Coroner’s officials have identified two motorcyclists killed while enroute to the annual Love Ride in Castaic. According to Capt. Ed Winter, the male victim, who was driving the motorcycle, was Romarino Zeri, 51, of Los Angeles. His female rider was Julie Anne Cameron, 38, of Venice. The pair were...

Canyon Country was the location for a random shooting spree overnight Thursday. Lt. Joe Efflandt said that between the hours of 10 p.m. Thursday and 3 a.m. Friday morning, deputies have responded to or received reports of at least 15 windows broken because of projectiles apparently fired from Soledad...

To mitigate the high cost of the proposed jail plan, a motion by County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich requesting that the Sheriff’s Department and the Chief Executive Officer explore less costly alternatives including public-private partnerships and contracting with other entities for jail beds...

More than 33 years ago, two pilots from the California Highway Patrol were making their last safety sweep over Castaic prior to the start of Labor Day weekend, when the airship became tangled in power lines, crashing and burning and killing the two officers. On Friday, the CHP honored fallen Southern...

It’s always sunny in Santa Clarita. And it’s almost always 100 degrees outside in October. You couldn’t help but smile at the opening of the city’s annual State of the City luncheon video, which featured residents of all ages talking about the things they liked about living here. Concerts...

Sgt. Darren Harris demonstrates the new SmartBoard, the centerpiece of the Crime Prevention Unit at the SCV Sherif'fs Station. Their mascot is a jaguar, his jaws open and ready to “take a bite out of crime.” This isn’t your dog in a trenchcoat kind of operation any more. “The jaguar is at...

E.J. Stephens The popular behind-the-scenes lecture and tour series “Newhallywood On Location” will take off again Saturday, this time with a rare opportunity to tour the grounds of Walt Disney’s historic Golden Oak Ranch in Placerita Canyon. The series will be comprised of two parts and will be...

Sheriff’s deputies have arrested two people – one man and one woman – and are looking for a third at the Westfield Valencia Town Center, in connection with a possible credit card theft from Best Buy on Bouquet Canyon Road. The trio left Best Buy around 1:15 p.m. and deputies followed their...

A Saugus man is among six defendants charged by a federal grand jury with conspiracy and fraud involving aircraft parts in interstate commerce and mail fraud. Anthony Vincent Zito, 47, along with Jerry Edward Kuwata, 60, and Douglas Arthur Johnson, 52, of Granite Bay; Michael Dennis Maupin, 58, or Arbuckle;...

McKeon congratulates students Thursday at McGrath Elementary. Students at McGrath Elementary School in Newhall had a special visitor Thursday – all the way from Washington, D.C. U.S. Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon stopped by to congratulate the administration, staff and students on winning the prestigious...