Stevenson Ranch bear encounters intensify
July 14, 2017
More than half a dozen black bear sightings in the past two weeks has swelled to reports of nightly “routine” visits by some Stevenson Ranch residents, many who
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Living with cop drones in the SCV – the jury is out
July 14, 2017
Cop drones – love ‘em or hate ‘em – we won’t know officially what Santa Clarita Valley thinks of the unmanned aircraft for another couple of weeks as law enforcement
Bilingual speech contest builds relationships between American and Chinese students
July 14, 2017
Emphasizing the importance of intercultural relationships, local high school students competed in the Global Village Children and Youth Bilingual Speech Competition for the first time in Santa Clarita on Friday. Students
UPDATE: Deputies respond to man barricaded in Newhall house, find no suspect
July 14, 2017
Local sheriff’s deputies shut down a Newhall street for more than 90 minutes Friday after apparently receiving reports of a man barricaded in a home. After investigating the report, no
The Towsley Fire: The latest information
July 13, 2017
UPDATE: 9:35 a.m. A 20-year-old Lancaster man was arrested Thursday evening in connection to a brush fire that destroyed an outbuilding near Towsley Canyon, according to Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s
Young girls test new robotic surgical system at hospital
July 13, 2017
A group of elementary school-aged girls geared up to perform surgeries at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital on Thursday afternoon. Well, they were given demonstrations of the hospital’s new da Vinci
SCV residents get to weigh in on 2 Newhall Ranch projects
July 13, 2017
Residents concerned about 21,000 homes being built on Santa Clarita Valley’s west side can voice their concerns Tuesday when Los Angeles County Supervisors consider certifying updated assessments of the project’s
Albert Einstein Academy denied in second county hearing
July 13, 2017
In an effort to ensure all students were able to stay in a classroom in the fall, Albert Einstein Academy of Letters, Arts and Sciences petitioned to Los Angeles County
Truck driver faces 6 counts of vehicular manslaughter
July 13, 2017
A commercial truck driver was charged Thursday with the deaths of two women and four children killed last summer when the truck crashed into their disabled van on Interstate
More money, more maintenance: Hillcrest to vote on fee increase
July 13, 2017
For Los Angeles County to keep neighborhoods well kept, landscape maintenance districts must be funded to do so. Residents of the Hillcrest neighborhood in Castaic pay a yearly fee of
Tweets from Towsley Canyon Fire
July 13, 2017
We’ve gathered tweets related to Thursday’s Towlsey Canyon Fire in the Calgrove area. The fire burned 20 acres off of the Old Road in the Towlsey Canyon Park. If you
Film activity in the city keeps growing
July 13, 2017
Location filming in Santa Clarita just broke another record when it granted 545 film permits in fiscal year 2016/2017, up from 528 in the prior fiscal year. The number of
Local nonprofit provides community for youth and families in recovery
July 13, 2017
For the team at A Light of Hope, the heart of fighting any addiction is finding community among people with shared experiences. The local nonprofit organization seeks to help people
Wrong way driver arrested for DUI and assault
July 13, 2017
A Chatsworth man who allegedly rammed a California Highway Patrol Officer twice on Interstate-5 as he drove the wrong way along the freeway was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of
Castaic school district officials looking at declining enrollment
July 12, 2017
A lack of housing developments and growth in the Castaic area are projected to negatively impact enrollment numbers in all four schools in the Castaic Union School District, according to
Bill to aid young victims of sexual abuse heads to governor’s desk
July 12, 2017
Help for victims of sexual abuse is only a signature away from becoming state law. Senate Bill 756, which would provide restitution for young sexual violence victims, was passed on
Elusive murder trial put off until fall
July 12, 2017
A Canyon Country truck driver who keeps seeing his murder trial put off saw it delayed until fall Wednesday. More than two years after he was arrested for murder,
Another bear sighting in Stevenson Ranch
July 12, 2017
It may not have reached the point of bears honing in on picnic baskets and pies cooling on window sills, but the scarcity of food in recent days due
Advisory body will monitor L.A. County trauma center funds
July 12, 2017
To ensure funding for trauma centers in Los Angeles County can meet the needs of patients, the Board of Supervisors created a task force to monitor the distribution of these
Valencia Man Sentenced 12 years for Burbank Domestic Violence Stabbing
July 12, 2017
A Valencia man was sentenced Wednesday to 12 years and six months in state prison for stabbing his ex-girlfriend’s mother and her roommate at a Burbank home, a prosecutor with