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UPDATED: Man Stabbed In Canyon Country

UPDATED 9:09 p.m. Wednesday Two men were stabbed in Canyon Country Wednesday night and are at the hospital now. They might be going from the hospital to adjoining jail cells, depending on what investigators find out. Shortly after 6:30 p.m. rescue personnel from LA County Fire responded to a call for a stabbing victim in the 28800 block of Loretta ...

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Drugs Seized During Sand Canyon Traffic Stop

Deputies confiscated a substantial amount of narcotics and arrested a 25-year-old man on Tuesday in Canyon Country after a seemingly routine traffic stop. The driver, Moises Marroquin, a male Hispanic, was pulled over around 1 p.m. on Sand Canyon near the 14 freeway for vehicle code violations. He was found to be unlicensed and was detained and his vehicle searched. ...

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Kid Gloves Removed For Arts Grants, Almost

What should have been a feel good moment for the city council, the opportunity to deliver $48,000 worth of arts grants to deserving arts organizations, got off to a Rocky, er…rocky start as the kid gloves were threatened to be removed. Before council discussion was over, those arts organizations who’d expected $7,500 grants faced losing hundreds of dollars, and the ...

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Death Threats Put Valencia Resident Behind Bars

A 47-year old man is behind bars after making verbal threats to police officers. Lt. Mark Hershey told KHTS that Vahe Ohanian came into the Santa Clarita Valley sheriff’s station on Feb. 24 around 11 p.m. and complained to the desk officers about the posting of pictures in the lobby, specifically those of city council members. Declaring himself to have ...

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It Takes A Village, Part 1: Heroin Not The Only Drug Killing Our Kids

Last year five young people died of heroin overdoses in the Santa Clarita Valley, according to stats from the SCV Sheriff’s Station. But heroin isn’t the community’s only challenge when it comes to illegal or illicit drugs. KHTS News reporter Stephen K. Peeples is on special assignment going behind the scenes, talking to SCV kids, parents and the front-line professionals, to ...

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Big Cat Protection And Public Safety Subject Of New Legislation

U.S. Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon and Rep. Loretta Sanchez, (D-Garden Grove), introduced the “Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act” in the House of Representatives today. An alarming number of wild cats have been bred and sold as domestic pets in the U.S. This trend threatens public safety and often results in the mistreatment of these animals. Don’t miss a ...

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