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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.
Motorcyclist injured in SCV collision
For the second time in two days a motorcyclist suspected of traveling too fast on local streets was in the hospital Wednesday with significant injuries, possibly broken bones, suffered in a traffic collision, a local sheriff's deputy confirmed.
UPDATE: Truck fire cleared on Highway 14
CHP officers cleared the scene of a truck fire on Highway 14 that was reported by passing motorists, a California Highway Patrol spokesman said.
Canyon Country crash sends 2 to hospital
At least two people were taken to the hospital this morning following a two-car crash in Canyon Country, a local sheriff's spokesman said.
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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.
Is 'blond scammer' crime spree related to others?
Detectives in four jurisdictions are scrutinizing the actions of a woman suspected of being the so-called "blond scammer" - a woman believed at the center of a ring that stole wallets from shopping carts and impersonated credit card holders to obtain cash or expensive jewelry.
West Ranch: 1 student taken to hospital, 1 girl in custody in alleged pot-laced cookie case
A West Ranch High School student was treated at the local hospital Thursday after another girl allegedly gave her pot-laced cookies to eat, a sheriff's official said.
