Coach Harry Welch The statement is plain for the polarizing former Head Coach of Canyon High School football. “Harry Welch has been placed on administrative leave pending Santa Margarita Catholic High School Administration and Diocese of Orange review,” said Stephen Bohannon. The reason for the paid...

Robert Challinor With the William S. Hart Union High School District facing $8 million in lost revenue next year, Superintendent Rob Challinor says he has grown weary of the annual budget battle. “Certainly it’s an issue. Quite frankly we’re tired of facing each and every year. We need stable funding,”...

TimBen Boydston City Council Candidate TimBen Boydston would like a seat at the table again, or more precisely one of the padded raised seats the city council members occupy at City Hall. On April 10, Santa Clarita residents will have the opportunity to vote for two open seats currently held by Bob Kellar...

Bob Kellar has served on the Santa Clarita City Council for a dozen years and is seeking reelection for another four-year term. He owns what he describes as a “small real estate office” called Kellar-Davis in Canyon Country. The San Fernando Valley native was drafted into the Army and served from...

Imagine a scene reminiscent of an old Warner Bros. black and white movie. A death row inmate (in this case, redevelopment agencies) is strapped to the electric chair anxiously eyeing the phone on the wall for a call from the governor. No call, no reprieve. On February 1, the large switch will be thrown...

On the heels of the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s  decision to have the rails run through the Antelope Valley and a negative peer review, the agency has lost its CEO and board chief. At Thursday’s Board of Directors meeting CEO Roelof van Ark   announced his resignation effective two months...

Michael C. Downs Alleged pedophile Michael C. Downs, 19, of Valencia, racked up five additional sex related charges involving three new victims at his preliminary hearing Wednesday morning at the San Fernando Superior Courthouse. “So now we’re looking at a total of 34 counts involving 17 victims,”...

The City of Santa Clarita has voted to continue their relationship with Washington, D.C. based law firm Murray, Montgomery and O’Donnell (MMO) at a cost of $6,000 per month on retainer, plus $5,000 annually for out-of-pocket expenses. Michael Murphy, Intergovernmental Relations Officer for the City...

“Just kill me” were the words of a Pacoima man moments before officers from the Fort Tejon California Highway Patrol deployed a Taser and arrested the suspect on Interstate 5 early Tuesday. Around 3 a.m. the CHP was contacted by big rig driver Juan Francisco De Paz claiming he was being chased on...

The Santa Clarita Valley Youth Project has served the students of the valley for 11 years and their mission may be more valuable than ever with the arrest of two local young men accused of sexual crimes with minors. On Oct. 12, Casey Crockett, 25, was taken into custody and later charged for Lewd Acts...