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City approves changes for balanced budget
The Santa Clarita City Council made its midyear budget adjustments and revised the 2023-24 spending plan Tuesday as part of its efforts to finance its 2025 plans and keep the

Council’s calls for decorum, unity face challenges
Tension simmering for years on the Santa Clarita City Council resurfaced Tuesday night after Councilwoman Marsha McLean felt she was passed over for her turn to be mayor pro tem

2024 Home Tour gathers community support for cardiovascular program
Guests and local dignitaries attended the 2024 Holiday Home Tour Gala and Boutique to support Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital and raise funds for the Roberta G. Veloz Cardiovascular Center last

Holiday magic comes to Carousel Ranch
Carousel Ranch’s western town off Rocking Horse Road in Santa Clarita became Santa’s Village on Saturday, complete with Santa’s Workshop, a sweet shoppe, roaming Christmas carolers, a balloon sculptor, and

Santa Claus comes to Canyon Country
The community got a chance to wake up last weekend to have breakfast with Santa, play Christmas games, do Christmas arts and crafts, ride a Christmas train and take pictures

City preparing action against another east-side home
Court records from the return of inspection warrant detail the city’s latest effort to clean up one of several properties that have run afoul of Santa Clarita’s code enforcement policies,

Man gets more than 7 years in fatal DUI crash
Judge Bernie LaForteza sentenced the driver who killed a Newhall man and severely injured the man’s wife in a May 26 DUI crash on Interstate 5 to seven years, eight

Hart district settles Saugus High shooting lawsuits for $10M
William S. Hart Union High School District governing board President Linda Storli announced at the start of Wednesday’s meeting that $10 million in settlements had been reached with regard to

Michael Vierra officially takes up Hart district superintendent role
After officially having his contract approved at Wednesday’s board meeting, Michael Vierra had his first day as the William S. Hart Union High School District’s superintendent on Thursday. The board

Man found dead in Walmart parking lot identified
Officials with the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner have identified the man who was found on Wednesday morning dead in a car by the Walmart in Stevenson Ranch. Louie Guzman,

Grace Baptist to host annual Christmas concerts
News release Grace Baptist Church invites the community to experience the wonder of Christmas through “The King Has Come,” the church’s annual concert happening this weekend, with performances on

Photos: Cookies with Santa
Santa came into town on Saturday for NorthPark Community Church’s “Cookies with Santa.” Children could meet Santa, write holiday cards for soldiers and create crafts, all while indulging in cookies

Photos: International Friendship Center’s 12th annual Christmas Banquet
Members of the International Friendship Center gathered for the organization’s 12th annual Christmas Banquet held at the Newhall Community Center on Saturday. Guest speaker Vishal Mangalwadi spoke to the crowd,

Power outages continue to irk east side
East-side Santa Clarita Valley residents shared their disappointment online and in person Tuesday at the City Council meeting over dayslong power outages. The Public Safety Power Shutoff program, or PSPS,

Nerds of a feather: Comics Don McMillan, Fritz Coleman and Randy Lubas coming to COC
Once Santa Clarita resident Don McMillan appeared on “America’s Got Talent” in 2022, the “nerd crowd,” he said, really came out of the woodwork, even after he’d been doing comedy

Deputies arrest 8 in retail-theft operation
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies conducted another undercover operation Tuesday targeting organized retail theft, according to Robert Jensen, spokesman for the SCV Sheriff’s Station. Eight arrests were made because

Cemex remains focus as city looks at federal advocacy
The city of Santa Clarita renewed its contracts for federal advocacy Tuesday, but it remains in a bit of a holding pattern for an important decision on one of its

SCV Scouting America hosts Scout Expo
Santa Clarita Scouting America hosted its Bill Hart’s Scout Expo Sunday afternoon at Bridgeport Park to invite newcomers into local Scouting units. Laura Schmeizer, the Bill Hart district executive, said that

Detectives seeking public’s help to ID fraud suspect
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station detectives are seeking the public’s help with identifying a fraud suspect, according to Deputy Robert Jensen, spokesman for the sheriff station. On Oct. 11, the