In this episode Local law enforcement agencies are cracking down on distracted driving with a zero tolerance enforcement period. Also: Old Town Newhall will host an Art Slam on Thursday, featuring art and fashion made from recycled, repurposed and raw materials. Sports: Velocity Performance, a local...

Light rain fell over Newhall Tuesday night as locals from across Santa Clarita celebrated the opening of a new clothing boutique. The storm didn’t affect the turnout as hundreds sought shelter indoors. The Main Street outlet, named The Closet, is a new venture for Single Mothers Outreach, a local nonprofit...

A carjacking suspect has been apprehended in a Saugus neighborhood following a police pursuit Monday night. The pursuit began in the Antelope Valley after authorities received a report of a carjacking that had occurred just after 5:30 p.m. near 60th Street West and Avenue L-8 in the Quartz Hill area. Palmdale...

New life has found its way to the Westfield Valencia Town Center by way of a new art exhibit. The city of Santa Clarita and NOMAD, a visual arts program, united Saturday to unveil “Art Making for Change: NOMAD LAB.” The showcase, located on the upper level of the mall near the Sears patio entrance,...

Canyon Country residents celebrated a major milestone Saturday. Chilly temperatures and a sense of excitement permeated the parking lot outside of the new Canyon Country Community Center at the southeast corner of Sierra Highway and Flying Tiger Drive as eager residents awaited its opening. Santa Clarita...

In this episode: Locals continue their search for a missing Canyon Country woman; Jobs figures may show signs of slow progress; City officials are set to take a look at county proposal they’ve called “Double taxation.” Also: Local weather forecast; Local weather forecast; Roughly the...

Boom. Crash. Shatter. Those three sounds resonated Wednesday from the site of one of the oldest campus buildings at College of the Canyons in Valencia. COC is preparing to replace the campus’ Administration and Records building and began demolishing the existing building Wednesday. “I’ve...

Bill Hart peeks over the shoulder of Mayor Bob Kellar in the ground-floor lobby of City Hall on Tuesday. It’s not the first rodeo for Mayor Bob Kellar, who took his seat at the head of the dais in Santa Clarita’s City Council chambers Tuesday evening. It marked the third time in Kellar’s 12 years...

Young imaginations are active in Santa Clarita, judging from a literacy and arts celebration Saturday afternoon in Newhall. For five years, the annual Literacy and Arts Festival has inspired children read and express themselves through art. “(It’s) a day full of entertainment, education and...

In this episode: Santa Clarita Valley home sale prices are low and holding steady Sports: AMGEN Tour returns to Santa Clarita. Also: A new book highlights the heroic acts of local veterans; Santa Clarita’s outgoing City Manager’s service to be celebrated; Local weather outlook. Finally: Santa Clarita...