Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people are holding off on healthcare needs. Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital is reminding the community that it remains open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The full statement below: Our community has responded well to stay-at-home and social distancing recommendations. Thank...

SACRAMENTO – As the state continues implementation of the four-stage framework to allow Californians to gradually reopen some lower-risk businesses and public spaces while continuing to preserve public health, Governor Gavin Newsom announced Monday that based on the state’s progress in meeting metrics...

California has had 54,937 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 2,254 deaths caused by the disease to date, the state’s Department of Public Health announced Monday. Among healthcare workers, local health departments have reported 6,103 confirmed positive cases and 32 deaths statewide as of May 3. Testing...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health on Monday confirmed 568 new cases of COVID-19 and 28 new deaths from the disease, with 581 cases identified to date in the Santa Clarita Valley. Twenty-two people who died were over the age of 65 years old and four people who died were between the ages...

Some states have decided upon “reopening,” allowing the return of citizens to past freedoms. Politicians have accepted the cries of constituents despite increasing statistics of coronavirus cases and deaths. As a physician, statistics allow me to decide whether a patient is a candidate for surgery....

As Santa Clarita businesses start planning a return to normal business operations, SCV Water wants to remind all building owners and managers of the importance of maintaining good water quality by flushing the water system before reopening a business, building or school. Stagnant, or standing water can...

In his May message, Santa Clarita Mayor Cameron Smyth explains why rules sometimes differ between the state, county and city, and urges residents to get their news from local Santa Clarita media outlets. There’s never been a time when information was changing so quickly, when restrictions were being...

In a lawsuit filed Monday, the state of California accused two oil and gas companies of working together on price gouging to keep gas prices artificially high for the state’s consumers. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said gasoline companies SK Energy Americas and Vitol engaged in a scheme...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health on Sunday confirmed 781 new cases of COVID-19 and 21 new deaths from the disease, with 508 cases identified to date in the Santa Clarita Valley. Fifteen people who died were over the age of 65 years old and three people who died were between the ages...

The nonprofit Triumph Foundation is now providing employment assistance for people with spinal cord injuries and paralysis, the fourth critical piece of the Foundation’s “Circle of Care.” The first piece is immediate support for newly injured; the second is securing grants and needed...