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1938 - Supervisors award construction contract for jail at Wayside Farms in Castaic (later called Pitchess Detention Center) [story]
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These are the Santa Clarita Valley’s Most Dangerous Roads
Wednesday, Nov 16, 2016

From 2011 to 2015, the top reason people were killed in traffic collisions was because of unsafe speed followed by unsafe turning movement, following too close, driving under the influence and failure to yield, according to California Highway Patrol reports. SCVTV reporters have complied a map of all...

County Officials Seek Solution for Bouquet Canyon
Tuesday, Nov 8, 2016

Supervisor Michael Antonovich is planning to propose a solution to issues stemming from the closure of Bouquet Canyon Road while the county continues to try to get permits to clean the creek. Antonovich has been working with the County Road Commissioner, who is head of the Department of Public Works,...

West Ranch Students Rally Around Assault Victim
Friday, Apr 22, 2016

  Students rallied Friday in support of a special needs student who was assaulted Thursday by another student at West Ranch High School. Disturbing video circulated on Twitter of a boy assaulting a special needs student during a break, while others looked on and laughed. On Friday, students showed...

Dante Acosta, NSD’s Christy Smith to Battle for 38th Assembly
Wednesday, Mar 16, 2016

Dante Acosta Santa Clarita City Councilman Dante Acosta, a Republican, and Newhall School Board member Christy Smith, a Democrat, are competing to fill the seat vacated by Republican Assemblyman Scott Wilk, who will attempt to move up to the state Senate. “I certainly didn’t intend on leaving...

Resident Held by Deputies After Allegedly Killing Intruder
Friday, Mar 11, 2016

LASD Update: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide detectives are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a man that occurred on Friday, March 11, 2016. Homicide detectives have learned that on Friday, March 11, 2016, at approximately 9:10 p.m., Santa...

Man Confesses to Murdering Newhall Resident, Dumping Body
Friday, Feb 26, 2016

A man has allegedly confessed to shooting a man and leaving his body near Sand Canyon Road Wednesday night. David Aldana, 21, walked into the U.S. Port of Entry Customs Border Protection Office in San Ysidro on Wednesday night and claimed that he had killed a person in the Canyon Country area, according...

‘Whitewashed Bandit’ Arrested in Orange County
Thursday, Feb 25, 2016

Photo Courtesy FBI Los Angeles The man who was dubbed the “Whitewashed Bandit” after allegedly robbing a series of banks in Orange County and Valencia has been arrested. According to a tweet sent out by FBI Los Angeles Bureau, 35-year-old Brian Lee Bellman, of Bakersfield, was arrested by...

FBI Searching for Bank Robber Dubbed the ‘Whitewashed Bandit’
Monday, Feb 15, 2016

The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and the FBI are searching for a man who robbed multiple Southern California banks last week, including one in Valencia. A tweet sent out by the FBI Los Angeles addressed a man dressed in all white, dubbed the “Whitewashed Bandit,” and asked the...

Deputy in Serious Condition After Responding to Domestic Violence Call
Thursday, Jan 21, 2016

A deputy was transported to the hospital after suffering severe head injuries during a domestic violence call early Thursday morning in Canyon Country. The incident occurred in the 26700 block of Isabella Parkway when a father held his children at knifepoint in a bedroom, according to Shirley Miller,...

One of SCV’s Most Wanted Arrested, One Still at Large
Wednesday, Jan 20, 2016

One of two men on the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station’s “Most Wanted” list turned himself in to deputies Tuesday night. David Rodriquez, 29, appeared in court Wednesday for a DUI charge after turning himself in Tuesday night, said SCV Sheriff’s Station PIO Shirley...

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1938 - Supervisors award construction contract for jail at Wayside Farms in Castaic (later called Pitchess Detention Center) [story]
Wayside
The city of Santa Clarita will present its latest art exhibition, “Let Go,” by Dani Samson, on view now through Feb. 4, at the Canyon Country Community Center.
Explore ‘Let Go’ Art Exhibit at Canyon Country Community Center
College of the Canyons celebrated the 25th anniversary of its Mathematics, Engineering and Science Achievement program on Tuesday, Nov. 25, with an event held in the Aliso Hall courtyard.
MESA Celebrates 25 Years of Student Success at COC
Kaiser Permanente joined the Saugus Union School District recently to honor its outstanding achievement in health education; all 15 SUSD district schools earned America’s Healthiest Schools All-Star Recognition from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation.
Kaiser Presents $10,000 Community Health Grant to SUSD
JCI Santa Clarita is seeking volunteers to support its annual Santa’s Helpers program, a beloved community tradition that brings holiday joy to children and families in need throughout the Santa Clarita Valley.
JCI Santa Clarita Seeks Volunteers for Annual Santa’s Helpers Toy Drive
"Fatherless No More" is a new faith-based documentary that has been officially accepted for an Oscar-qualifying theatrical run at the Laemmle Theater in Old Town Newhall.
Dec. 5-11: ‘Fatherless No More’ Begins Oscar Campaign at Laemmle
The Master's University will present "Alleluia! TMU Come Christmas Sing" on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in The Master’s University Music Recital Hall on the college campus is Placerita Canyon.
Dec. 6: ‘Alleluia! TMU Come Christmas Sing!’
The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency Water Resources and Watershed Committee will meet on Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 1 p.m.
Dec. 10: Water Resources and Watershed Committee Meeting
College of the Canyons cross country had a combined 10 student-athletes earn All-Western State Conference honors for the 2025 season, with all seven members of the women's team earning recognition.
Canyons Cross Country Teams Combine for 10 All-WSC Selections
College of the Canyons had eight players earn Southern California Football Association (SCFA) All-League awards, with three players recognized as First-Team selections.
Canyons Football Sees Eight Earn SCFA All-League Recognition
College of the Canyons women's volleyball was recognized with six players named to the all-conference team, with freshman Katelyn Nelson and sophomore Morgan Dumlao both taking home All-Western State Conference, South Division First-Team awards.
Canyons Features Six Players on All-Conference Squad
College of the Canyons women's soccer capped its conference championship season by seeing 12 players earn all-conference honors, headlined by sophomore forward Bailey Williamson, who was named the Western State Conference, South Division Offensive Player of the Year.
Williamson Named Offensive Player of the Year to Headline Cougars’ All-WSC Class
1962- Actress and future Soledad Canyon big-cat rescuer Tippi Hedren, "Hitchcock's New Grace Kelly," makes cover of Look magazine for upcoming thriller, "The Birds" [story]
Tippi Hedren
Nearly 1000 kids are looking for their Christmas toys through Northeast Valley Health Center's Holiday Toy Drive. 
Give a Gift with Northeast Valley Health Center’s Holiday Toy Drive
As we wrap up this incredible year with JCI Santa Clarita, my heart is truly overflowing with gratitude. This chapter has shown up in such wonderful ways, and I’m so proud of everything we’ve created together.
Brittany Barlrog | Wrapping up 2025 for JCI
Volunteers in the Santa Clarita Valley will be hosting a Toys for Tots toy drive on Saturday, Dec. 6, noon-2 p.m. at 5 Below in Stevenson Ranch.
Dec. 6: Toys for Tots Santa Clarita Toy Drive
Join the Valley Industry Association as they welcome the 2026 board of Directors on Dec. 19, from 11:45 a.m to 1:30 p.m.
Dec. 19: Join VIA for the Installation of the 2026 Board of Directors
The Santa Clarita International Film Festival has announced that Casas De Arte, a national touring art gallery based in Houston, Texas, will present a curated selection of exclusive artwork from international artists at this year’s festival.
Dec.11-14: Casas De Arte Brings Global Art Collection to SCIFF
Since the COVID-19 pandemic first upended our lives in 2020, the concept of the hybrid workspace has evolved.
CSUN Study Looks Towards the Future of the Hybrid Workspace
As California continues to see increased safety on its roadways, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the state’s continued commitment to new and innovative investments in transportation safety, education and enforcement programs.
California Awards $140M in Road Safety Projects
The small shells found by researchers that include California State University, Northridge anthropologist Hélène Rougier at La Roche-à-Pierrot, a prehistoric archaeological site in Saint-Césaire, France, date back more than 42,000 years, providing evidence of the oldest workshops for the manufacture of shell ornaments in that area.
CSUN Prof’s Work Leads to Discovery of Oldest Shell Ornament Workshop in Western Europe
California Credit Union announced today that it has been named a Culture Innovator in the 2025 Best Culture Awards presented by Kudos®, a leading employee recognition, rewards and workplace culture platform.
California Credit Union Recognized as a 2025 Culture Innovator by Kudos
The California Department of Motor Vehicles announces the release of revised proposed regulations that would allow autonomous vehicle companies to apply for permits to test and deploy heavy-duty technology on California roads and new requirements for light-duty autonomous vehicles.
DMV Opens 15-Day Public Comment for Autonomous Heavy, Light-Duty Vehicles
1887 - Prohibitionist Henry Needham purchases land in Newhall, attempts to establish "dry" colony [story]
H.C. Needham
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