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Child & Family Center receives $593K from Schiavo bill
News release The Child & Family Center of Santa Clarita was one of several agencies that received funding from Assembly Bill 102, authored by Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth. The

Senses celebrates a tropical summer
The city of Santa Clarita’s monthly Senses Block Party returned earlier this month to Main Street in Newhall with a tropical theme featuring the Kalakeke Pacific Island Dance Company performing

California forbids plans to unmask workers at In-N-Out — and most other workplaces
By Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters Health Writer For at least another year and a half, California employers won’t be able to follow In-N-Out’s lead in banning workers from wearing masks on

LASD: Newhall shooting involved BB gun
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies confirmed that reports of a shooting in Newhall around 7:30 p.m. Friday involved a BB gun, not a real firearm, according to fire and

LASD seeks help finding man reported missing
News release The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Unit is asking for the public’s help locating missing person Mark Peterson. He is a 62-year-old white man who last

Public Health extends heat advisory
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has extended a heat advisory as meteorologists forecast high temperatures in various areas of the county, including the Santa Clarita Valley. The advisory,

Taco sues-day: City goes after unlicensed taco vendors
The city of Santa Clarita announced Friday a lawsuit against a collection of taco vendors who operate throughout the city, according to a statement from the city. “The city is

Are goats the answer to preventing wildfires? Pitchess inmates are finding out
Melissa Kelley pointed to two spots on a nearly vertical slope in the hills surrounding the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic on Friday. One was like any hillside you’d see

Hart district hit with 2 lawsuits over decades-old assault allegations
The alleged mishandling of a pair of sexual assault allegations from decades ago has prompted two lawsuits against the William S. Hart Union High School District, according to L.A. County

No charges for Probation officer in accidental discharge
A Los Angeles County Probation Department officer is not being criminally charged after a 4-year-old sustained a minor hand injury in a shooting accident, according to Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s

Oversight groups hosts first talk on school deputies
A panel including a sergeant with the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department and two members of a group seeking to cancel LASD contracts with Antelope Valley cities and schools discussed

Student actors from Ukraine participate in production of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
There’s a scene in the Santa Clarita Regional Theatre’s production of “Fiddler on the Roof” that always makes Zhanna-Oleksandra Honcharov cry, and she couldn’t even get through explaining why without

Oversight groups hosts first talk on school deputies
A panel including a sergeant with the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department and two members of a group seeking to get LASD contracts with Antelope Valley cities and schools discussed the

Victor Fire concluded, burns 70 acres
The Victor Fire, which started on Tuesday, was officially concluded at approximately 8 p.m. on Wednesday — burning approximately 70 acres in the process, according to Kaitlyn Aldana, spokeswoman for
Santa Clarita International Film Festival holds Black Tie Gala
The Santa Clarita International Film Festival hosted its annual Black Tie Gala fundraiser on Sunday at the Hart & Main wedding and event venue in Old Town Newhall. The event

Julia, the arson-sniffing dog
Julia, a 2-year-old goldador — crossbreed of a Labrador and Golden Retriever — may have not made the cut to become a guide dog, but her path of service didn’t end

Agua Fire holds at 421 acres, 50% contained
The Agua Fire that began Tuesday afternoon in the Angeles National Forest continues to burn into Thursday, though the acreage remains at 421 and firefighters have achieved 50% containment, according

Supes pass proposal calling for more PFAS water testing, research
A proposal calling for further research, investigation, testing and advocacy for funding related to polyfluorinated alkyl substances in drinking water was passed by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors

Broken-down vehicle revealed to be stolen, arrest follows
A 63-year-old Los Angeles resident was arrested on suspicion of taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent on Monday, according to California Highway Patrol Newhall officials. According to Officer Josh