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1/2 Welcome Home! 🚒🐕🦺🐾 This morning the #LACoFD welcomed home canine teams following an 18-day deployment to Texas. @Cal_OES activated the LACoFD canine teams on 7/8 to assist in search and recovery efforts following the catastrophic flooding that impacted central Texas.
Firefighters battled a fierce blaze that tore through a Stevenson Ranch home overnight, sending flames and thick smoke into the night sky and prompting a search for missing pets. The fire broke out just after 10 p.m. in the 26600 block of Shakespeare Lane, with Engine 124…
BREAKING: A homeless person is dead and a death investigation is underway after CHP officers administered CPR and fought off two people attempting to stop them from performing life-saving efforts — all of this in a remote, brush-filled area of Santa Clarita. The incident began…
BREAKING: A body was discovered amid a suspicious brush fire that scorched a field behind a gated Santa Clarita neighborhood, officials said. The grim find came shortly after 10 p.m. as Los Angeles County Fire Department crews worked to contain a half-acre blaze in heavy brush…
BREAKING: @LAPDHQ's bomb squad has arrived in the city of Santa Clarita to lend a hand to @LASDHQ's @SCVSHERIFF with a suspicious device call, one day after three sheriff's deputies were killed in an explosion. The 27900 block of Lost Springs Road has been cordoned off for…

#Newhall | Traffic Collision at Railroad and Market St. Railroad NB is closed.
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. – A fast-moving brush fire erupted near Interstate 5 and Newhall Ranch Road this afternoon, blackening more than 40 acres of hillside before firefighters were able to bring it under control. Dubbed the Bert Fire, the blaze was first spotted by a passing…
NOW: Metrolink service through the Santa Clarita Valley is shut down this evening after a passenger train struck and killed a pedestrian. The fatal collision occurred shortly before 5:30 p.m. along Soledad Canyon Road, just east of Rainbow Glen Drive. According to officials, a…
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. — A 16-year-old boy riding a skateboard was struck and killed by a pickup truck in a late-night collision on Lyons Avenue in Newhall, authorities said. The crash occurred shortly before 11:30 p.m. in the 23500 block of Lyons Avenue, just east of Avenida…
COMPTON, Calif. — What began as a protest against federal immigration enforcement escalated into a violent standoff between demonstrators and law enforcement in Compton and surrounding areas over the weekend, resulting in widespread vandalism, looting, and injuries. The unrest…
Suspected looter seen fleeing on horseback during the protests. Only in LA.🐎🍺 Making off with a case of Voodoo Ranger IPA, the man can be seen hoofing it in a bizarre getaway — on horseback. This all went down when protestors shattered the doors of an AM/PM in Compton and…
BREAKING: A construction worker was killed on the job in Valencia today when he fell off a work truck and was run over by a vehicle, according to the California Highway Patrol. The incident occurred shortly after 12:30 p.m. in the 29100 block of Avenue Penn at the construction…
Ever wondered why people in Los Angeles say “THE” before a Freeway name? “The” answer makes perfect sense. Let’s get into it!