Los Angeles County Health Officer Muntu Davis said Thursday the Department of Public Health responds to 2,000 to 3,000 complaints a week over businesses not complying with COVID-19 safety measures, with face coverings among the most common. “We’re not seeing the compliance that we need, with the...

Residential and commercial tenants within the city of Santa Clarita affected by the pandemic have extended protection against evictions through Aug. 31, following a unanimous vote Tuesday by the City Council. Santa Clarita council members adopted an ordinance to lengthen the temporary prohibition on...

After several dozen Santa Clarita Valley residents protested last month, calling for Councilman Bob Kellar to resign, calls for him to step down continued after he left the City Council meeting early Tuesday. City Council members heard from more than 10 speakers and received about a dozen written statements...

Santa Clarita City Council members agreed Tuesday to discuss in August how to help honor the lives lost during the Saugus High School shooting following a request to change the name of Central Park. On Nov. 14, 2019, a 16-year-old boy opened fire on campus and fatally shot two students, Gracie Anne...

Valencia native and “Glee” actress Naya Rivera died by drowning in Lake Piru as a result of an accident, according to an autopsy released Tuesday by the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office. “The body has been X-rayed and a full autopsy has been performed,” read the report. “The autopsy...

Hundreds lined up Monday on a Canyon Country sidewalk to buy fresh fruit in support of two friends’ fruit business, a day after a local couple was recorded on video telling the street vendors to leave. Donning face masks, Leobardo Ramirez and Sergio Medina, L.A. residents who own the La Palma Fresh...

The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday a body recovered by search teams at Lake Piru was confirmed to be Valencia native and “Glee” actress Naya Rivera. “Based on the location where the body was found, physical characteristics of the body, clothing found on the body and the physical...

Santa Clarita City Council members are set to meet in closed session Tuesday to discuss property negotiations regarding Ice Station Valencia, the 93,000-square-foot ice facility that has served the community for the past two decades. Details of the meeting are not available, but the agenda shows that...

A portion of Main Street in Old Town Newhall could soon close around-the-clock for weeks to allow pedestrians only, as some businesses in the area turn to outdoor operations amid ever-changing coronavirus restrictions. The closure would take place from Sixth Street to Market Street, and could stay in...

After a nearly four-month closure due to the pandemic, Valencia’s YMCA reopened Monday with multiple safety measures in place, such as temperature checks before entering and a reorganized fitness center for physical distancing. “We closed March 16 and today is the first day we opened back up,”...