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‘Power Rangers Samurai’ Star Arrested for Murder by Sword
Sunday, Feb 1, 2015

Ricardo Medina Jr. A Green Valley man who starred in the “Power Rangers Samurai” television series has been arrested on suspicion of fatally stabbing his roommate with a sword. The incident was reported Saturday at 3:47 p.m. in the 38000 block of San Francisquito Canyon Road, which is north of LADWP...

Baby Found Dead; Dad Arrested for Murder (Video)
Saturday, Jan 24, 2015

The father of a 3-week-old baby girl reported missing Friday evening has been booked on a murder charge after deputies discovered the child’s body in a Newhall parking lot Saturday morning. Matthew Warner, 30, of Newhall, was arrested Saturday morning according to Lt. Holly Francisco, Los Angeles...

SCV Firefighters Rescue Feline From 45-foot Tree
Monday, Jan 19, 2015

A Valencia woman is glad to have the family cat safely back in her arms tonight. Hunter, a 5-year-old mixed feline, was rescued from the thin branches of a nearly 45-foot-tall tree on Via Adorna Monday afternoon. Firefighters from Station 73 responded to the call for help more than 20 hours after the...

SCV’s Rabid Bat Count Now 15 of 26; Sick Skunk Found in Long Beach
Sunday, Aug 31, 2014

The Santa Clarita Valley continues to be the L.A. County leader in rabid bats, with 15 of 26 reported cases occurring in the SCV at the latest count. The SCV’s most recent rabid bat was found outside of a home in Canyon Country. The one before that was clinging to a kitchen window screen in Newhall. This...

KHTS & SCVTV to Simulcast Football Games
Thursday, Aug 28, 2014

Your Hometown Station, AM-1220 KHTS, is partnering with SCVTV, Santa Clarita’s only local television channel, to simulcast high school football beginning with the Royal vs. Golden Valley game on Friday, Sept. 5. Fans will get to listen to the game live on AM-1220 KHTS, and watch the same-day telecast...

Sept. 27: GymCheer to Host E-Waste Fundraiser
Monday, Aug 18, 2014

GymCheer USA, home of the California Flyers All-Star Cheerleading Program, is hosting an E-Waste fundraiser to help raise money for the team to travel to two All-Star Nationals competitions next year. Attendees are being asked to bring their gently used clothes, shoes, books and electronic waste to the...

Services for Worden-Roberts Aug. 23 at Eternal Valley
Friday, Aug 15, 2014

Connie Worden-Roberts | Photo by Gary Choppe Funeral services for Connie Worden-Roberts will be held Saturday, Aug. 23, at 2 p.m. at Eternal Valley Memorial Park, family members announced. A longtime Santa Clarita Valley resident praised for decades of community building and her key role in the city’s...

Castaic Library Hours to Change
Thursday, Aug 14, 2014

Los Angeles County’s Castaic Library will stay open two extra hours each week as part of a move to keep the county’s libraries open longer. Librarian Margaret Donnellan Todd announced Thursday that starting Sept. 2, the county will restore service hours that were cut in 2009-2010, thanks to the Board...

Summer Reading Program Ends With a Bash
Tuesday, Jul 22, 2014

Story by Bailey Miller There are many events and activities available this week to honor the finale of the Santa Clarita Library’s Summer Reading Program. With the Summer Reading Program coming to a close at the Santa Clarita Library this week,  children events coordinator Kelly Behle wants the community...

Real Life Church Collecting Backpacks for Families in Need

Story by Bailey Miller Real Life Church located in Santa Clarita is holding their second Backpack Drive to serve the community in a practical way.  New backpacks and school supplies for children grades K-6 are being accepted through August 1. “Some stories that we heard last year were from several...

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1938 - Supervisors award construction contract for jail at Wayside Farms in Castaic (later called Pitchess Detention Center) [story]
Wayside
The city of Santa Clarita will present its latest art exhibition, “Let Go,” by Dani Samson, on view now through Feb. 4, at the Canyon Country Community Center.
Explore ‘Let Go’ Art Exhibit at Canyon Country Community Center
College of the Canyons celebrated the 25th anniversary of its Mathematics, Engineering and Science Achievement program on Tuesday, Nov. 25, with an event held in the Aliso Hall courtyard.
MESA Celebrates 25 Years of Student Success at COC
Kaiser Permanente joined the Saugus Union School District recently to honor its outstanding achievement in health education; all 15 SUSD district schools earned America’s Healthiest Schools All-Star Recognition from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation.
Kaiser Presents $10,000 Community Health Grant to SUSD
JCI Santa Clarita is seeking volunteers to support its annual Santa’s Helpers program, a beloved community tradition that brings holiday joy to children and families in need throughout the Santa Clarita Valley.
JCI Santa Clarita Seeks Volunteers for Annual Santa’s Helpers Toy Drive
"Fatherless No More" is a new faith-based documentary that has been officially accepted for an Oscar-qualifying theatrical run at the Laemmle Theater in Old Town Newhall.
Dec. 5-11: ‘Fatherless No More’ Begins Oscar Campaign at Laemmle
The Master's University will present "Alleluia! TMU Come Christmas Sing" on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in The Master’s University Music Recital Hall on the college campus is Placerita Canyon.
Dec. 6: ‘Alleluia! TMU Come Christmas Sing!’
The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency Water Resources and Watershed Committee will meet on Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 1 p.m.
Dec. 10: Water Resources and Watershed Committee Meeting
College of the Canyons cross country had a combined 10 student-athletes earn All-Western State Conference honors for the 2025 season, with all seven members of the women's team earning recognition.
Canyons Cross Country Teams Combine for 10 All-WSC Selections
College of the Canyons had eight players earn Southern California Football Association (SCFA) All-League awards, with three players recognized as First-Team selections.
Canyons Football Sees Eight Earn SCFA All-League Recognition
College of the Canyons women's volleyball was recognized with six players named to the all-conference team, with freshman Katelyn Nelson and sophomore Morgan Dumlao both taking home All-Western State Conference, South Division First-Team awards.
Canyons Features Six Players on All-Conference Squad
College of the Canyons women's soccer capped its conference championship season by seeing 12 players earn all-conference honors, headlined by sophomore forward Bailey Williamson, who was named the Western State Conference, South Division Offensive Player of the Year.
Williamson Named Offensive Player of the Year to Headline Cougars’ All-WSC Class
1962- Actress and future Soledad Canyon big-cat rescuer Tippi Hedren, "Hitchcock's New Grace Kelly," makes cover of Look magazine for upcoming thriller, "The Birds" [story]
Tippi Hedren
Nearly 1000 kids are looking for their Christmas toys through Northeast Valley Health Center's Holiday Toy Drive. 
Give a Gift with Northeast Valley Health Center’s Holiday Toy Drive
As we wrap up this incredible year with JCI Santa Clarita, my heart is truly overflowing with gratitude. This chapter has shown up in such wonderful ways, and I’m so proud of everything we’ve created together.
Brittany Barlrog | Wrapping up 2025 for JCI
Volunteers in the Santa Clarita Valley will be hosting a Toys for Tots toy drive on Saturday, Dec. 6, noon-2 p.m. at 5 Below in Stevenson Ranch.
Dec. 6: Toys for Tots Santa Clarita Toy Drive
Join the Valley Industry Association as they welcome the 2026 board of Directors on Dec. 19, from 11:45 a.m to 1:30 p.m.
Dec. 19: Join VIA for the Installation of the 2026 Board of Directors
The Santa Clarita International Film Festival has announced that Casas De Arte, a national touring art gallery based in Houston, Texas, will present a curated selection of exclusive artwork from international artists at this year’s festival.
Dec.11-14: Casas De Arte Brings Global Art Collection to SCIFF
Since the COVID-19 pandemic first upended our lives in 2020, the concept of the hybrid workspace has evolved.
CSUN Study Looks Towards the Future of the Hybrid Workspace
As California continues to see increased safety on its roadways, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the state’s continued commitment to new and innovative investments in transportation safety, education and enforcement programs.
California Awards $140M in Road Safety Projects
The small shells found by researchers that include California State University, Northridge anthropologist Hélène Rougier at La Roche-à-Pierrot, a prehistoric archaeological site in Saint-Césaire, France, date back more than 42,000 years, providing evidence of the oldest workshops for the manufacture of shell ornaments in that area.
CSUN Prof’s Work Leads to Discovery of Oldest Shell Ornament Workshop in Western Europe
California Credit Union announced today that it has been named a Culture Innovator in the 2025 Best Culture Awards presented by Kudos®, a leading employee recognition, rewards and workplace culture platform.
California Credit Union Recognized as a 2025 Culture Innovator by Kudos
The California Department of Motor Vehicles announces the release of revised proposed regulations that would allow autonomous vehicle companies to apply for permits to test and deploy heavy-duty technology on California roads and new requirements for light-duty autonomous vehicles.
DMV Opens 15-Day Public Comment for Autonomous Heavy, Light-Duty Vehicles
1887 - Prohibitionist Henry Needham purchases land in Newhall, attempts to establish "dry" colony [story]
H.C. Needham
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