UPDATE: 5:50 p.m. Firefighters stopped forward progress for a 25-acre fire that broke out near Lake Hughes Road and the 5 Freeway in Castaic at around 5:30 p.m. A 20-acre fire by Lake Hughes Road by the 5 Freeway was reported at 4:34 p.m. The fire was initially reported near the northbound side of Interstate...

Photo courtesy of @NewsSourceLA UPDATE: 5:02 p.m. Forward progress has been stopped for a brush fire near College of the Canyons’ Valencia campus, officials said. Evening classes at the college have been canceled. UPDATE: 4:30 p.m. The fire was initially reported around 3 p.m., according to fire officials....

Little Shepherd’s Nursery School, one of the oldest preschool programs in Santa Clarita, is celebrating its 50th anniversary September 10. The preschool’s birthday event is free and open to the community, according to event organizers, who hope alumni will come back and visit for family-oriented...

An Old Town Newhall parking plan that would cost businesses thousands of dollars to expand into Santa Clarita is being re-evaluated after the area’s small-business owners expressed concerns. A “park once” plan for Old Town Newhall ultimately would put a parking structure on either side of the “downtown”...

No students were hospitalized or seriously injured after a Golden Valley High team bus caught fire on the side of the road, fire officials said Monday night. Los Angeles County Fire Department officials reported they received a call at 8:40 p.m., from the school bus just south of Red Rover Mine Road...

A Santa Clarita bank robber who’s now stolen from five Santa Clarita banks likely ditched his PT Cruiser, detectives said Thursday. The “PT Cruiser Bandit,” a nickname given locally, was prompted by several reports due to the presence of the uniquely shaped small family car at several robberies. Read...

Another COC student has been arrested and charged with rape in an accusation unrelated to an on-campus assault reported Monday, this time for an alleged sexual assault that took place off-campus in June. Brady John Wood, 20, of Saugus, was arrested Monday, at 7:45 p.m. for an alleged “date rape scenario,”...

California’s Assembly Appropriations Committee plans to review the Santa Clarita Valley Water District bill, SB 634, on September 1, Assembly officials said Wednesday. Senate Bill 634 would reorganize the Castaic Lake Water Agency and the Newhall County Water District into the Santa Clarita Valley...

A Domestic Violence Center, Senior Center and homeless shelter partnership is looking for solutions to the countywide homelessness crisis in Santa Clarita. At a time when homes with multiple generations of adults are becoming more common, these Santa Clarita nonprofit agencies are looking to see where...

The Castaic-area crash that killed a motorcyclist on Highway 126 Tuesday morning is still being investigated by CHP officers. The circumstances around the crash, which was reported shortly after 6:15 a.m. Tuesday morning, are still unclear, according to the California Highway Patrol office, which is...