UPDATE (3:31 p.m.): Valencia Boulevard and Magic Mountain Parkway is open to drivers. Toppers Pizza remains closed Sunday afternoon. Previously published (1:00 p.m.) :A series of underground vault explosions outside Toppers Pizza in Valencia prompted an evacuation and closed the busy intersection of Valencia Boulevard and Magic Mountain Parkway Sunday. The first reported explosion occurred around 12:06 p.m. near Toppers ...

At least four people have been rescued on an island in the Santa Clara River in Saugus. Around 10:25 a.m. Wednesday, first responders received reports of four people trapped on an island in the Santa Clara River near Railroad avenue and Magic Mountain Parkway in Saugus, according to officials with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.    View this post ...

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Arson & Explosive investigators determined that a possible explosive at a home in a Valencia neighborhood was only a replica. After 11 a.m., first responders received reports of a possible explosive in the backyard of a home on Telegraph Hill Court in Valencia, said Sgt. Rios, with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. Rios confirmed ...

A teenager was airlifted to the hospital after a dirt bike crash in Saugus. Around 5:08 p.m. Wednesday, first responders received reports of an injury on Avocado and White Pine Places in Saugus, said Bernard Peters, a dispatch supervisor for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “A teenager crashed on a dirt bike and had a head injury,” Peters said. ...

A total of nine people were injured and seven were hospitalized Monday morning after a hazmat incident in Saugus.  At around 5:30 a.m. first responders received reports of a hazmat incident at 23119 Drayton Street, according to Sanchez Giovanni with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  “It came in as a hazmat call,” said Giovanni.   The business at the location ...

An injured hiker was airlifted by rescuers Sunday morning in Charlie Canyon in Castaic.  At 9:50 p.m. first responders received reports of an injured hiker on Charlie Canyon Road in Castaic, according to supervisor Melanie Flores with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  “The hiker was 300 feet down on a bike trail,” said Flores.  A helicopter was called in ...

April marks California’s Earthquake Preparedness Month, and as the state continues to lead the country in emergency management and disaster preparedness, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services wants residents to be ready.   California is known for its frequent seismic activity. In just the past few weeks, Californians have experienced a handful of earthquakes in Salinas, Morgan Hill, Ferndale and ...

One child was airlifted from Golden Oak Community School after reportedly suffering from a medical emergency on Wednesday morning.  At around 9:18 p.m. first responders received reports of a person undergoing a medical emergency on Sara Street in Santa Clarita, according to Supervisor Rubin Munez.  “We were dispatched about a call of an unconscious person on the 27300 block of ...

The child that went into cardiac arrest Tuesday at a Stevenson Ranch grocery store has died. Around 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, first responders received reports of a child going into cardiac arrest at the Ralphs Grocery Store on the 24900 block of Pico Canyon Road in Stevenson Ranch, according to Geovanni Sanchez, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department ...

In an effort to help L.A. County recover from the damages of the Route Fire that broke out in Castaic in August, Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency on Saturday.  The proclamation directs the California state government to assist local L.A. County authorities with the recovery effort and directs the California Department of Transportation to request immediate assistance ...