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1843 - Rancho Castec (Lebec-Tejon area) granted to French immigrant Jose Covarrubias [story]
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LOCAL SCHOOL NEWS
Assembly Education Panel OK’s Free Preschool for All
Thursday, Apr 30, 2015

[KHTS] – Assembly lawmakers unanimously passed a bill Wednesday in favor of providing free preschool for every low-income 4-year-old in California. Education Committee members voted in favor of AB 47, the Preschool for All Act, which is now on its way to Appropriations Committee. The amended bill...

May 17: ‘Farm to Table’ Charity Brunch

Santa Clarita residents are invited to enjoy a mimosa while eating and learning about fresh, local foods at a brunch on May 17. The inaugural Farm to Table Charity Brunch, sponsored by Princess Cruises, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, Whole Foods and Barnes and Noble, takes place Sunday, May 17 at the Valencia...

April 30: Valencia High Talent Takes the Stage for Charity
Wednesday, Apr 29, 2015

Valencia High students are helping children in need with a charity event this week. The Valencia High School Smile Club will be hosting a Mothers Fighting for Others Charity Event Thursday, April 30 at the Valencia High Theater. The show starts at 7 p.m. and tickets are $6 each. There will be performances...

Bridge to Home Seeking Health Volunteers
Friday, Apr 24, 2015

[KHTS] – The Santa Clarita Valley’s only homeless shelter is asking for volunteer dentists, dental assistants and hygienists to help veterans in need, Bridge To Home officials said Friday. “We are in desperate need of finding dentists who are willing to donate their time one Saturday a year...

Saugus High Group Raising Funds for LGBTQ Prom
Friday, Apr 17, 2015

Saugus High School teens are raising money to attend an LGBTQ Prom in Antelope Valley for the third year in a row, school officials said Friday. “Here at Saugus High School, students can bring anyone they want to any dance,” said Tere La Giusa, co-adviser for the Gay-Straight Alliance club at Saugus...

COC’s the Place to Learn the Culinary Arts
Wednesday, Apr 15, 2015

The College of the Canyons Institute for Culinary Education officially opened Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a tour of the brand-new, $8 million state-of-the-art facility. The institute, or iCuE, serves up a modern, efficient, and accessible educational center where aspiring chefs and sommeliers...

Combat Photog from Valencia Featured in Documentary
Friday, Apr 10, 2015

Berkowitz films from a helicopter hovering above a fire support base. [KHTS] – Valencia resident and Vietnam veteran Paul Berkowitz is being featured in a new documentary titled “Unseen Warriors: Army Combat Cameramen in Vietnam.” Berkowitz moved to Valencia right after coming home from Vietnam,...

Supes Fund Improvements in Castaic, Val Verde, Towsley
Wednesday, Apr 8, 2015

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved about $600,000 Tuesday to upgrade the Castaic Sports Complex and renovate the Val Verde Park pool. The board also approved $161,000 that will go to the Mountain Recreation and Conservation Authority for improvements at Ed Davis Park at Towsley Canyon. Making...

Toddler Identified; Had Been Left in Care of Teens
Tuesday, Apr 7, 2015

Update from L.A. County Sheriff, 6:29 p.m.: The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Detectives are continuing their investigation regarding the circumstances surrounding the drowning death of a child that occurred on Monday, April 6, 2015, in the 27600 Block of Woodfield Place, Valencia. Detectives...

Missing Tulare Woman’s Car Found In Sand Canyon

Mary Joann Lyles [KHTS] – Sheriff’s Department officials are asking Santa Clarita residents for help in locating a missing woman from Tulare County, whose car was found in Sand Canyon, according to a nixle sent out on Tuesday. Mary Joann Lyles was reported missing by her family on Wednesday,...

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Preparing to decorate for the holidays? If you come across broken string lights that are no longer usable, instead of tossing in the trash you can now drop them off for recycling at one of the SAFE collection centers
Recycle Broken Holiday Lights at SAFE Collection Centers
The nonprofit Raising the Curtain Foundation will host a fundraising event, "Holidayland" with mid-century pop culture expert Charles Phoenix, on Sunday, Dec. 8 at 3 p.m.
Dec. 8: ‘Charles Phoenix Holidayland’ at Newhall Family Theatre
The Santa Clarita City Council will hold its regular meeting Tuesday, Nov. 26, beginning with a special closed meeting at 5 p.m., followed immediately with open session at 6 p.m.
Nov. 26: City Council Meets to Discuss Contracts, Open Space Naming
The American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Santa Clarita Valley will present its holiday boutique fundraiser, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, at Santa Clarita United Methodist Church, 26640 Bouquet Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91350.
Nov. 23: ACS Relay for Life SCV Holiday Boutique
California State Parks Office of Historic Preservation has announced it will begin accepting applications for the State Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program at 8 a.m. on Jan. 6, 2025.
State Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program Launch
1843 - Rancho Castec (Lebec-Tejon area) granted to French immigrant Jose Covarrubias [story]
Rancho Castec diseno map
Due to construction and weather delays, the closure of the exercise staircase at Central Park, 27150 Bouquet Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91350, will be extended through Nov. 28.
Central Park Exercise Staircase Closure Extended Thru Nov. 28
Santa Clarita Ballet's 30th anniversary production of "The Nutcracker" will perform, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 14-15 at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center, 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91355.
Dec. 14-15: Santa Clarita Ballet’s ‘The Nutcracker’
Registration is underway for the College of the Canyons winter 2025 session, which boasts more than 300 class sections.
COC Winter 2025 Registration Underway
Christmas came early for The Master's University Men's Basketball Head Coach Kelvin Starr.
TMU Men’s Basketball Knocks Off No. 2, Starr Sees 300th Win
Theatre in a Week and Off Book Theatre is back with its holiday one act comedy "Holiday Hijinx" Friday, Dec. 13- Sunday, Dec. 15 at The MAIN in Old Town Newhall.
Dec. 13-15: ‘Holiday Hijinx’ Presented by Theatre in a Week, Off Book Theatre
The Santa Clarita Master Chorale presents its Silver Bell Jubilee concert Sunday, Dec. 8, 4 p.m. at Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center, 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91355.
Dec. 8:  Santa Clarita Master Chorale Presents Silver Bell Jubilee
The holiday season is just around the corner and it’s one of the most magical times of the year.
Mayor Cameron Smyth | Experience Holiday Cheer on the Tracks
Celebrate this special time of year with the 29th annual Winter Magic Lighted Boat Parade and holiday event Saturday, Dec. 7 at Castaic Lake, Lower Lagoon.
Dec. 7: The 29th Annual Winter Magic Lighted Boat Parade
1967 - Local voters approve formation of community college and elect COC's first five-member board - Dr. William G. Bonelli Jr., Bruce Fortine, Sheila Dyer, Peter Huntsinger, Edward Muhl [story]
COC board
You can make a difference in a child or teen’s life this holiday season through the Boys and Girls Club of the Santa Clarita Valley. You can volunteer at a club holiday event, host a toy drive, sponsor a club family or make a donation.
Hope for the Holidays with Boys & Girls Club of SCV
Art, in whatever the medium, can communicate so much. It can inspire imagination, exude peace and calm, or tell the world the stories of a community and a culture or connect on an extremely personal level.
Kalli Arte Collective to be CSUN’s First Orndorff Artist-in-Residence
The city of Santa Clarita invites community members to attend the unveiling of the newest inductees to the Walk of Western Stars.
Nov. 23: New Honorees Inducted into Walk of Western Stars
Supervisor Kathryn Barger commented on Attorney General Rob Bonta’s announcement that he is pursuing additional monitoring and strengthened protections for youth in Los Angeles County’s juvenile halls.
Barger on Protections for Youth in Juvenile Halls
Every day for decades, NASA satellites have been collecting data about oceans and continents around the world.
CSUN Students ExamNASA Data on Climate Change
Kick off your holidays with a night to remember with the Santa Clarita Symphony Orchestra.
Dec. 8: Santa Clarita Symphony Orchestra Presents Holiday Classics
Music possesses power. It brings people together, stirs emotions and has ability to heal in the form of music therapy. 
CSUN Music Therapy Program Produces Successful Music Therapists for 40 Years
SCV Water recently reached several important milestones to bring the Agency one step closer to constructing a permanent water supply for Los Angeles Residential Community and Lily of the Valley Mobile Village.
SCV Water Works on Permanent Water Supply for LARC Ranch, Lily of the Valley
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Missing Person Unit is advising At-Risk Missing Person, Susan Lynn Emrick, has been located.
Update: LOCATED LASD Seeks Public Help to Find At-Risk Missing Newhall Woman
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