Category: Santa Clarita

Black Bear Hit, Killed on Golden State Freeway in Castaic

A black bear was hit and killed on a freeway near Santa Clarita, the California Highway Patrol reported June 23. It was the second time this week a bear was hit and killed on a freeway near the area. The bear was hit by several vehicles on the northbound lanes of the Golden State 5…


Bear Cub Fatally Struck on Freeway in Santa Clarita

SANTA CLARITA, Calif.—A bear was killed June 19 on the Antelope Valley (14) freeway after being struck by a car, according to reports by the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The crash was reported around 5:10 a.m. on Monday on the 14 freeway at Soledad Canyon Road in the Santa Clarita area. ABC7 reported two cars…


Bear Struck, Killed on Freeway in Santa Clarita

SANTA CLARITA, Calif.—A bear was killed June 19 on the Antelope Valley (14) freeway after being struck by a car, according to reports by the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The crash was reported around 5:10 a.m. on Monday on the 14 freeway at Soledad Canyon Road in the Santa Clarita area. ABC7 reported two cars…


Pregnancy Centers Ask California Lawmaker to Apologize for Calling Them ‘Fake’

California pregnancy centers are fighting back against accusations made by a Democratic lawmaker who depicted the clinics as “fake health care centers.” The Santa Clarita Valley Pregnancy Center in Santa Clarita, California, held a press conference on May 24 to call out pro-abortion Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo (D-Chatsworth), who said the state’s pregnancy centers were unlicensed…


Man, Teen Fatally Shot Near Pool at Santa Clarita Apartment Complex ID’d

NEWHALL, Calif.—A Santa Clarita man and a 16-year-old Valencia boy were identified March 19 as the victims found shot to death at the pool of a Newhall apartment complex. Brian Chevez was 25 years old and Cameron Stokes was the juvenile victim, according to the coroner’s office. Authorities were notified at 10:50 a.m. Saturday of…


Santa Clarita Man Gets 310 Years in Prison for Series of Rapes, Sexual Assaults

ALHAMBRA, Calif.—A Santa Clarita man who pleaded no contest to sexually assaulting seven women was sentenced Mar. 1 to 310 years to life in prison by a judge who called him a “predator.” “Frankly, it’s stunning how much pain and suffering one man can inflict,” Superior Court Judge Jared Moses said after hearing statements from…


Landslide Damages 5 Homes in Santa Clarita

SANTA CLARITA, Calif.—At least five homes in the Skyline housing development in Santa Clarita were under evacuation orders Feb. 6 following a landslide that sent some backyard retaining walls tumbling down a hillside. The landslide also damaged a road and sidewalk below the homes on Plume Way in the new housing development. City inspectors were…


Over 100,000 Los Angeles County Residents Live in a Flood Zone

A new report published Jan. 12 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows 105,000 Los Angeles County residents—or nearly 4 percent—live near a designated 100-year flood plain, putting them in an “at risk” category. “Rising populations in flood prone areas exacerbate flooding risk. Impacts can be greater to the elderly or those with a…


Man Shot Dead by Deputies at Site of Fatal Stabbing in Santa Clarita

SANTA CLARITA, Calif.—A man was shot and killed by sheriff’s deputies Jan. 8 at the same Santa Clarita intersection where a woman was found stabbed to death a few hours earlier. The shooting occurred at about 7:40 a.m. at Bouquet Canyon Road and Spunky Canyon Road, where a woman was found stabbed to death at…


California High School Football Team Cannot Use Thin Blue Line Flag: Superintendent Says

SANTA CLARITA, Calif.—The William S. Hart Union High School District superintendent said the Saugus High School football team can no longer use the “thin blue line” flag at games in its pregame ceremonies, echoing a decision made by the team’s coach. The decision has created an emotional debate and tensions between members of the community,…