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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 ...
Articles By Author - Jim Holt
SCV Sheriff’s Station volunteer coordinator takes role of volunteer
Artie Thompson - the nation's one-time Airman of the Year, the state's National Guardsman and the community's veteran sheriff's deputy reserve coordinator - is retired but not deterred in pursuing his civic duties.
Truck fire shuts down 2 lanes of I-5
A truck fully engulfed in flames shut down two lanes of Interstate 5 today for more than an hour near Smokey Bear Road, emergency response officials said.
Truck fire shuts down two lanes on Interstate 5
A truck fully engulfed in flames shut down two lanes of Interstate 5 today for more than an hour near Smokey Bear Road, emergency response officials said.
5 plead not guilty of identity theft
Five people arrested for identity theft at a Stevenson Ranch hotel last month each entered a plea of not guilty in court Thursday, a court clerk said.
Firefighters respond to Agua Dulce brush fire
Firefighters responded to a half-acre brush fire near Agua Dulce today on the north side of Highway 14 just north Escondido Canyon Road, a fire official said. About 1 p.m., officials with the Los Angeles County Fire Department were dispatched to a brush fire north of the highway's southbound lanes, said Inspector Scott Miller. "We had a report of four small spot fires in that location," he said. Officers with the California Highway Patrol reported ...
Alleged SCV graffiti vandal ordered to preliminary hearing
A preliminary hearing was set Wednesday for a young man described as a prolific graffiti vandal who allegedly spray-painted property across the Santa Clarita Valley 160 times, a court clerk said.
UPDATE: San Fernando Valley man arrested in boating death last summer
A 29-year-old man has been charged in the boating death of a young Russian man on Pyramid Lake last summer, court papers show.
Chloride plan offers four alternatives
In a bid to stave off more chloride fines levied by the state, local sanitation district officials Wednesday have released four proposals for reducing the amount of salt discharged into the Santa Clara River.
San Francisquito Canyon body not murder victim
A woman whose body was found wrapped in a tarp and dumped at the side of San Francisquito Canyon Road two weeks ago does not appear to be the victim of foul play, the lead investigator said Tuesday.
UPDATE: Canyon Country: Child airlifted to L.A. hospital
An 8-year-old boy who lost consciousness after he fell from play structure at a Canyon Country elementary school was airlifted to a hospital in Los Angeles Tuesday morning, the school's principal said.
SCV Chloride plan due to be released Wednesday
When Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District officials release their proposal Wednesday to remove chloride from the Santa Clara River, with it will come close to a million dollars of advising, polling, presenting and translating "engineer-speak" into English, organizers say.
UPDATE: Newhall stabbing victim recovering in hospital
A 29-year-old Hispanic man is recovering in the hospital Tuesday after being stabbed an estimated seven times in an alcohol-fueled altercation in Newhall Monday night, a sheriff's official said.
Misdemeanor battery filed in skirmish over flag football game
An alleged "bad call" at a flag football game resulted in misdemeanor battery charges filed against the teen who refereed the game and the coach of one of the teams, a sheriff's deputies said.
Saugus swap meet turns 50
The thunderous roar and squeal that made the Saugus Speedway a local fixture in California for more than half a century has given way to the muffled sounds of bargain-hunters shuffling booth to booth at a swap meet that marked local legacy.
Car thefts reported at hospital
Three motorists reported property stolen - or had their cars vandalized in an attempted burglary - while their cars were parked at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, according to the incident log maintained by deputies of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station.
