A suspect was taken into custody after reportedly stealing his father’s vehicle Thursday morning, according to officials at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. “There was one adult male taken into custody,” said Shirley Miller, public information officer for the SCV Sheriff’s...

The Christmas and New Year’s holidays are ways to spend time with family and friends ringing in another year, but also a time when people can make poor choices that put themselves and others at risk on the road. To help spread the message about the dangers of drunk and drugged driving, the Los Angeles...

After a contentious discussion lasting nearly 20 minutes Tuesday night, the five-member Santa Clarita City Council voted 3-2 to appoint Mayor Pro-Tem Marsha McLean the city’s new mayor, with outgoing Mayor Laurene Weste casting the deciding vote. Councilmember Cameron Smyth was unanimously elected...

Deputies from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station are out to snag holiday porch pirates in the act of stealing fake shipping boxes planted on residents’ doorsteps. Here’s the story from the station’s social media: “Crime Prevention Unit deputies have been placing...

LOS ANGELES – Ten cities and conservation groups recently passed resolutions urging Congress to permanently reauthorize and fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which expired due to congressional inaction in September. Buena Park; California City; Carson; Del Mar; Eureka; Laguna Beach;...

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies nabbed a napping convicted felon from Wasco in Castaic Monday night and arrested him on felony and misdemeanor weapons and drug charges, according to officials. Here’s the story from the station’s social media: “A convicted felon...

California State University, Northridge President Dianne F. Harrison, Ph.D., has updated the final exams plan for Thursday, Dec. 13 through Tuesday, Dec. 18. Discovery of a hand-written threat of violence during final exams on Wednesday, Dec. 12 prompted school officials to direct faculty to hold exams...

A bipartisan multistate coalition of 43 attorneys general including California’s have sent a letter urging the prioritization of updates to the Social Security Administration’s electronic databases and verification methods, so financial institutions can instantly check for and flag synthetic...

Beginning April 1, 2019, out-of-state retailers selling above certain thresholds into California will be required to collect state use taxes on their sales, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration announced Tuesday. Tuesday’s Special Notices also impact in-state and out-of-state...

By Nick Cahill SACRAMENTO – Capping years of debate over the financial future of the state’s critical water delivery system, California sued in state court Tuesday to validate contract extensions with its largest water suppliers for another 67 years. The move, which environmental groups could still...