A brush fire broke out by the northbound 14 Freeway in Agua Dulce just east of Santa Clarita Friday afternoon. At around 4 p.m. Friday, first responders received reports of a brush fire along the roadside at the northbound 14 Freeway near Agua Dulce Canyon Road east of Santa Clarita, according to Esteban Benitez. “The fire was approximately a quarter ...
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DMV Advises Californians To Get REAL ID
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) advised residents to make the switch to REAL IDs as the federal enforcement date approaches. On Monday, the California DMV encouraged California residents to get REAL IDs before May 3, 2023, when the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is set to require a REAL ID to board domestic flights. “A REAL ID will ...
Read More »One Airlifted After Reported Drowning In Santa Clarita
One person was airlifted to the hospital after drowning in a Castaic neighborhood Friday evening. Just before 7 p.m. Friday, first responders received initial reports of a pediatric drowning in the 30000 block of Cartagena Place in Castaic, according to Robert Diaz with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “We got the call at 6:53,” Diaz said. “There was a ...
Read More »Teenager Airlifted After Medical Emergency In Santa Clarita
A teenager was airlifted from Valencia Heritage Park in Santa Clarita after experiencing a medical emergency Thursday night. At around 8:15 p.m. Thursday, first responders received reports of a medical emergency in the 27000 block of Sunny Creek Drive in Santa Clarita, according to Supervising Fire Dispatcher Muchael Pittman with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “The call was for ...
Read More »Three Suspects At Large After Kohl’s Theft In Santa Clarita
Three suspects are at large after reportedly carrying out a theft at Kohl’s in Valencia Thursday evening. At around 7 p.m. Thursday, deputies received reports of a grand theft at the Kohl’s in the 24200 block of Valencia Boulevard in Santa Clarita, according to Sergeant Peterson with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. “Two male adults went into the store ...
Read More »Villanueva Talks Homelessness, Crime During Santa Clarita Town Hall
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva discussed several issues during a Santa Clarita town hall Thursday ahead of the sheriff election in November. Villanueva was joined by Captain Justin Diez and other deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station at a town hall in the West Ranch High School auditorium Thursday evening to answer questions from locals. “I’m doing ...
Read More »Families Of Saugus Shooting Victims Celebrate Gun Safety Law At White House
A Saugus High School shooting survivor and the family of a Saugus shooting victim celebrated the passing of a new gun safety law at the White House Monday. The family of 2019 Saugus shooting victim Dominic Blackwell, along with his best friend and shooting survivor Mia Tretta, attended an event at the White House Monday celebrating the new Bipartisan Safer ...
Read More »Former Santa Clarita Woman Of The Year Jami Kennedy Passes Away
Jami Denise Kennedy, the 1989 Santa Clarita Woman of the Year and a member of the local Zonta Club chapter, has passed away. On July 4th, 2022, 74-year-old Kennedy passed away at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital in Santa Clarita after facing health issues for a few years, according to representatives with the Zonta Club of Santa Clarita. “Jami Kennedy was ...
Read More »Wanted Man Arrested After Asking Deputy If There Are Warrants Out For His Arrest
A wanted man was arrested after he asked a Santa Clarita deputy to check to see if there were any warrants out for his arrest. On Monday, a deputy was flagged down by the wanted man while patrolling near the intersection of Canso Lane and Barbacoa Drive in Saugus, according to Deputy Natalie Arriaga, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley ...
Read More »Child Struck, Killed In 5 Freeway Fatal Crash, Hawthorne Man Arrested
A Hawthorne man was arrested after a young child was struck and killed in a 5 Freeway fatal crash in Santa Clarita Saturday morning. The child, a female between the ages of 4 and 6 whose name has been withheld by authorities, was found by California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers at around 3:30 a.m. Saturday after being fatally hit by ...
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