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Bouquet Canyon Road and San Francisquito Canyon Road are closed Thursday morning due to snow, officials said.  UPDATE: 1:50 p.m. — Bouquet Canyon Road is open to residents in the area and emergency vehicles, according to Public Works officials.  Just after 6 a.m. Thursday, the Los Angeles County Public Works Department shut down San Francisquito Canyon from Elizabeth Lake Road to Spunky ...

A Grapevine closure is in place on the 5 Freeway due to snow on Christmas Day, officials said. The 5 Freeway was closed in the Grapevine at about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday north of Castaic due to snowy roadway conditions, according to the California Highway Patrol Fort Tejon – Grapevine Area Office. “Interstate 5 over the Grapevine pass is now closed ...

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies issued over 270 citations in a one-week period this month, officials said. Between Dec. 15 and Dec. 21, deputies targeted areas around Santa Clarita, issuing a “staggering” 273 citations, said Shirley Miller, spokesperson for the station. “‘Don’t be in such a rush,” Miller said in a social media post. “One of the top concerns ...

A conductor was allegedly threatened with a knife on a Metrolink train headed to Canyon Country Friday afternoon, officials said. The incident was first reported at about 3 p.m. Friday as an assault with a deadly weapon on a train near the Via Princessa Station, according to Lt. Sahile the watch commander for Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Transit Services Bureau. ...

A Santa Clarita Girl Scouts treasurer was sentenced Friday to one year in jail and five years of formal probation for embezzling more than $93,000 from the Girl Scouts and a local cancer center over a four-year period, officials said. Patricia Cascione, 52, of Santa Clarita, pled no contest to one felony count of embezzlement by a public or private ...

Susan Christopher, director of the nonprofit LoveSCV and former Castaic school board member, dropped out of the race for the California State Assembly Wednesday, less than a week after the formal announcement, officials said. “It was the right decision on many levels,” Christopher said. “It was a much bigger endeavor than I anticipated when I first entered the race.” Christopher ...

A vehicle went down the embankment after a 5 Freeway crash in Newhall Tuesday afternoon, officials said. The crash was reported at about 4 p.m. Tuesday on the northbound 5 Freeway near Lyons Avenue in Newhall, according to Marvin Lim with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “It was a BMV versus big rig,” Lim said. The traffic collision was ...

A Newhall man with the legal name Sexy Vegan returned to court Tuesday after being arrested on charges of sexually assaulting his dog and posting the video on social media, officials said.  Sexy Vegan, born Hansel DeBartolo III, 37, is charged with one misdemeanor count each of sexual assault on an animal and posting obscene matter, according to Ricardo Santiago ...

Deputies are investigating a possible shots fired call in Saugus Friday afternoon, officials said. https://www.facebook.com/khtsradio/videos/594091641342018/   The incident was reported at about 4:10 p.m. Friday near the Albertsons on the 27600 block of Bouquet Canyon Road in Saugus, according to Lt. Marquez with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. “Deputies are still investigating,” Marquez said. Upon arrival, the suspect and ...

A construction worker is in critical condition after a fall from the roof of Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital on Thursday, officials said. The incident was reported at about 10 a.m. Thursday at the pavilion building at the hospital, according to Patrick Moody, spokesperson for Henry Mayo. “I can confirm that an employee of a contractor fell one story off the ...