Archive By Author - Jim Holt
Pining for some mulch
Locally recycled Christmas trees might just be one of those gifts that keep on giving - more than 500 tons worth every week.
Police arrest forgery suspect
A man who walked limping into a Valencia bank with a cane in one hand and a forged check in the other was chased out of the bank and arrested late Wednesday afternoon, a local sheriff's spokesman said.
SCV Christmas trees produce tons of mulch
Locally recycled Christmas trees might just be one of those gifts that keep on giving - more than 500 tons worth every week.
Area students chosen to march in Rose Parade
A small collection of "exceptional" Santa Clarita Valley high school musicians took part in one of America's biggest and most respected traditions Tuesday when they marched in Rose Parade 2013.
First SCV baby born in style
The first baby born in the Santa Clarita Valley this year did so with definite style. Keylen Elizabeth Sanchez was born at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital on Jan. 1 at precisely 11:13 a.m. That means nurses recording vital information about the baby inside the hospital's Womens Unit Tuesday morning entered the exact same digits for the newborn's birth date and time - 1 1 1 3. "I'm so happy. I'm very proud," said infant's ...
Boy on bicycle hit by car in Valencia
A 14-year-old boy was rushed to the hospital following a collision between a car and the bicycle he was riding, officials confirmed.
SCV saw increase in public suicides
On the morning of July 18, when residents of a Valencia apartment complex looked out their windows and saw a man hanging from a tree in their shared garden, they witnessed a sad and disturbing trend that unfolded in the Santa Clarita Valley in 2012.
CORRECTION: Year in review: Heroin-related deaths rose locally in 2012
In a year that began with civic leaders rallying to fight heroin and stop a tragic number of young people dying from the deadly narcotic, the number of local deaths blamed on heroin rose steadily.
Year in Review: Year marred by crashes on one ‘dangerous’ stretch
The Santa Clarita Valley saw hundreds of traffic collisions in 2012 but only one stretch of roadway was actually deemed "dangerous" after emergency crews responded to a 19-car pileup on southbound Highway 14 near Escondido Canyon road, in Acton.
Year in review: Court cases slowly move through system amid cuts
Justice served for crimes committed in the Santa Clarita Valley is expected to be a lot slower, in fewer locations and with a lot less hired help in the new year, court officials report.
Year in Review: Speed a common factor in fatal crashes
If local traffic collisions this past year could be summed up in two words, they would have to be: speed kills.
Castaic Lake Water Agency expected to close purchase of Valencia Water Co.
The Castaic Lake Water Agency is expected to close a deal Friday to buy the Valencia Water Co. from Newhall Land Development Inc.
Santa Clarita to fight fine over chloride levels
The City of Santa Clarita is fighting a $280,250 water fine over chloride levels handed to the local sanitation district by state water quality assessors last month.
Castaic killer sent to state mental hospital
A Castaic man who strangled his stepfather while the two were traveling on Interstate 5 and who was determined to be not guilty by reason of insanity Tuesday has been sentenced to a state mental hospital, a court official confirmed.
Convicted driver to undergo 90-day review
A 68-year-old man who entered a plea of no contest Tuesday to the felony charge of leaving the scene of an accident has been ordered to undergo a 90-day review in state prison, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office confirmed.
Articles By Author - Jim Holt
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.
UPDATE: Red flag warnings issued for fire danger
High winds triggered local house alarms and fanned the flames of a brush fire in the Newhall Pass Thursday as the National Weather Service called a red flag warning for the Santa Clarita Valley and other areas in Los Angeles County.
Daughter pleads not guilty in mother’s slaying
A former Saugus High School student accused of killing her mother pleaded not guilty Thursday to a felony charge of first-degree murder, a court official said.
Preliminary hearing set for Castaic man in bar beating case
A preliminary hearing was set Wednesday for a Castaic man charged with attempted murder after he allegedly beat a disabled man with a "mini baseball bat" inside a Sunland bar last month, a court official said.
Jury trial scheduled in Agua Dulce assault, kidnap case
Two men charged in the alleged beating and abduction of an Agua Dulce woman last fall and with the alleged attempted kidnapping of her adult son will be tried by a jury next month, an assistant district attorney said.
Report: Agua Dulce driver in fatal crash was 3 times legal limit
An Agua Dulce man killed in a January head-on crash that left another man still recovering from injuries was three times over California's legal blood alcohol limit, a coroner's report shows.
Valencia: Two injured, including SCV Sheriff’s deputy, in crash
Two people, including a local sheriff's deputy, were taken to the hospital today following a two-car crash on Copper Hill Drive, a sheriff's spokesman said.
Probation ordered in car crash that killed woman
A 20-year-old Turkish man charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter for a car crash that killed a young Turkish woman last summer pleaded no contest Monday and was placed on three years' probation, a District Attorney spokeswoman said.
Woman pleads no contest to charges in ‘blond scammer’ ring
The ringleader in the so-called "blond scammer" case was sentenced to three years in prison Monday after pleading no contest to a charge of identity theft, a court clerk said.
UPDATE: At least 2 injured in Valencia crash
Six cars piled up in the eastbound lanes of Newhall Ranch Road in Valencia on Monday, injuring at least two people.
UPDATE: Boston Marathon runners with SCV connection shaken by experience
At least 15 Santa Clarita Valley marathon runners competing in Monday's death-marred Boston Marathon - including a 70-year-old pulled from the course half a mile before the finish line - are OK today but weighing the severity of the deadly incident, according to family, friends and at least one competing runner.
