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 ...

Boy injured in bicycle collision remains hospitalized

A 15-year-old boy injured a week ago when his bicycle and an SUV collided on a Valencia street remains in the hospital, a local sheriff's deputy said this week.

Funeral scheduled March 2 for slain educator

Funeral arrangements for a former Santa Clarita Valley high school educator shot and killed in Woodland Hills on Valentine's Day are to be held in Pasadena, two of the victim's daughters said Thursday.

Hearing due to begin Monday in Sand Canyon street racing case

A preliminary hearing is expected to get under way Monday for two men described as street racers charged with murder in a fatal crash that killed a friend, a court clerk said Thursday.

Wind will die down but temps to rise

Winds are expected to ease off in the Santa Clarita Valley today following a day of high winds that caused some damage.

Granada Hills man sentenced in local forgery attempt

A 52-year-old Granada Hills man charged with trying to cash a forged check at a Valencia bank in January is now serving a three-year sentence.

SCV deputies chase down, capture burglary suspect

Jumping over fences, Santa Clarita Valley sheriff's deputies chased down and captured a burglary suspect Wednesday in Canyon Country.

Former SCV family mourns murdered mother

The children of a former Valencia High School educator shot and killed in Woodland Hills on Valentine's Day are struggling with "the worst thing" imaginable as they make funeral arrangements for their mother.

Pilot’s license suspended twice in past 10 years

A veteran Hollywood stunt helicopter pilot killed in a chopper crash in Acton earlier this month had his flying license suspended twice in the last 10 years, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said Tuesday.

Local educator found slain on Valentine's Day

A former Valencia High School educator was shot and killed in Woodland Hills on Valentine's Day and her daughter arrested in Oregon eight hours after the body was discovered, law enforcement officials said Tuesday.

Helmet saves a life

Valencia woman unharmed after robbery attempt

A Valencia woman is safe and unharmed after she snubbed two would-be robbers who held her at gunpoint, a local sheriff's spokesman said.

UPDATE: Officials probe incident where pedestrian was hit running across I-5

A man seriously hurt when he was hit by two cars Friday had been running across the freeway at the time of the collision, an investigator with the California Highway Patrol reported.

Captain to make full recovery

Carrie Stuart, a captain in the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department who nearly died in a fiery two-car crash before Christmas, is out of the hospital and expected to make a full recovery, her daughter says.

Angeles National Forest roads may be closed

Commuters returning to work Tuesday after the long weekend and contemplating a short cut through the Angeles National Forest - you may want to think twice.

Firefighters douse Canyon Country brush fire

County firefighters jumped on a brush fire in Canyon Country Sunday, extinguishing it quickly and containing it to a quarter acre.