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Brush Fire Breaks Out On 14 Freeway East Of Santa Clarita

Louie: Fire alert slider_fire truck, daytime, reads "Fire Alert"

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

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Teenager Airlifted After Medical Emergency In Santa Clarita

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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 ...

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Three Suspects At Large After Kohl’s Theft In Santa Clarita

crime arrest -- 4 Sheriff SUVs parked in a cluster at a Newhall street corner. Overlaid "Crime" written in red capital letters with a KHTS Logo

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 ...

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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 ...

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Families Of Saugus Shooting Victims Celebrate Gun Safety Law At White House

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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 ...

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Former Santa Clarita Woman Of The Year Jami Kennedy Passes Away

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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 ...

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Child Struck, Killed In 5 Freeway Fatal Crash, Hawthorne Man Arrested

Two-car collision at an intersection. "Fatal Collision Update" overlaid in white and red capital letters with the KHTS and OPO logo -- fatal crash traffic collision identified

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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