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1969 - College of the Canyons opens with first class of students in temporary quarters at Hart High School [story]
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Pair Ordered to Pay Restitution for Fatal Sand Canyon Crash
Monday, Nov 24, 2014

Debris from the fatal Jan. 10 crash on Sand Canyon Road. [KHTS] – Two men were ordered to pay a total of $23,531.71 in restitution for a high-speed crash in 2012 that killed 19-year-old Dakota Demott of Canyon Country. Both defendants, Colt Doherty and Thomas Vensko, were sentenced in August. On...

Pretrial Hearing Set for Suspects in Street Racing Death
Wednesday, Jan 23, 2013

Friends gather at the crash site where Dakota Demott was killed. Two men charged with murder in the death of a Canyon Country man are due back in court next month, officials said Tuesday. Colt Doherty and Thomas Vensko, who are both facing murder charges in the death of Dakota Demott, will be back in...

Teens Enter Not-Guilty Pleas in Demott Death
Friday, Dec 14, 2012

Friends gather at the crash site where Dakota Demott was killed. Two teens pleaded not guilty Friday in the fatal crash that killed Dakota Demott, a spokeswoman for the District Attorney’s Office said Friday. Colt Doherty, 19, who was driving the car in which Demott was a passenger, and Thomas...

Suspect in Fatal Sand Canyon Crash Out on Bail
Tuesday, Nov 6, 2012

Thomas Joseph Vensko One defendant made bail and both suspects will re-appear in court Dec. 14 for an arraignment in the death of Dakota Demott, who died in an alcohol-related car crash on Sand Canyon Road on Jan. 10. At a hearing Tuesday, Thomas Joseph Vensko, 20, had his bail reduced to $100,000, and...

Two Face Murder Charges in Jan. 10 Street Racing Death
Wednesday, Aug 8, 2012

Friends gather at the crash site the next morning Two young men were arrested today and face murder charges in the death of Dakota Demott, who died in an alcohol-related crash on Sand Canyon Road on Jan. 10. Colt Doherty, 19, who was driving the car in which Demott was a passenger, and 20-year old Thomas...

City to Canyon Country Teens: Quit Speeding on Sand Canyon Road
Monday, Mar 5, 2012

In response to a series of speeding and reckless driving incidents over the last year on Sand Canyon Road, the City and the Sheriff’s Department have teamed up to provide education and increased law enforcement aimed at making this two lane road and City streets safer. Between January 2011 and January...

SCV NewsBreak for Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012
Thursday, Jan 12, 2012

In this episode: Colt Doherty, driver in fatal Tuesday night collision, placed into medically induced coma; SCV violent crime rate falls 32 percent in 2011. Also: Newhall School District seeks more applicants for Measure E bond oversight committee; Core4 to hold memorial ride for Sam Choy, killed in...

Sand Canyon Driver in Medically Induced Coma

Colt Doherty The driver in Tuesday night’s fatal collision on Sand Canyon Road has been placed into a medically induced coma in the Intensive Care Unit at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, a sheriff’s official said Thursday. Sgt. Richard Cohen of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s...

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1969 - College of the Canyons opens with first class of students in temporary quarters at Hart High School [story]
COC
Throughout my life, I have always fought for and raised rescue animals, both big and small.
Laurene Weste | Adopting New Family Member at Castaic Animal Care Center
The Metro Board of Directors approved schedule changes, public safety resources and additional trains to the Metrolink Antelope Valley Line (AVL) Thursday.
Metro Approves Additional AVL Trains
The SCVEDC is excited to announce that it was recently honored for excellence in economic development by the International Economic Development Council in two distinct categories.
SCVEDC Earns Two International Awards of Excellence
The 2023 Wildcat Classic Marching Band Competition will take place on Saturday, Oct., 14 at Valencia High School.
Oct. 14: Annual Wildcat Classic Marching Band Competition
Interstate 5 in the Castaic area in northern Los Angeles County will be reduced from four lanes to two lanes in the northbound or southbound direction between 5 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 2-4, Caltrans announced Thursday.
Caltrans Announces I-5 Castaic Area Lane Closures
College of the Canyons Chancellor Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook received the rarely-awarded O – C (pronounced “oh bar see”) award from FivePoint at a community celebration event held to celebrate her 35 years of leadership at COC.
Van Hook Receives Prestigious O – C Award
Children’s Bureau is seeking foster families and now offers two virtual ways for individuals and/or couples to learn how to help children in foster care while reunifying with birth families or how to provide legal permanency by adoption.
Oct. 19: Foster Care, Adoption Virtual Orientation
The Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley is proud to announce that the club has won top honors within Zonta International’s Add Your Voice Campaign for installing the largest number of new members throughout the Zonta world in 2023.
Zonta’s Add Your Voice Campaign Earns International Recognition
California State University, Northridge is the No. 2 public university in California and the No. 12 public university in the nation, according to the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse 2024 Best Colleges in the U.S. ranking.
WSJ Ranks CSUN No. 2 Public University in State, No. 12 Nationally
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed eight health care bills that heighten protections for those who provide abortion care, expand the health care workforce and protect information about reproductive health care.
California Expands Reproductive Health Protections
In a week that saw her lead The Master's University to a pair of three-set wins, Timberlie Miller has been named the NAIA Setter of the Week.
TMU’s Timberlie Miller Named NAIA Setter of the Week
1987 - Slender-horned spineflower listed in Federal Register as endangered species [story] Slender-horned spineflower
 The Los Angeles County Department of Education livestreamed their Career Technical Education meeting from the state-of-the-art video studio at Castaic High School.
Castaic High Hosts County Office of Education CTE Livestream
Celebrating the fall season, Canyon Theatre Guild recently opened Ken Ludwig’s The Gods of Comedy, running through Oct. 29.
The Gods of Comedy Runs at Canyon Theatre Guild Through Oct. 29
Wallet Hub recently complete their survey of the best and worst cities for women, ranking SCV as the number 5 city among those it surveyed.
Santa Clarita Ranks Top Five Cities for Women
The Department of Water Resources urges people to avoid physical contact with water at Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County until further notice due to the presence of blue-green algae.
Warning of Algae Bloom Issued for Castaic Lake
Bring family and friends and volunteer for the city of Santa Clarita’s Canyon Country Community Day on Oct. 7, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 
Oct 7: City Seeks Volunteers for Canyon Country Community Day
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion introduced by Supervisor Kathryn Barger and co-authored by Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath that will examine how the County can support the film production industry and keep it anchored in the region.
Board of Supervisors Unanimously Approve Motion to Deliver Long Term Support for Film Industry
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed Wednesday 136 new cases and no additional deaths from COVID-19 in the Santa Clarita Valley within the last week.
Weekly COVID Roundup: COVID-19 Still Impact People 65+
Former California poet laureate Dana Gioia will explore “The Enchantment of Poetry” on Thursday, Oct. 5, as part of the Gohstand Reading Room Biennial Lecture Series at California State University, Northridge’s University Library.
Oct 5: CSUN Library Explores ‘The Enchantment of Poetry’ with Dana Gioia
2014 - Towsley Canyon Loop Trail named for naturalist Don Mullally [story]
Don Mullally
Join the Los Angeles county Department of Economic Opportunity and the Department of Public Health for town halls throughout Los Angeles County to provide feedback on a potential new law that will allow residents to legally operate a minature restaurant in their home kitchen, or a Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation, also known as MEHKOs.
Town Halls Scheduled to Discuss Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations
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