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Search on for hiker missing in Angeles National Forest
A "full-on" search and rescue is underway today for a hiker missing in the Angeles National Forest since Saturday night, a sheriff's spokesman said.
Family and friends gather to remember Dakota DeMott, who died in crash
Friends and family of Dakota DeMott gathered at a Canyon Country church Thursday morning for a memorial service honoring the young man who died in a traffic collision a year ago.
UPDATE: Valencia sex offender sentenced to 15 years in prison
ADDS DETAILS THROUGHOUT A 20-year-old Valencia man who trolled for teen girls on the Internet and hung out with younger boys so he could meet younger girls was sentenced to 15 years and four months in state prison Thursday. Michael Downs, who had faced 34 charges of sex crimes involving 17 victims, pleaded no contest on Thursday to molesting 15 girls in 2010 and 2011, said a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's ...
Family mourns Sarah Alarid
Members of Sarah Alarid's family stood over the ravine where the young woman's body was found Wednesday, paying their respects and wrestling with questions as to how and why the young woman drove off a winding mountain road New Year's Day, the woman's uncle said Thursday.
Chain saw-wielding vandals leave SCV residents in dark
Vandals with a chain saw left more than 1,300 Santa Clarita Valley residents in the dark for three hours Thursday after cutting down a utility pole, a spokeswoman for Southern California Edison said.
SCV's 2012 crime rate rises nearly 8 percent over previous year
Crime in the Santa Clarita Valley was up 7.74 percent in 2012 compared to the year before and rose in all areas, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department officials said Wednesday.
Crash in Newhall leaves 4 injured
A woman was taken to the hospital Tuesday afternoon following a two-vehicle crash on The Old Road south of Calgrove Boulevard, officials confirmed.
Reluctant inmate: attempted murder suspect declines to leave jail cell
The court appearance for a Canyon Country man accused of attempted murder was delayed from Tuesday until Wednesday because the man refused to leave his jail cell, court documents indicate.
UPDATE: Injured pedestrian dies in hospital
A 59-year-old man hit by a pickup truck in Saugus on Monday died early Tuesday morning as a result of his injuries, a sheriff's spokesman said.
Search continues for missing Canyon Country woman
// The search for Sarah Alarid, missing since New Year's Eve, moved to Newhall on Tuesday as family and friends continue to comb the Santa Clarita Valley for clues to the 19-year-old's whereabouts. Early Tuesday morning, searchers converged ...
Woman taken to hospital after collision in Newhall
A woman was taken to the hospital Tuesday afternoon following a two-vehicle crash on The Old Road south of Calgrove Boulevard, police and fire officials confirmed.
Man arrested in TV theft
Local sheriff's deputies arrested a man who used a shopping cart to steal a TV from the Walmart store in Stevenson Ranch Tuesday, a sheriff's spokesman said.
Family troubled by aspects of missing woman case
Family members of a local woman missing since a New Year's Eve party are particularly troubled about a few aspects in the case as they continue to scour the Santa Clarita Valley for clues.
UPDATE: Officials say burglaries may be connected
Local sheriff's investigators are looking into two "hot prowl" burglaries in Stevenson Ranch to see if there's any connection, a deputy said.
UPDATE: Rescue team finds injured bicyclist
UPDATES WITH MORE DETAILS A helicopter rescue team found an injured bicyclist in rugged terrain inside the Angeles National Forest near Acton Monday, airlifting the man to safety, a fire official said. Shortly after 11:40 a.m. Monday, paramedics with the Los Angeles County Fire Department received a cell phone call from an injured cyclist who had been on a bike trail near Aliso Canyon Road near the North Angeles Forest Highway, the Fire Department spokesman ...
Articles By Author - Jim Holt
Turkish man charged in Valencia crash is working a deal
A 20-year-old Turkish man charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter for a car crash last summer that killed a young Turkish woman was represented in court today by a lawyer trying to work out a deal for him.
UPDATE: Valencia woman confronts burglars
Two burglars, one brandishing a crowbar, startled a Valencia resident today when they tried to break into her home in an attempted "hot prowl" burglary, a local sheriff's spokesman said.
Newhall man arrested after woman attacked in her garage
A 25-year-old Newhall construction worker is in custody Tuesday facing assault charges after he allegedly attacked a woman in her garage in Canyon Country last week, a local sheriff's spokesman said.
Preliminary hearing ordered in Saugus murder case
A preliminary hearing has been ordered for a 41-year-old man charged with murder in the death of his Saugus girlfriend 18 months ago, a court clerk said Tuesday.
Plea deal pending in summertime fatal crash
A 20-year-old Turkish man charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter for a car crash last summer that killed a young Turkish woman was represented in court today by a lawyer trying to work out a deal for him.
Valencia resident confronts burglars
Two burglars, one brandishing a crowbar, startled a Valencia resident today when they tried to break into her home in an attempted "hot prowl" burglary, a local sheriff's spokesman said.
Judge: Water purchase complaint remains valid
A state administrative law judge has refused to throw out an environmental group's complaint over a Santa Clarita Valley water district deal.
UPDATE: Keene sentenced to 10 years in drunken-driving death of neighbor
Dennis Dean Keene, the Agua Dulce man convicted in October of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in the death of his neighbor, Lori Lindlief, was sentenced Monday to 10 years in state prison.
UPDATE: Preliminary report says chopper pitched forward
A helicopter that crashed during a reality TV production this month suddenly pitched down and hit the ground about a minute after taking off in early morning darkness, a preliminary report said Monday.
Race to support students
Little feet made big strides Sunday as scores of kids took part in the WiSH Education Foundation Run For Gold races in Newhall.
Police searching for 3 muggers
A man was mugged at gunpoint for his iPod and cash in Canyon Country Sunday afternoon, a local sheriff's spokesman said.
Man charged with reckless driving
A driver clocked speeding close to 100 mph through city streets, past Central Park and Saugus High School and through one red light, has been charged with reckless driving, according to a report filed by a local sheriff's deputy.
Windy weather blows through city
Following a blustery weekend in the Santa Clarita Valley, residents are likely to find themselves stepping over snapped branches and wind-swept debris today but without the strong winds that rattled windows and put things in motion.
Non Non Non
Employees of a Stevenson Ranch cellphone store found it easy to describe the man who ripped a demonstration iPhone off its stand in October and ran out the door.
Waiting for answers
A Las Vegas man is waiting to hear from local investigators about the traffic collision that claimed the life of his daughter three weeks ago, he said Thursday.
