Deputies are investigating after a man allegedly broke into a vehicle in Newhall and stole approximately $7,000 in cigarettes Wednesday afternoon. Around 1:10 p.m. Wednesday, deputies received reports of a vehicle burglary in the parking lot of Aldi’s in the 24000 block of Orchard Village Road in Newhall, Shirley Miller, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station confirmed. A ...

Over 400 7-Elevens are set to close due to sales decreasing nationwide.  Nearly 450 7-Eleven stores across the country are closing due to underperforming, according to a Fox Business article.  444 7-Eleven stores are closing due a dip in sales, particularly cigarette sales, as well as decreased traffic inflation, according to Seven & I Holdings, 7-Elevens Japan-based parent company and ...

California tobacco users can expect to pay a lot more for their next pack. Get live news updates about Santa Clarita by following KHTS on Facebook and KHTS on Twitter The state’s tax board, in accordance with Prop 56, is raising the cost of cigarettes by nearly $3 a pack, according to a state tax official. California Board of Equalization (BOE) ...

Sulphur Springs Union School District is hosting its first regular governing board meeting of 2017 on Wednesday night, with an effort to decrease smoking and vaping one of several pieces of business for board members. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. District officials are seeking approximately $36,000 in grant money to increase ...

The legal age to purchase tobacco products in California increased to 21 on Thursday, with Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature on a bill by Sen. Ed Hernandez, D-West Covina. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The legal age to purchase tobacco products in California increased to 21 on Thursday, with Gov. Jerry Brown’s ...

Ed. Note: The following content was provided by Prima Pediatrics who is a client of KHTS AM-1220. A new campaign called #FinishIt has its goals aimed high with the end result being ending teenage smoking all together. “Only 9% of teens smoke. That’s down from 23% in 2000,” according to the campaigns website. “We can get it to 0%. We’re ...