CUSD to vote on the return of TK-2 students
December 11, 2020
The Castaic Union School District board of trustees will be voting during their Dec. 14 board meeting to bring TK-2 grade students back to campus next month after receiving reopening
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Wilk, lawmakers introduce COVID grant measure for small businesses
December 11, 2020
State Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, and a bipartisan group of California lawmakers introduced Thursday a bill that would use nearly $3 billion in grant funding for small businesses affected
SSUSD granted reopening waivers
December 11, 2020
The Sulphur Springs Union School District was granted reopening waivers for TK-2 grade students on all nine school campuses by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. After satisfying
‘A force of nature’: Remembering philanthropist Cheri Fleming
December 11, 2020
Described as a “force of nature,” friends and family of philanthropist and community activist Cheri Fleming remembered her via a private service Friday following her death last month. Fleming, 69,
UPDATE: ICU capacity drops; Public Health reports nearly 14k cases
December 11, 2020
The percentage of intensive care units available dropped to 6.2% in Southern California Friday, bringing it 1.5 percentage points lower than the previous day, according to the state Department of
City: Santa Clarita could have report on local health department by February
December 10, 2020
Santa Clarita City Council members could have before them a report that analyzes the creation of a local public health department as soon as February. The study would evaluate different
LASD relaxes parking enforcement in unincorporated areas
December 10, 2020
Amid the new regional stay-at-home order that aims to keep residents at home as much as possible, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced Wednesday temporary relaxed parking enforcement in
SoCal region’s COVID-19 ICU capacity continues its decline as L.A. County reports record-breaking cases, first child death
December 10, 2020
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials again announced a new record of single-day COVID-19 cases confirmed Thursday, with nearly 13,000 new diagnoses, as the intensive care unit bed
CA lawmakers consider extending eviction protections into 2021, L.A. County Supes table discussion
December 10, 2020
Eviction protections for renters in California expire in just less than two months, but state lawmakers are looking for an extension through the end of December 2021, as well as
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine receives vote of confidence
December 10, 2020
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials discussed Thursday how COVID-19 vaccinations are set to be released across the county, as the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine received a vote of
Waste Management to adjust green waste pickup due to COVID-19 challenges
December 10, 2020
Waste Management is set to move from a weekly to a biweekly schedule for its residential green waste pickup service due to staffing challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic, city
UPDATE: Canyon Country man charged with child sexual assault
December 10, 2020
Confirms charges filed by the District Attorney’s Office A Canyon Country man arrested after he allegedly attempted to flee from deputies was charged in court Thursday with continuous sexual assault
Optimist Club to host toy, food drive
December 10, 2020
In an effort to make the holidays more festive for those less fortunate, the Canyon Country Optimist Club is hosting The Spark of Love Toy Drive on Saturday. The Optimist
Van Hook’s contract extended to 2025
December 9, 2020
College of the Canyons Chancellor Dianne Van Hook’s contract was extended to 2025 during Wednesday’s board of trustees meeting. This comes after the board conducted a special closed session meeting
Bridge to Home entertains audience with virtual Soup for the Soul fundraiser
December 9, 2020
Bridge to Home hosted the first-ever virtual Soup for the Soul event last weekend, where hundreds of residents tuned in to watch the event hosted by famed, nationally syndicated radio
Feds grant L.A. County exception to 2021 homeless count
December 9, 2020
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has granted Los Angeles County an exception to conducting the 2021 homeless count in an effort to avoid a potential COVID-19 superspreader
Supes approve Castaic housing development’s final map, park improvements in SCV
December 9, 2020
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the final tract map for the development of nearly 140 homes in Castaic during Tuesday’s regular meeting. Originally approved by the
Man charged after child detonates firework in bathroom
December 9, 2020
A Canyon Country man who claims to have found a mortar-style firework — which was subsequently set off in his home by an 11-year-old boy injured in the explosion —
COVID-19: SoCal region ICU capacity drops to 9%
December 9, 2020
The intensive care unit bed capacity for the Southern California region, which includes Los Angeles County, fell to 9% as the county saw its second-highest one-day COVID-19 case count and
No cause determined yet for Centre Pointe Fire
December 9, 2020
Investigators have not yet determined the cause of the near-6-acre Centre Pointe Fire that temporarily threatened structures late Tuesday night. While the cause is still being examined, investigators found that