The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is working its way back to full-staffing capacity in a critical program, the Community Oriented Policing Services, thanks to a new federal grant. The Sheriff’s department was one of 23 California law enforcement agencies to receive funding from the COPS...

Timothy Garman, a fifth grade teacher at Northlake Hills Elementary School in Castaic, was named one of the “sweet 16” top teachers during ceremonies held Friday morning in Universal City. He is now in a group from Los Angeles County in the running for California Teacher of the Year. “It’s quite...

Creation by Lucas Yoshida A new art form will be celebrated at an artists’ reception Saturday night in Newhall. The first-ever unofficial Vinylmation art show, featuring hand-painted, one-of-a-kind Mickey Mouse figurines by six local artists is sponsored by Proxart and was organized by artist Cesar...

Although Santa Clarita Valley station didn’t figure significantly in the report, sheriff’s watchdog Merrick Bobb has some serious concerns about the department’s training and “perception” in its recently-released report. Training and record keeping emerged as the focal points of the report,...

Travis Kolbo, the driver in an early morning crash on June 17 that seriously injured a woman and destroyed the awning and several pumps at the Chevron gas station at the corner of Sierra Highway and Newhall Avenue, has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and causing great bodily...

Eric Earle, the boyfriend of Karla Barda, who was found dead in her bed Thursday morning, has been arrested and booked on suspicion of her murder, according to Lt. Eduardo Hernandez of the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau. Earle was transferred from custody at the Santa Clarita Valley station Thursday...

A Saugus woman was found dead in her bed this morning and her live-in boyfriend was escorted from the scene for questioning. Sheriff’s homicide detectives investigates the suspicious death at 20765 Plum Canyon Road and identified the victim as Karla Brada, 31. “While there is no apparent evidence...

Every year, they come to the short granite marker. Sometimes they bring flowers. Sometimes they come to smoke cigars. Some years there are just a handful. On Wednesday, the corner of Stevenson Ranch and Poe Parkways was packed with more than 100 cops and a small group of neighbors. They gathered on the...

A smiling deputy eager to lend a helping hand. A friend who enjoyed motorcycles and dropped in to the local smoke shop for a good cigar, chatting up reporters in the newspaper office next door. A giving public servant. A dependable partner. A son. A brother. A fiancé. When he rolled up to a barricaded...