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The city of Santa Clarita will present its latest art exhibition, “Pop Culture,” on view at the Newhall Community Center now through March 25, 2026.
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This week’s Foothill League matches resulted in the Saugus boys getting a firmer grip on first place, and the Saugus girls slipping into second place. Meanwhile, holiday tournaments are bringing both wins and losses from non-league teams, with more on the way.
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Do you have a passion for swimming and a desire to make an impact in your community? The city of Santa Clarita is seeking individuals with strong customer service skills and a commitment to community engagement to join its lifeguard team.
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Santa Clarita Valley residents need to put down the yule log and refrain from all residental wood burning fires on Friday, Dec. 19.
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U.S. Rep. George Whitesides (D-Aqua Dulce), announced the winners of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge for California’s 27th Congressional District: the “MathViz” team led by local Academy of the Canyons student, Gautham Korrapati.
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The Mardi Gras Madness 1K/5K/10K, set for March 1, in Santa Clarita, is more than a race, it’s a celebration of health, community and giving back. Now through Wednesday, Dec. 24, take $10 OFF race registration with promo code WINTER10 at checkout.
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Theatre Extempore will present the all time classic musical The Fantasticks, 8-10 p.m. Jan. 9-11. 15-18 at The MAIN.
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West Ranch High School senior Braulio Castillo (17) never did any long-distance running before high school, but what he has accomplished in that demanding discipline since taking it up is impressive. And, so far his senior year, it is phenomenal.
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Powerlab Studio will hold its grand opening and ribbon cutting 4:30-5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8 at 28110 Newhall Ranch Road, Valencia, CA 91355.
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B2 Entertainment will have a Cookies With Santa event, 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21 at 21516 Golden Triangle Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91350.
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The College of the Canyons soccer programs will be hosting 'Friday Night Footy,' small-sided pick-up games, running on Friday evenings Jan. 2 through June 26 at the COC Soccer Facility.
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College of the Canyons sophomore pitcher Nichole Muro will continue her academic and athletic career at Cumberland University after signing with the Phoenix softball program.
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College of the Canyons men's basketball won its fourth straight contest in an 80-72 affair at Napa Valley College on Monday afternoon, Dec. 15 as freshman Julius Washington led all scorers with 20 points.
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Canyons women's basketball snapped a five-game losing streak with a 60-44 win over Diablo Valley College during the final day of action at the Napa Valley Storm Surge tournament on Saturday, Dec. 13.
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1929 - Swift justice: Thomas Vernon sentenced to life in prison for Saugus train derailment & robbery 1 month earlier [story]
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The Newhall School District Board of Trustees met on Tuesday, Dec. 16 for its annual organiational meeting.
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The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Forensic In-Patient Step Down program’s success has led to an annual graduation that not only celebrates the participants for the progress they have made in the program but also acknowledges the department’s commitment to excellence in custody operations.
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The study of bones from the largest collection of Neandertal remains in Northern Europe has revealed evidence of selective cannibalism targeting Neandertal females and children between 41,000 and 45,000 years ago.
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond today announced that registration is open for the second annual School Leadership to End Hate Winter Institute, co-hosted by the California Department of Education and the California Teachers Collaborative for Holocaust and Genocide Education.
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The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was awarded a $134,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety
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Southern California’s iconic Joshua trees are in bloom, and California State University, Northridge’s environmental biologists are asking the public’s help in figuring out why and what it means for the trees’ future.
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The California Department of Motor Vehicles today issued its decision in the Tesla administrative case, adopting the administrative law judge’s proposed decision
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Starting January 1, 2026, Santa Clarita Transit is launching Fare Capping, meaning once riders hit the daily or weekly cap, the rest of their local rides are free.
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A couple of years ago some survey folks showed up in my neighborhood and set up shop. They were surveying routes for HS Rail out of Palmdale. One would destroy our neighborhood and now here we are several years later in limbo. Our property values have been ruined and they are in no hurry to pick a route. I still pay full taxes as if my land was worth anything to anybody. Jerry Brown and the democrats who run this state could care less. Any thinking person knows this entire project is a democratic ego trip, a boondoggle. It is Billons over budget and once built will not support itself requiring our tax dollars to keep running. I marvel at gas prices outside California and watch my retirement income shrink as Sacramento takes more and more money to support their idiotic agenda. Once this is resolved I am outta here. Good Luck SCV and AV, you are going to need it.
Good job SCV now I can’t get to Vegas faster! I guess the Mormons who run this town don’t like gambling…..
It was never part of original plan and never will be. Where on earth did you hear it was going to Vegas?
A private company is supposed to build this train route from Victorville to Vegas. A future connection between Palmdale and Victorville has been explored, but not as part of the original HSRA SF to LA train service.
First of all let’s not bash Mormons, their some of the better people here. And yes years ago they did talk about going to Vegas,then nothing said until this scheme came up to go to Burbank.
Right Ellen. Never say never tho.lol
Right Ellen. Never say never tho.lol
Right Ellen. Never say never tho.lol
How would you like it if your house and Childs school were demolished to build the stupid train tracks? How about doing something about our water supply instead? Just my thoughts.
How would you like it if your house and Childs school were demolished to build the stupid train tracks? How about doing something about our water supply instead? Just my thoughts.
I’m in the line of fire to, should it go through SCV, Agua Dulce and Acton into Palmdale.
We needed that. People dont realize traffic gets worse every year.
Less traffic is not a reason to forcefully take peoples homes, businesses, and property away
Well done SCV.
The “not so high speed” rail was never going to Vegas. It is a project that nobody needs, existing only to line the pockets of a group of lawyers and contractors who have their eyes firmly fixed on that tax money.
The mormons who run this town care not for our gambling needs
Seems all the comments prove that people failed to read the first two lines.
Nor did they research the HSRA before commenting.
Maybe it will take us from Newhall to Saugus faster when Bouquet is all jammed up.
Maybe it will take us from Newhall to Saugus faster when Bouquet is all jammed up.
Have any of you heard of the age old governmental right to take private property for just compensation when it is necessary for the public interest?? It is called THE RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN, and is well-established in law.
How do you think our highway system got built? Or our water supply system?
From time to time, the government needs to appropriate private property for a greater public good. The people affected by it are generally very unhappy about it, but so it goes.
This HSR project may be inappropriate based upon the merits, but if we get to the point where we won’t accept new transportation projects because they disrupt some peoples lives, e are going to be even more constrained in traveling where we need to go than we already are.
They should scrap this dumb idea, and use the money to build a desalination plant for our water supply.
Then it better be a state run desalination plant rather than private.
The proposed high speedrails
The proposed high speedrails
If your home value went down. Have it reassessed.
There will be a station at Bob Hope/Burbank airport.
There are plans for expansion Palmdale to Las Vegas. I think it was discussed at one of the very first meetings.
Wouldn’t that be wonderful? Our money can be used for something that is useful.
Will be great if this thing is stopped. Not good for our community or our pockets. Praying this is the case.
We do not need a train that will ultimately costs schools to close, house tracts to be demo’d and the main street of San Fernando to be put out of business. We need this money to go for water accumulation, water research and water reclamation. WE DO NOT NEED BROWN’s BS on this. Enough is enough.
Well how deep does it go how much is Obama getting don’t forget they are in bed together (demos) he doesn’t do anything but for $ he’ll ruin a country
Empeach both now save a country