Winds expected to pick up over weekend in SCV 

Winds anywhere from 30 to 40 mph were expected Saturday in the Santa Clarita Valley, weather officials said.  According to Robbie Munroe, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service, those

At least four local businesses burglarized

At least four local businesses were burglarized early Wednesday morning in the Santa Clarita Valley, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials said.  According to head chef Luca Toumadi of Bella

Chill seekers take the polar plunge 

It’s safe to say that the month of January is well into the season of cold. On Saturday morning, at 51 degrees and with 10-mph winds, about 100 people took

Henry Mayo welcomes first baby of 2025 

Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital in Valencia welcomed its first baby of the year at 10:54 a.m. on Wednesday, hospital officials said.  According to Patrick Moody, Henry Mayo’s director of marketing

Lights, camera, SCIFF in year 4

The Santa Clarita International Film Festival has progressively gotten better each year since its inception in 2021, according to Lisa deSouza, founder and executive director of SCIFF.  The fourth annual

Wilk reflects on decades of public service 

Scott Wilk was reading the newspaper at 11 years old. His family would look back at those years and tease him, calling him the “regional Alex P. Keaton,” a reference

Smyth: ‘Serving was an honor’ 

He grew up with an older brother and older kids in the neighborhood. When playing sports, he had to fight to be picked for a team.  Former Santa Clarita Mayor

Holiday magic comes to Carousel Ranch 

Carousel Ranch’s western town off Rocking Horse Road in Santa Clarita became Santa’s Village on Saturday, complete with Santa’s Workshop, a sweet shoppe, roaming Christmas carolers, a balloon sculptor, and