A student found semi-conscious this morning on a hillside near the campus of Saugus High School has been taken to the hospital and is receiving medical care. According to Saugus Principal Bill Bolde, there was a class on the track during first period, around 7:30 a.m. Students in that class heard screaming...

One person was taken into custody on suspicion of drunk driving Friday night at a DUI/Driver’s License checkpoint conducted by the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. From 6 p.m. Friday night to 2 a.m. Saturday morning, deputies screened motorists traveling Whites Canyon Road near Delight Street...

The filing period for candidates hoping to get your votes in the June 5 Primary Election closes today at 5 p.m., and several of your neighbors – and some people you may have never heard of – are ready to start the battle for public office. Since California voters approved an Open Primary in 2010,...

John Hobbs Chalk up another star on the wall for Hart High. 1968 graduate John Hobbs is being named to the Country Music Hall of Fame and he gives lots of the credit to his old band teacher. “Hometown boy makes good,” he proclaimed, laughing. “It feels great, it really is an honor, it’s humbling,...

Veterans are getting a deserved helping hand in finding employment once they return home, thanks to a series of seminars hosted at the Veterans Support Office at College of the Canyons. Brad Spahr is behind the effort to help returning vets and hopes to fill a gap left when young men and women answered...

When people describe Julia Blair, the word “shy” is never used. “Determined” – yes. “Passionate” – probably. But “quiet” just doesn’t apply. Her laughter rings out easily and she knows her sense of humor is one of her sharpest skills, so she’s put that to work to protect her family. Her...

Eugene Lee Upshaw A Los Angeles County Superior Court has found Eugene Lee Upshaw, the man suspected in the brutal sexual assault of a woman in Castaic on Aug. 20, 2009, guilty on nine felony counts, including sexual assault, kidnapping, assault with a deadly weapon, rape by force and sodomy. Upshaw...

Two men went to jail for assault in two separate incidents Wednesday night, according to sheriff’s officials. Sgt. Rich Nagler said that Dealoyd Brown allegedly hit his victim in the head with a hammer. The incident took place in the 27000 block of Sierra Highway in Canyon Country. The victim suffered...

A 47-year old man is behind bars after making verbal threats to police officers. Lt. Mark Hershey told KHTS that Vahe Ohanian came into the Santa Clarita Valley sheriff’s station on Feb. 24 around 11 p.m. and complained to the desk officers about the posting of pictures in the lobby, specifically those...

Deputies confiscated a substantial amount of narcotics and arrested a 25-year-old man on Tuesday in Canyon Country after a seemingly routine traffic stop. The driver, Moises Marroquin, a male Hispanic, was pulled over around 1 p.m. on Sand Canyon near the 14 freeway for vehicle code violations. He was...