Santa Clarita

A brush fire blackened 300 acres Monday afternoon and quickly threatened about a dozen homes in the Castaic Canyons area near Santa Clarita.

Mother Nature played nice and the winds did not pick up, allowing fire crews to make progress. Darsha Philips reported on NBC4 News on Monday, Sept. 28, 2020.

Evacuations were ordered in the area. Eliana Moreno reported on NBC4 News on Sept. 28, 2020.

Three men who allege they were sexually molested as teens by a former Santa Clarita-area basketball coach are suing him and the William S. Hart Union High School District, accusing the district of a cover-up and demanding triple damages.

The sheriff’s department announced Tuesday it will conduct an in-depth review of its rifle deployment policy and training after a viral video showed deputies pointing guns, including at least one AR-15, at a group of teens after witnesses reported the youths were being attacked by a man armed with a knife in Santa Clarita. “As a result of that...

The parents of two Black teens seen in a viral video with authorities pointing weapons at them say they can hardly watch the video of the incident. Tammi Collins said she couldn’t bring herself to watch the full video showing her son, who she wishes to not identify, being ordered to the ground by Los Angeles County Sheriff deputies....

The parents of two of the teens are trying to make sense of why deputies pointed guns at them after they called for help, when they say a homeless man pulled a knife on them.

The video was now at the center of an internal investigation. Kim Tobin reports Aug. 10, 2020.

The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department responded Monday to a viral video that showed officers pointing guns at three Black teens who allege they were attacked at knifepoint by a homeless man.

The northbound side of a freeway was closed and evacuations were ordered in Santa Clarita after a 130-acre brush fire began burning Monday afternoon. The Elsmere Fire shut down the northbound 14 Freeway at the 5 Freeway due to poor visibility, the LA County Fire Department said. The blaze initially forced evacuations between Dockweiler and Newhall Avenue, and from Sierra…

The Elsmere Fire has shut down the northbound 14 Freeway in Santa Clarita. John Cádiz Klemack reports beside the stopped traffic for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Aug. 3, 2020.

A 30-year-old mother is behind bars Wednesday for allegedly driving under the influence with a 1-year-old girl on her lap in Santa Clarita. A man saw the woman, later identified as Melissa Mendoza, at a stop light allegedly appearing to be falling asleep with the baby on her lap about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to Shirley Miller, the public information…

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…