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A Flex Alert has been issued for Santa Clarita and the rest of California as a heatwave approaches on Friday, officials said. The California Independent System Operator (ISO) has issued a statewide Flex Alert for Friday, August 14. Residents are asked to voluntarily conserve electricity from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday. #FlexAlert pic.twitter.com/fFREuu2zIF — Santa Clarita City (@santaclarita) August ...

53 new Santa Clarita Valley coronavirus cases have been confirmed Wednesday, bringing the total to over 4,700, officials said. As of Wednesday, a total of 4,779 cumulative cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the Santa Clarita Valley since testing began in March. These include: 2,548 in the City of Santa Clarita* 99 in the unincorporated areas of Canyon Country ...

A Canyon Country shooting call on Tuesday was determined to be a false report after no evidence of a crime was found, officials said. The incident was reported at about 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Wendy’s on the 19000 block of Soledad Canyon Road in Canyon Country, according to Lt. Ignacio Somoano with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. “We ...

The Los Angeles County Inspector General Max Huntsman is expected to perform an independent investigation of the actions of the Santa Clarita deputies during an assault response in Canyon Country, officials said. Supervisor Kathryn Barger requested the inspector general to share the results of the independent investigation to her office, officials with the City of Santa Clarita and the community. ...

An investigation into the conduct of the responding Santa Clarita deputies is now underway after drawing guns at teens Friday evening, according to Santa Clarita Mayor Cameron Smyth. The City of Santa Clarita is aware of the incident which took place this past Friday involving Santa Clarita Sheriff’s deputies detaining two people at gunpoint, and “we are very concerned,” said ...

A Saugus robbery allegedly using a box cutter was reported at Albertsons Monday morning, officials said. https://www.facebook.com/khtsradio/videos/591339108198561/   The incident was reported at about 11:10 a.m. Monday, near Bouquet Canyon Road and Haskell Canyon Road in Saugus, according to Shirley Miller, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. Initial reports suggested that the suspect “lunged” at the store manager ...

A freight train struck and killed a person on the tracks in Sun Valley Monday morning, impacting Metrolink service, officials said. UPDATE: 10:50 a.m. — The tracks are now open, with delays reported for Metrolink service, according to the agency. At about 7:50 a.m. Monday, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) received a report of a person being struck by a ...

The Texas Fire has broken out in Bouquet Canyon Thursday afternoon, prompting evacuations, officials said. https://www.facebook.com/khtsradio/videos/342810613550077/   UPDATE: 4:20 p.m. — Forward progress on the Texas Fire has stopped at 150 acres, with containment doubling to about 10 percent, according to officials with the Angeles National Forest. An aggressive and decisive ground and air attack has grown the containment and allowed ANF and ...

Grammy-winning music producer “Detail” has been taken into custody at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station for 15 sexual assault charges, officials said. Noel Fisher, of Stevenson Ranch, also known as “Detail,” is being investigated by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Special Victims Bureau (SVB) for multiple alleged sexual assaults, according to the department. The incidents occurred between 2010 ...

Three employees at the Chipotle location on Golden Valley Road have tested positive for COVID-19, and are under quarantine, officials said. In addition, all employees who had close contact with the workers who have tested positive at the Santa Clarita Chipotle location on Golden Valley, are now being quarantined for a 14-day period, according to a statement from Chipotle. “We ...