Update: What was first reported as a possible body found by a hiker in Castaic Wednesday afternoon has been confirmed to be a human-like doll wrapped in a tarp, according to officials. Around 1:47 p.m., Los Angeles County Fire Department officials received reports of a person in cardiac arrest on the 38000 block of Golden State Highway in Castaic, said ...

The man who was found dead in a vehicle in Newhall on Wednesday has been identified. Jose Aparicio Cordova, 73, from Sylmar, was the man who was found dead in a car in Newhall, officials with the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office confirmed. Around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, first responders received reports of a person slumped over the wheel of a ...

Today in SCV History, May 29, 1987, a Los Angeles jury acquitted “Twilight Zone” director John Landis and four co-defendants of involuntary manslaughter charges stemming from one of the most harrowing tragedies in Hollywood history.  “Twilight Zone: The Movie” was under production at the time of the 1982 helicopter crash that killed actor Vic Morrow and two children on the ...

The 55-year-old man who died Monday morning after jumping off an overpass bridge in Sylmar has been identified. The 55-year-old man who died was identified as Palliyaguruge Perera, according to The County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner.   Perera jumped from an overpass onto the 210 Freeway in Sylmar, according to the California Highway Patrol. The incident happened around 10:15 a.m. ...

A 45-year-old woman has been identified as the deceased person found in a vehicle in Valencia last week. Shaniesha Green, 45, has been identified as the person found dead in a vehicle in Valencia on Tuesday, Jan. 2, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office. Green was found in a vehicle just before 10 a.m. on the 24000 block ...

A woman was found dead near the Newhall Metrolink Monday morning.  Around 6:35 a.m. first responders received reports of a medical emergency on the 24300 block of Railroad Avenue at the Newhall Metrolink, said Deputy Natalie Arriaga, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.  “We received a call for service reporting a female approximately 35 years old found unresponsive,” ...

Singer Aaron Carter has died after apparently drowning at his Lancaster home Saturday morning, north east of Santa Clarita Around 11 a.m. paramedics were called to his home on Valley Vista Drive after reports of a drowning, according to TMZ. According to Los Angeles County Fire, his body was recovered from the pool. He was pronounced dead on scene. Carter ...

Three people were pronounced dead on the scene and two people were taken to the hospital in a head-on collision in Santa Clarita Sunday.  At around 4:10 p.m. first responders received reports of a crash on San Francisquito Road and Riverview Road in Santa Clarita, according to Supervisor Diaz with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  “Three people were DOA ...

A Valencia man was identified as the victim found dead in a vehicle Sunday afternoon in Newhall. Rey Moldanado, 49, from Valencia was the individual found, said Sarah Ardalani, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office. Around 12:45 p.m. Sunday first responders received multiple reports of a person unconscious in a vehicle in the parking lot ...

A man was found dead Thursday morning in Santa Clarita, who investigators believed died from a medical emergency. Around 7:45 a.m. Thursday, first responders received reports of a medical emergency in the 24900 block of Railroad Avenue in Newhall, said Leslie Lua, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “Are units arrived on scene and found one patient ...