The suspicious package found near gas pumps at the Shell gas station at Valencia Boulevard and McBean Parkway was X-rayed by sheriff’s Arson and Explosives personnel and found to be an empty box. The gas station has been reopened. At 12:56, Santa Clarita Valley sheriff’s deputies responded...

U.S. Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon released a statement Tuesday detailing the criminal history of his new district director, Morris Thomas. The statement came in response to an inquiry from KHTS and SCVNews.com after McKeon announced Monday that he was hiring Thomas, the 64-year-old general manager...

Vandals have hit our history once again, stealing several brass fittings from the antique steam engine housed at Heritage Junction. Sadly, it’s the second time in a year that a crime blotter had the notation “Grand Theft Steam Engine” in the message line. According to Santa Clarita...

Stealing from the living is bad enough, but stealing from the dead is unspeakably awful. That’s just what’s happening at Eternal Valley, where more than 300 brass and other metal vases have been reported stolen over the last month. Sheriff’s patrol units have been increased near the memorial park...

As the nation reels from the horror of the early morning shooting of 71 people in an Aurora, Colorado theater by what appears to be a lone gunman, law enforcement agencies across the country are responding with caution and asking the public to be more vigilant. Suspect James Holmes, identified as the...

A 3-year-old boy was airlifted to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon after he was found at the bottom of a community pool in Valencia. Los Angeles County Fire officials report that the boy was discovered in the pool at El Molino and Alta Vista Streets, in a neighborhood behind...

An elderly man was found hanging in a garden of an apartment complex on Wiley Canyon Road Wednesday morning. The victim, identified only as an 80-year old resident of Orchard Arms, was found around 10:30 a.m. by a woman on her morning walk. He was hanging from a tree in the community garden area. Lt....

Once in awhile a city project pays off big time – and this Saturday’s exhibition at the Santa Clarita Skatepark is definitely a big payoff. The world’s most recognized action sports figure, skater Tony Hawk, is kicking off his Birdhouse Left Coast Tour at our very own skatepark and the public...

Celia Gallardo, once one of the rising stars of the Santa Clarita Valley, was arrested by federal authorities Tuesday and charged with 16 counts of federal wire and mail fraud charges in connection with a million dollar Ponzi scheme. The 42-year old Gallardo had several companies, including Gold Feather...

The National Weather Service’s excessive heat warnings for parts of Southern California remain in effect, even as temperatures moderated Thursday after reaching triple digits in the Santa Clarita Valley on Wednesday. Today’s high in the SCV is expected to peak at 97, with partly sunny skies. The...