Acton News

The mother of a man who died of severe head injuries after an altercation with a youth lashed out at authorities for failing to help her son deal with his anger issues.

Nearly three months after the Station wildfire turned into the biggest blaze in L.A. County history, killing two firefighters, investigators say they don't have the necessary evidence to arrest anyone for the arson.

County fire officials on Wednesday blasted the U.S. Forest Service's decision not to scramble firefighting helicopters before the Station Fire raged out of control, scorched 250 square miles and killed two firefighters.

Volunteer Linda Miller gets ready to feed some eager residents of Daphneyland, a basset-hound rescue shelter in Acton, Calif.

Volunteer Denise Kiss handles some of the dogs at Daphneyland, a basset hound rescue in Acton, Calif.

Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich on Friday scolded U.S. Forest Service officials for grounding aircraft during the early stages of the Station Fire, which scorched 160,000 acres, destroyed 100 homes and killed two Los Angeles County firefighters.

Firefighters are responding to a brush fire in Acton, officials said. A brush fire of about 2 acres to 3 acres wide was reported near 8800 Soledad Canyon Road just after 3 p.m., said Los Angeles County Fire's supervising dispatcher Bryan Webb.

The basset hounds at Daphneyland aren't the only ones with long, sad faces. In this Tuesday Nov.3, 2009 photo showing some of the basset hounds taking their morning exercise at... In this Tuesday Nov.3, 2009 photo showing some of the basset hounds taking their morning exercise at Daphneyland a basset hound rescue, in Acton, Calif.

Thriller and Sabu, Michael Jackson's tigers, are healthy and happy at the hambala Preserve in Acton, California.

This show - another in a series of strong efforts by Santa Barbara Museum of Art modern and contemporary art curator Julie Joyce - debuts a recent acquisition with an important connection to the Santa Barbara region's unusual microclimate.

Coroner's officials identified the man who died in a car crash early Friday morning on Highway 14 in the Acton area, officials said.

A 23-year-old Santa Clarita man died in a crash on the northbound Highway 14 freeway Friday, authorities said.

A young manA was killed Friday morning in a crash near Acton that stalled traffic on the northbound Antelope Valley Freeway, authorities said.

County officials on Tuesday said they have only enough swine flu vaccine to immunize a tiny fraction of those in the high-risk group, forcing them to scrap plans for a Santa Clarita Valley vaccination clinic this month.

As daylight disappeared Saturday, more than 500 bloodied and oozing zombies shambled down Main Street on the hunt for living flesh and frightened victims.

Local teens learned lessons in safe driving Saturday at the Teen Driving Safety Fair in Central Park.

A homeless man was arrested and charged with arson for starting a tiny blaze in August near the spot where the gigantic Station Fire erupted several days later, killing two firefighters, homicide detectives said Monday.

The report from the investigation into Jeremiah Lasater's suicide at Vasquez High School last year will remain confidential pending a lawsuit filed by the Lasater family against the Acton Agua Dulce Unified School District, a school district official said.

On a recent morning, a group of about 20 seniors mingled and waited in the recreation room of the Canyon Country Senior Apartments.

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch and a high wind warning for parts of the Santa Clarita Valley, forecasting heavy overnight rains Tuesday that would probably ease up tonight.