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On Tuesday, deputies arrested a Santa Clarita robbery suspect on Lyons Avenue, nearly two days after the original crime. Sunday evening around 5:50 p.m., a call was made from the 23900 block of Lyons Ave reporting a robbery, according to Deputy Natalie Arriaga, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. “Upon arrival, deputies learned during a verbal argument, the ...

A Valencia man accused of strangling his boyfriend to death appeared in court on Tuesday. Christian Ortiz, 24, is suspected of strangling Brayan “Brian” Rodriguez, 20, and hiding his body at a Valencia home in September 2017, according to Ricardo Santiago, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. The couple had been arguing the last time Rodriguez was ...

A Santa Clarita woman who allegedly stole a car and caused a fatal wrong-way five-vehicle collision on the 210 Freeway returned to court Wednesday. Prosecutors said that on Jan. 22, 2018, Nicole Danielle Thibault stole a parked truck in San Bernardino. She then allegedly drove through several red lights at unsafe speeds before entering the 210 Freeway, prosecutors added. In ...

With rising concerns over the California fuel shortages, California GOP lawmakers, including Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, have sent letters highlighting the dangers.  Garcia and fellow congress members sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack outlining their concerns over the effect of the shortage, especially in light of the approaching wildfire ...

Brittany Cervantes is a Santa Clarita native and University of Kentucky alum and now plays a crucial part on the Olympic softball team for Mexico at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.  A National Pro Fastpitch player turned Olympic athlete, Cervantes got her start right here in Newhall before pursuing a career in softball.  In a Sunday morning game, Mexico defeated Italy ...

Last month, the National Association of Volunteer Programs in Local Government (NAVPLG) awarded the City of Santa Clarita’s Volunteer Engagement Program the prestigious “Rising to Excellence Award”.  The city was given this award for its COVID-19 pandemic response, including the creation of the Santa Clarita Volunteer Hub.  The Volunteer Hub is a website created to pair volunteers with nonprofits and ...

Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, Kevin McCarthy, R-Bakersfield, and fellow members of the GOP penned a letter to multiple federal offices calling for their reopening.  The letter, announced July 16, was addressed to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Kiran Ahuja, and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator ...

On Tuesday, a young Castaic resident passed away in his home, prompting the launch of a GoFundMe to help support his family in their time of need. Nathan Esparza, a 16-year-old Castaic High School student and football player, tragically and unexpectedly passed away in his home on the evening of Tuesday, July 13. According to the GoFundMe started in his ...

An off-duty Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officer pled no contest to charges in connection with a Santa Clarita road rage incident in December of 2019.  After a year-and-a-half-long legal battle, Georgeta Buruiana, resident of Santa Clarita, has pleaded no contest in the December 14, 2019 charges against her, said Ricardo Santiago, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s ...

A patient was airlifted to the hospital Monday after suffering from a medical emergency on a trail in Castaic. The medical emergency call went out at approximately 11:40 a.m. near Charlie Canyon Lateral and Tapia Mountainway in Castaic. The call prompted a medical response from officials, according to a spokesperson for Los Angeles County Fire (LACoFD). “We received the call ...