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A Santa Clarita man who pled not guilty to allegations of posing as a rideshare driver and raping seven women returned to court last Friday. Santa Clarita resident Nicolas Morales appeared in court this Friday for a pretrial conference, having been accused of over two dozen felony charges, including raping seven women and posing as a rideshare driver. Morales was ...

The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station is slated to host a free catalytic converter etching event in partnership with Reeves Complete Auto Repair next Thursday to help protect Santa Clarita Valley residents from recent catalytic converter thefts. To address recent catalytic converter thefts, Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station has scheduled a free catalytic converter etching event in collaboration with Reeves ...

A court date for a pre-trial conference is scheduled Friday for a Canyon Country murder suspect charged with killing his former rehab acquaintance. Pacoima resident David Alonso Figueroa, on trial for the suspected murder of his former rehab acquaintance, is slated to appear for a pre-trial date this Friday. Figueroa, 35, is on trial for the 2018 murder of 30-year-old ...

On Tuesday, Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, joined lawmakers in voting in favor of House Resolution (HR) 1799, known as the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Extension Act of 2021. The Paycheck Protection Program Extension Act, voted for by Garcia on Tuesday, was reportedly designed to extend the PPP loan application from March 31 to May 31, 2021. “Small businesses are ...

On Wednesday, State Senator Scott Wilk , R-Santa Clarita, announced that Senate Bill 520 passed out of its first policy committee, and if ratified would let the public weigh in on large projects approved more than 30 years before they are constructed. Wilk, of the 21st Senate District, announced Wednesday that SB 520 passed out of its first policy committee, ...

Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, announced Monday that he is accepting student artwork submissions for the annual Congressional Art Competition. The yearly Congressional Arts Competition is now accepting new submissions as of Monday, March 15, according to officials from Garcia’s office. “I am excited to announce the commencement of the 2021 Congressional Art Competition,” Garcia said in a statement Monday. ...

The number of arrests reported in the Santa Clarita Valley over the weekend decreased by roughly 30%, with weekend logs indicating 30 total arrests reported in comparison with last weekend’s 42 arrests. Between Friday, March 12, and Sunday, March 14, police booking logs indicate that a reported total of 30 arrests were recorded by officials from both the California Highway ...

Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, has co-sponsored the Bipartisan Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) For Therapy Act, which would provide veterans access to therapy dogs through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).  The PAWS Act, H.R. 1448, is designed to create a pilot program within the VA providing veterans access to therapy dogs. “As a combat veteran myself, I understand ...

The Santa Clarita Valley (SCV) Chamber of Commerce has announced its new Shop Local campaign, in which Santa Clarita residents are invited to shop locally, collect their receipts, and gain points in a contest to win money. The Shop Local campaign, started by the SCV Chamber of Commerce, is a program reportedly beginning in March in which residents are invited ...

On March 3, Antelope Valley resident Rashida Brown, who had suffered from paralysis as a result of a gunshot wound, won a van in a Triumph Foundation giveaway. Paralysis survivor Rashida Brown, who had been injured by a gunshot years ago, won the Triumph Foundation’s Adapted Van Giveaway. “I was shot in 1992, when I was thirteen, by accident,” Brown ...