The California Supreme Court Monday reversed a Santa Clarita woman’s death sentence for murdering her four young daughters in an arson fire at the family’s home more than two decades ago. The state’s highest court upheld Sandi Dawn Nieves’ conviction for the killings, but cited the “trial court’s misconduct” in overturning the 57- year-old woman’s […]
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CASTAIC CANYONS (CNS) – A brush fire blackened 200 acres in about 30 minutes Monday afternoon and quickly threatened about a dozen structures in the Castaic Canyons area near Santa Clarita. The Martindale Fire broke out at 3 p.m. in the 34700 block of Bouquet Canyon Road, about two miles southwest of the Bouquet Reservoir, […]
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Thousands of Californians united in grief Sunday night to remember the young victims of the Saugus High School shooting. Many wore matching jerseys that read “S Strong,” a declaration of resilience after the Thursday’s attack that killed Grace Anne Muehlberger, 15, and Dominic Blackwell, 14. More than 10,000 mourners gathered at the vigil at Central […]
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[bc_video video_id=”6104759823001″ account_id=”5728959025001″ player_id=”Hkbio1usDM” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] The consequences of the high school shooting in Santa Clarita will continue to have an effect on the community long after the camera crews are gone, and for the students who knew the suspect as a friend, they are having trouble understanding the attack. […]
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While investigators continued working to figure out why a 16-year-old boy shot five of classmates at Saugus High School, killing two of them, before turning the gun on himself, schools in the Santa Clarita area remained closed Friday in a day of mourning. Meanwhile, doctors at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills said […]
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Three off-duty officers dropping off their children Thursday at a Southern California school rushed in seconds after gunfire erupted, quickly giving first aid and likely saving lives in a shooting that left two dead, authorities said. The shooter opened fire at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, killing two students and wounding three others before turning the […]
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As public works crews cleaned up a rural Southern California area after the Tick Fire, they noticed something strange sticking out from the ashes. It was a human skull. By late Sunday, the Tick Fire had burned through about 4,615 acres and was 70% contained. Investigators were called to a stretch of Sand Canyon Road […]
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A 4,300-acre wildfire burning in Canyon Country prompted the evacuations of more than 40,000 residents, closed a section of the Antelope Valley (14) Freeway and caused Gov. Gavin Newsom Friday to declare a state of emergency in the county. The emergency declaration by Newsom frees up state resources to assist in the firefighting effort. As […]