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1964 - United Air Lines Convair 340 forced down in Saugus when both engines fail; 47 aboard, none injured [story]
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COC Hosts Canyons Hall Ribbon Cutting/Open House
Wednesday, Mar 25, 2015

College of the Canyons officials hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house for Canyons Hall, a $17.8 million project that houses key student support and administrative services together in one central location. Watch the video here. “Today we are here to celebrate this great new facility, Canyons...

CSUN to Host 500 Special Olympians During World Games Prep

CSUN President Dianne F. Harrison speaks in front of the crowd gathered at the Valley Performing Arts Center for the Special Olympics presentation. Photo by Lee Choo. Under a blue San Fernando Valley sky, California State University, Northridge warmly received a delegation from the Special Olympics to...

May 8-9: CalArts Students to Immerse Viewers in 360-Degree Dome
Tuesday, Mar 24, 2015

Are immersive experiences the next step in the evolution of cinema? Since the advent of motion pictures, the medium has progressed though successive innovations. With each new technological development, cinema artists have created new techniques to enhance audience experience. Now, students at California...

CSUN Faculty Embark on Unique Research Projects
Monday, Mar 23, 2015

Six faculty members have been selected for the California State University, Northridge Research Fellows Program for the 2014-2015 academic year in support of their research and academic development in their fields of study. Top (left to right): Susan Auerbach, Maia Beruchashvili, Vibhav Durgesh, Martha...

COC to Host Seminar to Combat Sexual Violence
Friday, Mar 20, 2015

College of the Canyons will host a seminar with the internationally recognized Dr. Jackson Katz later this month at the Performing Arts Center. In an effort to initiate a community-wide conversation about the impact that sexual violence and gender discrimination can have on society, and what individuals...

COC Receives Grant to Train Healthcare Work Force

College of the Canyons was recently awarded a grant which will now enable the college to develop a new healthcare workforce. After receiving a two-year Industry Driven Regional Collaborative grant valued at approximately $230,000, College of the Canyons finds itself on the ground floor in the development...

COC ‘Resume Rally’ to Help Students Before Job Fair

The College of the Canyons Job & Career Center will host a pair of ‘Resume Rally’ events to help students and community members create, enhance and fine-tune their professional resumes in advance of the college’s two upcoming Job & Career Fairs. Resume Rally attendees will be able to meet...

CSUN CubeSat to Explore Stellar Frontier
Monday, Mar 16, 2015

In a small, multipurpose computer science lab located at the heart of campus, a team of 27 California State University, Northridge students, two professors and a Jet Propulsion Laboratory  scientist eagerly gathered around a table covered with circuit boards. They were witnessing a historic first rehearsal...

$10 Mil. Gift for Caltech’s Division of Physics, Math, Astronomy

The Kent and Joyce Kresa Leadership Chair for Caltech’s Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy will give the division chair the ability to respond swiftly when singular opportunities arise. The unrestricted $10 million endowment for PMA, one of Caltech’s six academic divisions, is...

COC Women’s Conference: Earlybird Rates End Sunday
Friday, Mar 13, 2015

Registration is currently underway for the 2015 College of the Canyons Women’s Conference on March 28, presented by Boston Scientific, Neuromodulation.  The Conference theme this year is “Blossom and Bloom,” focusing on generations of women and issues that are important to their personal...

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1964 - United Air Lines Convair 340 forced down in Saugus when both engines fail; 47 aboard, none injured [story]
emergency landing
SoCalGas reports that the most likely cause of the natural gas pipeline rupture in Castaic near Ridge Route Road and Pine Crest Place was land movement at the site of the break.
SoCalGas Update: Land Movement Likely Cause of Castaic Gas Line Rupture
The Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry has announced its newly elected Executive Board for 2026.
Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry 2026 Executive Board Announced
The end of the year points out that time speeds up as you get older, or get bored, or think to much.
Happy New Year and Becoming Father Time
Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley hosted its annual Holiday Luncheon, bringing together volunteers, board members, employees and community partners to celebrate a year of impact and recognize those who help advance great futures for local youth.
SCV Boys & Girls Club Holiday Luncheon Honoring Community Leaders, Club Impact
The California Highway Patrol is ringing in 2026 by launching a New Year’s Holiday Enforcement Period from 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31, to 11:59 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 1.
CHP Rings in the New Year With Holiday Enforcement Period
In 2025, 6,096 individuals completed the Community Readiness Champions Gold Medal Training by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health at community events and government staff trainings.
LADPH: 2026 Community Readiness Champions Gold Medal Training
Caltrans has announced extended weekend lane reductions along Interstate 405 (I-405) through the Sepulveda Pass from Friday, Jan. 9 through Monday, Jan. 12.
Jan. 9-12: I-405 Reduced to Three Lanes in Each Direction Through the Sepulveda Pass
A Better World Running will host its Happy New Year 5k, 10k, 15k, Half Marathon 8:30-11:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan 1 at West Creek Park 24247 Village Circle Drive, Valencia, CA 91354.
Jan. 1: Happy New Year 5k, 10k, 15k, Half Marathon
Santa Clarita residents are encouraged to drop off Christmas trees and wreaths at convenient locations for recycling. However, they can still recycle these items at home, curbside.
Through Jan. 10: Recycle Live Christmas Trees Two Ways
The Small Business Development Center hosted by College of the Canyons will offer a free webinar, "California’s New 2026 Laws Every Small Business Owner Should Know" on Thursday, Jan. 8 from noon to 1 p.m.
Jan. 8: SBDC Webinar on Business Laws for 2026
All games of the Cougar Holiday Classic basketball tournament (Dec. 29-30) can be watched live on the Cougars Sports Network.
Dec. 29-30: Cougar Holiday Classic, Watch Live
Caltrans has announced lane closures at various locations in both directions of Interstate 5 (I-5) near Castaic for pavement rehabilitation on Monday, Dec. 29 and Tuesday, Dec. 30.
Dec. 29-30: Lane Closures Scheduled on I-5 in Castaic Area
1907 - Mark T. Gates Sr., founder of Eternal Valley Cemetery, born in Nebraska [story]
Mark Gates Sr.
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]
victim recovery
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
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