A world-renowned investigative journalist embedded in the Mexican drug trade will be on KHTS on Tuesday at 2 p.m. for a the debut of “The Way Out Recovery Hour.” Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. After the recent spike in overdoses in Santa Clarita, local substance abuse expert Bob Sharits, owner of ...

“We wanted to draw community attention to something,” the concerned Santa Clarita Valley emergency room doctor started, after watching more than a handful of patients almost die from heroin abuse. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. At Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital on Monday, Dr. Bud Lawrence discussed the hospital’s patient intake from ...

When Santa Clarita Valley deputies sprung into action Monday night to respond to a reported drug overdose, another life was hanging in the balance. Sheriff’s Station officials responded to a report of a possible medical emergency, a suspected overdose, in an unlikely place — the restroom of an Urban Home near the Valencia Town Center Mall. Sheriff’s Station officials reported ...

Cary Quashen, the founder and CEO of Action Family Counseling, is set to appear on an ABC7 Eyewitness News special on a highly dangerous opioid called fentanyl on Monday, Aug. 22 at 11 p.m. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Fifty times stronger than heroin, fentanyl is being used in drugs like ...

A recent suspected heroin overdose prompted a warning from officials about a rise in combination drug overdose deaths, and the recent local appearance in local autopsy reports of an opiate 10 times more powerful than heroin. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. There have been four suspected drug overdoses this year according ...

Rep. Steve Knight (CA-25), along with several other members of Congress, presented a legislative package designed to combat the nationwide heroin epidemic on Thursday, officials said. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The Bipartisan Task Force to Combat the Heroin Epidemic, of which Knight is a member, unveiled 15 bills that they believe ...

A Valencia man who was found in possession of heroin and a cat with its limbs bound with electrical tape in January was sentenced on Wednesday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Tyler Scott Vest, 23, was sentenced to one year in county jail and three years formal probation; ordered to complete ...

With 11 suspected heroin overdoses in the Santa Clarita Valley in 2015, and already three more in 2016, many are discussing the possible necessity of having a newly legalized drug in California that could save the life of an addict. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. “(In Santa Clarita), 2015 started out real hard ...

After deputies say they found a man and woman in possession of heroin and a cat with its paws bound with electrical tape in Canyon Country, the couple has plead no contest on Wednesday to drug possession and animal abuse charges. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Tyler Scott Vest, 23, of Valencia, and ...

Ed. Note: The following is a KHTS Feature story based on an interview with Cary Quashen of Action Family Counseling. On the heels of the CBS special “60 Minutes: Heroin in the Heartland,” many SCV parents may be wondering how the tragic stories of teen heroin addiction and overdose in suburban Columbus, Ohio could relate to Santa Clarita. Don’t miss ...