Coltron Islas receives degree from Quinnipiac University Coltron Islas, of Valencia, received a master of science in organizational leadership from Quinnipiac University during a commencement ceremony held in May. Quinnipiac is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian institution located 90 minutes north
News release The Santa Clarita Valley Democrats recently hosted a school supply drive to benefit JCI Santa Clarita’s “Pack to School” program, which distributes school supplies to underserved schoolchildren in the SCV. “As strong advocates
Now 26-year-old Markie Cortez, who’d been going to the Sierra Vista clubhouse since he was in fifth grade, always knew returning to work at the Boys & Girls Club of
The Innovation Show Choir, a community-based youth performing ensemble, has been the recipient of a city of Santa Clarita Community Arts Grant for the past two years in a row,
Additional resources for the Santa Clarita Valley’s veteran community are now available at the Santa Clarita Veteran Services Collaborative’s Veteran Center. A peer support specialist with Los Angeles County’s Veteran
When Santa Clarita resident Gina Moradzadeh adopted Penny, a pup rescued from the streets of Mexico, she never expected that what appeared to be a healthy dog would be anything
It wasn’t hard for Santa Clarita resident and eighth-grader Miranda Sotelo to come up with the perfect community service project. Though the 13-year-old has only been a Life Scout in
News release Santa Clarita Encore Chorale, a nonprofit musical arts program for seniors, invites adults 55 and older to join their fall 2021 semester. The choral group offers seniors an opportunity to make
The start of something new is always an exciting time comprised of feelings that range from nervous to joyful, anxious, uncertain and others. For you, these feelings may accompany the
The Santa Clarita Veteran Services Collaborative is hosting an informational Visit with a Vet event Sept. 11. Visit with a Vet, which is free to attend, is set to allow
Community partners, staff and board members of the Samuel Dixon Family Health Center Inc. gathered Thursday to celebrate the long-awaited completion of the remodel and expansion of their Canyon Country
Longtime Canyon Country resident Patty Rowdon had just lost her mother to cancer a few months earlier when she received the news: She had breast cancer. Rowdon’s mother fought a
More than 200 local youth in the foster care system were given the chance to shop for new clothes ahead of the school year Sunday. The Santa Clarita-based organization Tidings
Longtime Santa Clarita resident Rodger Howard has a lot of stories to tell after spending more than 30 years covering Los Angeles news as a photojournalist. “I covered all the
The Santa Clarita branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People celebrated its inception with A Night Out, its first in-person event, at California Institute of the
From the time Vivien Knox was 2, her parents have been fighting for her — fighting for her to receive treatment for her epilepsy and fighting for her safety. Now
News release The Zonta Club of the Santa Clarita Valley’s LifeForward program offers free skill-building workshops that concentrate on topics useful to women of varying ages and interests. These include job
After a more than two-year closure, the William S. Hart Regional Park Barnyard staff and its animals were excited to welcome the public back Sunday. The barnyard first shut its
Santa Clarita resident Angela Fabian has never faced a challenge she couldn’t overcome, working hard through life to ensure that not even her hearing loss could stop her. Now, the
Santa Clarita Valley residents have more opportunities to get out in nature, as some of the Placerita Nature Center’s most popular programs make a return, including its twilight hike this