UPDATE: SCV women warned of blond scammer

Local detectives are looking for a blond woman who drives a Cadillac SUV and stalks other women at grocery stores, steals their wallets and uses their IDs to obtain cash or expensive jewelry, sheriff's deputies said Thursday.

UPDATE: Texas man arrested in Stevenson Ranch for sex offense

A 50-year-old Texas man wanted on an out-of-state warrant for a sex offense was arrested Thursday at the Walmart in Stevenson Ranch, a local Sheriff's Department spokesman said.

Water retailer challenges purchase of Valencia Water Co.

The agency providing wholesale water to the Santa Clarita Valley is legally prohibited from operating the Valencia Water Company, officials with another water retailer said Wednesday.

$500 reward offered for missing cat

Owners of a cat missing since Christmas are offering a $500 reward for its return and said Wednesday they're hopeful "Pumbaa" is still alive.

Deep fryer blamed for fire at Canyon Country Thai restaurant

Kitchen equipment that was left unattended is believed to have caused a restaurant fire at a popular Thai eatery in Canyon Country, a fire official said today.

Service set for Sarah Alarid on Saturday

A funeral service for Sarah Alarid, whose body was found a week ago at the bottom of a steep ravine, is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at the Real Life Church in Valencia, a spokesman for the family said Tuesday.

Former Hart district facilities director killed in head-on collision

Paul Rivas, who resigned a year ago as director of facilities for the William S. Hart Union High School District, died in a head-on crash in Lancaster on Monday.

UPDATE: Canyon Country fire forces evacuations

Fire at a strip mall in Canyon Country this morning prompted the evacuation of half a dozen businesses, according to fire officials and workers displaced by the incident.

Gun sales shoot up

Gun sales are up, and so is the number of Santa Clarita Valley residents lining up for gun training, said the president of a local gun club.

UPDATE: Missing hiker found in Angeles National Forest

A hiker missing in the Angeles National Forest since Saturday night has been found, a sheriff's spokesman said Monday.

Canyon Country man sentenced in money-laundering case

A Canyon Country man was sentenced to five years in prison Monday for failing to follow federal reporting and anti-money-laundering requirements in relation to more than $8 million in transactions.

Alarid’s death ruled accidental

The Los Angeles County Coroner's office has ruled Sarah Alarid's death accidental, a spokesman said Monday.

Family seeks venue for Sarah Alarid services

Funeral arrangements for Sarah Alarid, whose body was found Wednesday, are expected to include a room big enough to accommodate scores of well-wishers, a spokesman for the family said Sunday.

Authorities searching for lost hiker

The "full-on" search for a hiker missing in the Angeles National Forest since Saturday night is expected to resume Monday after an all-day search Sunday failed to produce any trace of the missing man, a sheriff's spokesman said.

Sheriff’s captain remains in hospital

A local sheriff's captain seriously injured in a fiery head-on traffic collision before Christmas remains in the hospital more than a month after the incident, a hospital spokeswoman confirmed.

Smoke from controlled burn alarms Castaic residents

Smoke from a controlled burn near Hasley Canyon alarmed some Castaic residents this morning, a Fire Department spokesman said.

Family, friends gather to honor crash victim

Blast to the past at Placerita Canyon nature Center's Open House

Outdoor fire in Castaic spreads to house

An outdoor fire around supper time Saturday ended up spreading to a house, emergency response officials said.

Chloride options: Pay up or pay up

Nearly everyone who flushes a toilet or does a load of laundry in the Santa Clarita Valley faces a complicated and costly problem over the issue of chloride contamination ­- and, according to sanitation officials, it's a problem that's not going to go away.

Coyotes are threat at local park

A coyote snatched a dog from a girl's arms in Valencia Summit Park, where sheriff's deputies and animal control workers responded Friday on a report of a jogger chased by a coyote, officials confirmed.

UPDATE: Coyotes snatch dog, confront person at Valencia park

A coyote snatched a dog from a girl's arms in Valencia Summit Park, where sheriff's deputies and animal control workers responded Friday on a report of a jogger chased by a coyote, officials confirmed.

Calif. PUC looking into Valencia Water Company purchase

The California Public Utilities Commission has opened an investigation into Castaic Lake Water Agency's purchase of the Valencia Water Company.

Valencia: SCV Sheriff’s deputies bust suspected meth-dealing operation

Local drug squad deputies disrupted a meth-dealing operation in a Valencia neighborhood this week with the arrest of one man charged with possessing a controlled substance for sale, court documents show.

Santa Clarita mayor sees ‘definitive year’ on two major city issues

This year will be the "definitive year" for chloride and Cemex - two of the weightiest issues vexing residents in the Santa Clarita Valley, said Santa Clarita Mayor Bob Kellar during a town hall meeting Wednesday night.

Memorial service for Brittany Schlumpberger scheduled Saturday

Parents of a popular woman killed in a single-car crash on Sand Canyon Road last week are inviting the public to join them Saturday in paying tribute to their daughter, Brittany Schlumpberger.

Newhall man gets 2 years in death of woman

A 68-year-old Newhall man who left the scene of a fatal accident in Valencia more than a year ago has been sentenced to two years in jail, a court clerk said.

2 suspected gang members arrested on weapons charge

California Highway Patrol officers arrested two women, identified as convicted felons and suspected gang members, for allegedly having a firearm in their possession, court papers showed Wednesday.

Saugus residents oppose registered sex offender’s return

A registered sex offender recently released from a jail sentence for previously violating his parole is back in the same neighborhood where he lived when he committed those violations, and neighbors are protesting.

Sand Canyon residents remember youth killed at oak tree 32 years ago

While Kevin and Michelle Schlumpberger prepare for the funeral of their daughter, Brittany, killed last week in a single-car crash on Sand Canyon Road, others in Canyon Country recall a teen who died at the same spot 32 years ago today.