Archive By Author - Jim Holt
UPDATE: 3-vehicle crash in Castaic sends 5 to hospital
Five people, including a motorcyclist and two local sheriff's deputies, were taken to the hospital Tuesday with varying degree of injury following a three-vehicle crash in Castaic, a California Highway Patrol investigator said.
Mini Cooper, big rig collide on Highway 14
A Mini Cooper and a big rig collided on Highway 14 near Agua Dulce late Tuesday afternoon, but no injuries were reported, according to a California Highway Patrol spokesman.
UPDATE: Golden Valley High School mourns student
Educators and students at Golden Valley High School were mourning a student with a "bigger than life" smile today after the youth died suddenly at his home of an apparent medical condition.
Preliminary hearing set in Sand Canyon street racing death
A preliminary hearing was set Tuesday for two men identified as street racers charged with murder in connection with a fatal crash that claimed the life of their friend a year ago, a court clerk said.
Would-be Valencia burglar held at gun point
The morning Dave Collins caught burglars breaking into his Valencia home was the day he found himself holding a gun pointed at one of the culprits, not really sure of what he should do, he said.
Woman robbed, pushed in Stevenson Ranch
A woman was pushed and the contents of her car stolen during a robbery in Stevenson Ranch on Monday evening, a sheriff's spokesman said.
CORRECTION: 3 injured in Agua Dulce roll-over crash
Three people, including a child, were injured Monday when their pickup truck crashed through a guardrail on Highway 14 near Agua Dulce Canyon Road, a California Highway Patrol spokesman said.
Sanitation District eyes chloride fix
Santa Clarita Valley civic leaders are hoping to dodge a $280,250 water fine for high chloride levels through talks with state water quality assessors, according to city and sanitation district officials.
Police find fugitive at Wal-Mart
A 50-year-old Texas man wanted on an out-of-state warrant for a sex offense was arrested Thursday at the Wal-Mart in Stevenson Ranch, a local Sheriff's Department spokesman said.
UPDATE: SCV women warned of blond scammer
Local detectives are looking for a blond woman who drives a Cadillac SUV and stalks other women at grocery stores, steals their wallets and uses their IDs to obtain cash or expensive jewelry, sheriff's deputies said Thursday.
UPDATE: Texas man arrested in Stevenson Ranch for sex offense
A 50-year-old Texas man wanted on an out-of-state warrant for a sex offense was arrested Thursday at the Walmart in Stevenson Ranch, a local Sheriff's Department spokesman said.
Water retailer challenges purchase of Valencia Water Co.
The agency providing wholesale water to the Santa Clarita Valley is legally prohibited from operating the Valencia Water Company, officials with another water retailer said Wednesday.
$500 reward offered for missing cat
Owners of a cat missing since Christmas are offering a $500 reward for its return and said Wednesday they're hopeful "Pumbaa" is still alive.
Deep fryer blamed for fire at Canyon Country Thai restaurant
Kitchen equipment that was left unattended is believed to have caused a restaurant fire at a popular Thai eatery in Canyon Country, a fire official said today.
Service set for Sarah Alarid on Saturday
A funeral service for Sarah Alarid, whose body was found a week ago at the bottom of a steep ravine, is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at the Real Life Church in Valencia, a spokesman for the family said Tuesday.
Articles By Author - Jim Holt
Outreach on chloride in river could cost $334K
Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District directors are due to decide today whether to spend $334,000 on public outreach as the district prepares to release a plan for ridding the Santa Clara River of chloride.
Acton: Girl on slow recovery following devastating car crash
On Nov. 21 last year, Laurel Slothower of Acton received the phone call that every parent dreads.
UPDATE: Saugus Brush fire held to 4 acres despite high winds
Winds approaching hurricane force whipped flames through brush in Saugus on Monday, prompting swift reaction from firefighters who halted the blaze after it blackened more than four acres in Bouquet Canyon.
UPDATE: Powerball arrives in California
Tickets for the Powerball lottery went on sale in California for the first time Monday, and the new game was a big hit with one Castaic cashier selling the tickets.
Big winds may cause damage
Property damage due to high wind is expected in the Santa Clarita Valley today as two intense wind systems collide, a weather specialist said.
3 arrested in local Wal-Marts
Three people arrested recently for crimes allegedly committed at local Wal-Mart stores are expected to appear separately in court this month, charged with offenses including burglary, embezzlement and trespassing.
Pitchess East graduates first EBI class
Five dozen inmates at the Pitchess Detention Center proudly took the jail's podium Thursday as the east facility's first graduating class from the Sheriff Department's newly launched Education Based Incarceration program.
Valencia: Stuck in an elevator
Two College of the Canyons students spent their lunch hour in an elevator Thursday after the car got stuck, college officials said.
UPDATE: Valencia: Sheriff’s deputies chase, capture suspected vandal
A suspected graffiti vandal was detained at gunpoint today after a brief foot chase in Valencia, a sheriff's spokesman said.
Valencia: One injured in collision of motorcycle and car
One person was taken to the hospital with undisclosed injuries Thursday following a traffic collision involving a motorcycle and a car in Valencia, a Sheriff's Department spokeswoman said.
UPDATE: Suspected ‘blond scammer’ taken into custody by Ventura deputies
SAN FERNANDO - A woman suspected of being the "blond scammer" - who stalked other women at grocery stores, stealing their wallets and then using their IDs to obtain cash or expensive jewelry - appeared briefly in court today only to be arrested by Ventura County sheriff's deputies, a bailiff said.
Stevenson Ranch: 5 ID theft suspects make court appearance Wednesday
Five people suspected of identity theft after being arrested at a Stevenson Ranch hotel this week made a court appearance Wednesday and were scheduled to be arraigned next month.
Saugus man gets probation in online dating thefts
A Saugus man charged with three felonies for stealing from local women he romanced online received a suspended sentence and three years' probation this week after pleading no contest to the charges.
Resolution possible for Valencia pair charged with possessing illegal weapon
SAN FERNANDO - The lawyer representing a young Valencia man who made national news last fall for allegedly posting online comments about hurting children told a San Fernando Superior Court commissioner Wednesday he anticipates a "possible resolution" in the case.
5 due in court Wednesday on ID theft charges
Five people arrested at a Stevenson Ranch hotel Monday are expected to appear in court Wednesday on felony identity theft charges, a local sheriff's spokesman said.
