A woman crashed into a wall near Golf Course Drive and Tournament Road in Valencia Saturday afternoon but was uninjured, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The woman said she hit the wall, a…
An unexpected dog rescue operation performed by two members of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Search & Rescue team captured on video has accumulated national attention and over 500,000 views on multiple social media platforms. Search &…
A missing 31-year-old man last seen in Castaic has been found about 10 days after his disappearance, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Austin Boyd Kirby, 31, a former Spokane, Washington, resident, was last seen on…
Valencia High School students took the streets to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday amid similar “ICE Out” events staged across the country. More than 100 students gathered on the corner of Dickason Drive and Smyth Drive holding signs with various messages before they…
Students usually doze off during the last few minutes of class before they’re dismissed for the day. Or they may engage in side conversations with other classmates, paying semi-attention to the instructions a teacher is giving. But on…
“Never forget” so that it “never happens again.” That’s the message of the drama “Never Forget,” according to the cohort of young students, selected by eighth-grade author Charlie Seigel, starring alongside Seigel in…
I’ve been on those road trips. A snowy highway. A van packed full of kids, hockey gear and parents. Eagerly anticipating the games ahead, and yes, the road-trip highjinks in…
Like it or not, campaigning for the 2026 mid-term elections has already started. Since the final election always comes down to a choice of one of two candidates, I would…
Nancy Fairbanks (letters, Jan. 20) argues that the prosecution of former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández amounted to prosecutorial overreach because it carried foreign-policy consequences. But nearly every major international…
California legislators introduce hundreds of bills during their biennial sessions. While some are serious efforts to address real issues, many are performative — offered to please constituencies their authors want…
I always remember when my friend Tom asked me what our business did. I explained that we own a staff training and development company. He asked for further clarity, so I…
Boy howdy, what with predatory black panthers, a Ripley’s local Believe it or Not oak, ghost camels and your usual smattering of crooks, nuts, bunglers and gee-whiz info, we’re going to be hitting the history trail running, amigos. Hop…
Question: Good morning, Robert, I’m a long-time reader, but this is a first for me, writing in with a question. I usually hire out maintenance due to schedule and lack of technical skills, but I’d like to…
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department released its end-of-year crime numbers for 2025 this month, showing Part-I crimes overall are down nearly 14% for the Santa Clarita Valley in a year-over-year comparison,…
After Friday night’s games, here are all the scores from teams around the Foothill League across boys’ and girls’ basketball. Boys’ basketball Valencia 73, West Ranch 69 Saugus 48, Hart 45 Golden Valley 58, Canyon 43 …
L.A. County Public Health officials have shared the results from more than 1,500 responses to their survey about the environmental disaster at Chiquita Canyon Landfill and how it's impacting Santa Clarita Valley residents. A state agency also told Chiquita Canyon…
Although a draw isn’t exactly a win for Hart head coach Brett Croft, it certainly feels like one as the Lady Hawks are one step closer to achieving their fifth consecutive Foothill League title after a 0-0 result against…
I’ve been driving up and down Santa Clarita’s longest-existing typographical error since I was a kid. Bouquet Canyon Road would unofficially shut down, allowing Basque shepherds to cross with sheep…
Here we go again. Another officer-involved shooting in which one or more federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, an intensive care unit nurse who served at a Minneapolis Veterans…
By Jackson Richman, Joseph Lord and Nathan Worcester Contributing Writers WASHINGTON — The Senate on Friday evening was set to vote on government funding legislation after a deal was reached between the White House and Senate Democrats on Wednesday evening. If the…