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1 injured in Canyon Country crash
One person was taken to the hospital with undisclosed injuries this morning following a two-vehicle crash in Canyon Country, according to the California Highway Patrol.
UPDATED: Man charged in brutal rape withdraws guilty plea
SAN FERNANDO - Amid tears and protestations, an alleged sex offender asked the court to withdraw the guilty plea he entered last month to charges of forcible rape and other counts in the brutal sexual assault last January of a Stevenson Ranch woman.
Driver in Agua Dulce crash remains critical
An Agua Dulce motorist injured in a two-vehicle traffic collision Saturday that claimed the life of the other driver remained hospitalized Wednesday in critical but stable condition.
UPDATE: 2 found dead in Newhall succumbed to drug overdoses
A man and a woman found dead in a Newhall house three months ago both committed suicide, a coroner's spokesman said Tuesday.
UPDATE: Split-tongue bandit sentenced to 6 years
A Canyon Country man dubbed the "Split-Tongue Bandit" was sentenced to six years in prison this week after he entered a plea of no contest to a felony charge of taking a car without the owner's permission.
Agency soaking up more rays to save $8.8 million
The agency that provides wholesale water to the Santa Clarita Valley is planting a new crop of solar panels behind its showcase gardens. And that field of panels is forecast to save more than $8.8 million in energy costs over the next quarter century.
3 face hearing in Canyon Country bank robbery
A preliminary hearing has been set for three men identified by prosecutors as Crips gang members accused in the take-over robbery of a Canyon Country Bank of America in September, a court official said.
Finish line sees young, old
It was chilly. It was early. But, more than four dozen people turned out to run and cycle in the Iron Horse Duathlon on Sunday morning.
Hit-and-run driver strikes pedestrian in Saugus
Local sheriff's deputies are looking for a hit-and-run driver following a traffic collision involving a pedestrian in Saugus on Sunday, a sheriff's spokesman said.
Car window shattered by BB gun shooter in Valencia
A Valencia woman had the rear window of her car shot out Sunday by someone armed with a BB gun, a local sheriff's spokesman said.
Fatal crash victim identified
A man killed in a traffic collision Saturday night has been identified as 52-year-old Rigoberto Conchas of Agua Dulce, a spokesman for the coroner's office said.
School Burglary prompts search
A burglar spotted running from a looted school Sunday, dropping "stuff" as he ran, is still being sought by local sheriff's deputies, a spokesman said.
UPDATE: Canyon Country man sentenced to jail in brother’s death
The brother of a man killed in a single-car crash on Soledad Canyon Road last summer received a 180-day jail sentence Thursday after entering a plea of no contest to a charge of vehicular manslaughter.
Jack-knifed truck slows morning commute
It was slow going for southbound motorists on Interstate 5 this morning when a pickup truck with a trailer jack-knifed under the Highway 14 overpass, a spokesman for the California Highway Patrol confirmed.
Water agency looking for new director
The Valencia Water Company ­-­­­­ recently purchased in a controversial move by Santa Clarita Valley's water wholesaler through a stock buy-out - is looking for a new director.
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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.
UPDATE: Suspect in deputy-involved shooting was hit in hand, officials say
A suspect arrested for allegedly pointing a handgun at officers last week was shot in the hand, possibly by local sheriff's deputies, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said Tuesday.
UPDATE: Police chase in Valencia nabs 3 suspects
Three people suspected of burglary for allegedly stealing a safe from a Saugus home were behind bars Tuesday after a wild ride through the Santa Clarita Valley, and a foot chase across the Santa Clara River, officials and witnesses said.
Prolific graffiti vandal sentenced to 270 days in jail
A young man described as a prolific graffiti vandal having spray-painted property across the Santa Clarita Valley 160 times was sentenced to 270 days in jail and ordered to clean up his mess after he pleaded no contest today to four felony counts, court officials said.
