San Fernando Courthouse
Elusive murder trial put off until fall
A Canyon Country truck driver who keeps seeing his murder trial put off saw it delayed until fall Wednesday. More than two years after he was arrested for murder,…
Pyramid Lake as seen from the air, in the Los Padres National Forest in Los Angeles County, California. (Credit: Aeronrd/Wikimedia Commons)
ID of Pyramid Lake stabbing victim eludes detectives
Homicide detectives are trying to identify the body of a Hispanic man found late Saturday afternoon, stabbed to death in a river bed near Pyramid Lake. “This is a homicide,”…
Courtney(Burton) Arvizu
Newlywed murder trial postponed a month
The murder trial of a 50-year-old Santa Clarita man accused of killing his 25-year-old bride in their Newhall home two years ago that was slated to begin Wednesday was,…
Courtney(Burton) Arvizu
Jury trial to begin in newlywed murder case
The murder trial of a 50-year-old Santa Clarita man accused of killing his 25-year-old bride in their Newhall home two years ago is slated to begin Wednesday, a spokesman…
Murder trial for Canyon Country truck driver is delayed
More than two years after he was arrested for murder, a Canyon Country truck driver is still waiting for his trial to begin. Michael Joe McGlothan, was 51 when…
San Fernando Courthouse
Childhood pal murder case gets postponed – again
A man accused of shooting his childhood friend and then dumping his body down a ravine near Sand Canyon Road appeared briefly in court Tuesday and had his case…
Crash victims Michelle Littlefield, 19, and Brian Lewandowski, 18.
Prosecutors still wait for “comprehensive” report on crash that killed three
Prosecutors who two months ago said they were eagerly waiting for a “comprehensive” scientific assessment of the multi-vehicle crash that killed three people last year, including two Valencia residents are…
Case of local man shot, then dumped in ravine, put off one month
A man accused of shooting his childhood friend and then dumping his body down a ravine near Sand Canyon Road appeared briefly in court Thursday as his case heads…
Friends of family of Maria Acevedo hold our their arms as part of a vigil in her honor in October at Central Park. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
Saugus man accused of killing his mother appears in court
A Saugus man accused of stabbing his mother to death appeared briefly in court Tuesday. Jesse Lucatero, 24, faces one count of murder with the allegation he used a knife…
Courtney(Burton) Arvizu
Jury selection to begin in newlywed murder case
Jury selection is slated to begin next week in the murder trial of a 50-year-old Santa Clarita man accused of killing his 25-year-old bride in their Newhall home two…
Prosecutors pursue speed racing cases in court
A Palmdale man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of having taken part in an illegal speed contest in the Santa Clarita Valley. The 21-year-old man was arrested by deputies of…
San Fernando Courthouse
Man accused of killing childhood pal appears in court
A man accused of shooting his childhood friend and then dumping his body down a ravine near Sand Canyon Road appeared briefly in court Tuesday as his case heads slowly…
Michelle Littlefield's parents, William and Gigi Littlefield, stand next to a photo of their daughter, who was killed in February 2016 in a car crash on Interstate 5 in Commerce. Littlefield was returning from Disneyland with three friends, including Brian Lewandowski, who was also killed in the crash. The two other occupants were seriously injured. Katharine Lotze/Signal
“Comprehensive” report into triple fatal crash delays court case
Prosecutors waiting on a “comprehensive” scientific study by California Highway Patrol investigators into the deadly crash that claimed the lives of three young people, including two Valencia residents, were compelled…
In this 2014 photo, a Santa Clarita Sheriff's Deputy cruiser sits in front of a house in Castaic where a dead body was found on Sept. 5, 2014. photo by Dan Watson , The Signal
Castaic woman’s murder trial put off another month
More than two and a half years after her arrest, a Castaic woman accused of killing her elderly father saw her murder trial postponed again Wednesday. Denise Ann Gillis was…
Courtney(Burton) Arvizu
Jury trial set for newlywed murder case
A jury trial has been scheduled for a 49-year-old Santa Clarita man accused of killing his 25-year-old bride in their Newhall home in 2015. Robert Arvizu, charged with murder in…
Johnnie Greenback.
Greenback murder trial delayed another month
The murder trial of a Canyon Country woman accused of killing her brother two years ago, and who was declared incompetent to stand trial last April, was delayed another month…
Joshua Robertson convicted of murder and Brittney Humphrey convicted of kidnapping.
Third murder suspect arrested in Kimberly Harvill shooting death
Homicide detectives have arrested a third person on suspicion of murder in connection with the death of Kimberly Harvill, mother of the three children, whose body was found near Gorman…
A shooting investigated in Newhall on the 27700 block of Valle Del Oro, just east of Newhall Avenue.
South Gate man to stand trial in year-old slaying of Newhall man
A South Gate man accused of gunning down a man in Newhall a year ago has been ordered to stand trial for murder. Joseph Monroy, 37, appeared in court…
Michelle Littlefield's parents, William and Gigi Littlefield, stand next to a photo of their daughter, who was killed in February 2016 in a car crash on Interstate 5 in Commerce. Littlefield was returning from Disneyland with three friends, including Brian Lewandowski, who was also killed in the crash. The two other occupants were seriously injured. Katharine Lotze/Signal
Triple fatal case postponed two months
A Whittier man charged with murder in last year’s fiery multivehicle crash that killed three people, including two Valencia residents, appeared in court Monday to set a date for his…
Slain Sgt. Steve Owen
Homicide detectives arrest 5 in murder of Sheriff’s Sergeant Steve Owen
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Homicide detectives are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the murder of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Sergeant Steve Owen. Sergeant Owen was gunned down…
