All you have to do is look at all of the great things happening throughout the Santa Clarita Valley, and some of the proactive police work our deputies have done this year, to see what can happen when a law enforcement agency works in partnership with the community it serves. This just doesn’t...

I wrote this silly and fun poem last year for my blog and thought it was worth a re-share this year as a simple nudge and reminder to save a bit of cash this Holiday season for “Giving Tuesday,” too.   Yes, I have a Black Friday confession, and my confession is not that I have a Black Friday...

In a game that featured eight ties and 15 lead changes, the College of the Canyons men’s basketball could not sustain Santa Monica College who was perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line down the stretch and COC dropped a 79-73 decision in the consolation bracket of the San Juan Hills Classic...

[George Runner] – The California State Board of Equalization acted to make pricing of food sold from mobile food trucks more business and customer-friendly. The Board Members’ unanimous vote at their November 19, 2013 meeting will change a regulation to presume that sales tax is included in the...

Sharon came to Child & Family Center in 2010 struggling with depression, feeling suicidal, and with a history of substance abuse.”I felt hopeless with no self-esteem and kept trying to commit suicide,” says Sharon. “I didn’t have any boundaries with other people, especially...

Thanks to a $4 million gift from Lockheed Martin, UCLA Health System’s Operation Mend now has a state-of-the-art telehealth suite, which will enable improved communication between the program’s personnel, patients and partners, and a renovated recovery area for the wounded warriors who undergo...

In this episode: The 72-year-old pedestrian who was struck and killed by a minivan earlier this week has been identified as Marlin George Stowers of Valencia by the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office; The residents of Santa Clarita have spoken: A majority of them want the city to spend zero dollars...

The Canyon Country Community Center, in partnership with Waste Management, participated in America Recycles Day on Nov. 15 by hosting a Recycling Rally. America Recycles Day is a program to “Keep America Beautiful” and is the only nationally recognized day dedicated to promoting and celebrating...

Santa Clarita’s October unemployment rate fell to 5.8 percent from 6.3 percent a year ago, while Los Angeles County’s rate improved to 9.7 percent from 8.5 percent in October 2012. Much of the year-over-year job growth in Los Angeles County was attributed to the addition of new bars and restaurants....

Mission Valley Bancorp CEO Tamara Gurney announced this week that the company achieved record third quarter year-to-date net earnings of $1,195,000 for the period ended September 30, 2013, up more than 240% from September 30, 2012. “I am pleased to report that 2013 continues to be a strong year...