City OKs $322M budget
June 14, 2023 4:24 pm
The city’s annual budget surpassed the $300-million mark Tuesday, with City Manager Ken Striplin calling the $322 million spending plan a far cry from one of the city’s first budgets,
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Planners answer questions on Shadowbox
June 13, 2023 7:17 pm
Santa Clarita planners answered a litany of questions from the city’s Planning Commission in a memo released Friday on the pending 93.5-acre Shadowbox Studios project in north Newhall and Placerita
Schoolyard fight escalates after class
June 13, 2023 1:17 pm
A 34-year-old Sand Canyon mom is facing a brandishing charge and a pair of concealed weapon charges after a verbal altercation in the schoolyard between junior high school students escalated
Castaic man arrested on suspicion of possessing child pornography
June 12, 2023 6:44 pm
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies arrested a Castaic man on suspicion of possessing child pornography Friday. Peter Lavelle, 75, a retired ambulance operator, was taken into custody following a
City to discuss taking over Hart Park
June 12, 2023 5:02 pm
The Santa Clarita City Council is expected to discuss taking ownership of William S. Hart Park at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Santa Clarita Councilwoman Laurene Weste said Monday the 160-acre
Henry Mayo announces ‘a little over 100’ layoffs
June 12, 2023 12:24 pm
Officials with the Santa Clarita Valley’s only hospital, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, confirmed Monday its leadership is making “a little over 100” layoffs. The decision was made as the
Firefighters put out motor-home fire along I-5
June 9, 2023 8:44 pm
L.A. County firefighters stopped a recreational vehicle fire from spreading to the brush Friday evening on the northbound side of Interstate 5, north of Lake Hughes Road. “It was a
Water agency, developer wrangle over $25 million in fees
June 9, 2023 7:12 pm
An 11th-hour letter submitted by The Newhall Land and Farming Co. questioning the developer’s responsibility for $25 million in connection fees for more than 20,000 future hookups in burgeoning FivePoint
SUSD investigation into principal still underway
June 9, 2023 2:10 pm
The investigation is still underway into Emblem Academy Principal Sahar Moshayedi, and that a timeline has not yet been given for when it would be complete, according to Katherine Cooper,
SUSD honors Student of the Year winners
June 8, 2023 6:42 pm
While the Saugus Union School District governing board regularly celebrates student achievement at its board meetings, Tuesday’s meeting was special: Each district school honored its Student of the Year for
County OKs motion to help Cali Lakes residents
June 8, 2023 4:47 pm
The L.A. County Board of Supervisors passed a motion authored by L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger seeking to help the residents of Cali Lake RV Park relocate. Stewart Silver, the
Castaic school board selects new member
June 8, 2023 1:55 pm
After about a half-hour of interviewing Wednesday, Castaic Union School District board members were confident in the choice for their newest colleague. And it came up more than once that
Planning meeting offers look into city spending plan
June 8, 2023 1:20 pm
The Santa Clarita Planning Commission agenda for Tuesday’s meeting offered a preview of the city’s 2023-24 fiscal year budget. The total spending plan is a little over $320 million, including
Chick-fil-A eyeing SCV expansion
June 7, 2023 7:37 pm
The rumors have been flying faster than feathers in a coop. Those looking for another spot for fast-food chicken might have cause to get excited, but nothing’s in the fryer
Planning OKs industrial warehouse, new field
June 7, 2023 7:27 pm
The Santa Clarita Planning Commission approved a pair of projects in the Golden Valley area on Tuesday. The first approval went to The Farm, which was seeking a conditional use
Acton residents concerned about multiple battery-storage projects
June 6, 2023 5:28 pm
Concerns over a number of battery energy storage system, or BESS, projects in Acton drew a standing-room only crowd to the Acton Town Council meeting Monday. Residents of the rural
Deputies investigating shooting involving 4-year-old, off-duty probation officer
June 6, 2023 3:05 pm
An off-duty L.A. County Probation Department officer was involved in an accidental shooting Monday that resulted in a child being sent to the hospital for an injured finger, according to
Tesla coming to Santa Clarita
June 6, 2023 1:31 pm
Santa Clarita officials confirmed Monday they’ve received plans for a new Tesla dealership. Tesla bought the real estate of two dealerships in the city’s auto row and the carmaker is
LASD: Off-duty deputy shot at in road-rage incident
June 5, 2023 8:46 pm
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies are investigating a report of road rage that escalated to gunfire early Sunday morning. “During a road-rage incident, an off-duty deputy’s vehicle was shot
Planning Commission to look at new soccer field, warehouse
June 5, 2023 8:33 pm
The Santa Clarita Planning Commission is considering a pair of projects that are being recommended for approval by city planners at Tuesday’s meeting. A sports field could add another