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 ...

City Councilmember Laurene Weste was selected to be the next mayor for the City of Santa Clarita for 2022 during a special meeting Tuesday. Weste was sworn in as the new mayor of the City of Santa Clarita at City Hall, with fellow Councilmember Jason Gibbs being sworn in as Mayor Pro Tem. Elected in 1998, Weste served as Mayor ...

On Sunday, a message to parents was sent from Arroyo Seco Junior High confirming that no credible threat has been found in relation to a suspicious social media posting last week. Principal Andy Keene stated in the email that a student was taken into custody and that law enforcement have determined that “there never was a genuine threat to the ...

One person was transported  to the hospital Saturday after a crash involving a motorcycle in Saugus.  At around 1:40 p.m. Saturday, first responders received reports of a traffic collision involving a motorcycle on Bouquet Canyon Road and Camp Scudder Road in Saugus.  “There was a motorcycle down and one person was transported to a local hospital,” said Supervisor Cheryl Sims ...