COC enrollment sees slight dip
September 1, 2021
Following a national trend for community colleges, College of the Canyons’ enrollment numbers are down about 12% from the same point in the semester last fall, according to college officials.
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COVID-19 testing requirements tweaked for youth sports
September 1, 2021
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials have adjusted youth sports testing requirements for athletes and coaches, removing the testing requirement for fully vaccinated youth participating in outdoor sports.
Board of Supervisors approves motion to enhance victim services
September 1, 2021
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion Tuesday to improve victim services and expand the restitution fund that will assist victims and victims’ families with things such as funerals,
Women arrested on suspicion of organized retail theft, giving false names at station
September 1, 2021
Two women were arrested on suspicion of stealing from the same store repeatedly and then providing false names to deputies while being booked. On Friday, deputies responded to a store in the 24200 block of
USDA closes forests until mid-September due to wildfire danger
September 1, 2021
Due to the ongoing wildfire threats plaguing the state of California, the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service has closed access to a number of nearby forests. Included in
FDA warns local chiropractor for COVID-19-related products
September 1, 2021
The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning letter to a Newhall-based chiropractor regarding unapproved and misbranded drugs being listed on his website as ways to “mitigate, prevent, treat, diagnose, or cure COVID-19
Pico Canyon development gets supervisors’ approval
August 31, 2021
A 37-home single-family residential development planned for Stevenson Ranch received its final approval Tuesday when the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to deny an appeal that sought to overturn the project’s approval by the Regional Planning Commission in
20 years later, Deputy Kuredjian’s memory lives on
August 31, 2021
Two decades after Los Angeles County sheriff’s Deputy Hagop “Jake” Kuredjian made the ultimate sacrifice, his memory remains alive and well in the hearts of those who knew him. A ceremony held Tuesday at the corner of Stevenson
County holds off on requiring proof of vaccination for indoor spaces
August 31, 2021
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors decided Tuesday to hold off on requiring people to show proof that they’ve received the COVID-19 vaccine to access “certain indoor public spaces.”
Public Health: Santa Clarita businesses have not been issued a public health citation since May
August 31, 2021
Although Santa Clarita Valley businesses have averaged 4.3 citations a month related to COVID-19, the local community appears to have not received a violation since May of this year and
Returning to the clubhouse: Boys & Girls Club alumni turn staff
August 30, 2021
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
Henry Mayo reports highest number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients since February
August 30, 2021
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital reported its highest number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in more than six months Monday. The hospital had a total of 43 COVID-19 patients in the hospital
Food For Fines returns in September
August 29, 2021
News Release Residents can donate non-perishable food items and toiletries to any of the city of Santa Clarita’s three library branches during the month of September to waive existing library fees through the city’s Food For Fines
Crime remains at quarantine levels
August 29, 2021
The good news on the local crime picture is that, overall, crime is ever-so-slightly lower from the same time last year, when most of the world was shut down, and violent
Gubernatorial candidate’s bus tour makes campaign stop in Santa Clarita
August 28, 2021
Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, a Republican, made a campaign stop at Black Bear Diner in Santa Clarita Saturday morning as part of his two-week bus tour across California leading up to the Sept. 14 gubernatorial
Supervisors to hear Pico Canyon development appeal Tuesday
August 28, 2021
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will hear an appeal Tuesday for a 37-home development proposed for a 94.38-acre parcel of undeveloped land located southwest of Pico Canyon Road near Interstate 5, just east of Magnolia Lane. The county Regional Planning Commission approved the project, known
Summer housing market stays hot in SCV
August 28, 2021
As the economy continues to recover in the midst of the pandemic, housing prices continued to increase, hitting record numbers for this time of year in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Five COVID-19 deaths in five days at Henry Mayo
August 27, 2021
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital announced Friday an additional COVID-19 death, bringing the total number of COVID-19 deaths at the hospital to 160. Friday’s announcement also marks the fifth COVID-19 death in
Three city employees test positive for COVID-19
August 27, 2021
Three city of Santa Clarita employees are under self-isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 earlier this month. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health recently posted on its website an active outbreak of COVID-19
Garcia to host telephone, in-person town halls in September
August 27, 2021
Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, announced Friday that he will be holding one in-person town hall in Simi Valley and telephone town halls in the Santa Clarita and Antelope valleys next week. He will host