A man died of a suspected heroin overdose in the 17000 block of Sierra Highway in Canyon Country late Friday night, according to Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials. Deputies received the call of a possible overdose at 8:45 p.m., after the decedent’s roommate returned to their Canyon...

Jack Shine, founder and president of American Beauty Homes and a key figure in the development of affordable housing for veterans in the Santa Clarita Valley, died Thursday. He was 82. A prominent home builder, Shine worked tirelessly to provide their support into making Santa Clarita a better place,...

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today reiterated his call for consumers to take action to protect their identities in light of the recent Equifax data breach, and provided links to do so online. As Becerra and his team at the California Department of Justice continue to work with Equifax...

Photo: Brian Cypher/Defenders of Wildlife Caltrans and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife remind motorists to remain alert for wildlife on roadways during Watch Out for Wildlife Week, which runs September 18-24. “Drivers can improve their own safety by simply slowing down and remaining...

The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station will step up bike and pedestrian safety enforcement operations in the SCV on Tuesday, September 19, focusing on collision-causing factors involving motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists. The department has mapped out locations over the past three years...

The Castaic Lake Water Agency will hold a Special Budget & Rates committee Meeting in the Training Room at the Rio Vista Water Treatment Plant on Tuesday, September 19 starting at 5:30 p.m. Below is the agenda for the meeting in its entirety.

The following crimes reported between September 1-10 in Newhall (Zone 6) are now being investigated by Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station detectives: 09/01/17, Friday Petty Theft – 24700 Spruce St., Newhall. Person(s) unknown stole the victim’s package (sunglasses) from the top of the victim’s...

Senate Bill 634 by Senator Scott Wilk, R- Antelope Valley, easily cleared its final legislative hurdle today and is headed to Governor Jerry Brown’s desk for his decision. Wilk’s legislation would modernize water governance in the Santa Clarita Valley and create a new valley-wide water agency....

By: Nick Cahill (CN) – Seeking new recruitment tools to stem declining enrollment, California lawmakers on Wednesday approved a measure to give full-time students a tuition-free year of community college. Under Assembly Bill 19, first-time students at California’s 114 community colleges would have...

Here is the Valencia (Zone 5) Update, Public Safety and Crime Prevention Information for the week of 08/28/2017 to 09/03/2017: Tuesday 08/29/17 A vehicle theft occurred near the 26000 block of Theater Drive. Stolen was a 1998 Honda Civic 4 door. A petty theft occurred near the 24000 block of Valencia...