COC student founds interfaith room on campus
April 3, 2026 4:31 pm
A College of the Canyons student has created an “interfaith room” at the college, serving as a space for students of any faith — or none at all — to pray, meditate, or simply
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Attempted murder suspect arrested, held in lieu of $1M bail
April 3, 2026 4:21 pm
A 27-year-old man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of attempted murder at a Stevenson Ranch apartment complex, and bail was set at just over $1 million, according to Santa Clarita
COC unveils simulation center for health worker trainees
April 2, 2026 5:13 pm
College of the Canyons unveiled its new health care training simulation center with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Don Takeda Science Center Wednesday morning. The simulation center, on the science center’s second
COC-hosted statewide community college cybersecurity team breaks down what they do
April 2, 2026 4:45 pm
To people who don’t work in the computer technology field, cybersecurity can look extraordinary — it’s a given that more work goes on behind the scenes in the IT department than the average person knows. That may be especially true at College of the Canyons, where the California Community Colleges
Snowpack at second-lowest level on record for April
April 2, 2026 4:20 pm
The Department of Water Resources conducted what will likely be its last measurement of the California snowpack for the year Wednesday, finding no measurable snow at Phillips Station. Phillips Station, just south of Lake Tahoe, is one of hundreds of snow courses
Cedarcreek’s Edible Flex Lab garden and kitchen wins award for innovation
March 31, 2026 1:20 pm
Cedarcreek Elementary School’s Edible School Yard and Flex Lab has won one of the Association for Learning Environment’s 2026 awards for innovation. The innovation award is given to learning environment projects that take an original approach to “educational delivery in technology,
Many Families, One Community resource fair promotes physical and emotional health
March 27, 2026 5:46 pm
Standing at the entrance of Golden Valley High School on Saturday, the 10th annual Many Families, One Community Resource Fair was a lot to take in. Booths representing health and wellness organizations throughout the Santa Clarita Valley that provide
Castaic district to consider revisions to safety plan, bid approvals
March 27, 2026 5:26 pm
The Castaic Union School District has scheduled a special governing board meeting Monday to cover several action items and a handful of bid approvals. Those action items will include first readings of revisions
COC board to hold special meeting to discuss superintendent-president position
March 27, 2026 3:59 pm
The College of the Canyons governing board has scheduled a special meeting Monday afternoon to discuss the appointment of a candidate to the superintendent-president position. The meeting is set to begin at 3 p.m., with closed session
COC’s interim Advanced Tech Center open house a window to manufacturing advances
March 27, 2026 3:40 pm
A lot of things about American manufacturing have changed since its heyday in the mid-20th-century. The computer numerical control machining tools at College of the Canyons’ interim Advanced Technology Center are testament enough to that.
McLean tells activist origin story at VIA event
March 27, 2026 3:22 pm
Santa Clarita City Councilwoman Marsha McLean defines her career as a public servant with a story well-known to old-school Santa Clarita residents. In the back of Margarita Mexican Grill on a recent Thursday evening, McLean – sitting on a towering bar chair at
COC student government moves forward with petition for 3 board members to resign
March 26, 2026 5:29 pm
College of the Canyons’ Associated Student Government announced at its regular joint meeting with the college’s governing board Wednesday that it’d be moving forward with a petition for the resignation of three board members.
City, deputies promote local shelter dogs as Lake Hughes animals flood system
March 25, 2026 12:56 pm
Castaic’s Los Angeles County-run animal shelter has accepted several dogs from county-run shelters in Lancaster and Palmdale to help them make way for the hundreds of dogs and cats rescued from a Lake Hughes property last week. While it’s common practice for animals to be transferred
COC board holds daylong closed session to interview CEO finalists
March 24, 2026 5:40 pm
College of the Canyons’ governing board spent Tuesday in closed-session meetings interviewing the four finalists for the college’s superintendent-president position. Those four finalists are the result of a search, conducted by consulting firm
CEO finalists make their case at COC public forum
March 23, 2026 6:33 pm
The four finalists for the College of the Canyons’ superintendent-president mantle took turns interviewing for the position in front of a live audience at the college’s performing arts center Monday. The candidates
STEM open house gives young Black scholars space to discover their power
March 21, 2026 5:36 pm
College of the Canyons’ second annual STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) open house for young Black scholars started with a lab and the Brownies of Zawadi Troop No. 3246. Gretchen Stanton, COC’s chemistry department chair, said that about three years ago,
Collision sends motorcyclist to hospital
March 21, 2026 10:07 am
A motorcyclist was taken to the hospital after a crash with a car early Saturday morning. L.A. County Fire Department spokesperson Aaron Katon said firefighters received the call about a motorcycle-versus-vehicle collision at 3:39 a.m. Saturday in the 30000 block of
COC president search narrows
March 20, 2026 8:03 pm
Editor’s note: This story has been updated from the original published version to clarify the nature of the College of the Canyons governing board’s discussions about hiring a new superintendent-president. During the board’s discussion
L.A. County Animal Control rescues 700 dogs and cats from Lake Hughes property
March 20, 2026 12:11 pm
The Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control rescued 400 dogs and 300 cats from a property in Lake Hughes Friday morning, according to a news release from the department. “This is the largest number of dogs
1 extricated, 2 women transported after head-on crash
March 20, 2026 11:41 am
A two-vehicle head-on collision near the Santa Clarita Valley Equestrian Center resulted in injuries to both drivers Friday morning, with one driver extricated from her vehicle. The crash was called in to the L.A. County Fire Department at 9:36 a.m. on San Francisquito Canyon Road, per