A Valencia man who was found dead in a vehicle Thursday afternoon has been identified. Daniel Prutting, 43, from Valencia was the man who was found dead in a vehicle Friday, according to officials with the Los Angeles County Examiner’s Office. Just after 12:20 p.m., first responders received reports of a person unresponsive in the 23000 block of Avenida Valarte ...

A person was pronounced dead Thursday after they were found unresponsive in a vehicle in Valencia. Just after 12:20 p.m. Thursday, first responders received reports of a person unresponsive in the 23000 block of Avenida Valarte in Valencia, according to officials. The caller informed first responders that his friend was possibly overdosing in the vehicle, said Shirley Miller, a spokesperson ...

Five armed robbery suspects wanted out of Orange County were taken into custody Thursday afternoon in Valencia by officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP). Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) requested the assistants of the CHP to make an enforcement stop on a wanted vehicle they were tracking on the northbound 5 Freeway, according to Officer Carlos ...

Deputies are investigating after a $300,000 Corvette was stolen from a driveway in a Valencia neighborhood last week. The 2026 Chevrolet Corvette C8 ZR1 was reported stolen Thursday between 3:50 a.m. and 8 a.m. at an undisclosed address in Valencia, said Deputy Mariela Picard, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. Surveillance video captured a tow truck leaving the ...

Construction is expected to take place this weekend, impacting a major intersection in Santa Clarita. Beginning at 9 a.m. Friday, Aug. 28, through Sunday, Aug. 30, one lane will be closed on westbound Valencia Boulevard and northbound McBean Parkway at the intersection.  Residents are urged to allow extra time, use caution when traveling through the area and follow all posted ...

On Aug. 20, 1967, the Newhall Land and Farming Co. officially dedicated the community of Valencia, a master-planned “new town” carved from the pastures and onion fields of the historic Newhall Ranch. The grand unveiling was anything but modest. To christen the community, the Newhall heirs flew in Adolfo Rincón de Arellano García, the mayor of Valencia, Spain, as the ...

Deputies recently towed two e-motorcycles, one of which was recently purchased, after two teens were riding them illegally on Valencia sidewalks. Saturday night, deputies spotted two 13-year-olds riding e-motorcycles near McBean and Magic Mountain Parkways on the sidewalk and through heavy traffic late in the evening, officials with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station said. “Both bikes ended up getting ...

A brush fire was quickly stopped in Valencia Thursday evening. The brush fire, dubbed the Franklin Fire, was first reported around 10:10 p.m. Thursday, in the 26000 block of Franklin Parkway in Valencia. Units arrived on scene and quickly stopped the fire which was burning in the wash, according to officials. The Franklin Fire was held to 1 acre. Do ...

Thousands of family members, friends and supporters filled the stands at College of the Canyons on Wednesday evening as Valencia High School’s Class of 2026 celebrated their accomplishments, closing one chapter as Vikings and preparing to begin the next. The ceremony began with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Avery Park, followed by a performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner” by ...

A person was found dead in a vehicle near the Valencia Mall Wednesday morning. Around 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, first responders received reports of a SUV with a broken window and a firearm on the floor next to the car in the 24200 block of Valencia Boulevard near the Valencia Mall, said Shirley Miller, a spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley ...