A Newhall couple charged earlier this month with sexually abusing several children is now facing additional charges, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office officials announced Friday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Jacqueline Wadsworth, 32, and Francisco Avendaño, 42, were both charged and arraigned on April 4 with two counts of lewd ...

A man was arrested Tuesday evening after allegedly threatening patrons at a restaurant with a knife and damaging property at a mobile home park in Canyon Country. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Edgardo Figueroa, 24, of Canyon Country allegedly began acting aggressively at the Maribellas restaurant in Canyon Country, said Sgt. ...

Just four months into 2016, four pedestrians in Santa Clarita have already been killed by oncoming vehicles, more than half the number of pedestrians struck and killed in the 12 months before. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. “It is something that we are aware of,” said Shirley Miller, public information officer for the ...

Chris McCrory contributed to this report. Two men were arrested after multiple gunshots were reportedly fired in Canyon Country late Wednesday evening, which prompted a response from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The incident was reported at 11:19 p.m. Wednesday as shots being fired on the 19600 block ...

Santa Clarita residents got the chance to voice their concerns and meet their local law enforcement officials during the first “Coffee with a Captain” event of 2016. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The event saw dozens of residents pass through the Starbucks coffee shop on Bouquet Canyon Rd. in Saugus, where ...

The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Department released a scam alert Monday, warning consumers of the potential for fraud. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The scam is perpetrated via email and asks unsuspecting consumers if they are interested in working as a “mystery shopper” or “secret shopper” to evaluate the service of ...

A deputy was attacked by an individual reported to be under the influence of drugs at Eternal Valley Memorial Park & Mortuary Monday morning, officials said. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Maintenance workers at the cemetery called the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station shortly before 10 a.m. regarding an “individual acting bizarre on a ...

Community members were honored by the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Friday for their help in saving a two-year-old who was kidnapped at knife-point earlier in the week. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The toddler was kidnapped at knife-point from her grandfather’s lap while inside her Agua Dulce home in an ...

The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station is inviting the Saugus community to come out for “Coffee with the Captain” next week. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The event will provide the community an opportunity to meet with Captain Roosevelt Johnson and Crime Prevention Deputy Chris Craft. “Last year, we received feedback ...

It’s officially springtime, and many residents are hitting the many hiking trails around Santa Clarita as the weather continues to warm up. In light of the three hikers who recently got lost in the Placerita Canyon area– resulting in a nine hour search before they were found –Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials are offering a few hiking safety tips ...