Community Stories

Therapy dogs comfort Santa Clarita

Therapy dogs gathered at Central Park Saturday to provide comfort to those in need of pet therapy in the aftermath of the Nov. 14 shooting

#SaugusStrong 5k at Runner’s Lane

More than 180 runners ran through the paseos and bike routes in Valencia for the Runner’s Lane 5k on Saturday where the community came together to

Free Castaic community Thanksgiving

The Castaic Regional Sports Complex is opening its doors Sunday from 4 to 7 p.m to feed the community a Thanksgiving meal free of charge. 

Veteran art on display at Newhall Library

Four-year Navy veteran Laneta McBridge never thought art would help her to process her emotions. Once introduced to Homes 4 Families, a nonprofit dedicated to

Valencia High School Jazz to hold benefit concert for Saugus families

The “Songs for Saugus: A Night of Jazz” concert will be held at Vincenzo’s Pizza in Newhall on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. The concert was initially meant to raise funds for the jazz programs at Valencia High School, but the music program then decided to give those funds to help the families affected by the Saugus shooting cover their medical bills and otherwise recover.

Curds, rinds and more mozzarella

Corry De Robertis, who’s billed as “That Cheesemaker Guy,” is a local hobbyist cheesemaker who, for the past year, has taught monthly cheesemaking classes out of his home with the assistance of his wife, Carol, which are offered on Facebook.

Bark for Life returns to SCV

Dog lovers from all over the Santa Clarita Valley came to the Westfield Town Center for Bark For Life, an event held to raise money

#SaugusStrong picnic at the park

“You never think it will happen in your town until it does,” said Shannon Pavelka, mother of a student at Valencia High School.  The community