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1929 - Swift justice: Thomas Vernon sentenced to life in prison for Saugus train derailment & robbery 1 month earlier [ story]
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The Newhall School District Board of Trustees met on Tuesday, Dec. 16 for its annual organiational meeting.
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The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Forensic In-Patient Step Down program’s success has led to an annual graduation that not only celebrates the participants for the progress they have made in the program but also acknowledges the department’s commitment to excellence in custody operations.
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The study of bones from the largest collection of Neandertal remains in Northern Europe has revealed evidence of selective cannibalism targeting Neandertal females and children between 41,000 and 45,000 years ago.
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond today announced that registration is open for the second annual School Leadership to End Hate Winter Institute, co-hosted by the California Department of Education and the California Teachers Collaborative for Holocaust and Genocide Education.
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The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was awarded a $134,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety
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Southern California’s iconic Joshua trees are in bloom, and California State University, Northridge’s environmental biologists are asking the public’s help in figuring out why and what it means for the trees’ future.
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The Mardi Gras Madness 1K/5K/10K, set for March 1, 2026, in Santa Clarita, is more than a race, it’s a celebration of health, community, and giving back.
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The California Department of Motor Vehicles today issued its decision in the Tesla administrative case, adopting the administrative law judge’s proposed decision
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Starting January 1, 2026, Santa Clarita Transit is launching Fare Capping, meaning once riders hit the daily or weekly cap, the rest of their local rides are free.
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The University Library at California State University, Northridge has completed the processing and cataloging of the Los Angeles Jewish Federation Community Relations Committee (CRC) Archives, spanning from 1921 to 2000, providing researchers and the public access to one of the most comprehensive archives documenting the Jewish community’s role in combating antisemitism, fascism and discrimination in Southern California and beyond.
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The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce Awards + Installation 2026 will be hosted this year at California Institute of the Arts on Friday, Feb. 13.
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The Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees will host its annual organizational and business meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 17.
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Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia has announced major changes to its kids area, which will be reimagined as Looney Tunes Land
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The Santa Clarita Artists Association has announced the 2026 exhibition schedule for the SCAA Gallery in Old Town Newhall.
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The Greater Lost Angeles Homeless Count (Jan. 20-22) is still in need of volunteers.
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The Small Business Development Center hosted by College of the Canyons will offer a free webinar, "Ecommerce 2026 Trends: The New Rules of Winning Online," on Monday, Dec. 22 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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The Master's University swimming teams turned in a strong all-around performance Saturday, Dec. 13, sweeping both the men's and women's dual meets against Bethel University of Indiana.
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Canyons men's basketball (6-4) remains unbeaten on its current road trip with wins over College of the Desert and L.A. City College preceding a victory over Solano (3-8) on Dec. 13.
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The Regular/Organizational Meeting of the Castaic Union School District Board of Trustees will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 6 p.m.
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The Saugus Union School District Governing Board of Trustees will hold its annual organizational meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the Saugus District Education Center.
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The Santa Clarita Community College District has officially begun a nationwide search for its next Superintendent-President.
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229 Comments
So sad this city is becoming like the valley & LA
Nope
Barbie you clearly have never left this city! not even close. Lived in LA for my entire childhood. I’d much rather live here then there.
Angel I agree with you I also prefer to live here then there that’s the reason I moved here. I would never live in the valley or LA I lived in those cities before and came to Santa Clarita so my kids can live in a safer and better area. Sadly we are hearing more each time about dead bodies in this city so what I’m trying to say is that I pray that Santa Clarita stays being safer and not become like those cities because I Love it here
I pay too much to live here for this to keep happening, I know people die but it’s every weekend now. A deep investigation needs to go on.
Its not like all the deaths are connected. They are tragic accidents or horrible tradgedies that are not ok. But thats how the world is outside of a suburban bubble. Lets be glad we are a pretty safe city and that all of these are isolated incidents not people being shot in broad daylight or hit and runs everyday.
I grew up in Santa Clarita my hole life then moved to Glendale then southern utah which is amazing it reminds me of how Santa Clarita used to be in the 80s and 90s its awesome I can live that way again and raise my family in a really good environment, that sucks that scv is like that now,I drove down my old neighborhood on four oaks street and it was like driving in Tijuana and that was like six years ago I couldn’t imagine now its to bad..
No I totally see what you’re saying, Barbie. That’s why I came here to begin with. I didn’t want to raise my child now children in LA where I grew up. Though I know things seem bad, to me they really aren’t. There’s not “real gang” activity. No drive by shootings on a daily basis, no helicopters every night and having to stay inside once it got dark. That’s why I say I’ll take the little things here any day over living in LA. These are a lot of mental health issues with the occasional intentional hustings, which unfortunately are bad. Not people intentionally killing each other day in & day out.
Yea, but with more drugs than there…
:(
Mike Ceniceros so glad we got out of that area
Devin Magallon
Amy Chretien
This kind of stuff is going to happen everywhere. People die accidents happen not saying its great but it doesnt mean santa clarita isnt a great place to live!
To tell you the truth the valley doesn’t have this many bodies popping up
Go follow the SFV fb crimeblotter im sure u would
You are trippin!! I work in panorama city and its helicopters and sirens 6 nights a week.
Our bodies being found or just people doing crime
Suicide, homicide, domestic violence, gangfights. Name it.
All of those things you just mentioned besides gang fights literally happen in the last month here in Santa Clarita
Yes it does !!
Yes it does !!
With more people comes more incidents. The area is not getting worse just more people. And social media spreads the word a lot faster than just a few years ago. A lot of stuff happened before social media was around that we will never know about lol
Yes! Why don’t people get that?!
Just like wars. Lots of awful things happened in WWI & II and Vietnam etc. we just didn’t have the media access we do today that shows us practically play by play what’s happening.
I’ve been saying this for years. Too many Facebook addicts just itching to utter their mantra: “WHAT IS HAPPENING TO OUR SCV?!?”. Unfortunately, it won’t stop. And neither will the blame game.
So sad. Such a sad ending for this unknown man. Whether health related, homelessness, drugs, foul play, whatever….very sad. May God keep him safe now. RIP.
Irma Zepeda
FR!
How many murders is that now?
Where does it say it was a murder? Could have been natural death or suicide.
10 “bodies” since January. … at least from what I understand
It wasn’t a murder
Johnny Valle
Seems every week they’re finding a dead body. Smh
Lets raise the rents, and push out the hood
Somebody has to b the maid and the gardener
And like the state of Maine. we can start by making California make section 8, EBT welfare recipients fill out required paperwork or documented community service hour and we can watch the states 5 million pepole in wefare section 8 be reducued to 5,000 willing to do their share
Raising the rent unfortunately won’t work because they have to allow section 8 in. They may not post about section 8 but it would be interesting to know how many are.
They do not have to allow section 8. That is the landlords choice
Yeah because only unemployed welfer leaching thugs commit crimes
Raising will not help anything. It will just give drug lords in scv opportunity to charge more per pound lol. Most of the crime is from within scv, from the rich as well as the not-so-rich.
That’s why I live in the ghetto of the AV. My father worked construction his whole life, retired and now gets nothing. So we all suffer. But we are not the problem. If anything. We try to get involved in the community and create less criminal activity. Since 2011 when we first came here, we have had only one break in on a vehicle on our street. Because we have interacted and we let every know, that it’s not okay and you will get in trouble and be punished. I don’t worry living on my street because instead of being the problem, we have faced it and plan to help.
So instead of raising rent. Face it. Go volunteer in schools. Bring back the D.A.R.E. Programs. Bring back videos of what drinking and driving will do. Bring in people to speak about what a criminal mindset will do and where it will take you, real people who live it. That’s how you start to make a change.
Not by punishing those of less fortune because of another’s decision. That is not American.
Just eliminating section 8 will solve a multitude of problems
Exactly!
Come to Newhall and see how well raising rent, leases, and property taxes has worked for getting rid of gangs and crime. Our rent has gone up six times in the last year and this complex doesn’t even have a pool! Newhall started the year with the attempted kidnapping of a child, rape/murder of an infant, and now the murder of Courtney Arvizu. Adding insult to literal injury, businesses are getting broken into left and right along Lyons Avenue, as are cars and homes. Not to mention businesses are fleeing Newhall because property is just too expensive.
The massage parlors seem to be thriving though. I cant leave this place fast enough. By the way the population is hardly up. Stop blaming all this $#!^ on rising population, that is pure BS. There are so many people fleeing here at the same time valley trash are arriving.
Im talking about making rents start at 2500
I guess if you were raised Santa Clarita this shocking, but it’s really just the reality more people more crimes its sad but true.
If you were raised in SCV your, sadly, actually use to it! Well at least my friends and I are use to it! Then even less shocking when it’s done or found in or around Jakes Way! I can agree that SCV isn’t a shiny town like the yuppies make it out to be!
The Sheriff tries so very hard to susppress information like this in Awesome Town!
Actually we get more info now than in the past. Social media gives us more than we need to know and faster. Use to be we had the signal only and newhall didn’t exist on the news at night unless we had a big,big thing happening. Like flood,fires and earthquakes. Look back at the paper in the 70’s. Sports scores dominated the news.
Ya Aaron, sure seems like it! I mean, all they do is release it on twitter, Facebook, the signal, SCV TV… maybe they should send a messenger bird that flies directly to your house? Freaking moron.
Brandon White you dont need to keep chiming your homo ass in on my posts just because i have so many likes! Jeez!! Your ass probally got run out SCV so keep your comments in Ari.
I’m sorry but where in the article does it say it’s a murder? How are you so certain that it’s not a suicide? Or drug overdose? Or a homeless person succumbing to the elements? Or someone who died of natural causes while out walking.. Don’t assume.. Sadly a man lost his life, regardless of the reason Santa Clarita is still a good place to live…
It’s so true! Everyone has to always assume the worse!
Correct. Homeless people hang out in the riverbed area all over this valley.
They use and sell drugs and the authorities have been cleaning out the nests and this is probably why. So quick to judge, so often wrong. Wait and let’s see the facts. Jakes way just happens to be the most recognized name the news used for drama when in fact there’s several streets near the tracks.
Homeless is my guess
Homeless is my guess
Again also means that they found another person that has died and found somewhere unusual
And??? Unusual does not equal murder…
Thank you but one things for sure. We have been finding body’s left and right.
Drug OD!
That’s true, no one knows what really happened. Whoever he is, God be with his friends and family during this time.
It’s in California that naturally makes it a crumy place to live.
And libtard comments in 3.2.1….
Chastidy the Santa Clarita haters troll the news to find these events so they can say the ignorant comments that this city is not safe. Lol
It was a suicide.
Santa Clarita has changed a LOT! Lotta riffraff there now. I wouldn’t live there…especially the east side.
Thank you Jaime Caskey Pulido for the update.. So sad that this gentlemen thought this was the best answer for his troubles… My heart goes out to his family in this very difficult time…
It says they were waiting for Homicide Division.
Homicide detectives respond when someone is murdered, someone commits suicide, someone dies and their death seems suspicious, or a body is found and the cause of death is not known.
Homicide still has to show up to prove that it was suicide even if an old man that dies of natural causes they have to make sure there is no foul play..
So sad
Kelly Spalliero Nichole Nunez
Omg. Sandra
Another one….. Lisa Neri Lara Susie Neri
Brie Alamillo
Hood
This makes Palmdale look good
From 3 years old till I was 20 I lived, was educated, and partied in canyon country with a growing population you get problems… But Santa Clarita also seems to be a body dumping ground lately
Why does everyone act like Santa Clarita is supposed to be SO perfect? This isn’t Mayberry, stuff happens everywhere! I think some people have lived in the bubble better known as SCV way too long. I’d much rather live here then anywhere else. If you think it’s so terrible in this city please feel free to drive 30 minutes down to Downtown or MacArthur Park, even some parts of the Valley then come talk to me and complain about SCV.
True
I double that trueeeeee
What do you doubt, Denise Robledo
These wanna be goodie goodies don’t it they think they are perfect and money shield them from the rest if the world
These wanna be goodie goodies don’t get it they think they are perfect and money shields them from the rest if the world
Beau Gradvohl
Amen on you post Angel Castillo people don’t know what bad is….
I’m sorry but it’s true. like you said I really don’t think people know how bad it is out there.
Candice Marie you’re by here, right?
Watch out for the killer Armando Cisneros
#awesometown AKA #deathtown
Again
This Is Why I Should Be Able To Open Carry.
Agreed!
Concealed Carry is better.
I’ll take any Carry at this point.
Robert McIlvaine
Sherri McIlvaine
Theres been alot of this happening lately. Instead if getting y’alls panties in a bunch, wait and see what had happened. Just a thought, geez
What is this? On Every Sunday?
That’s what I am saying!!
I think alot of this crime is caused by outside influences from the valley and Palmdale.I talked to a sheriff when my back seats where stole and he said most of the stuff like heroin, meth and theft are from outside S.C.V.We are allowing it cuz we are naive to think that it won’t happen here. We need to be more vigilant over our personal property and our children. We are easy targets, and the people from the valley in Palmdale know this.
Scv isn’t any better than valley or av . There’s bad people n drugs everywhere you can’t blame it on outside cities. Scv has been getting bad for years and heroin has been on the rise out in scv for awhile.
The cops can’t blame it on outside cities
Sounds just like a SCV cop. Racist and using other cities as a scapegoat.
Actually, a lot of crime comes from within. … spoiled Valencia kids do drugs om breaks at their schools….can’t blame that on outside influences.
Apparently, I struck a nerve with someone…. you not say it on here ?
A high school student told me what they do at her her high school during lunch. Not ALL kids do it, but a good majority do drugs right on campus. So if that makes my comment “stupid”, maybe you should talk to some of the kids out in SCV…
Yeah because palmdale and the valley influence our high school students to do heroin! Haha I know plenty of high school kids who attended Valencia high and they’re no saint!
Exactly Jessica!
I dont get why people are so hateful. Is this just an easy way to get out aggression on people you dont know? Okay then, I blame all of you! Jk… But seriously, relax. People die everywhere and scv isn’t special. People here are no different then people in the valley. People get bored and the stupid ones do stupid things. Dont be so hateful and just accept the fact that scv isn’t perfect and neither are the people in it. Just like ever other place on the planet
LMAO Carlos Iraheta read this person’s comment lol!! Saying this is coming from the Valley and Palmdale..lol SCV has always been known for drugs! People just like to keep it on the low ;)
I think this guy put his foot in his mouth with this post
Okay folks, lets be honest. Santa Clarita on the I-5 side is a better neighborhood! Canyon Country has always had an itchie reputation. They are trying to make it better, I get that. But it will take more than just building pretty homes and condos. I have tremendous respect for our Sheriff here. I don’t know how they do it. What I do know is that they ride two by two now. That speaks volumes to me. This has gotten more prevalent this last year. We live at River Ranch Town Homes. Pretty, but very unsafe. We will be moving away from here come January!!!!
U keep thinking that.
Eileen, I appreciate your obvious slam. However, in our small circle of Via Princessa, Sierra Hwy, and Soledad Cyn Road…….you do not hear the half of it. I have been here three years now. I am a retired nurse and have twice assisted with domestic violence. Drug deals galore, shootings, four homicides right here since January. Fights, people with knife wounds walk through the parking lot. You won’t hear about this because Santa Clarita doesn’t want it published. And I understand that. Regardless of what happens EVERYWHERE you cannot begin to understand the small microcosm of this neighborhood and its problems. I had to take measures to protect my family. I have twice had to pull my daughter and my grandson out of their room to the hallway because of gunfire in the middle of the night!! Be humble darlin. This is not a safe place. The turnover is incredible!!!!! Not ignorant!!!
“Gunfire” i’m sorry but you are over exaggerating I live in the same area going on 19 years and never have I had to run for cover or heard gunfire
Juan.lol, I wish that would work but the truth the drug dealers make more than the average working folks here so who would we really hurt by raising rents. They aren’t cheap now compared to other cities. Amazing!
Death by zug zug
LA rules! People die stop being pussies
My man!!!
Jeannine. .. ummmmm
Ok something is going on here!!! Every weekend a body is showing up!
I saw 2 sheriffs putting yellow crime scene tape on the bridge this am and thought that someone could have jumped. Never realized they did.
Oh snap…
Not to mention my dog was freaking out last night cause someone was on my porch in the middle of the night. My sliding glass door was open so if she didn’t bark, they could have broken in. I live on Jakes way!!!
Oh that’s creepy!!! Thank god you’re moving away from that
RIGHT!!!
That place is that crazy now, when I lived there I the 80s and 90s what a difference it was..
There’s so many hopeless people that live under that bridge
I saw 2 sheriffs putting yellow crime scene tape on the bridge this am and thought that someone could have jumped. Never realized they did.
I saw 2 sheriffs putting yellow crime scene tape on the bridge this am and thought that someone could have jumped. Never realized they did.
Jonathan Arriaga
Sad. But these redundant comments are hilarious!
More people more crimes..we better get used to it.
I agree… More people equals more crime: more random dead bodies in canyon country…
Rebecca Edwards Short
So sad
Dima Haddad danggg
Man I’m worried about you and your hood!
And like the state of Maine. we can start by making California make section 8, EBT welfare recipients fill out required paperwork or documented community service hour and we can watch the states 5 million pepole in wefare section 8 be reducued to 5,000 willing to do their share
what does what you’re saying have to do with this??
It reguards to better the state not only the SCV , it following another vomment from somebody
Wow I came to Santa clarita to raise a family and this is happening every weekend smh ,this town has change so much now with in these years
This town was never perfect. This much media/social media was just not involved. But now, we see how much actual crime happens.
Sandra Andrews another body found, what’s going on here????
I wouldn’t be surprised if it was a suicide. It’s happened before..
It was a suicide. I spoke to them
I figured. Thanks for the info. =)
Danny Slimm D Cabrera Elmoe Cabrera Jonathan Cabrera
My thoughts are that they ought to create Sheriffs Office in and around the Sierra Highway and Soledad area, put them on bikes, motorcycles cars to patrol high crime area. I believe this will help deter criminals and reduce crime in the area. This place has grown and I don’t believe police patrol has increased with the community growth. We hardly see them in our area. They should equip officers with tools to conduct their jobs to help prevent thugs from destroying our community. I say put them on bikes especially around the jakes way and at ABC condos and get the miserable thugs out of our community.
Don’t forget about Valencia
I got 50 more i still need to post so give me a few minutes
Wit was getting bad when we were kids, and I hear its alot worse now. SAD
Eileen Gatica where can I find the information you posted?
Google documented crime in Valencia
We were taking our dog for a walk over in Discovery Park by the river bed last week and found a used syringe laying under a tree. Our dog nearly stepped on it! There are a lot of homeless and drug use in that area…possibly an OD?
There are people that have medical issues that use them too. One of them could of dropped it by mistake
Wtf is going on? Our city is falling apart!
We need more police and community watch. The valley has exploded in growth but very little expansion in police and sherif. I see more time spent ticketing speeding vs really ensuring that crime is halted and deterred with the limited police we have
Have they identified the person yet?
Zack Moore
Ashley Gibbs arent u glad u didnt walk there today lol
God take over!
Was he wearing a tie? There was a guy walking that area around 11:30 last night wearing a tie. He looked out of place.
8 murder people in santa clarita in 5 months
Keep selling lands for companies
Keep making more houses
Now traffic is crazy
People in charge of the city making alot of money they not even live here
For the same reason
It wasn’t a murder
Life
Tony Bang Holly Gloudemans
Probably some homeless person
Shannan Leann Crozier
I heard a gunshot last night. I live near Jakes way. It was loud and only went off once. Idk but if that has anything to do with this then it would obviously murder or suicide
I heard it too I live in the colonys
I heard it too, but i heard more then one
Rachelle Williamson Brittney Lorelle Stine
There was just 2 masked armed robberies near here the other day too smh
Google search for t he safest cities in the usa. #justsaying bad stuff happens everywhere. It is ignorant to say this city is not safe. I’m sure you will not be missed if you move to a safer city than ours.
Jessica Jessica Arteaga
Isiah Tarzan Tarazon
Jonathan Lewis duuude
Claudia Rico
Adilene Hernandez
Alysa Anthony
Alyssa Wheeler
Awesome town.
RIP :/
Sebastian Tabajdi don’t blame Palmdale or any other city. Crime is crime and the SCV is part of it. That element in the AV came from Los Angeles. Sorry but crime in SCV has been covered up for years. Welcome to the real world!
We are missing a woman here in lancaste I hope is not her
Kim Wolford Colgan
Oh this city has a lot of bodies being dropped off.. Isn’t this the 2nd one this week. I always looked at this city being a Pleasant place to live. Just moved back to Cali from Seattle and this was one of the cities I was looking to buy a house in. Please media show some positive culture thing as well not just this. Give me a reason
I think we need the National Guard!
Santa Clarita, 3rd safest city (over 100,000) in the U.S.
http://www.parenting.com/family-time/home/top-10-safest-cities-america-2014?page=7
Vai Melles
Nancy Bastian
Aide Rios
You can’t hide from crime even if you live in a good area it’s everywhere there are so many people on drugs looking to rob someone there are homeless people everywhere who are off their med’s come on people its in your own backyard could be your neighbors
Before Jakes way existed it sure did
Yes the station out here will make a difference! I had read it was the plan. Now, be safe n take care of your children, I came from sfv and am proud to live here if I didn’t I would leave not badmouth it! As a community we should be aware of what’s going on and work together for change.
Yes the station out here will make a difference! I had read it was the plan. Now, be safe n take care of your children, I came from sfv and am proud to live here if I didn’t I would leave not badmouth it! As a community we should be aware of what’s going on and work together for change.
Canyon country has to many black people now… See what those animals do to our lovely town … Go to Palmdale stinky loosers
Santa Clarita doesn’t seem like a safe place to live
Alba Castillo crazy
I know thank God nothing ever happened while you were there.
Scv going down hill