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Crown Fire burns up to 345 acres near Acton 

By Katherine Quezada, Habeba Mostafa and Susan Monaghan  Firefighters were called to a second-alarm brush fire that broke out at the 6800 block of Soledad Canyon Road in Acton, dubbed the Crown Fire, and quickly grew to over 280 acres as evacuation orders were issued on Friday, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  

SCVi hosts inaugural Touch-A-Truck and Career Festival 

The Santa Clarita Valley International Charter School held its inaugural Touch-a-Truck and Career Festival, open to the public on Saturday.   Hosted by SCVi’s Parent, Teacher and Student Association, also known as PTSA, the event aimed at not only bringing the

Snowpack at second-lowest level on record for April 

The Department of Water Resources conducted what will likely be its last measurement of the California snowpack for the year Wednesday, finding no measurable snow at Phillips Station.  Phillips Station, just south of Lake Tahoe, is one of hundreds of snow courses

West Ranch High School senior Brandon Chang has been selected as a 2026 Edison Scholar by Southern California Edison. Photo courtesy of William S. Hart Union High School District.

West Ranch senior named 2026 ‘Edison Scholar’ 

News release  The William S. Hart Union High School District announced that West Ranch High School senior Brandon Chang has been selected as a 2026 Edison Scholar by Southern California Edison.   Chang was one of only

Rattlesnake season has slithered its way to SCV 

Rattlesnake season has come early this year with them being spotted more frequently throughout the valley.  Cort Klopping, a spokesman for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, said that due to the weather being much warmer early, rattlesnakes

Longtime SCV manufacturer sends 300 jobs to Illinois 

In a major hit to the local manufacturing scene, Santa Clarita’s fifth-largest private employer and its largest manufacturer is sending 300 jobs to the Midwest, per a news release the company sent Wednesday.