Celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday and Read Across America Day, Santa Clarita Valley schools welcomed guest speakers to share their love of reading with students Friday. The nation’s largest reading celebration was kicked off at Fair Oaks Community School with an assembly where sixth-grader Maddie...

By way of  a closed-circuit, campus-wide television network, nearly 1,000 students and teachers tune in to a daily student-produced newscast each morning at Fair Oaks Ranch Community School. Falcon Television Network, FTN, is in its tenth year, said program adviser and sixth-grade teacher Ken Newton. “It...

After two days of work, 140 stands of light are strung, 2,000 ornaments are hung and the star has been placed atop the 42-foot-tall Holiday Tree in front of Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital. Barry Gump of Andy Gump Inc. and his daughter Nancy were hoisted into the air to place the star on top of...

‘Tis the season for giving. This time around, you can get a lot just by giving a little. The Santa Clarita Book Exchange, in association with Valencia Lanes, is hosting “Bowling for Kids,” a charity fundraising event to benefit Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. On Sunday, Dec. 9, you can...

In this episode: Hart School District’s bond portfolio moves up after years of healthy surplus; The Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center Foundation has disbanded and its officials are jobless; A serial killer is making claims on the famous Simpson-Goldman murders. Also: The price of water may be going...

Shoppers got a surprise show at the Westfiled Valencia Town Center Saturday. At the stroke of noon, the music started and a dozen dancers sporting fake mustaches converged on center court inside the mall near JC Penney. Their flashy, choreographed moves were set to the popular South Korean hit, “Gangnam...

Can you believe it’s already that time of year again? The magic of the holidays is alive and well at the 10th annual Festival Of Trees. The SCV Boys and Girls Club fundraiser features 39 elaborately decorated holiday trees and vignettes, 40 table-top trees and more than 100 gingerbread houses that...

The results are in! Valley View Community School: Obama 79% Romney 21% Sulphur Springs Community School: Obama 50% Romney 50%   It could give an interesting insight into results of the upcoming presidential election. More than 1,300 local elementary students cast their vote for the United States...

College of the Canyons officially welcomed its newest addition to the Valencia campus during a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday. The library expansion includes two components: expanding the library from 25,000 square feet to 35,000 square feet and expanding The Learning Center, or TLC, which has been...

The entire Fair Oaks Ranch Community School student body gathered for a celebration Friday in honor of the school’s tenth anniversary. Founding Principal Sandra Smith attended the event to learn about the school’s accomplishments since her retirement in 2004. “Fair Oaks Ranch stands today...