Man accused of killing uncle returns to court
A Saugus man accused of killing his uncle and covering up his crime scene returned to court last week, with a judge ordering him to return once again next month. …
Veterinarian Balpal Sandhu is accused of 41 causes for discipline at his three animal clinics, including the All Creatures Veterinary Center in Newhall.
Veterinarian testifies in animal hospitals’ trial about care of Chihuahua that died
Balpal Sandhu, a veterinarian accused of 41 causes for discipline at his three animal clinics, testified in his own defense this week. The virtual trial continued as Sandhu’s attorney, George…
San Fernando Superior Courthouse. Courtesy
Warrant issued for man accused of killing family of 6 in crash
A judge issued a bench warrant for a man accused of killing a family of six in a late-night Gorman crash more than four years ago. Richard Lopez, 73, of…
Attempted murder, murder suspects due back in court next month
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…
Sheriffs investigated a deputy involved shooting in which a suspect was killed near Ave. Stanford Thursday afternoon. September 12, 2019. Bobby Block / The Signal.
Looking at 2020’s court docket
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…
Man accused of killing rehab pal gets pretrial court date
A Pacoima man accused of killing his rehab pal a year ago is scheduled to appear in court this month, after being ordered to stand trial for murder a couple…
Vehicular manslaughter trial to continue next week
The trial of a commercial trucker accused of killing two women and four young children when his big rig hit a minivan two years ago is expected to resume next…
Jury hears how accused trucker drove safely before fatal crash
The trucker accused of killing two women and four young children when his big rig hit a minivan two years ago showed no signs of weaving lanes, swerving or driving…
Solar panels line a hillside in Canyon Country above the Canyon View Estates. The City of Santa Clarita has ordered the removal of these panels. Cory Rubin/ The Signal
Trial date set for Canyon View Estates
A nonjury trial has been set to begin later this year for the owners of Canyon View Estates mobile home park accused of refusing to remove solar panels in the…
Murder suspect ordered to return to court in January
A woman accused of stabbing her girlfriend to death last year — and for each of the past four months has appeared in court for a pretrial hearing — was…
The SCV Senior Center
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Learn about the witch and pirate trials in Colonial Williamsburg at the SCV Senior Center
Continuing its scholar series, the SCV Senior Center will focus its next historical presentation on colonial Williamsburg and witches on Oct. 31.
Rape trial of Saugus man set to begin next week
The jury trial that was slated to begin in August for a Saugus man accused of date rape has been rescheduled to begin this month. Brady John Wood, now 21,…
Law enforcement personnel examine
a vehicle involved in a fiery crash on
Interstate 5 that killed six people on
in June 2016 near Gorman.
Trial of truck driver accused of manslaughter underway
The jury trial of a truck driver accused of manslaughter in the deaths of two women and four children killed in 2016 got underway Monday. Richard Lopez, 70, of Walnut,…
The Santa Clarita Courthouse. KATHARINE LOTZE/Signal.
Jury begins deliberating in restaurant sexual battery case
The fate of a local restaurateur accused of sexual battery by a woman who once worked for him is now in the hands of a jury. Sam Albert Gardian,…
surveillance photo of suspected PT Cruiser Bandit. courtesy photo of LASD
Bank robbery trial for alleged seasoned bandit to start this month
The man who at one time won $19 million—only to be accused 20 years later of robbing a dozen banks, including a half dozen of them here in the Santa…
Dan Watson
A Santa Clarita Sheriff's Deputy cruiser sits in front of a house in Castaic where a dead body was found in 2014. 090514
Castaic woman pleads no contest to murdering her father
Denise Gillis, the Castaic woman accused of killing her elderly father more than three years ago, pleaded no contest Tuesday to one count of second degree murder. “Denise Gillis…
Date rape case to go to trial
A Saugus man accused of date rape has been ordered to stand trial. Brady John Wood, 20, appeared Friday in San Fernando Superior Court for a preliminary hearing after which…
Men accused of violent acts found fit to stand trial
Two men charged with separate violent crimes - one accused of threatening to torture relatives with a machete before driving the family pickup truck off a cliff and the…
Courtney(Burton) Arvizu
Jury to be selected Tuesday in Arvizu murder trial
Jury selection is scheduled to begin Tuesday 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 years ago.…
