SCV Water Agency officials are expected to begin testing their wells for smaller amounts of a non-stick chemical suspected of being carcinogenic, after state officials announced Friday they were lowering
L.A. County 5th District Supervisor Kathryn Barger has been interviewing candidates to replace Dante Acosta, who resigned from his position as the county’s representative on the SCV Water Agency’s board
After three weeks of Castaic Lake being shuttered in part due to the threat of blue algae, state officials lifted the “caution advisory” Tuesday. So when a closed social media
Though the Placerita Canyon Nature Center hosts its community education series every month, this month is going to be special, according to Ranger Frank Hoffman, head ranger and recreation services
Rep. Katie Hill, D-Agua Dulce, co-hosted a natural-disaster preparedness seminar Saturday with Los Angeles County first responder agencies at Canyon High. About 60 residents showed up for the 2-hour discussion
L.A. County supervisors recently named three Santa Clarita Valley residents to a steering committee expected to weigh in on water priorities this week. Hunt Braly, a partner with local law
SCV Water officials named a ratepayer advocate Tuesday, citing the chosen firm’s use of effective graphic software to explain water rates as a key factor in their decision making. On
Out of more than 60 local schools tested for drinking water across the Santa Clarita Valley, only one school revealed lead content levels that required corrective action, which, in this
In addition to sunshine and trees, county park visitors will soon be getting free Wi-Fi service after county supervisors voted Tuesday to make it so. The Los Angeles County Board
California’s largest bottle and can recycling center chain, rePlanet, shut its doors Monday, including both locations in the Santa Clarita Valley. “With the continued reduction in state fees, the depressed
Green Santa Clarita, the city’s environmental protection division, is asking residents to be aware of what materials they place in waste bins to maximize recycling efforts. The city’s “green” agency
When local water officials went looking for the right firm to act as ratepayer advocate, they wanted someone to be the “voice of the little guy” when it comes to
SCV Trail Users, a committee of the nonprofit Concerned Off-Road Bicyclists Association, is looking for volunteers to join them for a trail work day on the Los Pinetos trail on
A HazMat response was called to an overturned metal drum with an unknown substance in Valencia on Saturday afternoon. Firefighters with the Los Angeles County Fire Department specially trained in
Citing their commitment and willingness to serve, L.A. County 5th District Supervisor Kathryn Barger announced Thursday the appointment of seven people tapped to serve on the Chiquita Canyon Landfill Community
Sensing a need for public discussion on the changing face of wildfires in Southern California, a panel of elected officials and first responders discussed their plans to address those changes,
State water officials issued a “caution advisory” Thursday warning visitors to Castaic Lake about a toxic algae bloom spotted in the upper lake. Local park officials, however, pointed out Thursday
The city has invested more than $1 million in pollution-reduction tactics, but it’ll take effort from everyone to help reduce the problem, officials with the South Coast Air Quality Management
With the summer well underway, the city of Santa Clarita is sharing with residents information on how to save energy. “With hot temperatures come high energy bills from air conditioning,
With several local species of live rattlesnakes from the Santa Clarita Valley area, Redemption Road K9 held a rattlesnake avoidance seminar Saturday for about 35 local residents and their dogs.