[KHTS] – Several buildings at Emblem Academy were without water Monday morning after a weekend robbery of the elementary school’s copper plumbing. The school’s custodian was the first to realize the water was not working. He later discovered that main water valves and copper plumbing were removed,...

The 22nd annual Evening Under the Stars raised nearly $150,000 in the live auction to benefit the Michael Hoefflin Foundation for Children’s Cancer. The event, held Saturday, Sept. 19 at Robinson Ranch Golf Club, will also include proceeds from silent auction, reverse raffle and sponsorships after...

More rabid bats have been found in the Santa Clarita Valley this year, keeping the valley in the No. 1 spot for rabid bats in Los Angeles County, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Veterinary Public Health. Records show 16 of the 30 rabid bats identified so far this year in Los Angeles...

Around the District   September 11 September 11th marked the 14th Anniversary of one of the greatest tragedies our nation has ever seen. I spent the day reflecting on the lives we lost on September 11, 2001 and on the brave men and women who have sacrificed everything to protect our country and...

An Air Resources Board study, published Monday in the prestigious scientific journal “Environmental Science & Technology,” shows that the cancer risk from exposure to the state’s most significant air toxics declined 76 percent over a 23-year period in California, a direct result of regulations...

Put down your rocks. Look, what I’m saying is this: Let’s look at the word “fault.” As defined it means, “responsibility for wrongdoing or failure; e.g., the accident was the driver’s fault.” There’s plenty more to that definition, but we can stop here. Just key in on the “failure”...

Myra Maybelle Shirley, alias Belle Starr, was born in a log cabin in Carthage, Mo., on Feb. 5, 1848. Her mother was a member of the famous Hatfield clan. The family raised wheat, corn, hogs and horses on a farm outside of Carthage. In 1856 they sold their farm and moved into town where they built an...

[KHTS] – More than 1,000 people of all ages came out to the Santa Clara River wash Saturday morning to participate in the 21st annual River Rally and Environmental Expo. Photo: Andrew Kelley Approximately 1,500 participants spent the morning cleaning up a section of the Santa Clara river wash behind...

[KHTS] – Approximately 450 people gathered at Mann Biomedical Park on Rye Canyon Loop Saturday morning for the seventh annual Century Bike Ride, all to raise money and awareness to the Santa Clarita Child and Family Center. Bike riders had three different options, a 100 mile ride, a 50 mile ride...

UPDATE: Giovanni Mario Skilan, 80, of Los Angeles, was traveling southbound on Bouquet Canyon Road in a 1990 Honda motorcycle at approximately 2:15 p.m. when his motorcycle drifted across the double yellow lines and into the northbound lane, according to the CHP. The driver of a 2011 Toyota FJ Cruiser...