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City hosts mulch giveaway

Santa Clarita officials hosted a mulch giveaway event Saturday in a parking lot next to the Santa Clarita Skate Park and Aquatic Center on Centre Pointe Parkway.   Joel Beck, Casey Miller and

How health care clinics answered the call

While the pandemic shuttered countless businesses, others in the health care industry saw an influx. As hospitals faced an unprecedented surge, most urgent care centers and health care clinics across

Castaic Middle School recognized for academic excellence

Castaic Middle School was recognized as a 2021 “school to watch” by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform for the sixth consecutive time since 2006.  The “school to watch” recognition comes to schools that use forward thinking and achieve academic success in four

SCV Water in ‘good position’ with drought conditions approaching

As California experiences exceptionally dry conditions for a third consecutive year, Santa Clarita Valley Water said the SCV is prepared for a potential drought.  “(SCV Water) and this community on the whole has done a really exceptional job of preparing itself

Council to consider seismic updates for Heritage Junction

The Santa Clarita City Council will consider a request by the Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society on Tuesday to provide $125,000 toward seismic retrofitting for four historic buildings in Heritage Junction Historical Park in Newhall.  Alan

Former Palmdale mayor pleads guilty to perjury

Former mayor of Palmdale Jim Ledford pleaded guilty Thursday to withholding income that was illegally received by two consultants, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday.  Ledford pleaded guilty to perjury connected to a corruption case from 2017 involving two city workers, and

Public workshop to focus on local housing needs

The city of Santa Clarita is scheduled to host a virtual public workshop Thursday, April 29, at 6 p.m. to discuss the city’s housing element, which provides a framework to guide new residential development in the city.  The housing

Metro to provide city with about $1M in pandemic relief funds

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) approved Thursday distributing federal coronavirus relief funds for highway infrastructure programs to Los Angeles County and the county’s 88 cities, including Santa Clarita.   The city will receive $1,035,968 of the $47.5 million provided to the county “to

Killer pleads guilty to first-degree murder of Sgt. Steven Owen

The man who murdered Sgt. Steven Owen in Lancaster nearly five years ago entered a guilty plea Thursday, according to officials.   Officials from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office had not returned a request for comment as

Overturned truck closes onramps on 5 and 126 freeways

A 75,000-pound semi-truck carrying paper products overturned, causing the closure of the outermost lane of northbound Interstate 5 at Highway 126 Thursday morning, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Peter Nicholson.  CHP issued a SigAlert after receiving a