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1952 - Henry Mayo Newhall Auditorium opens at Hart High [story]
Hart auditorium


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May 6: Free Garden Walk COC Canyon Country Campus
Tuesday, Apr 26, 2022

College of the Canyons Science Talks presents Garden Walk at the Canyon Country Campus. The event will be held Friday, May 6 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Meet in Lot 3 at the flagpole at 9 a.m. The Garden Walk is free and open to the public. Enjoy a guided tour of the unique plant and insect life on the Canyon...

CUSD Announces Jene Fielder Scholarship Recipients
Monday, Apr 25, 2022

The Castaic Union School District is proud to announce the recipients of the Jene Fielder Trust Scholarships. We’re excited to share that we have awarded up to $9,000 in scholarships to nine past and/or present students of Castaic Middle School. Applications were reviewed by a panel including Castaic...

Fil-Am Association Searching for SCV Scholarship Candidates

Click photo to enlarge flyer. The Filipino-American Association of SCV, Inc. is announcing its annual search for candidates for the 2022 Jose Rizal Scholastic Achievement Award. This award is established as part of the Fil-Am Association’s commitment to promote educational excellence in our Filipino-American...

CalArts Alumna Elizabeth Ito’s ‘City of Ghosts’ Nominated for Peabody

California Institute of the Arts alum Elizabeth Ito (Film/Video BFA 2004) has been named a nominee by the Peabody Award Board of Jurors for the 82nd annual Peabody Awards. The 60 nominees, recognizing the “most compelling and empowering stories” broadcasted and screened during 2021 included the...

Monday COVID Roundup: 470 Total SCV Deaths, 552 New Cases Locally

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed 14 new deaths over the weekend, two additional deaths Monday, 1,069 new cases countywide, with 552 new cases in the Santa Clarita Valley – 396 new cases in Castaic alone. The numbers from this past weekend are: 10 new deaths Saturday Four...

Wilk’s Homelessness Accountability Bill Clears Another Hurdle

SACRAMENTO – Senate Republican Leader Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced that his legislation to add clarity and accountability to California’s efforts to address homelessness has earned bipartisan support and recently passed 4-0 out of the Senate Committee on Human Services. “I am pleased...

New Farmer’s Market Coming to Canyon Country
Friday, Apr 22, 2022

You can normally find Miami Cafe at the Farmer’s Market in Newhall. But the cafe has announced they will also join the new Canyon Country Farmer’s Market. Miami Cafe specializes in potato balls, croquetas, guava pastries, Cubano sandwiches and more. Fresh, farm-direct produce and food is...

Median SCV Condo Price Sets Record High

Photo credit: Zillow.com/The MLS.com The median price of condominiums sold during March in Santa Clarita set a record high at $605,000 as realtors helped close escrow on 206 single-family homes and 85 condominiums during March, the Southland Regional Association of Realtors reported on Thursday. Those...

Friday COVID Roundup: SCV Tops 73,000 Cases; Deaths Total 468

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed Friday 12 new deaths, 2,056 new positive cases countywide, with 58 new cases in the Santa Clarita Valley. This new data brings Los Angeles County death totals to 31,924, county case totals to 2,859,799 and Santa Clarita Valley case totals to...

State Launches Chatbot to Combat COVID Misinformation in Latino Community

SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health unveiled Friday a new Spanish- and English-language WhatsApp chatbot tools to offer reliable information about COVID-19 to Californians, especially those in the Latino community. Thanks to a partnership with Meta, California is the first state...

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The MAIN in collaboration with Eclipse Theatre Los Angeles will host Ray Bradbury's "Something Wicked This Way Comes" starting Friday, Oct. 11 at 8 p.m. at the MAIN, 24266 Main St., Newhall, CA 91321.
The MAIN to Present ‘Something Wicked This Way Comes’
The Santa Clarita Elks Lodge is hosting a Car and Bike Show Saturday, Sept. 14, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at the lodge in Canyon Country.
Sept. 14: Santa Clarita Elks Lodge Car, Bike Show, Chili Cook-off
Oak Creek Corrals 20th anniversary celebration will include a Fundraiser Jamboree for the Horse 2 Heart Non-Profit organization.
Sept. 14: Oak Creek Corral Fundraiser Jamboree for Horse 2 Heart
Grab your passport one more time because the Celebrate series is wrapping up the 2024 season on Friday, Sept. 13 6-9 p.m. at the Canyon Country Community Center.
Sept. 13: Celebrate Germany in Last Series Event of Season
Calidoeni Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo (D-Chatsworth) has announced her 15 bill Legislative Package has successfully passed through both houses of the Legislature and is now headed to the Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk for final approval.
Schiavo’s 15 Bill Legislative Package Advances to the Governor’s Desk
1952 - Henry Mayo Newhall Auditorium opens at Hart High [story]
Hart auditorium
California State  Sen. Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) is urging residents to prepare an emergency evacuation plan as the Line Fire, Bridge Fire and several other wildfires continue to pose a serious threat to High Desert and foothill communities.
Scott Wilk | Stressing the Critical Need For Wildfire Preparedness
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau is asking for the public’s help identifying an unidentified female who was found deceased on Aug. 11, 2024 in the area of 9400 block of Sierra Highway in the city of Agua Dulce.
LASD Homicide Bureau is Asking for the Public’s Help Identifying a Deceased Female Found in Agua Dulce
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond is calling for donations today to support students, families, and educators in light of a rash of wildfires taking place throughout the State of California.
Statewide Fundraising Effort to Support Schools Impacted by Wildfires
The Valley Industry Association will host the first of three Candidate Forum series on Thursday, Sept. 12, 5-7 p.m. at the Dianne Van Hook University Center, Room 258, located at College of the Canyons, 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91355.
Sept. 12: Ayala, Burkhart, Jepsen to Appear at VIA Candidate Forum
Supervisor Kathryn Barger successfully introduced a motion declaring this week as Arts Education Week in Los Angeles County. 
Barger Promotes Arts Education Week in L.A. County
As we approach the November 2024 elections, the importance of informed voting cannot be overstated. The choices we make at the ballot box will shape the future of our city, state and nation. Yet, in an era where soundbites often substitute for substantive discussion, how can voters truly grasp the complexities of the issues at hand?
Teresa Todd | The Value of Dialogue
College of the Canyons is one of only two community colleges in the nation to have been named a 2024 Zero Energy Design Designation recipient by the U.S. Department of Energy.
College of the Canyons Earns Prestigious DOE Zero Energy Design Designation
Sen. Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) is pleased to recognize Canyon Country-based Bagel Boyz and its owner, Lance Takao, as Senate District 21’s Small Business of the Month.
Wilk Honors Bagel Boyz as Senate District 21’s Small Business of the Month
The Santa Clarita Valley's high school Foothill League varsity football teams will wind up their non-league schedules this week and the results so far are a mixed bag.
Foothill League Football Teams Enter Last Week of Non-league Play
Harvest Moon: A Gathering benefiting The Painted Turtle and The Bridge School will be held Saturday, Oct. 5 at The Painted Turtle camp in Lake Hughes, now with special guest John Mayer. 
Oct. 5: John Mayer Joins Harvest Moon 2024 at The Painted Turtle
 California Credit Union has received the 2024 Social Impact Award from the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues.
California Credit Union Honored With 2024 Social Impact Award  From California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues
Joshua trees are a vital part of the Mojave Desert ecosystem. California State University Northridge evolutionary biologist professor Jeremy Yoder is hoping a new exhibition at the Lancaster Museum of Art and History will draw attention to the endangered species.
CSUN Professor Hopes Lancaster Joshua Tree Exhibit Draws Attention to the Threats Faced by the Species
The California Public Health is working with local health departments and community-based organizations to promote Rethink Your Drink 2024.
California Public Health Encourages Californians to Rethink Your Drink
2001 - Remember "9/11: Santa Clarita One Year Later" (Documentary 2002) [watch]
911 One Year Later
College of the Canyons men's soccer put away its first win of the season in its 2024 home opener, taking down Lemoore College in a 2-1 result.
Cougars Push Past Lemoore 2-1, Earn First Win of Season
California State Sen. Scott Wilk, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger and Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón are all on record as opposing a proposal to allow the convicted “Pillowcase Rapist” Christopher Evans Hubbart to make his home in the Antelope Valley.
Pillowcase Rapist Set to be Released in Antelope Valley
For the fourth year in a row, the UCLA Men’s Hockey Team returns to The Cube – Ice and Entertainment Center | Powered by FivePoint Valencia. The first home game for Bruins will be against California State University, Fullerton on Saturday, Sept. 28 at 5:30 p.m. at The Cube.
Sept. 28: Cheer on the UCLA Bruins at the Cube
The Castaic Union School District Governing Board will hold its regular meeting Thursday, Sept. 12, at 6 p.m.
Sept. 12: Castaic Union School District Regular Meeting
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