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.

Crash blamed on falling asleep

Falling asleep at the wheel is suspected in a single-car rollover crash early Thursday morning that left one man slightly injured, a local sheriff's sergeant said.

Athlete survives crash

Dean Hendrix-Davis, captain of the basketball team at Canyon High School, said Wednesday he remembers driving through a roadside fence but recalls nothing about his 50-foot plunge down an embankment.

Man committed to state mental hospital following wild chase

A Chatsworth man accused of leading deputies on a wild high-speed chase through Santa Clarita two years ago has been committed to a state mental hospital, court papers show.

Canyon Country: Witnesses describe moments of terror during bank robbery

SAN FERNANDO - Witnesses took the stand in San Fernando Superior Court on Tuesday to describe long moments of sheer terror as suspected gang members allegedly threatened and shouted at them during a Canyon Country bank robbery last fall.

Hundreds attend used clothing consignment sale

or hundreds of women buying and selling used clothing, much of it high-end and designer goods.

Stevenson Ranch: Identity thieves strike SCV again

A team of at least two thieves looted a Saugus woman's purse, lifted her credit cards and, within 20 minutes, racked up a $4,300 tab at a local computer store after pulling a scam in a Stevenson Ranch clothing store.

UPDATE: SCV Deputies arrest graffiti suspect

A young man suspected of committing 160 acts of graffiti vandalism was booked Monday at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station on felony charges of possession of a controlled substance, officials said.

Acosta rallies support outside City Hall

About two dozen supporters joined City Council contender Dante Acosta on Monday to show support for his campaign on the steps of City Hall.

Saugus: Driver in March 10 crash charged with DUI

A 62-year-old Acton man injured in a rollover crash in Saugus a week ago was charged with impaired driving, local sheriff's officials said Monday.

Nearly $20,000 in brass fixtures and copper piping stolen in SCV

Man charged in Castaic fight

Two men allegedly drinking, then fighting, ended up in the hospital with one of them charged with assault causing gross bodily injury, local sheriff's deputies reported.

Woman injured in Highway 14 crash

A woman was taken to the hospital with unspecified injuries Sunday afternoon following a traffic crash in the southbound lanes of Highway 14 at Escondido Canyon Road, a California Highway Patrol officer said.

Megan’s Law sex-offender listings are not complete

While 52 convicted sex offenders are listed on the Megan's Law website as residing in the Santa Clarita Valley, the actual number is around 200, a Sheriff's Department official said.

UPDATE: Saugus: Parolee caught after being chased into SCV by LAPD

A parolee sought by the Los Angeles Police Department was chased on foot through an alley behind local businesses in Saugus Thursday after LAPD officers followed him to the Santa Clarita Valley, a local sheriff's spokesman said.

Dakota DeMott memorial installed

From a rocky, windy mountain top near Agua Dulce, the smiling face of Dakota DeMott looks down on the Santa Clarita Valley.

Stevenson Ranch: Truck fire slows traffic on I-5

A big rig caught fire in the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 near Lyons Avenue today, slowing traffic and shutting down the freeway's slow lane, a fire official said.

Canyon Country: Bamboo reported to be weapon in assault

Santa Clarita Valley sheriff's deputies were searching Wednesday for two men believed involved in an assault in Canyon Country. The weapon was reported as a piece of bamboo.

Man arrested after deputy finds seven different ID cards

Good patrol work led to the arrest of a young man on probation this morning when a local sheriff's deputy stopped him and found seven pieces of identification - none of which belonged to the man, a sheriff's spokesman said.