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When you’re ready for off-road options

It’s summer in Southern California, and the snow has receded from all of the local mountains, leaving thousands of fresh alpine trails ready to break out those areas mountain bikes.

Residents drop off household hazardous waste at drive-thru

More than 1,200 cars passed through the Via Princessa Metrolink parking lot Saturday for the hazardous household waste and e-waste drive-thru event hosted by the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts and the city of Santa Clarita.  They partnered with

The Timer Ranger

The Time Ranger | Heat, Heat & More Blankety-Blank Heat

A happy weekend morning to you, dear saddlepals. Hope those of you who aren’t in the saddle much are walking more like humans than cowboys after last week’s trail ride.  Stretch. Walk. Hydrate. Do The Backstroke in the Second

Pet-adoption trends slow in light of end of quarantine

When COVID-19 first prompted a quarantine last March, forcing everyone indoors, local pet experts and animal-adoption professionals reported that business was booming.   However, that pace seems to have slowed somewhat. Some say pet

SENSES block parties return to Main Street

Following a year of cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the city of Santa Clarita’s SENSES block parties will soon make their return to Main Street in Old Town Newhall.  In August, September and October,

USA Swimming meet kicks off in Santa Clarita

Hundreds of swimmers and their supporters from across the western United States journeyed to the center of the city Wednesday to enjoy the first day of the four-day USA Swimming Futures Championships, hosted by Canyons Aquatic Club at the Santa Clarita Aquatic Center.  The

Community | Education in brief

4 SCV students selected to University of Minnesota Twin Cities dean’s list  The following local students have been named to the 2020 fall semester dean’s  list at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities:  Sevin Antley, a senior from Canyon

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SCV Music Festival returns on Sept. 25

After taking a two-year sabbatical, the SCV Music Festival returns outdoors once again to the Southern California Innovation Park (formerly Mann Biomedical Park) on Sept. 25. This year’s edition of the perennially sold-out

WiSH car show fundraiser supports Hart students

The inaugural Cars Under the Stars car show brought together families and car enthusiasts Saturday night to raise funds for the WiSH Education Foundation. The sold-out event filled the rooftop

Recent COC grad wins paralegal honor

College of the Canyons student Lauren Doan has been honored with a first-place award and $1,500 scholarship from the American Association for Paralegal Education Lambda Epsilon Chi National Honor Society. 

Speeding on the ice once more

For some, it’s a love of speed, but for most members of the Santa Clarita Speed Skating Club, it’s been a passion for the sport that has kept them in