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The Borton Fire in Val Verde has broken out near Val Verde Park Friday evening less than 48 hours after a containment was set up in search of a parolee at large, officials said. UPDATE (7:45 p.m.): Forward progress on the Borton Fire in Val Verde has been stopped at one acre, according to Supervisor Ed Pickett with the Los Angeles ...

A containment in Val Verde was set up after Sheriff’s personnel spotted a parolee at large, officials said. Around 6:20 p.m. Friday, deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station began to set up a containment around Val Verde Park in Val Verde after receiving reports of an at-large parolee  according to Sgt. Viger, Acting Watch Sergeant for the station. “It ...

Repopulation orders have been issued for some residents who were evacuated in the wake of the Tick Fire Friday evening. UPDATE (9 p.m.) — Caltrans officials are in the process of attempting to open the HOV lane, as well as the No. 1 and 2 lanes of the southbound 14 Freeway, hoping to do so by 9:30 p.m. Friday. The No. 3 ...

The Tick Fire has grown to nearly 4,000 acres in size, with over 40,000 residents in the Santa Clarita Valley ordered to evacuate as firefighters work through the night. UPDATE: (8:45 a.m. Friday) — West Ranch High School has been named the second evacuation center for residents,  26255 Valencia Boulevard. UPDATE (3:30 a.m. Friday) –– The Tick Fire has jumped the 14 ...

A big rig truck carrying an estimated 40,000 pounds of plastic overturned on the southbound I-5 Freeway late Thursday night, blocking several lanes and knocking down a light pole. At around 11:04 p.m., officials with the Los Angeles County Fire Department received reports of an overturned big rig on the southbound 5 Freeway just north of State Route 126, according ...

As the Tick Fire burns in Canyon Country, a Sand Canyon power outage has caused over 1,000 customers in Sand Canyon, according to officials. Officials with Southern California Edison are reporting a power outage off of Sand Canyon Road east of the 14 Freeway, affecting 1,021 customers in the area.  The outage is not being reported as a public safety ...

A Valencia man accused of strangling his boyfriend to death appeared in court Wednesday for the continuation of his pretrial hearings over two years after the original crime, according to officials. Christian Ortiz, 23, is suspected of strangling Brayan “Brian” Rodriguez, 20, and hiding his body at his Valencia home in September 2017. The couple had been arguing the last ...

Brave New World Comics in Newhall is set to host a variety of activities for the whole family during Halloween ComicFest on Saturday. On Saturday, Oct. 26, Brave New World Comics and several other businesses are set to bring Old Town Newhall together for a family-friendly Halloween ComicFest event. So far, over 20 businesses in both the Victoria Plaza off ...

Two people were trapped in their vehicle following a crash on the northbound 14 Freeway near Soledad Canyon Road in Canyon Country Monday, officials said. https://www.facebook.com/khtsradio/videos/2475859002529327/?notif_id=1571684640555120&notif_t=live_video_explicit   At around 2:17 p.m. Monday, officials with the Los Angeles County Fire Department received reports of a traffic collision with possible people trapped on the northbound 14 Freeway near Soledad Canyon Road, according ...

The number of drug- and alcohol-related arrests reported in Santa Clarita over the weekend increased by over 70 percent compared to the previous weekend, according to booking logs. Between Friday, Oct. 18 and Sunday, Oct. 20, officials with both the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and the California Highway Patrol Newhall Area Office made 37 arrests, according to weekend arrest ...