A 20-year old driver is behind bars Friday morning after knocking over a power pole in Valencia and fleeing the scene of the accident. Anthony Santos attempted to turn the corner at Avenida Navarre and Alta Madera Drive around 2:30 a.m. at a high rate of speed and hit the light pole, knocking it over. Santos...

Six local schools were among the 387 California public elementary schools named 2012 California Distinguished Schools for their innovative education programs that encourage students to learn and help close the achievement gap. The list was revealed by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson. “The...

Homicide investigators still have a lot of questions in the case of a body found smoldering in an Agua Dulce dumpster early Wednesday morning. According to Lt. Eddie Hernandez of the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau, an employee of Waste Management saw smoke coming from a dumpster that belonged to the company...

U.S. Treasurer Rosie Rios Early Tuesday morning, listeners got a wake-up call from U.S. Treasurer Rosie Rios, who had an important message to share. The U.S. Department of the Treasury launched a new public education initiative Tuesday called “Ready.Save.Grow.” It will allow people to purchase...

Elected officials like to hear from their constituents. They take phone calls, letters, emails and tweets, Facebook posts and every now and then, a busload of their people asking the hard questions. That’s what happened earlier this week when 80 Santa Clarita Valley people – 60 of them riding a red...

A young woman headed for a career behind the badge has a soft side for kids. And bears. Not the Grizzly kind that are on the badges of the California Highway Patrol officers, her mentors as an Explorer with the Newhall CHP Office, but the soft, cuddly kind that can give comfort to a child with cancer. Briano...

At its regular meeting Wednesday night, the College of the Canyons Board of Trustees approved $35 million for modernization projects, using a second wave of Measure M bond money. “This is the step we have to take to move forward and issue more of our Measure M money,” explained Eric Harnish, Assistant...

A winter storm is expected to impact Southwest California this weekend. A broad upper level, low-pressure system will prevail across California this weekend, bringing widespread rain and mountain snow to the region. Most of the precipitation will fall in a four-to-six hour period in advance of the cold...

Some celebrities will do anything to get their name and picture out in front of the public. Sometimes on purpose – and some times quite by accident. It was an unexpected visitor to her owner’s backyard that thrust Kara – a copper-colored 50-pound solid pit bull who is the subject of Michelle Sathe’s...

Jewish women from across the Santa Clarita Valley are inviting women of all faiths to join them as they observe an early Passover with a celebratory ritual meal, known as a Seder, from 3 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 25, at the Valencia Hills Clubhouse. Hosted by the Sisterhoods of Congregation Beth Shalom...