Families of Valencia High School students received a phone call Wednesday evening from Principal John Costanzo about an indirect threat to the campus. “Earlier today we discovered a written threat that was sent to Valencia High School,” Costanzo said in a recorded phone message. “We’ve...

A College of the Canyons student reported he was bitten by a bat at the Valencia Campus. The student reported the incident that happened Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m., according to John Green, COC’s communications director. File Photo Green wrote in a statement that the student was “walking...

The California Flyers Air Force cheer team took home the gold at the Cheersport National Competition in Atlanta. The Santa Clarita team members beat out 13 teams in their division to earn the title of national champions on Feb. 13 and 14. Tammy Duvo Larinto, whose daughter is on the Air Force team, expressed...

The Canyon Country Jo Anne Darcy Library hosted its first-ever Bake a Book Contest Saturday, Jan. 23 where locals were encouraged to bake a cake based on a popular children’s book. Angie Ashe, children’s librarian, said the contest brought families together to be creative with their decorating...

Santa Clarita Youth Baseball League and Facey Medical Group gathered for an interactive information session on how children can prevent sports injuries. Emily Schwartz, M.D. took to the field to give a group of 10 to 12-year-old boys safety tips for playing baseball. James Nuttall, Santa Clarita Youth...

Update: On Jan. 26 this matter was continued until Tuesday, Feb. 2.   Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich wants to suspend the cultivation, testing and sale of medical marijuana in L.A. County’s unincorporated territory long enough for the county to evaluate the impacts of those activities on the...

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies detained a man at gunpoint who was reportedly driving under the influence Friday evening. “One of our units was in pursuit of a drunk driver who was driving recklessly,” said Shirley Miller, sheriff’s station public information...

The Golden Valley Bridge Widening Project has been in production for almost a year and is said to be on-schedule for it’s completion this July. Traffic was slow over the Golden Valley Bridge on Friday when construction workers shut down lanes to merge the old and the new bridge together. “We’re...

Locals gathered at the Old Town Newhall Library Saturday, Jan. 16 for the third annual Friends of the Library Local Author Celebration. The event highlighted more than 50 authors from Santa Clarita from ages 10 to 93. “We have authors of every genre,” said Brenda Wadsworth, author committee...

Classrooms at Castaic Elementary School are facing repairs after a broken water pipe caused structural damage. Crews from the district assisted a professional water damage cleaning company in the two classrooms that were affected over the school’s winter break, Janene Maxon, interim superintendent,...