Photo Courtesy of NASA On Friday, March 20 a larger-than-average new super moon will pass right in front of the sun and create a total solar eclipse. The total solar eclipse event will be the first since Nov. 3, 2013. The eclipse will happen on the same date as the March 2015 equinox, where the moon...

Sulphur Springs School District Governing Board members approved layoff notices for 21 employees at their meeting last week. Layoff notices will be sent to three assistant principals, nine K-6 classroom teachers, eight K-6 teachers who are not assigned to classrooms and one instructional technology teacher,...

An auto repair shop across from the Old Town Newhall Library was demolished over the weekend to make way for a mixed-use development project including a theater. The city purchased the Insurance Auto Collision Center building at 22520 Lyons Avenue in 2009 when it acquired the entire 1.7-acre block for...

Yarn bombers have descended on the Santa Clarita Valley and are bringing not only an art statement to Old Town Newhall, but a sense of community. Forge Ahead Arts fronted the project that will occupy the trees and benches along Main Street in Old Town Newhall for the next few weeks if the weather permits. The...

Students, faculty and guests celebrated the Leona Cox Community School’s 50th anniversary with birthday cake, performances and fond memories. Hundreds of people turned out to celebrate the schools 50 years in the community, including current and retired faculty, student alumni, parents and current...

Placerita Nature Center held its ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony on Wednesday morning to showcase renovations that were years in the making. The project cost more than $1.4 million in improvements to the museum which now includes three large dioramas depicting Placerita Canyon’s primary...

Saugus High School put on a show celebrating the Chinese New Year on Friday night that showcased the schools cultural side through dances, dinner and games. Students from the International Club and Chinese classes decorated the school’s multi-purpose room with red lanterns, centerpieces featuring...

Inclement weather didn’t stop Canyon Country Little Leaguers from taking advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to train with professional players Sunday morning. “We wanted to give the kids instruction they wouldn’t normally get,” said Kyle Wilson, a former double-A pitcher in the Los...

Westboro Baptist Church was no match for Santa Clarita community members early Sunday morning as the group toured the city protesting various churches. A group of more than 50 Santa Clarita residents gathered at various churches all over the city to counter-protest Westboro Baptist Church members. “This...

In recognition of National Engineers Week, College of the Canyons MESA program hosted a weeklong event where students had the opportunity to meet industry professionals, tour a local engineering business and partake in hands-on machine building competition in honor of Rube Goldberg Day. “It’s...