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1994, 4:31 a.m. - Magnitude 6.7 Northridge earthquake rocks Santa Clarita Valley [video]
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1 Dead, 4 Injured in Crash Near Pyramid Lake
Sunday, Jun 7, 2015

[KHTS] – One person is dead and four were injured Sunday when a car went off of the southbound side of Interstate 5 north of Castaic near Pyramid Lake. The car plummeted approximately 100 feet over the side of the freeway near the Vista Del Lago exit at about 2:15 p.m. The car caught fire, which...

Body Found in Jakes Way Area; Investigation Under Way

Detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding a body found near railroad tracks Sunday morning in Canyon Country. The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station received a call at 9:13 a.m. Sunday about a deceased male adult near a bridge close to Jakes Way in Santa Clarita. He was pronounced...

Cars & Chili: It’s How the Elks Roll for Disabled Kids

[KHTS] – Hundreds of people from around the Santa Clarita Valley came out to Santa Clarita Elks Lodge 2379 on Saturday for the Elks’ annual Car and Bike Show and Chili Cook Off. The community was invited to this annual event that includes a car and motorcycle show, a chili cook off, barbecue,...

Bowman Grad Finds Travel, Responsibility in U.S. 6th Fleet
Saturday, Jun 6, 2015

[KHTS] – A 2012 Bowman High School graduate and Valencia native is serving on USS Donald Cook, living and working at a Navy base in Rota, Spain. Petty Officer 3rd Class Jayadev Ferrer-soscia is an electrician’s mate on the Rota, Spain-based ship. Rota is located near the Strait of Gibraltar,...

‘West Side Story’ Opens at Canyon Theatre (Video)
Sunday, May 31, 2015

“West Side Story,” an adaption of the Romeo and Juliet story, opened Saturday at the Canyon Theatre Guild in Newhall. In this Tony Award-winning musical, the love story of Romeo and Juliet becomes that of Maria and Tony. The grudge between the houses of the Capulets and the Montagues becomes a feud...

98-Year-Old Lockheed Engineer Baptized Saturday
Saturday, May 30, 2015

A 98-year-old man who is blind and in a wheelchair was baptized Saturday at his home that he built 63 years ago in Canyon Country. Henry Gardener Combs, 98, was given baptism by immersion. It was officiated by Pastor White. Henry Combs started to change his life and study the Holy Bible with Becky Combs,...

Hart Teacher to Star in Play at The Odyssey
Wednesday, May 27, 2015

A Hart High School theater arts teacher, who is also an actor, will be starring in an upcoming play at the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles. Brent Christensen will be starring in a new production, “Oedipus Machina,” opening at the Odyssey on May 30 and will run through July 26. Christensen has worked...

CC Sex Offender Gets 1 Year Time Served, Probation
Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Michael Anthony Byrne [KHTS] – A judge sentenced a Santa Clarita man to five years formal probation, 373 days credit for time served and lifetime registration as a sex offender. Michael Anthony Byrne, 23, of Canyon Country, pleaded in court to one count of meeting a minor for lewd purposes. The...

Little League Baseball Team Aims to Put All Kids on the Diamond
Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Photo Courtesy of Canyon Country Little League [KHTS] – Challenger baseball organizers are reminding parents about an opportunity for mentally and/or physically disabled children in the Santa Clarita Valley to enjoy the experience of Little League baseball. The Canyon Country Little League recognizes...

Golden Valley Alumni Qualifies For NCAA Regional Playoffs
Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Branndi Melero, a 2011 Golden Valley High School alumna, helped the Auburn Tigers softball team win the SEC Softball Championship for the first time in the school’s history Saturday. Over the weekend, Melero helped the Tigers bring in two runs in the seventh inning that set up a game-winning hit in...

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1994, 4:31 a.m. - Magnitude 6.7 Northridge earthquake rocks Santa Clarita Valley [video]
collapsed freeway bridge
A strong defensive performance by The Master's University Lady Mustangs basketball team led to a 73-45 win against OUAZ in Surprise, Ariz.
Lady Mustangs Power Past OUAZ On the Road
The Tejon Ranch Conservancy has published its calendar of nature programs it will host in February.
Tejon Ranch Conservancy Offers February Nature Programs
The regular meeting of the Saugus Union School District Governing Board of Trustees will be held Tuesday, Jan. 20 beginning at 6:30 p.m. The board will first meet in closed session at 5:30 p.m.
Jan. 20: SUSD to Meet in Closed Session with City Regarding Santa Clarita Elementary
The William S. Hart Union School District has announced that Dr. Collyn Nielsen, Deputy Superintendent, Human Resources, has been named the 2026 Negotiator of the Year by the Association of California School Administrators.
Hart District’s Collyn Nielsen Named ACSA Negotiator of the Year
The city of Santa Clarita Planning Commission has scheduled a site tour of the Princessa Crossroads Specific Plan Project and a virtual tour of the Belcaro at Sand Canyon Project. These projects are expected to hold public hearings in the near future.
Jan. 20: City of Santa Clarita Planning Commission Plans Site Tours
Free business training webinars are available from the College of the Canyons Small Business Development Center this January.
COC SBDC Hosting Free Webinars to Help Grow Businesses
The Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a unique gala on Saturday, March 7, 6-10 p.m.
March 7: ‘Live From Santa Clarita, It’s Saturday Night’ SCVHS 50th Anniversary
Saugus High School Instrumental Music gives back while raising much-needed funds for the high school's music program.
Saugus High Music Clothes for Cash Fundraiser
Join the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce for a special Non-Profit Council Roundtable, "Non-Profit Love Match: A High-Impact Networking Experience for Professionals & Nonprofits," 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10 at the Education Center at Child & Family Center.
Feb. 10: Non-Profit Council Roundtable’s ‘Non-Profit Love Match’ at Child & Family Center
There are places in our community where history is not simply remembered, but carefully safeguarded and brought to life every day. William S. Hart Park is one of those rare treasures.
Laurene Weste | Preserving the Past, Building the Future at Hart Park
Congregation Beth Shalom offers a monthly film series that shows selected independent films one Sunday per month at 2 p.m.
Jan. 18: CBS Film Series Presents ‘Truth & Treason’
The California Department of Public Health is collaborating with the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration to remind consumers and retailers that products containing kratom or 7-hyrdroxymitragynine, commonly known as 7-OH, are associated with addiction, serious harm, overdose and death.
CDPH Reminds Retailers, Public About Dangers of Kratom, 7-OH Products
Foothill League soccer is coming into a final flurry of league matches that will sort out standings.
Foothill League Soccer: The Big Push
The Valencia FivePoint Farmers Market will offer a special live cooking demonstration and tasting on Sunday, Jan. 18.
Jan. 18: Valencia FivePoint Farmers Market Free Cooking Demonstration
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California residents and visitors will receive free vehicle day-use entry to participating California state parks on Monday, Jan. 19.
Jan. 19: California State Parks to Offer Free Vehicle Entry on MLK Day
1926 - Newhall Community Hospital, est. 1922, opens in larger, more modern hospital building at 6th & Spruce streets [story]
Newhall Community Hospital
Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo will host the Third Annual MLK Day of Service on Monday, Jan. 19. The event will be held 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Santa Clarita Vallet Boys and Girls Club Thomas E. Dierckman Clubhouse.
Jan. 19: Schiavo to Host MLK Day of Service, Donations Encouraged
The Ridge Route Preservation Organization will host a Ridge Route Storm Clean Up Day Sunday, Jan. 18 at 7 a.m.
Jan. 18: Ridge Route Preservation Organization Work Day
The city of Santa Clarita January Community Hike will be held Saturday, Jan. 17, at 10 a.m. in the Quigley Canyon Open Space, Cleardale Avenue, Santa Clarita, CA 91321.
Jan. 17: Santa Clarita Community Hike in Quigley Canyon Open Space
The city of Santa Clarita invites the community to celebrate the groundbreaking of Via Princessa Park on Thursday, Jan. 22, at 10 a.m.
Jan. 22: City of Santa Clarita to Break Ground on Via Princessa Park
Canyon Country Jo Anne Darcy Library will host a "Teen Library Eats: Ramen Noodle," event Thursday, Jan. 29, 4-5 p.m. at 18601 Soledad Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91351.
Jan. 29: ‘Teen Library Eats: Ramen Noodle Bar’ at Canyon Country Library
The city of Santa Clarita has issued a traffic alert for Smyth Drive in Valencia.
Traffic Alert Issued for SCV Water Pipeline Installation on Smyth Drive
Sam Shepard’s dark comedy "Curse of the Starving Class," presented by Eclipse Theatre LA, will run weekends beginning Friday, Jan. 23-Feb. 1 at The MAIN.
Jan. 23-Feb. 1: Eclipse Theatre LA Presents ‘Curse of the Starving Class’ at The MAIN
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