Country star Coffey, 'Idol' finalist thrill Valencia

The annual Rockin' Summer Nights concert series came in at full force Tuesday night as country singer Kellie Coffey and American Idol finalist Ace Young took the stage at the Westfield Valencia Town Center.

'Bad day for kids' in the SCV

Local law enforcement officers are calling it "a bad day for kids" as they follow-up on the death of an infant and on an accident involving a child who fell from a two-storey window, now hospitalized.

City replacing damaged trees

Santa Clarita city workers will begin planting approximately 300 trees throughout the city today that were burned or damaged in the firestorm that swept through the eastern side of the valley last October.

Domestic Violence Center sees increase in demand for service

The Domestic Violence Center of the Santa Clarita Valley has seen a big increase in the demand for its services over the last year, the center's executive director said Monday.

Newhall Land owner safe until June

Newhall Land and Farming Co. owner LandSource Communities Development LLC hammered out a settlement over the weekend among its secured and unsecured creditors, allowing all involved in the bankruptcy filing to agree on a $1.19 billion secured financing package.

Texas transient attacks SCV cop

A man in distress wound up a man under arrest over the weekend, after attacking a sheriff's deputy reportedly trying to help him.

Worn-out welcome leads to stabbing

A late-night drinking session left one man recovering from a stabbing Monday and another man charged with allegedly attacking him with a knife.

Zydeco band rocks Central Park

The Creole, Cajun and zydeco sounds and rhythms of southwest Louisiana and east Texas spiced up the warm early evening atmosphere Saturday as the group Bonne Musique Zydeco played for some 2,000 people gathered at Central Park in Saugus.

More girls accuse coach

A high school coach, who gave private basketball lessons at Canyon High School and who is already in custody charged with several counts of sexual assault, is about to be charged with two more offenses, sexual assault investigators said Monday.

Toddler found dead in family car

A young Canyon Country family is ripped apart today after the youngest of their three children was found dead in the family mini-van on Monday.

City to throw another block party

If you live in east Newhall, get ready to party. A neighborhood of about 150 properties near the Santa Clarita Community Center in Newhall is next on the city's list to get an Extreme Neighborhood Makeover team. City officials sweep into a run-down neighborhood, throw a block party and nudge residents to clean up their properties for the good of the neighborhood. The Newhall party is planned for September, Supervising Community Preservation Officer Curtis Williams ...

Search and Rescue looking for recruits

The Santa Clarita Valley Search and Rescue Team is hosting a recruitment seminar on Wednesday for local residents interested in joining the volunteer safety team.

Water officials look at raising facility fees

Local water officials want to increase the fees they charge developers in order to pay for capital projects needed to bring more water to more and more residents moving into Santa Clarita Valley.

Wake boarders fly over Castaic

Fast boats, white water, hot dogs and not a single pair of water skis in sight. The 4th Annual Wake Fest at Castaic Lake Sunday was all about having as much fun as one could possibly have on a single water board an hour's drive from the ocean. Chiseled tanned bodies, bikinis, boundless sunshine and the charcoal smell of barbecued burgers and dogs made the perfect summer day for more than 70 wake boarders, their ...

Senior project speeds toward final approval

Stevenson Ranch residents, shocked to learn a senior citizens housing project is about to become a done deal, are preparing their arguments and questions for the last scheduled public meeting on the plan.

UPDATE: Man dies in early morning Acton crash; daughter survives

A 9-year-old girl who survived a vehicle crash that killed her father in Acton early Sunday crawled from the wreckage, climbed 200 feet from the bottom of a ravine, hiked in the dark across "difficult terrain" to get help and, finally, flagged down a passing motorist, according to the California Highway Patrol.

‘Bella the cat’ case continues

Los Angeles County officials are continuing to investigate the death of a cat some say was wrongly euthanized at the Castaic Animal Shelter in February.

Newhall Model Train Show continues Sunday

The Newhall Model Train Show chugged into town today, with more whistles and clacking wheels coming Sunday to Hart Park.

Construction to break out all over Hart district campuses

Summer break is shaping up to be a busy building season for the William S. Hart Union High School District.

Newhall church uses car wash to urge people to ‘pay it forward’

The message Saturday was "pay it forward," and members of New Life in His Presence church weren't just delivering that message, they were living it - by way of a car wash.

Santa Clarita's unemployment rate rises

After dropping to a low of 6 percent in November, Santa Clarita's jobless numbers crept back up during the post-holiday season and stood at 6.7 percent in January, state officials reported this week.

Update: Hikers found unharmed by rescue team

State officials announce cut in water for SoCal

State Water Project contractors - including the one that supplies the Santa Clarita Valley with about half its water - will receive only 35 percent of their requested water deliveries for 2013, officials announced Friday.

Feds raid 17 Calif. businesses for nitrous oxide

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hundreds of law enforcement officers on Friday raided Southern California auto parts shops and other businesses suspected of illegally selling nitrous oxide for use as a recreational drug, in what federal authorities said was the nation's largest such raid to date.

Local deputies participate in ‘Tweet-a-thon’

The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station took to Twitter Friday to provide a virtual walkthrough of an average day on patrol.

Federal government closing air towers at Whiteman, Fox

LOS ANGELES COUNTY – "The FAA's politically motivated decision to shutter Los Angeles County Fox and Whiteman Airfields endangers public safety and has virtually no impact on federal spending," said Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich on the Federal Aviation Administration's announcement that it will close contract air-traffic control towers beginning April 7 because of the sequestration.

Penning a prom proposal

It's nearly prom season, and Erik Codes of Saugus High School surprised his intended date Friday with an invitation penned on her SUV windows while she was at cross country practice.

'Fabric paintings' open at COC gallery

An opening reception is planned at 3 p.m. Saturday for a solo show of artist Dinah Sargeant's "fabric paintings" - abstract quilts and dolls that tell a story - which opened at the College of the Canyons art gallery today.

Record Dry Season, Pumping Restrictions Force State to Lower State Water Project Delivery Projection

Sacramento, CA-The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced today that water allocations from the State Water Project have been reduced to 35% from 40% due to a record dry January and February, coupled with a grim outlook for rain conditions in March, and pumping restrictions that were imposed in December and January to protect Delta smelt and salmon. Recent pumping restrictions resulted in more than 550,000 acre-feet of water lost from the State Water ...

Wilk joins Republican leadership team

SACRAMENTO – Assembly Republican Leader Connie Conway, of Tulare, today announced the members of her leadership team for the 2013-14 Legislative Session, selecting a skilled group of Assembly Republican Caucus members from throughout California representing different backgrounds and interests.