The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station invites SCV residents to participate in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Drug Take Back Day in late April. On Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m, the SCV Sheriff’s Station will host a prescription drug collection event, as part of the DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The SCV Station is located at ...

Jaime Puerta’s life was forever changed when his 16-year-old son died after taking a fentanyl-laced pill he bought on Snapchat. Now, the Santa Clarita father continues to fight to protect other families from the pain his family experiences every day. Puerta, a Marine Corps veteran and small business owner in California, lost his 16-year-old son, Daniel, after he ingested an ...

A father, fueled by the loss of his son, has dedicated the past four years to educating and fighting the spread of the deadly drug killing Americans by the hundreds as well as fighting the stigma that this crisis is exclusive to drug addicts.  On the morning of April 1, 2020, Jaime Puerta walked into the room of Daniel Puerta, ...

Cary Quashen from Action Drug and Rehab graduated from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) L.A.’s Citizens Academy this past month. Quashen was among twenty community members to graduate from the six-week “hands-on” Citizens Academy provided by the LA division of the DEA. The course gave the community members an inside look at the DEA’s missions and responsibilities. Today 20 community ...

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 ...

Senator Scott Wilk R-Santa Clarita, announced Friday the introduction of Senate Joint Resolution 4 (SJR 4) to help provide educational funding for students with disabilities.  SJR 4 urges the 117th Congress to fulfill its obligation to special education community by fully funding the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), legislation passed by Congress in 1975 to ensure students with disabilities ...

Taking action against the opioid epidemic, Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, co-sponsored the “Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues (SOFA) Act” on Thursday, which would ensure that fentanyl-related substances are to remain federally controlled if approved by Congress. Garcia is urging Congress to permanently define fentanyl-related substances under Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act in order to maintain their status ...

Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital now offers a safe and secure unused prescription drug collection program for the community to properly dispose of dangerous pharmaceuticals. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The Prescription Drug Take-Back program seeks to curtail improper disposal and accidental ingestion of medications in the Santa Clarita Valley. Joelle Beigel, ...

Ed. Note: The following is a news release courtesy of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration. A North Carolina man who operated a “shell business” in the Santa Clarita Valley has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for cocaine trafficking, officials said Monday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Zaid Wakil, ...