header image

[Sign Up Now] to Receive Our FREE Daily SCVTV-SCVNews Digest by E-Mail

Inside
Weather


 
Calendar
Today in
S.C.V. History
August 25
1916 - Woodrow Wilson signs act creating National Park Service; its first director is Stephen T. Mather, who made his fortune with the Santa Clarita Valley's borax mine and envisioned & put his own money into forming the Park Service [story]
Stephen Mather


LOCAL NEWS
LASD Offering Safety Tips for Pedestrian Safety Month
Monday, Sep 11, 2023

September is Pedestrian Safety Month in California and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department encourages everyone on our roads to care for one another and keep pedestrians safe from crashes and injuries. Based on data projections from the Governors Highway Safety Association, 7,508 pedestrians...

Water Advisory Continues for L.A. County Beaches

File photo. Santa Monica Pier. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health cautions residents who are planning to visit the following Los Angeles County beaches to avoid swimming, surfing, and playing in ocean waters due to bacterial levels exceeding health standards when last tested. BEACH AREAS...

Sept. 13: Newhall Community Center Open House
Friday, Sep 8, 2023

Explore, Discover and Connect! Join the Newhall Community Center on Wednesday, Sept. 13, from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. for the Newhall Community Center Open House. Get a sneak peek of the center’s exciting fall offerings, learn about classes and programs and also drop off your child for a free trial...

Lane, Ramp Closures Scheduled Saturday on Southbound I-5

The California Department of Transportation plans to close multiple lanes and ramps on Interstate 5 near the Valencia neighborhood in Santa Clarita on Saturday, Sept. 9. Up to two southbound lanes will be closed from McBean Parkway to Lyons Avenue beginning as soon as 4 a.m. and ending by 4 p.m. In...

$12M Grant Awarded to Bouquet Canyon Creek Restoration Project

Los Angeles County was awarded a $12 million planning grant from the California Wildlife Conservation Board to support the Bouquet Canyon Creek Restoration and Recovery Project, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger has announced. The grant allows the county to enter the design phase of a major...

Sept. 23: Zonta Club of SCV is ‘Off to the Races’

The Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley will be “Off to the Races” on Saturday, Sept. 23 at the Elks Lodge in Canyon Country. The fundraiser will begin at 5 p.m. when doors open followed by dinner at 6 p.m. and “horse races” at 7 p.m. After a break for a few years, the Zonta Club...

Sept. 14: Milkshakes with SCV Sheriffs at Funburger

The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station will host “Milkshakes with SCV Sheriffs” on Thursday, Sept. 14 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at FunBurger, 23460 Cinema Drive, Valencia, CA 91355. Members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department working at the SCV Sheriff’s Station will...

Schiavo’s Community Water Protection Bill Passes Senate, Moves to Governor’s Desk

In a groundbreaking development for California’s water management, California Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, R- Chatsworth, announced that the State Senate has approved her Community Water Protection Bill (AB 1631), moving it to the final step where the bill awaits the signature of California Governor...

‘SCVTV’s Community Corner’ Wins Award of Excellence in National Competition
Thursday, Sep 7, 2023

The City-County Communications and Marketing Association has named SCVTV’s Community Corner the “Award of Excellence” for the 2023 Savvy Awards, a national competition.  The Savvy Awards have represented the best in government communications for more than 30 years. Work produced between Jan.1,...

Weekly COVID-19 Roundup: Best Practices To Limit Workplace Transmission

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed Thursday 200 new cases and no additional deaths from COVID-19 in the Santa Clarita Valley within the last week. Public Health is now reporting COVID-19 data once a week. This is the most recent data from Sept. 1. This new data brings Los Angeles...

LATEST TWEETS
Newest Additions to SCVNews.com
1916 - Woodrow Wilson signs act creating National Park Service; its first director is Stephen T. Mather, who made his fortune with the Santa Clarita Valley's borax mine and envisioned & put his own money into forming the Park Service [story]
Stephen Mather
The Youth Grove is a solemn place within Central Park where pillars shaped like tree stumps circle around a center monument.
Ken Striplin | Remembering Young Lives Lost
Marching On, a barbeque and live music fundraiser to benefit the Santa Clarita Veteran Services Collaborative will be held Saturday, Spet. 21.
Sept. 21: Marching On BBQ, Music Fundraiser for Veteran Collaborative
The Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center will host a Health and Wellness lecture "Supporting Grandparents Who are Raising Their Grandchildren" Wednesday, Aug. 28 1-2 p.m.
Aug. 28: SCV Senior Center ‘Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren’
The Samuel Dixon Family Health Center has installed its 2024-25 board of directors.
Samuel Dixon Family Health Center Installs 2024-25 Board
The Santa Clarita Veteran Services Collaborative which has been providing services to veterans, active-duty military and their families since 2018 from an office on Lyons Avenue in Santa Clarita has moved to a new location.
Santa Clarita Veteran Services Collaborative Moves to New Home
The Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center will host the Bella Vida Needlecraft Group Boutique Friday, Sept. 6, 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. in the Senior Center Courtyard at 27180 Golden Valley Road, Santa Clarita CA, 91350.
Sept. 6: Bella Vida Needlecraft Group Boutique
Beginning Thursdays, Aug. 29 through Dec. 19 from 10 a.m. - Noon, ARTree Community Arts Center will host Acrylic Painting Technique Classes for ages 18 and up.
Acrylic Painting Technique Classes at ARTree
Registration remains open for the 4-year-old classes at multiple locations for the 2024/25 academic year at Primetime Preschool.
Registration Still Open for Primetime Preschool
1974 - Covering a section of the 1933 Ridge Route Alternate (US 99), Pyramid Lake opens to the public [story]
Pyramid Lake
The Governing Board of the Saugus Union School District approved Resolution 2024-2025 #15 in a special meeting held on Thursday, Aug. 1 ordering a school facilities bond measure be placed on the Nov. 5, 2024 ballot.
SUSD to Host Community Meetings on Facility Needs
Come prove which ribs reign supreme at the Agua Dulce Winery which is hosting a Rib Cook-Off event Saturday, Sept. 21 at 2 p.m.
Sept. 21: Agua Dulce Winery Rib Cook-Off
Many students across the Los Angeles County Fifth District went back to school this week. For parents, teachers, school staff and administrators and nonprofit organizations, that means gathering all the resources you can to ensure youth succeed this school year.
Kathryn Barger | Back to School with Kathryn
Join Locale Studios Thursday, Sept. 12, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. for a creative and fun-filled evening with a Paint Your Person Night.
Sept. 12: Paint Your Person Night at Locale Studios
Join WeDoTransformations SCV Fit for a positive and fun community workout, Sunday, Sept. 8, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. at The Rebel Fitness Camp, 26320 Diamond Place Ste. 140/150 Santa Clarita, 91350.
Sept. 8: WeDoTransformations SCV Fit Camp Workout
Prepare to be spellbound at Abracadabra After Dark dinner and show experience on Saturday, Oct. 26 with an enchanting evening of magic and mystery at the Sand Canyon Country Club.
Oct. 26: Abracadabra After Dark at Sand Canyon Country Club
The Los Angeles Business Journal Inside the Valley 200 list, which represents influential business and community leaders from the Santa Clarita, San Fernando, Simi, Antelope and Conejo valleys, includes more than a dozen familiar names from the Santa Clarita Valley.
SCV Represented in The Valley 200 ‘Most Influential’ List
The Santa Clarita City Council will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 27 at 6 p.m. The council will meet at City Hall, City Council Chambers, 23920 Valencia Blvd., First Floor, Santa Clarita, CA 91355.
Aug. 27: City Council to Discuss Promenade Flats, Wiley Canyon
Join The Wild Peach Boutique for the "Mom Mixer", a fun and relaxing afternoon filled with shopping, mingling and pampering just for moms. This event will take place on Saturday, Sept. 21 from noon to 4 p.m. at 27650 Dickason Drive Santa Clarita, CA 91355.
Sept. 21: Wild Peach Boutique ‘Mom Mixer’
Rev. Dr. Roché Vermaak, who has served as Executive Director for Family Promise of Santa Clarita Valley for more than seven years, will step down this month to take on a position with Habitat for Humanity in Erie, Pa.
Family Promise of SCV Executive Director Steps Down
1963 - First stretch of Antelope Valley 14 Freeway opens from east of Solemint Junction in Canyon Country to Red Rover Mine Road in Acton [story]
AV Freeway
The city of Santa Clarita has extended the deadline to submit Make A difference Day projects.
Deadline Extended for Make A Difference Day Project Proposals
One of my favorite parts about living in Santa Clarita is the abundance of recreational opportunities available for residents of all ages.
Marsha McLean | Get Active, Reconnect with Nature
College of the Canyons and the Santa Clarita Valley Human Trafficking Taskforce invite the public to an event dedicated to raising awareness and combatting human trafficking. The summit will be Friday, Sept. 20, 8 a.m. - noon and held in person at College of the Canyon's Dr. Dianne G Van Hook University Center in Room 258, 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Santa Clarita.
Sept. 20: SCV Human Trafficking Prevention Summit at COC
SCVNews.com