Saugus Union School District officials approved a move to district-based elections Tuesday. The Governing Board unanimously passed a resolution to change its voting system starting in November 2017. “It is considered the view of the board that starting with the 2017 board elections, and with the benefit...

After more than two years of fighting a claim at-large elections denied minority voters a chance to elect their candidate of choice, Palmdale officials agreed to pay millions and withdraw their appeal. The city said it was urging state lawmakers to change the California Voting Rights Act legislation,...

[KHTS] – Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies responded to two reported shootings Wednesday, one that left a man dead in Canyon Country. Sheriff’s Department officials reported Wednesday evening that one victim was killed and another wounded in that shooting. Coroner’s officials...

(KHTS) – Newhall School District officials approved the move to a district-based election Tuesday on a 4-1 vote, officials said. The district also chose a new map of the district, which divides the district into five geographic areas, with voters now selecting their representative for their respective...

Brandon Kiel [KHTS] – Accusations of Santa Clarita Valley residents taking part in a fake police organization took another strange twist Wednesday, after Attorney General Kamala Harris put a DOJ staffer on leave in response to the charges. Brandon Kiel, 31, “works for Department of Justice...

James Gibson Castaic Union School District officials have put Superintendent Jim Gibson on paid administrative leave following a board vote Monday, officials said. The decision was made at a special board meeting Monday night, said board President Steve Teeman. A statement from the district read: “On...

County prosecutors filed a complaint against three men sought by Sheriff’s Department officials last week in connection with charges they organized a fake police department and pretended to be officers. The court documents accuse three men — David Inkk Henry, aka Rudolph Rusell, 46; Tonette Denise...

[KHTS] – SCVTV President Leon Worden and SCV Senior Center volunteer Sue Endress were named the SCV Man and Woman of the Year Friday night at the Hyatt Regency in Valencia, in a 49th annual celebration of the Santa Clarita Valley’s volunteer community. Every year, the past recipients get together...

[KHTS] – Another suspected Santa Clarita Valley drug overdose brings the total number of suspected local deaths caused by narcotics to seven, officials said Wednesday. Three of the seven have been confirmed as drug-related, and four are awaiting toxicology results from the Coroner’s Office, but...

Video by Halie Cook    Landscapers working outside a condominium complex in west Canyon Country accidentally started a fire that climbed up the corner of the building and burned two units.   Original story:   Fire fighters responded Friday afternoon to a report of a structure fire in...