Santa Clarita

Evacuations were lifted Monday afternoon after a 1,500-acre brush fire threatened homes and injured one firefighter in the Santa Clarita area. The Soledad Fire jumped the Antelope Valley Freeway near Soledad Canyon Road Sunday. Evacuations were in place from Agua Dulce Canyon Road to Briggs Road and from Soledad Canyon Road to the 14 Freeway. Repopulation began at 2 p.m. Residents...

The fire burned through 1,100 acres and closed down the 14 Freeway. Rick Montanez reports for NBC LA at 11 p.m. Sunday July 5, 2020.

The city of Santa Clarita will be hosting their annual 4 of July fireworks show virtually from Santa Clarita mall. Kim Tobin reports. June 29, 2020

Authorities Tuesday were investigating a noose that was found hanging near a Santa Clarita elementary school. Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Santa Clarita Valley Station became aware of the noose Tuesday morning from a social media post, according to the station’s Public Information Officer Shirley Miller. They dispatched a deputy to the location, which was near a water tower in the...

At least 400 people gathered Saturday at the sheriff’s Santa Clarita Valley station to protest the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on Monday. The protest appeared peaceful, with demonstrators eventually heading from the station at 23740 Magic Mountain Parkway to the Westfield Valencia Town Center at 24201 W. Valencia Blvd. The city of Santa Clarita issued a tweet…

There is a new member of Congress, Rep. Mike Garcia. The Republican clinched the seat after beating Democrat Chrissy Smith for Rep. Katie Hill’s seat. NBC4’s Conan Nolan spoke with the representative on NewsConference on Sunday, May 24, 2020.

Contending that they are prepared to move forward safely and should not have to wait, the three northernmost cities of LA County are seeking permission to enter the next phase of COVID-19 recovery. “The frustrating part is this blanket broad brush that they’re painting the entire county with, when it’s not the same,” Steven Hofbauer, mayor of Palmdale, said....

The Sheriff’s Department Saturday said a person was detained in connection with the stabbing death of a man in Santa Clarita. That person was detained at the scene of the stabbing, the Sheriff’s Information Bureau reported. Deputies responded to the 23400 block of Lyons Avenue, near Apple Street, at 11:30 p.m. Friday and found a man suffering from a...

They want to leapfrog ahead of the county even though coronavirus cases continue to mount. Patrick Healy reports for the NBC4 News on Friday, May 15 2020.

A Los Angeles Fire Department assistant chief is facing two misdemeanor charges for allegedly crashing his personal vehicle into a parked car in Santa Clarita and fleeing from the scene in January. Ellsworth S. Fortman, 54, was charged last week with one misdemeanor count of hit-and-run driving resulting in property damage and driving a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s…

President Trump continued to weigh in Saturday on Tuesday’s special election to fill the Southland congressional seat formerly held by Katie Hill, and the candidates have taken notice. The president tweeted his displeasure after county officials late Friday approved a request from Lancaster’s mayor to install a voting center in that city this weekend. Gov. Gavin Newsom had earlier...

An elderly couple who tested positive for the coronavirus after traveling on a cruise ship now at the center of a criminal probe filed a negligence lawsuit against Princess Cruise Lines Thursday in federal court in Los Angeles. David and Donna Rumrill were passengers aboard the Ruby Princess, which sailed out of Sydney, Australia, on March 8 and had to…

A 26-year-old Saugus man was in custody Tuesday for allegedly punching his mother during a fight over the family’s toilet paper supply. Deputies were called to the residence near Plum Canyon Road and Mirabelle Lane in Saugus about 3 a.m. Monday, according to Shirley Miller of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. The son had accused the mother of...

A man accused of attempting to run over a deputy led a wild, wrong-way chase in the Agua Dulce area before he was ultimately taken into custody Wednesday. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said the chase began after the driver tried to run over a deputy around 5:19 p.m. The act is considered assault with a deadly weapon....

A deputy-involved shooting left one man dead outside a sheriff’s station in Santa Clarita Valley. Kim Tobin reported on NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 1, 2020.

From the other side of the world, Jeri Goldman strikes a cheery tone. But the past few days can’t possibly have been easy for the Santa Clarita resident. “I’ve perfected washing clothes in the bathtub,” Goldman says. She and her husband, Carl, have been confined to their small cabin aboard the cruise ship “Diamond Princess” for several days now....

An armed robbery suspect was shot dead and another man suffered a non-life-threatening wound during a robbery at a business in Santa Clarita Sunday night. The robbery in the 19900 block of Golden Valley Road was reported to the sheriff’s department about 8:20 p.m., said Deputy Tracy Koerner of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Homicide detectives were piecing together the...