With Santa Clarita officials in strong opposition to the proposed placement of youth offenders near residential homes in Saugus, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger has proposed an alternative motion to house the juveniles in Sylmar.  The year-long controversy between the City of Santa Clarita and the county was picked up on Thursday when L.A. County Supervisors Holly Mitchell and ...

Detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Major Crimes Bureau are seeking to locate two Santa Clarita foster children who were forcefully abducted by their biological mother on Thursday.  Around 5:25 p.m. Thursday, the Santa Clarita foster mother was in the process of taking her two children to a doctor’s appointment at Olive View Medical Center at 14445 Olive ...

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has announced yet another closure in a long series of shutdowns on the westbound Interstate-210, impacting Santa Clarita drivers.  Caltrans crews are set to fully close the westbound I-210 in Sylmar for a full 55-hour weekend of paving and repair work this coming weekend, Friday, Sept. 10 at 10 p.m. through 5 a.m. Monday, ...

The 210 Freeway is set to be closed over the weekend south of the I-5 and 14 freeway interchange at the Newhall Pass for a paving project, affecting Santa Clarita traffic. From Friday, Aug. 20 at 10 p.m. through to Monday, Aug. 23 at 5 a.m. the westbound 210 near Sylmar is set to be closed due to paving work, ...

The search for a stolen vehicle suspect was underway Friday evening after a pursuit on multiple freeways, starting in Santa Clarita.  The pursuit began on the southbound 14 Freeway near Via Princessa at around 6:15 p.m. Friday, according to California Highway Patrol (CHP) officials.   The suspect led deputies from the 210 Freeway to the 5 Freeway before the suspect bailed ...

Deputies arrested a wanted assault suspect Tuesday during a search warrant with the assistance of the Los Angeles Police Department, (LAPD) after he allegedly brandished a firearm during an argument Monday evening in Canyon Country. Around 10:20 p.m. Monday, deputies received reports of an assault with a deadly weapon on the 22900 block of Soledad Canyon Road in Canyon Country, ...

Santa Clarita Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Sylmar woman for DUI on Friday afternoon after she was involved in a Canyon Country crash involving an infant, officials said. Just before 3:00 p.m. on Friday, first responders received reports of a two-vehicle traffic collision on Sand Canyon and Lost Canyon Roads in Canyon Country. The 32-year-old woman had an infant passenger in ...

The Wildlife Waystation, a nonprofit animal sanctuary in Sylmar, has closed its doors, and its exotic animals are in the process of being relocated, officials said Wednesday.  The organization’s board of directors voted Monday to close the facility down, and have “surrendered” their restricted species permit, said Jordan Traverso, a spokesperson for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.   Department ...

A stolen vehicle suspect was taken into custody at gunpoint Wednesday afternoon after being spotted on the 5 Freeway south of the Newhall Pass, officials said. https://www.facebook.com/khtsradio/videos/481670295964822/   Around 12:40 p.m., deputies located a vehicle matching the description of a stolen vehicle from out of the area on the northbound 5 Freeway near Osborne Street, said Lt. Jim Royal with ...

At least 300 people, including some in the south end of the Sand Canyon area, have been forced to evacuate ahead of flash flood warnings through the Creek Fire burn areas. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Mandatory evacuations have been issued for the following areas Kagel Canyon, Lopez Canyon and Little ...