In Appropriations Committee markups, Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, proposed an amendment to support law enforcement and their fight against illegal marijuana grows taking place in the Antelope Valley. The amendment, which addresses law enforcement overtime caps, was greeted with bipartisan support and passed easily through the committee, marking a victory for law enforcement’s fight against illegal grows, according to ...

Americans are fleeing the Antelope Valley as the invasion of 500 illegal marijuana grows brings violent crime, natural resource depletion and human trafficking to the once small-town community. Former KHTS intern Jorge Ventura brings us the nasty details in his new documentary: Cartelville USA. Ventura uncovers the very real repercussions of illegal marijuana grows in Cartelville USA, a documentary providing ...

During Tuesday’s meeting, the Board of Supervisors approved a motion by Supervisor Kathryn Barger, who represents Santa Clarita, co-authored by Supervisor Shelia Kuehl to curb the “significant” negative impacts of illegal large-scale marijuana grows in Los Angeles County. Not only are these large-scale marijuana grows illegal, but are resulting in water theft, trespassing and use of dangerous pesticides and chemicals, ...

Representative Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, discussed unemployment fraud, illegal marijuana nurseries, and threats posed by China in an interview with KHTS. The congressman spoke about his recent actions and future steps in the Wednesday interview in Santa Clarita. Garcia began by touching on how he recently co-sponsored the bipartisan Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act. The act would allow veterans and ...

Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, and Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva discussed rising crime and the unlawful draining of water caused by illegal marijuana grows in the Antelope Valley north of Santa Clarita Tuesday. On Tuesday, Garcia and Villanueva held a press conference in Lancaster to talk about the effects of illegal marijuana grows in the Antelope Valley and ...

Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, and other lawmakers are looking for a statewide approach to ending illegal marijuana grows which have been becoming more and more difficult to enforce by local law enforcement.  Wilk along with Assemblymembers Tom Lackey and Thurston “Smitty” Smith have invited California Attorney General Rob Bonta and California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) Secretary Jared Blumenfeld to ...

On Wednesday, Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, went on air with KHTS to discuss issues affecting the City including illegal marijuana grows, prescription drug access for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and recent nominations of military service academy students. Garcia discussed several areas of interest with KHTS on air such as ALS prescription drugs, service academy nominations and illegal marijuana grows ...

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) uncovered and bulldozed “one of the largest illegal drug operations happening in the backyard of the high deserts of Los Angeles” and made 23 arrests in Lancaster on Tuesday.  After bulldozing the largest illegal marijuana bust in Los Angeles County history in Lancaster on Tuesday, narcotics investigators with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s ...

Senator Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) is applauding local law enforcement on the arrest of four individuals last month suspected of stealing water to grow marijuana illegally in Lancaster.  On April 15, deputies with the Lancaster Sheriff’s Station and officers with the Antelope Valley California Highway Patrol and the Department of Fish and Game arrested four individuals on water theft, wilk ...