By Martin Macias Jr. LOS ANGELES (CN) — Los Angeles police have arrested a man suspected of igniting a wildfire that has so far burned over 1,300 acres and spurred mandatory evacuations as fire crews battled the blaze in steep, brush-filled terrain in a canyon community west of the city. The wildfire...

Santa Clarita Valley’s six school districts could receive a little over $7.5 million from Los Angeles County to provide comprehensive COVID-19 screening programs at SCV schools. That sum is part of a $300 million award from the Centers for Disease Control to L.A. County for its 80 public school districts,...

The CIF Southern Section and KAP7 International, Inc. announced a five-year partnership extension for KAP7 to be the official boys and girls water polo ball for all championship events. The CIF Southern Section boasts more than 550 member schools and more than 2,800 championship playoff events. There...

Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a plan that would spend about $1.5 billion of the state’s $75.7 billion surplus in grants of up to $25,000 to support small businesses, according to state officials this week. The plan, which would bring the amount allocated in recent months for grants to $4 billion, is...

On Friday, Los Angeles County Public Health officials confirmed 17 new deaths and 583 new cases of COVID-19 countywide, with 27,842 total cases in the Santa Clarita Valley. The higher number of reported cases today is due to a backlog from a single provider that reported over 300 positive lab results...

Andrew Jenofsky, 14, receives the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital’s vaccine clinic on Thursday, May 13, 2021. He was the first adolescent to receive the vaccine at the clinic following its authorization Wednesday. CourtesyFourteen-year-old Andrew Jenofsky was the first in line...

Support for Israel was written across the signs and faces of approximately 100 demonstrators during a rally held on City Hall’s steps Thursday evening. The demonstration, which was organized with the help of local community and temple leaders, was designed, according to Rabbi Mark Blazer of Temple...

The city of Santa Clarita received approximately 850 applications for its rental assistance program ahead of the program’s April 30 application deadline. “Now we’re in the process of basically fully vetting the applications,” said Michael Villegas, the city’s preservation officer, “determining...

Saddleback Butte State Park announced it is urgently searching for volunteers to become camp hosts beginning June 1. Saddleback Butte is about 1.5 hours north of Los Angeles near Lancaster, California, at the western end of the Mojave Desert. The park is quiet with a small campground and picnic area,...

Los Angeles County Public Health officials said it will review the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s newly released guidance for fully vaccinated people in order to make new adjustments to the current guidelines. On Thursday, May 13, the CDC released recommendations indicating that...