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A Santa Clarita man who pled not guilty to allegations of raping seven women while posing as a rideshare driver in a span of 15 months returned to court for a pretrial conference Wednesday, officials said. Nicolas Morales, 44, of Santa Clarita, was charged with 27 felony counts for allegedly assaulting seven women in areas throughout Los Angeles County, including ...

A Canyon Country woman accused of fatally stabbing her girlfriend over 70 times returned to court Tuesday, more than two years after the original crime reportedly took place. Pamela Michelle Walker, 36, is accused of fatally stabbing her 46-year-old girlfriend, Christine Diane McQueen, also known as Christine Himmle, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. The incident in ...

The City of Santa Clarita honored local veterans, currently-serving military and their families, with a Veterans Day celebration Monday.  Officials with the City of Santa Clarita, the County of Los Angeles, and the state of California gathered at the Veterans Historical Plaza in Newhall Monday morning for the 13th annual Santa Clarita Veterans Day Ceremony. “This is a very special ...

Deputies detained several stolen vehicle suspects at gunpoint at a Shell gas station in Canyon Country Monday afternoon, officials said. Around 1 p.m. Monday, a deputy with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station began following a Nissan Sentra suspected to have been stolen, according to Lt. Doug Mohrhoff. “A field deputy found what was a reported stolen gray Nissan,” Mohrhoff ...

Several scouts with the BSA Western Los Angeles County Council placed dozens of flags along Main Street in Newhall Monday in honor of Veterans Day. A total of 40 flags were placed along Main Street in Old Town Newhall on Monday by scouts with the BSA Western Los Angeles County Council in recognition of Veterans Day. “It all started with ...

A man suspected of attempted murder was arrested just south of Santa Clarita early Saturday morning following a brief foot pursuit on the I-5 Freeway, officials said. Officers with the California Highway Patrol Newhall Office were monitoring the I-5 Freeway early Saturday morning for a vehicle wanted out of Yuba City on an attempted murder charge, as they had received ...

The field for the CA-25 Congressional seat just got bigger, as former Congressman Steve Knight has officially entered the 2020 race against the likes of Assemblywoman Christy Smith and former Trump advisor George Papadopoulos. After taking time to evaluate the race in the CA-25 Congressional district, Knight told KHTS reporters Saturday that he has officially entered the 2020 congressional race. ...

The Jake Fire in Newhall broke out Wednesday afternoon, threatening several structures and prompting evacuations, officials said. https://www.facebook.com/khtsradio/videos/454890398565907/UzpfSTEzMjkyNTQ0MzQzOTIzNTpWSzo0NTQ4OTAzOTg1NjU5MDc/   UPDATE (3:30 p.m.): All Jake Fire evacuations have been lifted after the brush fire in Newhall, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. UPDATE (1:50 p.m.): Forward progress has been stopped on the Jake Fire, with officials with the Los Angeles County ...

While the first weekend of November saw an increase in reported arrests compared to the end of October, arrest records indicate that the number of arrests for the weekend remain below the 2019 average, officials said. Between Friday, Nov. 1 and Sunday, Nov. 3, deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and officers with the California Highway Patrol Newhall ...

The Hart Regiment Marching Band hosted their annual Hart Rampage Marching Band Field Tournament Saturday, where the West Ranch Wildcat Marching Band took home the sweepstakes prize. Over 35 marching bands and colorguards from across Southern California met at Cougar Stadium on Saturday for the 36th annual Hart Rampage Marching Band Field Tournament, including several schools from the Santa Clarita ...