Archive By Author - Jim Holt
Newhall hit-and-run victim fights for life
A hit-and-run victim is struggling to stay alive today after he was struck by vehicle in front of Hart High School in Newhall early Monday.
Marathon takes scenic route Sunday; traffic detoured
Getting around town is expected to be a bittersweet experience this weekend - sweet for runners in the 2010 Santa Clarita Marathon, and not so sweet for motorists coping with several road closures.
Closing arguments in Stephens murder trial
Alleged killer Michael Dean Stephens sat still as a stone Wednesday as lawyers addressed the young man's intentions on a night three years ago when one man was left dead and another nearly dead after a drunken brawl.
Notes draw ire in murder trial
Lawyers in the trial of accused killer Michael Dean Stephens wrestled over how best to handle last-minute evidence Tuesday, as closing arguments are scheduled to begin today.
‘It’s about survival’
Jurors at the trial of accused killer Michael Dean Stephens got a crash course in the fight-or-flight syndrome, "high fear" and how our bodies respond to life-threatening situations.
A compensation comparison
Whoever wins a seat on the local water board can bank on receiving a monthly paycheck from the Castaic Lake Water Agency.
Hit mailers don’t faze water-board candidate
Hit mailers and other attacks on Kevin Korenthal are doing nothing but good things for the water board candidate's campaign, he said Thursday.
Raid leads to cache of medical equipment
Sheriff's detectives raided a Saugus home Wednesday and seized $200,000 worth of stolen emergency medical tents that were meant to go to California hospitals, along with a recreational-vehicle trailer and jet skis, authorities said.
UPDATED: A wild night ends in deadly confrontation
A wild drunken night of screaming, fighting, shattered glass, screeching cars and spilled blood three years ago was described in further detail at the murder trial of Michael Dean Stephens on Tuesday.
Police raid home in Canyon Country
Police investigators with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office raided the Canyon Country home of a military woman who runs a business regularly contracted by the United States Department of Defense, causing alarm and concern among some neighbors Monday.
The trail of blood
Joshua Pipho's blood was found inside the Stevenson Ranch home - in the garage, laundry room and upstairs bathroom - where his alleged killer, Michael Dean Stephens, lived, a DNA analyst told San Fernando Superior Court on Friday.
Problem found in the flush
The Santa Clara River is salty, in part, because more and more people upstream in Santa Clarita Valley are urinating.
The Great California ShakeOut
The imaginary earthquake hit at 10:21 a.m. Thursday. And, when it hit (by the principal's official announcement), students at Meadows Elementary School did precisely what they are expected to do in the event of a real earthquake: They dropped, covered and held. At exactly 10:21 a.m. Thursday, many students in Santa Clarita Valley and across the state, took part in Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill for emergency preparedness. Fourteen schools in the Saugus Union School ...
Experts explain blood, tire markings
Police photographs of tire marks and blood stains painted a graphic picture of the deadly brawl that claimed the life of 20-year-old Joshua Pipho three years ago.
Canyon Country library left dark
A 10-year "marriage" between the city of Santa Clarita and Los Angeles County over books and libraries now has some officials wishing they had signed a "pre-nup."
Articles By Author - Jim Holt
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.
UPDATE: Crashes slow travelers on rain-slick SCV freeways
Monday morning commuters making their way to work on local rain-slick roadways encountered at least three multi-vehicle crashes on both Highway 14 and Interstate 5, emergency response officials said.
