Ed. Note: This article uses the breaking news format. New information will be timestamped and push older, outdated information down in the post. 6:30 p.m. As of Monday evening, the Placerita Fire has burned 760 acres and is 75 percent contained, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department officials. Noon Monday: “We’ve got a handle on it,” said Chris Reade, a member of the ...

Deputies are still on the lookout for a man who robbed a Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen restaurant in Newhall saturday evening. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The man walked into the restaurant, located on Lyons Ave., shortly before 7 p.m. and demanded money from a cashier, brandishing a handgun, said Sgt. Brian ...

Next month, the city of Santa Clarita is planning to host a panel discussion focused on how to write successful grants for organizations and nonprofits in Santa Clarita. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The New Heights Panel Discussion: The Nuts and Bolts of Effective Grant Writing, will be held on Wednesday, ...

One person was arrested and 15 guns were seized after deputies with the Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station investigated a house where a man was allegedly suicidal. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. A call went out shortly before noon about a person with access to a firearm who was threatening to kill ...

UPDATE: includes info on cancelled SIGalert and traffic conditions on the southbound 5 freeway.  Traffic is still slow after a semi-truck overturned on the southbound 5 freeway Saturday morning, blocking traffic heading towards Los Angeles for several hours. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Witnesses reported at 11:40 a.m. another collision involving ...

A former Valencia bank teller was arrested by detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department after allegedly stealing nearly $200,000 from the accounts of elderly customers over a period of five months last year. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Daniel Welsh, 31, of Lancaster, was a teller at a bank ...

Two bills aimed at supporting small businesses, authored by Congressman Steve Knight (R-25), passed out of committee Wednesday and are one step closer to being law. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Two bills, H.R. 2333, the Small Business Investment Opportunity Act of 2017 and H.R. 2763, the Small Business Innovation Research ...

Castaic High School is beginning to come together as construction crews build an infrastructure for the 2,600-student campus. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. “We’ve kind of gone past the type of schedule impacts that would cost significant time,” said Randy Wrage, the project manager with Castaic HS Construction Inc. “There were ...

Santa Clarita City Council officials are expected to vote Tuesday on a contentious change to the way rent increases are decided for mobile home parks in the valley. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The Issue At Hand Currently, whenever an increase to rent is proposed, past the three percent annual increase ...

GLORY SCV is set to return for its biggest show yet, with headliner Casting Crowns, Mac Powell of Third Day, Zach Williams, Hollyn and Jordan Feliz performing at the Christian music event at Cougar Stadium. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The Santa Clarita music festival is returning for its fourth year, ...