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A 5 freeway crash involving one overturned truck closed southbound lanes Sunday afternoon. Just before 2:30 p.m., reports were received of a traffic collision with an overturned vehicle in the No. 1 lane of southbound I-5 near Calgrove Boulevard in Newhall, according to Officer Peter Nicholson with the California Highway Patrol. “One truck was overturned in the number one lane,” ...

An injured hiker was transported from Towsley Canyon to the hospital early Sunday afternoon. Just before 12:30 p.m., first responders from Los Angeles County Fire Department Stations 73 and 124 were dispatched to Towsley Canyon Road in Newhall after calls were received of an injured hiker in the area, according to Supervisor Bernard Peters with the Fire Department. “We had ...

27 years ago on Jan. 17, 1994, Northridge was struck with a magnitude 6.7 earthquake, greatly impacting Santa Clarita and other surrounding areas.  The Northridge earthquake resulted in 57 deaths, 1,500 serious injuries, and $42 billion worth of property damage, according to officials from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Craig Renetzky, a Tarzana resident and on-call disaster ...

The College of the Canyons (COC) “Canyons Promise” program is now accepting applications for the 2021-22 year, officials said Friday. The program launched during the fall 2017 semester, providing increased opportunities for first-time college students with plans to attend college full-time, COC officials said in a statement. “At its core, Canyons Promise is dedicated to the academic, career and personal ...

Los Angeles County reported over 1 million cumulative COVID-19 cases on Saturday, and has also confirmed the first known case of the U.K. coronavirus variant. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed the first case of COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, — the same variant discovered in the United Kingdom (U.K.), in an individual who recently spent ...

The City of Santa Clarita Planning Commission is set to discuss plans for the proposed Sand Canyon Resort next Tuesday, as well as a new patient tower for Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital. The hearing is expected to include a presentation from city staff providing an overview on the potential impact of the projects and testimony from the applicants as well ...

Waste Management has extended its temporary modified green waste pick-up schedule through January for Santa Clarita residents. Residential green waste pick-up, which previously occurred weekly, was temporarily modified to biweekly. This change has been extended and set to proceed until the week of Jan. 25th, when the schedule is set to return to normal, officials said. The temporary service changes ...

In 2020 Santa Clarita DUI arrests decreased slightly compared to 2019, officials said. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Office and the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station have released  statistics on DUI arrests made over the last three years, revealing a decrease of roughly 3.5 percent in 2020 compared to 2019, the statistics show. In 2020 alone 955 drivers ...

A rollover crash in Castaic sent one car off the I-5 Freeway Saturday morning, officials said. Just before 9:20 a.m., emergency responders received reports of a rollover crash on the northbound 5 Freeway near Hasley Canyon Road in Castaic, according to Dispatch Supervisor Cheryl Sims with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “There were two minor patients, but they don’t ...

A Val Verde family has set up a GoFundMe after a fire destroyed their home and killed nine of their animals last week.  On Tuesday, Jan. 5, first responders received reports of a structure fire in the 29800 block of Central Avenue in Val Verde, according to Fire officials.  The fire was reported just before 5 a.m. as a result ...