Archive By Author - Jim Holt
LA Kings alumni players host event to meet fans
Local Los Angeles Kings fans got a chance to get up close and personal with some of their favorite alumni players Sunday at the LA Kings Ice Station Valencia Fan Fest.
Smyth’s plans for the future evolve
Stepping inside the home of Assemblyman Cameron Smyth is like stepping inside the home of pretty much anyone in the Santa Clarita Valley.
UPDATED: Motorcyclist identified in fatal Highway 126 crash
California Highway Patrol officers have identified the motorcyclist killed in this morning's crash on Highway 126 near Chiquito Canyon Road as 20-year-old Benjamin Borick, of Newhall.
Motorist rescued after plunge down ravine
A motorist was rescued Thursday morning after his car went over the side of an embankment and down a ravine, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Fire Department said.
Valencia Water Co. buy approved
By a vote of 9 to 1, directors on the Castaic Lake Water Agency board voted in favor of buying the Valencia Water Co. on Wednesday night.
UPDATE: Moon pleads guilty in Stevenson Ranch rape
A Stevenson Ranch man pleaded guilty Wednesday to forcible rape and other charges in the brutal sexual assault last January of a Stevenson Ranch woman.
Newhall man faces jury trial after February fatal hit-and-run
A 68-year-old man ordered to stand trial for a hit-and-run collision in Valencia that left a 65-year-old woman dead faces a jury trial, a judge has ruled.
UPDATE: Castaic Lake Water Agency eyes buying Valencia Water Company
The Castaic Lake Water Agency is scheduled to vote Wednesday night on whether to buy one of the Santa Clarita Valley's privately held water retailers, which would give Castaic Lake 84 percent of the valley's retail water connections.
Mine battle looks ahead to 2013 congressional session
The bill to block a giant open-pit mine in Canyon Country will likely be rolled into a larger omnibus bill and re-introduced to the new Congress that meets in January 2013, according to members of a local delegation who recently returned from Washington, D.C.
Valencia man faces jury trial in sex offenses case
SAN FERNANDO - A 20-year-old Valencia man charged with 34 sex offenses involving 17 alleged local victims, faces a jury trial, a judge has ruled.
Sheriff’s captain still in critical condition
An investigator with the California Highway Patrol says the car operated by a local sheriff's captain during a fiery crash Friday night veered into oncoming traffic for unknown reasons before it hit another vehicle on San Francisquito Canyon Road.
Whittaker, Edison will work together in cleanup
Cleanup of the Whittaker-Bermite property is expected to move into high gear this spring with soil, air and water treatment systems requiring increased power from Southern California Edison.
Tryst ends in tussle
A 30-year-old Canyon Country man was booked for domestic battery after his wife apparently tried to leave the couple's home with another man during a partner-swapping tryst, a Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Department report said.
Whittaker-Bermite soil treatment to step up in the spring
Cleanup of the Whittaker-Bermite property is expected to move into high gear this spring with soil, air and water treatment systems requiring increased power from Southern California Edison.
Police official critical after car accident
Carrie Stuart, a captain in the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, was clinging to life Sunday night following a two-car head-on crash Friday night, officials at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station report.
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Canyon Country man sentenced to 14 years in extortion case
A Canyon Country man who shot up the American Beauty condo complex with a machine gun eight years ago pleaded guilty to five criminal counts in a more recent series of offenses, including two counts of felony battery on a peace officer and three counts of extortion, a deputy district attorney said Wednesday.
Trial delayed for pair charged in shotgun holdup
Trial was put off until March today for a couple who allegedly held up a Valencia home-improvement store with a shotgun last September, a court clerk said.
1 injured in Bouquet Canyon head-on collision
One person was rushed to the hospital with undisclosed injuries this morning following a head-on collision in Saugus, according to emergency response officials.
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.
