Yes, pets may help their humans prevent having a heart attack, according to the American Heart Association. Now, those of us who have pets in Santa Clarita hardly need a scientist to tell us that our pets’ unconditionally enthusiastic greetings and loyalty are good for our hearts. Still, it’s good...

[KHTS] – Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies and city of Santa Clarita staffers are teaming up to put on a pair of workshops at City Hall aimed at spreading information about teen issues for parents. “What you don’ t know: teens, drugs and consequences” is scheduled for...

[KHTS] – There were “Fashions, Follies & Fun” on Sunday for a sold out crowd of more than 300 at the fourth annual Soroptimist International of Greater Santa Clarita Valley fashion show. Among the models in the show was Cheri Fleming, President of Soroptimist International of the Americas....

A newly rediscovered 1928 film with an “SCV connection” made its world premiere Saturday night in Los Angeles – 86 years and one day after it made its original world premiere. The film is the Edwin Carewe version of “Ramona” starring Dolores Del Rio, and it had been lost to time until a print...

[KHTS] – A 44-year-old Santa Clarita man was killed Saturday in an off-roading accident west of Sierra Highway, according to a news release from the California Highway Patrol. The deceased man, Jin Ahn Jeong, was traveling northbound up a steep hillside in the Rowher Flats Off-Highway-Vehicle area,...

I love to give tours of Mentryville and Pico Canyon. I gave two tours this week to two groups of third grade students. They are great kids and most appreciative of what I had to say. The second day of tours, I got to the old town and waited for the carloads of kids. Soon they came, and the kids piled...

The Santa Clara River watershed and surrounding areas have finally been proposed as a Significant Ecological Area, or SEA. The map for this region can be seen above. This is a big step forward in recognizing and protecting the animal corridors in the region. As our city expands, more and more habitat...

[KHTS] – Santa Clarita’s 5th annual Home and Garden Show and Emergency Expo, hosted by KHTS, began at 9 a.m Saturday at the Valencia Hyatt Convention Center. The first day of the event was introduced at 10 a.m. by KHTS co-owner Carl Goldman, who was preceeded by the color guard from Valencia...

[KHTS] – Nonconsecutive closures on Interstate-5 are expected between Lyons Avenue and State Road-14 from Mar. 30 to Apr. 5. The California Department of Transportation plans to conduct several closures on I-5 as part of a project to construct truck lanes on between Lyons Avenue and SR-14, according...

[KHTS] – Ellie Laks, the founder of the Gentle Barn in Canyon Country, has recently come out with a new book: memoirs describing her childhood and why she was inspired to found a shelter for abused farm animals. Released on March 25, “My Gentle Barn” tells the story of Laks’ troubled childhood...