The man who died after being ejected from his vehicle in a rollover crash on the 14 Freeway in Canyon Country Thursday has been identified.  Semaj Weldon, 28, from Lancaster, was the man killed in the rollover crash, according to officials with the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office.  Around 4:15 p.m. Thursday, emergency responders received reports of a rollover ...

A Lancaster man was arrested Saturday after allegedly causing a disturbance and damaging a transit bus in Valencia, according to officials. At approximately 6:20 p.m. on May 30, deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station responded to a parking lot in the 26100 block of Magic Mountain Parkway following reports of a disturbance, said Shirley Miller, spokesperson for the ...

A Lancaster man was sentenced Monday to nearly five years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for depositing over $1.2 million in forged money orders into bank accounts then withdrawing cash from the accounts. According to court documents, from July 31, 2013 to Feb. 13, 2019, Sterlyn Lee Smith Jr., 49, from Lancaster, and dozens of others ...

A Lancaster teen was sentenced Tuesday to 4 years in prison for making interstate threats to injure the person of another. According to the plea agreement, from approximately August 2022 to January 2024, Alan W. Filion, 18, of Lancaster, made over 375 swatting and threat calls, including calls in which he claimed to have planted bombs in the targeted locations ...

An Antelope Valley man was arrested Wednesday on a nine-count federal grand jury indictment charging him with using a drone to drop off fentanyl and other narcotics to buyers, one of whom died of a fatal overdose of the powerful synthetic last year. Christopher Patrick Laney, 34, a.k.a. “Crany,” of Lancaster, is charged with one count of distribution of fentanyl ...

A drunk driver from Lancaster was arrested after he sent his passenger to the hospital with major injuries Monday after he rear-ended a big rig in Castaic.  Around 10:30 p.m. Monday, first responders received reports of a crash on the northbound 5 Freeway, north of Lake Hughes Road in Castaic, said Officer Josh Greengard, spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol ...

A Lancaster man was arrested for felony DUI after causing an injury traffic collision on the 14 Freeway Monday evening in Canyon Country. Around 8:30 p.m. Monday, first responders received reports of a two vehicle crash involving a drunk driver on the northbound 14 Freeway, south of Sand Canyon Road in Canyon Country, said Officer Josh Greengard spokesperson for the ...

A 74-year-old Lancaster man was arrested after he allegedly threatened an individual with the pry bar during a verbal argument Monday.  Around 7:30 p.m. Monday, deputies responded to the 25000 block of Avenue Tibbitts regarding a disturbance call, said Deputy Kabrina Borbon, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.  “During investigation, deputies learned two male adults were having a ...

A Lancaster man who was ejected from his vehicle and killed in a 14 Freeway crash Wednesday has been identified. Hugo Morales, 38, from Lancaster was killed in the crash, said Sarah Ardalani, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office. Around 3:50 p.m. Wednesday, a white 2006 Toyota Tacoma was driving northbound on the 14 Freeway ...