The Fourth of July is this Saturday, and the City of Santa Clarita has a lot of activities planned. Beginning at 7:00 in the morning, the Santa Clarita Runner's Club will be hosting the Independence Day 5k and 10k runs along the parade route. Whether you're a seasoned runner with countless miles under your belt [...]
Recidivism is the term used to describe the behavior of repeatedly committing crimes and it's a big problem here in Los Angeles County. For years, law enforcement officials have struggled with the problem of overcrowded prisons and jails all over the state. Thanks to the passing of Prop 47, the measure that reduced many felony-level [...]
A coach at Trabuca High School in Orange County was arrested under suspicion of possessing child pornography and is currently being held in the Orange County Jail in lieu of $20,000 bail. The arrest was made after an iPad was located inside a rental car after it was returned. After discovering the iPad, an informant notified the [...]
Rapper The Game finds himself in the news once again, this time for allegedly assaulting an off-duty policeman at a pickup basketball game in March. The Game is facing a $12 million civil lawsuit in which the officer claims the rapper punched him in the face during the game. Like many things, the incident was [...]
Back in 1983, the movie War Games showed us two things: the first was the not-so-thinly-veiled point that in a nuclear war, nobody wins. The other was that it was possible, at least in theory, to use your computer along with a newfangled gadget called a modem to dial into your school's computer and change [...]
The origins of Memorial Day stretch back to the period shortly after the Civil War. The massive casualty count of the Civil War required the federal government to establish the first national cemeteries, and American citizens began to hold ceremonies in the spring in honor of these soldiers and their sacrifice. During these ceremonies, citizens [...]
Two caregivers who ran a home for the elderly in Canyon Country were arrested under suspicion of elder abuse. Robert and Prissy Jenkins, the husband and wife who owned the facility were each charged with one felony count of harming an adult dependent and were being held in lieu of $50,000 bail. According to reports, [...]
Cinco de Mayo is sometimes confused with the Mexican Independence Day here in the U.S., but it's actually the celebration of the Mexican army's defeat of the French at the Battle of Puebla on May 5th, 1862. Mexican Independence Day is September 16th. Regardless, Los Angeles is home to millions, and those millions like to [...]
Once somebody has been arrested and gone through booking and processing, bail will be set in a given amount. The amount that bail is set at is determined largely by the crime(s) that the individual is being charged with. For example, someone who is being charged with assault with a deadly weapon (other than a [...]
On Friday, April 24, the deputies from the Santa Clarita Sheriff Station will be conducting a DUI checkpoint in Santa Clarita. For now, the exact location of the checkpoint has yet to be disclosed, but it will be held from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. somewhere in the SCV. Even though the location has not [...]
