An Antelope Valley man has been found guilty by a jury of federal drug trafficking and firearm crimes, including supplying fake fentanyl-laced oxycodone pills that caused the fatal overdose of an active-duty United States Marine Corps lance corporal stationed at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, the Justice Department announced today. Jordan Nicholas McCormick, 31, was found guilty on Thursday of ...

A former Pacific Palisades resident now living in Florida has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with maliciously starting what eventually became the Palisades Fire of January 2025, one of the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles history, the Justice Department announced today. Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, a.k.a. “Jonathan Rinder,” and “Jon Rinder,” of Melbourne, Florida, is charged ...

A man who allegedly re-entered the country illegally was arrested for possibly attempting to pour gasoline on his son and set him on fire last month. Around 11:20 p.m. Saturday, May 3, deputies responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call on the 24800 block of Railroad Avenue in Newhall, said Deputy Robert Jensen, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita ...

The US Department of Justice has awarded Providence Holy Cross Medical Center with a $2 million grant to combat violence in the San Fernando Valley. In association with multiple community organizations Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is set to support victims of violence in a two-pronged plan.  “The first step is intervention, treating every victim of violence who comes through ...

A Santa Clarita resident who invested in real estate and sold “coupon bonds” that promised regular interest payments on top of principal repayment has agreed to plead guilty to a federal criminal charge for defrauding investors out of more than $1.7 million, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. Matthew Skinner, 45, who in 2014 founded a company called Empire West Equity, ...

Governor Jerry Brown recently signed a net neutrality bill, prompting the Trump administration to respond with an immediate lawsuit. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Net neutrality is an Obama-era policy that required internet service providers to treat all internet traffic as equal. The net neutrality bill not only prohibits internet service ...

The City of Santa Clarita is seeking community feedback on a proposed public safety grant from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The JAG program works towards increasing public safety, allowing local government to provide a wide variety of ...

Monolito Guerra, the man accused of shooting Sheriff’s Deputy Albert White last year, is set to return to court next month for a continuation of his preliminary hearing setting after the decision was pushed off Tuesday, according to officials. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. His next preliminary hearing setting date is ...