The Original Saugus Cafe, Los Angeles County's oldest restaurant with a 139-year history, closed its doors for good, ending an era of local and Hollywood history, with community members expressing nostalgia and hopes for preservation.
Saugus Cafe, the longest-running restaurant in Los Angeles County with nearly 140 years of history, is closing its doors on January 4, 2026, due to lease non-renewal, marking the end of an era for the Santa Clarita community and its many famous patrons.
Carrie Elizabeth Romney, sister-in-law of Mitt Romney, was found dead after a fall from a five-story parking garage in Santa Clarita, California. The death is not believed to involve foul play, and the family is mourning her loss. No cause of death has been listed.
Carrie Elizabeth Romney, sister-in-law of Mitt Romney, was found dead near a shopping mall in Santa Clarita, with authorities suspecting she may have fallen or jumped from a parking structure; the cause of death is still under investigation.
Carrie Romney, sister-in-law of Mitt Romney, was found dead in Santa Clarita, California, with authorities investigating her death, possibly by fall or jump, while awaiting toxicology results.
A Los Angeles County deputy's patrol car went airborne and flipped after being hit by a gold Lexus at a busy intersection in Santa Clarita. The deputy and the driver of an SUV struck by the patrol car suffered minor injuries and were released from the hospital, while the elderly Lexus driver was uninjured. The crash, captured on a dashboard camera, is under investigation.
A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy was injured in a rollover crash in Santa Clarita after an elderly driver collided with his cruiser, causing it to hit a second vehicle. The incident, captured on a dashboard camera, occurred as the deputy was responding to a burglary. The crash remains under investigation.
A video captured the moment when an SUV drove into a group of people outside a restaurant in Santa Clarita, causing minor injuries to six individuals. Witnesses reported that the driver was doing donuts before crashing into the crowd. The suspect fled the scene, but two women believed to be involved in the crash were later arrested and subjected to sobriety tests. The charges they will face remain unknown.
A pickup driver involved in a chase in Santa Clarita rammed several cars at a stoplight before being sandwiched between an unmarked CHP car and another vehicle. The driver then fled on foot into a nearby parking lot, where he was tackled by a CHP officer. Details about the cause of the chase are currently unknown.
Firefighters in Santa Clarita, California, battled two brush fires amid triple-digit temperatures. The Agua Fire spread quickly through the Angeles National Forest, threatening a trailer park and forcing the closure of nearby Metrolink tracks. Another fire, the Victor Fire, broke out in the Santa Clarita Valley area. Two firefighters were treated for heat exhaustion. The cause of the fires is under investigation.
A driver was arrested after leading police on a pursuit through the San Fernando Valley for vehicle code violations. The pursuit ended in the Santa Clarita area where the driver pulled over and was taken into custody by the Burbank Police Department. No further details were immediately available.
Several homes have been evacuated in Santa Clarita due to a standoff with an armed man who is "barricaded" inside his vehicle. The standoff began around 6:20 a.m. in the 19300 block of Newhouse Street in Canyon Country, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Officials did not release any further information about the suspect or what led to the standoff. Homes in the 19000 block of Newhouse Street were evacuated as a precaution, and an evacuation center was established at St. Clare Church at 19606 Calla Way.
A fight broke out at an In-N-Out drive-thru in Santa Clarita, California, after a woman threw a water bottle at a car behind her in line. Two boys then got out of the car to escalate the confrontation. The incident was caught on camera, and no arrests have been made yet.
A road rage altercation occurred at an In-N-Out drive-thru in Santa Clarita, where two separate vehicles got into a fight and threw unknown substances at each other. The incident was captured on video and involved two adult women and teenagers. No arrests were made, and no injuries were reported. The cause of the altercation is unclear.
A man and a 16-year-old boy were found shot to death next to a swimming pool in Santa Clarita on Saturday morning. Two males have been detained as "persons of interest" in connection with the shooting, which detectives believe was gang-related. The names of the victims have not been released. Anyone with information is asked to contact homicide detectives.