Community Stories

World’s largest helicopters join firefighting fleet

With fire experts predicting a “dire” wildfire season ahead, some of the world’s largest firefighting helicopters are set to join the Southern California region’s wildfire-suppression arsenal Tuesday.  In a partnership between Los Angeles, Orange

Celebrate Dad this month with a memorable trip

The history of Father’s Day goes back more than 100 years, but ironically, it didn’t become a national holiday until decades after President Woodrow Wilson’s Mother’s Day declaration, according to

City: Fireworks to return this Fourth of July

Fireworks will once again light the Santa Clarita Valley’s skies this Fourth of July, city of Santa Clarita officials announced Wednesday. After being canceled last year due to the pandemic,

Major Impact Theater hosts drive-in fundraiser

Major Impact Theater is hosting Red Light Under the Stars, a drive-in event to fundraise for the nonprofit this month. The nonprofit theater troupe strives to give adults with disabilities

Changing perceptions, one swing at a time

The Alternative Baseball Organization, a baseball program for those on the autism spectrum and with similar special needs, is looking to expand into the Santa Clarita Valley. The nonprofit provides

Edison helicopters to check lines in SCV

Southern California Edison announced its helicopters and drones would be flying around the Santa Clarita Valley over the next few weeks, as crews work to conduct aerial inspections.   Edison inspectors are

SCV kids take gardening to space

Santa Clarita Valley residents Hutch and Sophia Siegen, sixth- and fifth-grade students at iLEAD Schools, are taking their science experiment out of this world.   While participating in iLEAD’s DreamUp to Space mission, a program that

Corvette Club to host biannual food drive

The Santa Clarita Valley Corvette Club is hosting its biannual food drive to help feed local families, benefiting the SCV Food Pantry.  “The SCV Corvette Club can think of nothing

Saugus resident celebrates 90 years

As “Happy Birthday” was played on the bagpipes, family and friends gathered to celebrate Bonnie Rose’s 90th birthday from a safe distance. “It’s a wonderful surprise on my birthday,” Rose