Charges announced for man accused of killing estranged wife in Santa Clarita

The estranged husband of a woman stabbed to death in her Santa Clarita area home was charged Monday with murder, attempted kidnapping, first-degree burglary, fleeing police and resisting arrest.   

Estranged husband arrested for stabbing death of Santa Clarita woman

A standoff that lasted several hours finally came to an end involving a man accused of killing his estranged wife in Santa Clarita.

Man suspected of stabbing estranged wife to death in Santa Clarita leads deputies on hourslong standoff
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An hours-long?standoff continues after a man leads deputies on a chase before crashing the?car in the Antelope Valley area Thursday evening. The standoff comes hours after a woman was stabbed at her Santa Clarita home and told authorities it was her estranged husband --?the standoff suspect --?who did it before she died at the hospital.

Video shows man fighting with deputies in Canyon Country, probe launched

A use-of-force investigation is underway after video surfaced on social media of two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies from the Santa Clarita Valley Station struggling to take a man into custody on suspicion of package theft.

Six Flags Magic Mountain reopening soon with rides

Six Flags Magic Mountain is reopening in Valencia with its more than 100 hundred rides on April 1!

Hundreds of cases under review after video shows retired LAPD detective using racial slur

LA County District Attorney George Gascón announced his office will review 370 past cases handled by a retired LAPD homicide detective who is heard and seen on cellphone video using a racial slur during an argument after a crash in Valencia.

California leaders discuss investigating PerkinElmer COVID-19 testing lab

California leaders report "significant deficiencies" initially at PerkinElmer’s COVID-19 testing lab in Valencia, but they are confident that early mistakes are being corrected. 

Some students in Santa Clarita returning to campuses

Some first- and second-graders are expected to return to school for on-campus learning Monday in the Saugus Union School District in the Santa Clarita Valley after almost a year of virtual classes.

Magic Mountain promises spring 2021 reopening, with rides

Roller coaster fans could be returning to Six Flags Magic Mountain this spring, the Valencia company has announced. 

California probes whistleblower allegations from SoCal COVID lab

The California Department of Public Health is investigating whistleblower allegations of mismanagement and incompetence, including reports of workers sleeping on the job, at the state’s new billion-dollar COVID-19 testing laboratory.

Brush fire burns 10 acres in Newhall

A brush fire in Newhall grew to about 10 acres before firefighters took it down on Thursday.