Over 3,600 customers are impacted in Newhall and Stevenson Ranch due to a power outage Thursday. The power outage began around 5:45 a.m. impacting Valencia Newhall and parts of Stevenson Ranch, said Ron Gales, a spokesperson for Southern California Edison, (SCE). Initially 3,665 customers were without power, Gales said. The exact cause of the outage is unknown as of the ...

A Santa Clarita crash caused a brief Newhall power outage Wednesday after a car hit a pole. Around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, first responders received reports of a traffic collision on Newhall Avenue and Meadowridge Drive in Newhall, said Amanda Morales, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “One of the vehicles hit a pole,” Morales said. The crash ...

One person was sent to the hospital Wednesday after a Stevenson Ranch crash took out a power box, affecting power in the area. Around 8:50 a.m. Wednesday, first responders received reports of a two-vehicle traffic collision on Hemingway Avenue and Bront Lane in Stevenson Ranch, said Geovanni Sanchez, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. One of the ...

A power outage has been reported in the Canyon Country area, leaving approximately 1,400 people in the dark Thursday. Around 2 p.m. Thursday, Southern California Edison (SCE) officials were made aware of a power outage in Canyon Country, according to SCE’S outage map. Initial reports were that a freight train had caused power lines to fall near the Santa Clarita ...

A traffic collision between a vehicle and power pole Sunday morning resulted in the full closure of Sierra Highway in Newhall.  At around 8:13 a.m., first responders received reports of a traffic collision involving a vehicle and a power pole on Sierra Highway and Placerita Canyon Road, according to Bernard Peters with the Los Angeles Fire Department.  “Edison was called ...

Assembly Bill 418, introduced by Assemblywoman Suzette Valladares (R-Santa Clarita), unanimously passed through both houses of Legislature and is set to be considered by the governor.  The bill aims to work to provide local governments and communities with resources needed to ensure critical services are available during power outages. During a blackout local governments work to adequately prepare and supply ...

A Santa Clarita heat alert was announced Thursday, with triple-digit temperatures expected through the weekend. The Los Angeles County Health Officer put out a heat alert for the Santa Clarita Valley which is set to last through Sunday, officials said. “High temperatures are not just an inconvenience, they can be dangerous and even deadly,” said L.A. County Health Officer Dr. ...

Over 1,100 customers with Southern California Edison (SCE) were without electricity in Castaic Monday afternoon due to a power outage. At around 12:40 p.m. Monday, residents living near lower Castaic Lake began to report a loss of power. SCE officials confirmed that they had received reports of the Castaic power outage due to an unknown reason, disclosing that an estimated ...

Over 1,600 customers with Southern California Edison (SCE) lost power Monday morning as a result of a Canyon Country power outage. At around 10:30 a.m. Monday, residents in Canyon Country near Soledad Canyon Road and Crossglade Ave, began to report a loss of power. At 10:30 a.m. Monday, SCE officials confirmed that they had received reports of the Canyon Country ...

This week Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, spoke to the House Appropriations Committee on his added language to a new bill that could reportedly lead to reimbursing generator costs by victims of Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS). A new bill that could end up supporting victims of power shut-offs was contributed to by Garcia, and this week the congressman spoke ...