A 21-year-old DUI suspect who was arrested in February after he allegedly failed to stop at a red light and caused a fatal Canyon Country crash returned to court last week, only to have his case delayed. Joshua David Austin, of Santa Clarita, is charged with one felony count each of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, driving under the influence ...

The Sarmiento family of Canyon Country lost their home in the Tick Fire on Oct. 24, and have since set up a GoFundMe page to help with costs as they continue on the road to recovery. The family of four includes Diana and Diego Sarmiento, their two daughters, a 15-year-old and a 22-month-old, and their two pets, a dog and ...

It’s getting harder and harder to make payments, and at this moment, it’s time to think if you should go through bankruptcy or not. Bankruptcy is a scary process and it involves a ton of paperwork, a drop in credit score, and it involves calls and letters from several agencies which will turn this process into one of the most ...

Fire management officials have lowered the fire danger from “Very High” to “High” across the Angeles National Forest, officials said Wednesday.  With the recent rains, the vegetation is becoming less dry and posing less of a threat of a wildfire, according to officials.  “We are glad to allow campers and picnickers the ability to build campfires in our developed recreation ...

The Los Angeles County Fire Department is urging Santa Clarita residents to follow a few tips to keep homes safe from preventable fires, officials said Tuesday. “The holiday season is a joyous time, filled with beautifully decorated trees and houses draped in festive lights,” said Los Angeles County Fire Department officials. “But every year, dry Christmas trees, holiday lights and ...

A Santa Clarita bride was sentenced to five years in jail for a wedding fraud scheme she concocted to rip off The Knot website — not once, but twice, officials said Monday. Vermyttya Miller, 37, of Santa Clarita, was ordered to pay $22,500 in restitution after pleading no contest to one count of felony insurance fraud, according to the California ...

The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station launched its 16th annual toy drive last week at Frontier Toyota in collaboration with KHTS Radio. For the 16th year, the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station is organizing a holiday toy drive to benefit less fortunate residents of the Santa Clarita Valley, said Captain Robert Lewis. “The toy drive is really, over the course ...

Advanced Audiology is holding a holiday special where the cost of hearing aids is being discounted $1,000, according to Santa Clarita Audiologist Nola Aronson. “I want everybody to be able to hear for the holidays,” Aronson said.  A common frustration from loved ones during holiday gatherings is that a relative with hearing loss is unable to participate in the conversation, ...

Officials with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) ruled Friday that the CEMEX Corporation must pay over $25 million to the bureau within 30 days, or else their contract to mine in Soledad Canyon is set to be “terminated,” officials said. In a pair of decisions addressed to CEMEX, Inc. on Friday, the BLM states that for each of the ...

A man was arrested in Valencia Saturday night after allegedly stealing a Tesla and colliding with another vehicle’s bumper without stopping, officials said. https://www.facebook.com/austindave/videos/2419702248284326/ At around 8 p.m. Saturday, deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station responded to a report of a possible drunk driver near Soledad Canyon Road and Ruether Avenue in Canyon Country. “A white Tesla in ...