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A suspect wanted in connection with a Canyon Country shooting has been taken into custody following a crime suppression operation by the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station’s Career Offender – Burglary, Robbery, Assault (COBRA) team. On Friday night, COBRA detectives conducted a crime suppression operation in Santa Clarita, resulting in at least five arrests, according to Deputy Natalie Arriaga, spokesperson ...

The Castaic man who was found dead two days after a crash in Castaic trapped him in a truck has been identified. Benjamin Marquez IV, 31 of Castaic was identified as the man who first responders found dead after he had been trapped in a truck for two days following a crash in Castaic. Just before 1 p.m. Saturday, officials ...

Officials with Henry Newhall Newhall Hospital have reported over a dozen deaths from COVID-19 at the hospital over the past week alone as Los Angeles County surpasses 15,000 total COVID-19 deaths. On Saturday, Henry Mayo spokesman Patrick Moody confirmed that four additional patients had died from COVID-19, marking 14 such deaths since the previous Saturday, Jan. 16. Saturday’s update brings ...

As the first of three storms predicted for the week hits the Santa Clarita Valley, officials with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) have implemented “Operation Snowflake” to prepare themselves in the event that snowfall impacts the Grapevine. On Saturday, the first of three storms forecast for the next week hit the Santa Clarita Valley, bringing light, scattered showers to the ...

While the number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 across Los Angeles County has decreased, capacity within the county’s Intensive Care Units (ICU) remains “overwhelmed.” As of Saturday, there were 6,881 people hospitalized with COVID-19, 24 percent of which were in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). “This is the first time daily hospitalizations decreased under 7,000 patients since December 29,” reads ...

One person was found dead and another was airlifted to a nearby hospital Saturday afternoon after reportedly being trapped in their vehicle since Thursday following a Castaic crash. Just before 1 p.m. Saturday, officials with the Los Angeles County Fire Department received reports of a traffic collision near Oak Valley Road and The Old Road in Castaic, according to an ...

A SIG-Alert has been issued Saturday after a multi-vehicle traffic collision resulted in a jackknifed big rig spilling diesel fuel on the northbound I-5 Freeway. At around 12:05 p.m. Saturday, officials with the Los Angeles Fire Department received reports of a traffic collision on the northbound I-5 Freeway just north of the 210 Freeway. “(It’s a) multi-vehicle collision in the ...

Officials with the City of Santa Clarita released a video Wednesday to provide an update on the new Canyon Country Community Center, which is currently undergoing the third phase of its construction. On Wednesday, officials with the City of Santa Clarita released a video providing an update on the status of the new Canyon Country Community Center. Located on eight ...

Officials with the William S. Hart Union High School District announced Friday that former English teacher Julian Gomez had been named the new assistant principal for Bowman High School. During their regular meeting Wednesday, the Hart District Governing Board approved the recommendation to name Gomez as the assistant principal for Bowman High School. “We are delighted to welcome Julian Gomez ...

Officials with the California Department of Justice announced Friday that they have launched a civil rights investigation of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) to determine whether or not the department “engaged in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional policing.” On Friday, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced that he was launching a civil rights investigation of the LASD, ...