After three law enforcement officers were killed in the line of duty by a gunman in Baton Rouge during a period of civil and racial unrest, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department offered condolences to the the Louisiana town and reminded the Los Angeles area of their commitment to protecting the county and it’s people. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS ...

Elections for positions on the city council will be held in November, with the filing period for local residents opening Monday. Two city council members are running for reelection this term — Mayor Bob Kellar and Councilmember TimBen Boydston. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The City’s 2016 General Municipal Election will ...

County officials are looking into a recent claim that a woman was bitten by a bat while attending the Concerts in the Park series in Central Park. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. “A woman was bit by a bat in central park during last week’s concert in the park,” said Santa ...

Watermelon lovers from all over southern California will gather together next month for the 54th annual Watermelon Festival in Lake View Terrace. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The Aug. 14 and 15 event comes on the heels of national watermelon day, which takes place on Aug 3. General admission for the ...

UPDATE: Contains information about the cause of the crash. The driver of a big-rig was killed after being trapped as a result of a traffic collision on the southbound side of the Interstate 5 freeway in Castaic. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. “He was pronounced by paramedics,” said California Highway Patrol ...

A man accused of stabbing another man outside a Valencia restaurant last year was sentenced to at least 14 years in state prison Wednesday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Michael Barela, 54, was convicted last month after a jury found he planned and attempted to commit a murder outside the JJ’s ...

Update: Corrects information about Diane Van Hook’s pay and the year retroactive pay was established for. College of the Canyons’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved a pay raise for Chancellor Dianne Van Hook and other administrative staff at the Valencia college at their Wednesday meeting, raising the nearly three-decade community college leader’s pay to over $300,000. Don’t miss a thing. ...

A Black Lives Matter protest in Santa Clarita attracted dozens in opposition to the killing of black citizens by law enforcement in the U.S. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. “Our mission here is to be able to have Santa Clarita, one of the more dominantly white cities in the United States ...

Saugus High grad Abbey Weitzeil is back in Santa Clarita after placing first in the Olympic trials for the 100-meter and 50-meter freestyle, training for her 2016 Olympic debut in Rio De Janiero this August. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The 19-year-old Santa Clarita resident finished the 100-free with a time ...

Law enforcement officials are seeking the public’s help in locating a missing  Los Angeles-area teenager who was last seen in Valencia. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The Los Angeles Police Department is seeking information about the whereabouts of Andre Portier Jr., 19. Portier was last seen in the 26000 block of ...