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2011 - John Ford's 1924 "The Iron Horse," filmed in SCV, added to Library of Congress' National Film Registry [story]
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More Nursing Degree Options Coming to COC
Friday, Jun 17, 2016

Local nurses looking to further their education and take their careers to the next level now have access to a new 11-course Bachelor of Science in Nursing program being offered through National University at the Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook University Center at College of the Canyons. The National University...

COC Prepares Hart District Teachers for New Science Standards

With new science standards set to begin in the Hart District, professors from College of the Canyons hosted a four-day training session for Hart District teachers to prepare them for the new “Next Generation Science Standards” curriculum. As part of the training for Next Generation Science Standards,...

College of the Canyons Goes Live with New eTranscript System
Thursday, Jun 16, 2016

Students at College of the Canyons are now able to send electronic transcripts to any college within the eTranscriptCA database and, in most cases, have electronic transcripts sent from other colleges to the COC Admissions & Records office. eTranscriptCA is an electronic transcript delivery service...

Awards Pile Up for CalArts Alumni
Monday, Jun 13, 2016

CalArts School of Art announced that alumni have recently received a number of awards and accolades. The awards and accolades they have won recently are listed below. Guggenheim Fellowship Lyle Ashton Harris, ‘Self Portrait, Rome, 1992, 201’| Image: Guggenheim In April, the 2016 Guggenheim...

Thursday, Jun 9, 2016

With the filing period scheduled to open next month for candidates seeking a school or community college board seat, the Santa Clarita Valley School Board Trustees Association and the Santa Clarita Community College District are hosting a School Board Candidate Orientation on Monday, June 13 at the Saugus...

COC to Offer Open Educational Resource Degree Pathway by Fall 2017

In an ongoing effort to make a college education more affordable for all students, College of the Canyons is expected to begin offering an associate degree in sociology in which all the classes use Open Educational Resources, or OER, by Fall 2017. OERs are teaching and learning materials that have been...

CSUN Ranked Among Top 50 Schools for Health Administration Degrees
Monday, Jun 6, 2016

California State University, Northridge was recently ranked in the top 50 schools across the nation for health administration degrees by healthcare-administration-degree.net. The website particularly highlighted the online Master of Public Administration program for its community and support services. The...

COC to Graduate Largest Class Ever During 47th Annual Commencement
Thursday, Jun 2, 2016

With a 21 percent increase in the number of students receiving degrees compared to last year, College of the Canyons honor their largest group of graduates during the college’s 47th annual commencement ceremony. The ceremony will begin at 8:30 a.m. Friday, June 3, in the college’s Honor Grove, located...

33 COC MESA Students to Transfer to Four-Year Schools

The College of the Canyons Mathematics, Engineering and Science Achievement program has reason to celebrate this commencement season, as the program will see 33 students transfer to four-year schools after time spent at COC. The COC MESA Program serves to enrich the experience of students majoring in...

2 Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide at UCLA
Wednesday, Jun 1, 2016

File photo [CN] – Calm appeared to return to a UCLA campus Wednesday afternoon as police continued to gather evidence at an engineering building where two men were shot to death in apparent murder-suicide. Despite the restoration of a semblance of normalcy in many corners of the 419-acre campus,...

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2011 - John Ford's 1924 "The Iron Horse," filmed in SCV, added to Library of Congress' National Film Registry [story]
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The California Highway Patrol has announced that all lanes of the Interstate 5 freeway in the Castaic area have been shut down in both directions to a possible ruptured gas line.
UPDATE: All Lanes of I-5 Now Open in Castaic, Gas Leak Stopped
At this time last year, we had no idea what changes and challenges 2025 would have in store. What I did know, and what this year reaffirmed, is that whatever 2025 brought our way, we’d get through it together.
Kathryn Barger | 2025 Year in Review
The National Weather Service reports that the Santa Clarita Valley was drenched with nearly nine inches of rain from the atmospheric river that brought a soggy Christmas week to most of California.
Sunny Weather for SCV, Cool Temps, Roads Reopen
The city of Santa Clarita is seeking five artists to create artwork on five 60-inches by 60-inches canvases that will be featured above the Valencia Library Branch's children's area for two years, May 18, 2026 through May 23, 2028.
City Seeks ‘Under the Sea’ Artwork for Valencia Library
During the 2025 Christmas Holiday Enforcement Period, California Highway Patrol officers were on duty across the state, responding not only to enforcement needs but also to significant winter weather impacts, including snow, flooding and mudslides.
CHP Christmas Holiday Enforcement Period Results
Bring passport applications and all required documents to the Passport Community Fair, 1-5:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9 at the Old Town Newhall Library.
Jan. 9: Passport Community Fair at Newhall Library
1936 - Passenger plane crash in Rice Canyon kills all 12 aboard [story]
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The city of Santa Clarita has issued a traffic alert for Sand Canyon Road.
Sand Canyon Road Closed Due to Road Damage, Rock Slides
Property Management Professionals will hold its grand opening and ribbon cutting 4-4:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 29 at 25124 Springfield Court #220, Valencia, CA 91355.
Jan. 29: Property Management Professionals Grand Opening, Ribbon Cutting
The California Highway Patrol is highlighting new public safety laws passed during this year’s legislative session and signed by Governor Gavin Newsom that, unless otherwise stated, take effect Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026.
CHP Highlights Public Safety Laws Taking Effect 2026
Kaiser Permanente has awarded a $12,000 Community Health Grant to Bridge to Home to help address homelessness in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Kaiser Permanente Presents $12,000 Grant to Bridge to Home
Boys and girls Foothill League soccer teams have been on holiday schedule this past week, with some teams taking time off and others playing non-league matches. Consequently, league standings haven’t changed much.
Foothill League Soccer: Holiday Non-League Matches
College of the Canyons women's basketball notched another mark in the win column, as the Cougars were able to stack a second straight road victory 54-46 at Oxnard College on Wednesday, Dec. 17.
Cougars Notch Another Victory, 54-46 at Oxnard College
1873 - Vasquez gang raids Kingston in (now) Kings County; ties up townspeople, makes off with $2,500 in cash and jewels [story]
Kingston
The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station has issued the following traffic alerts: Due to heavy rains, the westbound right lane is closed on Soledad Canyon Road between Camp Plenty Road and Langside Avenue.
SCV Sheriff’s Station Issues Traffic Alert on Soledad Canyon Road
Fostering Youth Independence’s recent Charlie Brown Holiday party was attended by dozens of local foster youth and their volunteer Allies.
Fostering Youth Independence Hosts Holiday PJ Party
The National Weather Service as issued the following alerts for the Santa Clarita Valley. Flood Watch until Dec. 26, 4 p.m. PST, High Wind Warning until Dec. 25, 3 p.m. PST.
NWS Issues Flood Watch for SCV Through Friday
1852 - Acton gold mine owner & California Gov. Henry Tifft Gage born in New York [story]
Henry Gage
Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger is urging residents to remain vigilant as a powerful storm system moves through Los Angeles County, bringing periods of heavy rain and rapidly changing conditions.
Barger Urges Residents to Stay Alert, Follow Evacuation Orders
Thirteen suspects were arrested, and more than $800,000 in stolen merchandise was recovered following a coordinated, multi-agency operation targeting an organized retail theft network operating across Northern California.
CHP Makes Multiple Arrests in Organized Retail Theft Investigation
The California State Transportation Agency today announced a new joint effort by two of its departments, the Department of Motor Vehicles and California Highway Patrol, to curb excessive speeding and prevent deadly crashes.
Pilot Program to Crack Down on Extreme Speeding
The city of Santa Clarita invites the community to heat up the holiday season at the Holiday Spice Salsa Edition on Saturday, Dec. 27, at the Canyon Country Community Center, located at 18410 Sierra Highway Santa Clarita, CA 91351.
Dec. 27: Holiday Spice Salsa Edition at Canyon Country Community Center
1965 - Signal newspaper owner Scott Newhall shows up for a duel (of words) with rival Canyon Country newspaper publisher Art Evans, who no-shows and folds his paper soon after [story]
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