Students at Sulphur Springs Community School have earned some bragging rights and the rights to display a shiny trophy for an entire year. About 20 kids from Sulphur Springs and Valley View competed in the third annual Go Tournament at Valley View Monday night.  The students have been learning the ancient board game from Joe…

A Canyon Country teen was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon in connection to what detectives believe is a gang-related stabbing. Officials say Steven Markarian, 19, of Canyon Country, a suspected gang member, is being booked for attempted murder, and he’s being held at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station in lieu of $1 million bail….

A Los Angeles Police Department officer from Castaic pleaded not guilty to two charges of lewd acts with a minor on Tuesday. Miguel Schiappapietra, 28, is still in custody after his bail was doubled to $200,000 at the request of the District Attorney’s Office. Schiappapietra is scheduled to come back May 30 for a preliminary…

A Los Angeles Police Department officer from Castaic was arrested at his home Saturday for allegedly molesting two children, according to a spokesman from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Special Victims Bureau. Officer Miguel Schiappapietra was arrested and charged with two counts of lewd acts with a child, said Sgt. Brian Hudson of the…

Video by Oscar Rogel, Cougar News Deployed troops from Santa Clarita Valley will be receiving care packages filled with snacks, personal hygiene products and hand written letters thanks to a group of volunteers from home. Volunteers from Prayer Angels for the Military , American Legion Post 507, and Hero Home Source L.A. teamed up at the…

Los Angles Superior court judge Lloyd Nash found there was sufficient evidence to order Eric Earle, 41, of Saugus, to stand trial in the death of his live-in girlfriend. Earle was re-arrested last January on suspicion of causing the 2011 of Karla Brada, 41. Deputies were called to the Saugus condominium they shared on the…

Detectives from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station are seeking public assistance in locating additional victims in a case involving a man allegedly representing himself as an heir to a large corporation. On Monday, January 21st, 2013, Santa Clarita Valley Station Deputies were contacted regarding a burglary. The informant, a 40 year-old college student, reportedly…

Officials are putting rumors of a reported assault/battery at City Hall to rest. The alleged incident occurred during a City Council meeting on May 14, 2013. A 57-year-old Santa Clarita resident became agitated after the testimony from an unidentified 41-year-old Santa Clarita woman around 7:30 p.m., according to a Sheriff’s Station report. “We want to…

A Canyon Country man accused of shooting his father dead Thursday night in Canyon Country is due in Los Angeles Superior Court in San Fernando today. The suspect, Juan Alexander Mejia Dubon, (left)  30, of Canyon Country, was arrested Saturday afternoon. Officials say Dubon arrived home Thursday night intoxicated and began to argue with his…

Job seekers interested in a career in commercial equipment repair are invited to attend a free recruitment and eligibility workshop at the Santa Clarita WorkSource Center on Friday, May 24, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The orientation will be held at the Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook University Center, Room 107, located at…