his boyfriend in 2017 appeared in court Monday for a pretrial hearing.…
The trial of a convicted killer now accused of murdering former Newhall resident Stephanie Sommers four decades ago is underway. Harold Parkinson, 60, appeared Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court.…
In what has become a monthly visit over the last two years, a Valencia man accused of strangling his boyfriend in 2017 appeared in court Wednesday for a pretrial hearing.…
Jury selection got underway Tuesday in the long-awaited trial of convicted killer Harold Anthony Parkinson charged with killing former Newhall resident Stephanie Sommers. “Jury selection began today and jury trial…
A local woman facing multiple criminal charges, including murder, in connection with a fatal wrong-way traffic collision in January 2018, was ordered to stand trial in the new year. Nicole…
Lawyers who appeared in court Friday for a readiness hearing in the case of a convicted killer now charged with killing former Newhall resident Stephanie Sommers are ready to go…
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