Fiery crash shuts down northbound 5 Freeway in Newhall

All lanes of the northbound 5 Freeway have reopened after a fiery crash brought traffic to a grinding halt in Newhall Wednesay.

7-year-old interrogated by deputies without parent present after false accusation of having gun at school

The mother of a 7-year-old boy is speaking out after her son was falsely accused of felony possession of a weapon at school and later detained and questioned without a parent present. 

Santa Clarita residents returning to U.S. after being quarantined aboard cruise ship in Japan

It’s a vacation nightmare… hundreds of people stuck in their cruise cabins under quarantine after numerous coronavirus cases were confirmed aboard the Diamond Princess Cruise ship.

Santa Clarita couple quarantined on cruise ship due to coronavirus outbreak

The death toll for the coronavirus has now surpassed that of the SARS outbreak. It’s now killed 805 people around the world. Reported cases are up to nearly 36,700, less than two months after appearing in Wuhan, China.

Would-be robber killed, store owner wounded in Canyon Country liquor store shootout

Homicide detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department were investigating a deadly shooting that occurred between a suspected robber and store owner at a liquor store in the Canyon Country area Sunday night. 

Reward increased to find whoever set trap that led to death of raccoon

A $5,000 reward is being offered for anyone with information leading to whoever placed an illegal foothold trap that led to the death of a raccoon in the Santa Clarita area.

Santa Clarita temporarily bans new drive-thru restaurants

The Santa Clarita City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to place a 45-day moratorium on building any new fast food drive-thru restaurants in the city. 

School Standouts: Junior high students broadcast live newscasts every morning before school

Kid Flix is a talented group of 12-to-14-year-old students from Placerita Jr. High School in Santa Clarita. It is an on-campus journalism club that broadcasts a live newscast every morning before school.

Six Flags Magic Mountain introduces 'West Coast Racers'

Thrill-seekers will have the chance to ride 'West Coast Racers,' which is the world's first single track quadruple launch racing rollercoaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain starting this week. 

Santa Clarita barn rescues family of pigs who were about to become Christmas dinner

A Santa Clarita rescue group went to great lengths to save a mother and her eight babies…the family of nine is actually a pig and her eight little piglets. 

L.A. County health officials extend cold weather alert

Los Angeles County health officials are extending a cold weather alert due to the National Weather Service’s forecast for low temperatures. Wind chill temperatures are expected to dip below 32 degrees Fahrenheit.

LAPD officer arrested for allegedly brandishing a replica firearm

A Los Angeles Police Department officer was free on bond Tuesday after being arrested for allegedly brandishing a replica firearm during a possible road rage incident in Saugus.

Cold, windy weather strikes SoCal

Strong and potentially disruptive Santa Ana winds will buffet the Southland Tuesday.

Man, woman die in Santa Clarita house fire

Two people are dead after a fire broke out at a home in Santa Clarita. 

Classes resume at Saugus High for first time since deadly shooting

Saugus High School students returned to classes Monday, nearly three weeks after a 16-year-old student shot five classmates, killing two of them, before fatally wounding himself with a shot to the head.

Suspect, two students dead after shooting on campus of Saugus High School

At least two students were killed and several others were hospitalized with gunshot wounds following a shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita on Thursday, officials said. The 16-year-old gunman, who carried out the shooting on his birthday, has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

“I truly felt loved when I was with her", Saugus High shooting victim laid to rest

One of the Saugus High School shooting victims was laid to rest. Friends and family said goodbye to Gracie Muehlberger, who was shot and killed by a classmate on November 14th.