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1852 - Acton gold mine owner & California Gov. Henry Tifft Gage born in New York [story]
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4 Seek Strickland Seat on Arts Commission
Monday, Jun 10, 2013

UPDATE: Read about the appointee [HERE].   One down, one to go. Last week the Hart School Board appointed Chris Fall to fill the vacancy left by longtime board member Paul Strickland, who announced his intent to leave town earlier this year. That leaves one more public-agency seat to fill: Strickland’s...

Powerhouse Fire 78% Contained; 24 Homes Lost
Wednesday, Jun 5, 2013

A firefighter douses a hot spot at the southwest intersection of Elizabeth Lake Road and Ranch Club Drive on Sunday. Update Thursday 8 a.m., U.S. Forest Service: 30,274 acres, 78 percent containment. Ridge Route still closed at Lake Hughes Road; Pine Canyon Road still closed from Three Points to Lake...

July 11: Patriots Luncheon to Honor Local Vets
Tuesday, Jun 4, 2013

Sgt. Ian Gelig The annual Patriots Luncheon, sponsored by the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce to benefit the SGT Ian Gelig Scholarship fund, is coming  Thursday, July 11, to the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Valencia. The scholarship fund, created to honor an an Army paratrooper from Santa Clarita...

Rosedell Elementary Drama Club Hosts Public Performances This Week (Video)
Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Ariel, Flounder, Sebastian and more of your favorite underwater characters are taking the stage this week at Rosedell Elementary School in Saugus. The Rosedell Drama club is hosting three public performances of The Little Mermaid Jr. Thursday and Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 12 p.m.. The 2- hour...

Volunteers Assemble Care Packages for Deployed Troops (Video)
Monday, May 20, 2013

Video by Oscar Rogel, Cougar News Deployed troops from Santa Clarita Valley will be receiving care packages filled with snacks, personal hygiene products and hand written letters thanks to a group of volunteers from home. Volunteers from Prayer Angels for the Military , American Legion Post 507, and Hero...

Son Shoots Father Dead in Canyon Country, Detectives Seek Public’s Assistance
Friday, May 17, 2013

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide detectives are seeking the public’s help in locating a murder suspect who allegedly shot his father dead in Canyon Country Thursday night. Suspect Juan Alexander Mejia Dubon Officials say the suspect, 31-year-old Juan Alexander Mejia Dubon (right), arrived...

SCVTV Outstanding Student of the Week: Taylor Totten (Video)
Monday, May 6, 2013

This week’s SCVTV Outstanding Student of the Week is Taylor Totten from Trinity Classical Academy. Taylor has a 4.85 GPA and scored 2,240 on the SAT. History has become the passion for this National Honor Society member. She is already well-read in history, but there was one book in particular...

SCVTV Outstanding Student of the Week: Christina Hershey (Video)
Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013

This week’s SCVTV Outstanding Student of the Week is Christina Hershey of Valencia High School. Christina has 4.68 GPA and scored a 2180 on the SAT. The senior is among the top three students in line for the prestigious valedictorian award and is planning to study chemical engineering or pre-medicine...

SCVTV Outstanding Student of the Week: Arshjot Khokhar (Video)
Thursday, Apr 18, 2013

This week’s SCVTV Outstanding Student of the Week is Arshjot Khokhar of Valencia High School. Arshjot, or Arsh as he’s known around campus, has a 4.77 GPA and scored 2,190 on the SAT. This Viking senior is in line to become Valencia High School’s 2013 class valedictorian and plans to...

SCVTV Outstanding Student of the Week: Andrew Kim
Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013

This weeks SCVTV outstanding student of the week is Andrew Kim of West Ranch High School. Andrew Kim has a 4.64 GPA and scored 2270 on the SAT. This West Ranch senior is currently in the running to become the 2013 class valedictorian before he heads to the Ivy League to pursue his education in physics. “When...

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Marianne Paris Sneider, a beloved long-time friend and patron of the Roar Foundation, died on July 21. Her generous spirit is reflected in her estate plan, which provides for a gift of $100,000 to the Roar Foundation in honor of Tippi Hedren, provided that the Roar Foundation receives $100,000 in matching grants within one year of her death.
Roar Foundation Matching Grant Opportunity
More than a dozen Val Verde and Castaic residents and community leaders came together on Tuesday, Dec. 17, to decry the “inaction and lack of concern” of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors around the public health emergency in the "diverse" community around the Chiquita Canyon Landfill operated by Waste Connections.
Residents Protest Chiquita Canyon at Board of Supes Meeting
1852 - Acton gold mine owner & California Gov. Henry Tifft Gage born in New York [story]
Henry Gage
The Gibbon Conservation Center in Saugus is offering the 2025 Gibbon Calendar for $15 plus $5 shipping. Purchasing a calendar or other items from the Gibbon Center Gift Shop helps support the care and feeding of the endangered small apes living at the Gibbon Conservation Center in Saugus.
Gibbon Conservation Center Offers 2025 Gibbon Calendar
Exercising its mandate to improve transparency and accountability in law enforcement, the Los Angeles County Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission has created a special committee to investigate how the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department handles complaints made by members of the public against its deputies.
Oversight Panel Probes Sheriff Dept. Handling of Complaints Against Deputies
Four students from California Institute of the Arts Character Animation program have been awarded scholarships by ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Educators Forum for the 2024-25 academic year.
CalArts Student Animators Win AEF Scholarships
On Sunday, Dec. 15, nearly 2,000 people dressed in their favorite holiday outfits attended the Metrolink Holiday Express Train at the city of Santa Clarita’s Vista Canyon Multi-Modal Center in Canyon Country.
Holiday Joy Filled Santa Clarita Metrolink Express Train
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is advising residents to not feed their pets raw food following a voluntary recall of Northwest Naturals Brand 2lb Feline Turkey Recipe Raw & Frozen Pet Food due to detection of H5 bird flu virus in product samples.
Public Health Warns Against Feeding Pets Raw Food
The joy of the holiday season can quickly be ruined by scams, theft and fraud. Before you make a purchase or a donation it’s important to use caution. To help you navigate safely through the holidays
Beware Holiday Season Scams, Theft, Fraud
The City of Santa Clarita invites the community to come together for a Unity Walk in celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at Central Park, 27150 Bouquet Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91350, on Monday, Jan.20 at 8 a.m.
Jan. 20: MLK Day Unity Walk at Central Park
Are you ready for storm season? During heavy rain, Los Angeles County is particularly prone to flooding and erosion because so much of the land is paved over and debris can cause stormwater drains to become clogged or backed up.
County Resources Available to Help Prepare for Upcoming Storm Season
Two CalArtian-directed films earned nods this year for Golden Globes in the Best Motion Picture – Animated category.
CalArtians Nominated for 2025 Golden Globes
The Mosaiq creative Collection will host a feel good pop-up market 11 a.m.- 3 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 26 at the Venue Valencia, 28678 The Old Road Valencia, CA 91355.
Jan 26: Mosaiq Creative Collective Feel Good Pop-Up Market
Sometimes the best you can hope for when going against the best is to learn from the experience. And that's what The Master's University women's basketball team is hoping for after getting beat 97-77 by NAIA No. 1 Dordt University (IA) Wednesday, Dec. 18 on the final day of the Hope International Christmas Classic in Fullerton.
Lady Mustangs Humbled by No. 1 Dordt
Burrtec Waste Industries has partnered with the city of Santa Clarita to establish three convenient locations for residents to recycle live Christmas trees this holiday season.
Recycle Trees After Holiday Season at City Drop-Off Locations
College of the Canyons women's basketball used a 22-point fourth-quarter outburst to get past host Oxnard College 46-41 on Tuesday, Dec. 17, winning its second game across its last three outings.
Lady Cougars Come Back to Defeat Oxnard College 46-41
College of the Canyons freshman kicker Luis Rodriguez has been named to the 2024 California Community College Football Coaches Association All-America Team, while also joining the group of five Cougars earning All-State Team honors.
Rodriguez Earns All-American Honors as Five Cougars Named to All-State Team
1965 - Signal newspaper owner Scott Newhall shows up for a duel (of words) with rival Canyon Country newspaper publisher Art Evans, who no-shows and folds his paper soon after [story]
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NORAD monitors and defends North American airspace 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. On Dec. 24, NORAD has one additional mission: tracking Santa Claus as he makes his way across the globe delivering presents to children.
NORAD Ready to Track Santa’s Flight for 69th Year
The Santa Clarita Valley is ablaze with holiday lights and displays. Here are few of the most popular spots to see the lights. Some displays wrap up on Christmas night, others will run through New Year’s Day. See them before they are turned off until next year.
Last Chance to ‘Let It Glow, Let it Glow, Let It Glow’
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department will increase patrols throughout the community and provide other traffic safety programs to help reduce the number of serious injuries and deaths on roads.
L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Awarded $2.2M Grant to Increase Safety on Roads
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has confirmed a human case of H5 bird flu in an adult who was exposed to livestock infected with H5 Bird flu at a worksite.
Public Health Confirms Human H5 Bird Flu Case in L.A. County
The International Film Festival Rotterdam unveiled the first highlights of its 54th edition, set to take place in the Netherlands from Jan. 30 to Feb. 9. Among the lineup are world premieres by two filmmakers who graduated from California Institue of the Arts.
CalArtian Filmmakers Premiere Works at International Film Festival Rotterdam 2025
Established in honor of the late Edward G. “Jerry” Gladbach, a past Association of California Water Agencies president, Santa Clarita Valley Water vice president and longtime local, the 2025/26 Edward G. “Jerry” Gladbach Scholarship application is available.
SCV Water Announces ACWA Edward G. ‘Jerry’ Gladbach Scholarship
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