Despite the strong smell of natural gas in Valencia and Castaic Wednesday morning there was no threat, harm or risk, officials from SoCalGas announced. SoCalGas workers doing excavation work at
A 15-year-old plan to build close to 500 homes between Shadow Pines and Agua Dulce was approved unanimously by county supervisors Tuesday provided the developer includes 14 green conditions that
It was World Water Day Friday, and for local officials it was a day awash in good news about an abundance of water here and across the state, but also
As more rain is scheduled to fall on the Santa Clarita Valley, the earth at the Trestles/American Beauty landslide site continued to move as of Thursday afternoon. “There’s definitely been
As long-sparring foes, Cemex and the city of Santa Clarita enter what appears to be the final 16 months of their rocky relationship. A recent lawsuit filed by the former
Since the Bureau of Land Management granted Cemex two 10-year back-to-back mining contracts, civic leaders, environmental groups and residents have been fighting to stop the mine from happening. The battle
After four years of investigation, wrangling and debate, a federal review board has reached a decision in Cemex’s appeal of the contract-canceling decision made by the Bureau of Land Management
County supervisors, citing a number of worrisome scientific studies, placed a 30-day ban on the use of glyphosate, a controversial herbicide used on county lands, until they figure out its
The drought is officially over, with water officials reporting reservoirs filling to capacity, including Castaic Lake and Lake Piru at 81 and 73 percent full, respectively. “Castaic Lake is 92
State officials in an effort to better prepare against the type of wildfire that destroyed much of Malibu last year, gave $1.5 million to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy to
The Santa Clarita skies are aflutter as butterflies fill the air on their migration through Southern California. “Never in my 53 years have I seen them in these numbers,” local
On the 91st anniversary of the second deadliest disaster in state history, President Donald Trump agreed to the formation of a national monument at the St. Francis Dam site Tuesday,
Rising temperatures, rising sea levels and a disappearing snowpack were part of a scary story told to SCV Water Agency officials recently as they learned the effects of climate change
With county landscaping contracts set to expire this month, county supervisors approved new contracts for each of the five districts, with District 5 getting the lion’s share of allocated money.
As the latest storm swept into the Santa Clarita Valley with a fanfare of thunder and lightning, it dumped close to 2 inches of rain in a 24-hour period by
SCV Water Agency heads, who were surprised to hear that additional water expected from the local sanitation district would not be forthcoming, are already hammering out a plan to acquire
Nearly 2 inches of rain fell on the Santa Clarita Valley in the last 24 hours, and residents of two local neighborhoods are concerned about the impact this could have
With the spring season right around the corner, the city of Santa Clarita is encouraging residents to get involved in efforts to make the area greener. Members of the community
As the rains continue to fall intermediately in Santa Clarita, the residents threatened by the continually moving landslide in the Trestles Home/American Beauty developments received more updates and a number
Stephanie Estrada grew up in this neighborhood on the eastern side of Santa Clarita. And, because she and her husband wanted a backyard for the kids, they bought their home