A cold weather alert has been issued by the National Weather Service for Santa Clarita beginning this week and L.A. County officials are encouraging residents to stay warm. The cold weather alert has been initiated for Santa Clarita on Tuesday, Dec. 6 due to low temperatures. According to the National Weather Service, wind chill can get to be below 32 ...

On Saturday J-Team deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station are set to take part in DEA National Drug Take Back Day, collecting unwanted or expired medications.  On Oct. 29 residents can drop off unwanted or expired medications at the SCV Sheriff’s Station, which ensures they are disposed of properly.  Over-the counter medications are accepted for disposal but no ...

Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) is set to release a new cookie flavor in the upcoming 2023 cookie sale season in Santa Clarita.  On Tuesday, GSUSA announced that it is looking to expand its current 12-flavor Girl Scout cookie inventory to include the new Raspberry Rally cookie, a thin raspberry cookie with a chocolaty coating.  This announcement was made ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday to move forward in the next step towards banning the sale of gas-powered leaf blowers in the unincorporated parts of the County. The motion, originally authored last year by Los Angeles County Fifth District Supervisor Kathryn Barger, who represents the Santa Clarita Valley, along with fellow Supervisor Janice Hahn, calls ...

Two people were hospitalized Saturday after their vehicle plunged over 100 feet over the side of Vasquez Canyon Road in Santa Clarita.  At about 12 p.m. Saturday first responders received reports of a vehicle that had gone over the side of Vasquez Canyon Road east of Bouquet Canyon Road, according to dispatcher Chavez with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  ...

Compared to last weekend’s decrease in arrests in the Santa Clarita Valley, this weekend’s detainees are back on the rise as the number of suspects taken in for Driving Under The Influence (DUI) continues to spiral upwards.  Between Friday, May 13 and Sunday, May 15, deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and officers with the California Highway Patrol ...

The Santa Clarita Valley Education Foundation is set to donate books through their program “Page Turners” to Placerita Junior High School students.  “By providing books to students who would otherwise not be able to afford them or have little access outside of school, we hope to increase literacy and foster a lifetime love of reading,” said Jackie Hartmann, executive director ...

A disoriented woman was found lying on the train tracks in Newhall on Friday evening. At 6:30 p.m. Friday, emergency responders received reports of a person lying on the train tracks alongside Pine Street, south of Newhall Avenue in Santa Clarita, according to supervisor Michael Pittman with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  Deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s ...

A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle following a traffic collision in the parking lot of Costco Saturday afternoon.  At around 12:15 p.m. first responders received reports of a vehicle versus a pedestrian at 18649 Via Princessa, according to Ed Pickett with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  “We got reports of an automobile versus pedestrian in the Costco parking ...

A two-story home in Stevenson Ranch caught fire Saturday morning, prompting a response from firefighters.  At 7:46 Saturday morning, fire responders received reports of a residence on fire with heavy smoke and fire showing on the 25600 block of Via Ventana in Stevenson Ranch. “We did find a fire at the location,” said Miguel Ornelas with the Los Angeles County ...