Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital announced Thursday the opening of its site for COVID-19 vaccinations, with the goal of vaccinating nearly 500 people a day. The hospital’s Los Angeles County-designated location opened Wednesday, vaccinating a total of 349 people on the first day, with plans to ramp up capacity...

As the COVID-19 surge has continued to overwhelm hospitals over the past couple of months, it has also dramatically impacted the mortuaries where many of the pandemic’s victims end up. Where many funeral homes have been left with no choice but to turn away families whose loved ones have died, Eternal...

The Salvation Army Santa Clarita Valley Corps is hosting a food drive this coming week, as its food pantry is critically low on food. As the pandemic continues to financially affect numerous families across the SCV, the Salvation Army continues to see increased numbers of people in need. “The food...

Detectives are investigating the circumstances around Monday’s shooting inside a gated community in Canyon Country. The suspect, described by law enforcement only as a Hispanic man, was struck twice in the upper torso and was transported to a local hospital to be treated for his injuries, according...

Valencia resident William L. Reynolds, a Vietnam veteran and an advocate for the Santa Clarita Valley’s military veterans, died recently at the age of 74. Born in Texas in 1946, Reynolds primarily grew up in the San Fernando Valley before being drafted into the U.S. Army just before his 20th birthday. Reynolds...

In an effort to help Santa Clarita Valley residents in need of someone to talk to, teens Caitlin Ong and Kyle Fabella created Lucy’s Psychiatry, a peer-counseling service. “Lucy’s really just came from our personal struggles opening up to others,” Ong said. “Essentially, we just wanted to be...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved the creation of “hero pay” for frontline workers at larger grocery and drug retail stores during Tuesday’s regular meeting. The motion, which passed 4-0, directs county counsel to create a proposed “urgency ordinance” that would require stores...

A traffic collision in which a vehicle hit a power line cut power to approximately 1,200 Sand Canyon residents Tuesday morning. Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel respond to a traffic collision near the intersection of Sand Canyon and Live Oak Springs roads around 10:30 a.m., according to...

Firefighters responded to an early morning structure fire in Val Verde Tuesday. Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel responded to reports of a fire at a two-story, single-family dwelling on the 29800 block of Central Avenue just before 5 a.m., according to Supervisor Franklin Lopez. Units on...

Wolf Creek Brewery co-owner Rob McFerren died Wednesday at the age of 64 after losing his battle with kidney cancer. McFerren and his wife of more than 30 years, Laina, co-founded Wolf Creek nearly 24 years ago, and since then, both the restaurant and brewery have become a staple in the Santa Clarita...