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1876 - California oil industry born as CSO No. 4 in Pico Canyon becomes state's first commercially productive oil well [story]
Pico No. 4


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Students Ready to DFYIT for Another Year
Wednesday, Sep 24, 2014

With students back in school, the city of Santa Clarita’s anti-drug program, Drug Free Youth In Town, has been hosting kickoff events at local high schools and junior high for the past month. DFYIT club members reached out to their peers during lunch and invited them to the first club meetings...

City Wins Award for DFYIT Anti-Drug Program
Monday, Sep 8, 2014

The City of Santa Clarita is the recipient of the League of California Cities’ highest honor – the Helen Putnam Award for Excellence – for its “Drug Free Youth in Town (DFYIT) Program,” as announced Wednesday, Sept. 3, at the League’s annual conference in Los Angeles. The “Drug...

City Honoring Drug-Free Youth Monday Night
Thursday, May 1, 2014

[News Release] – The City of Santa Clarita will host a “Drug Free Youth in Town Appreciation Night” to highlight the accomplishments made in local schools by members and organizers of the DFYIT program. The event will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, May 5 at the Santa Clarita Activities Center,...

Council Honors Challinor for Anti-Drug Partnerships
Monday, Mar 17, 2014

Rob Challinor, superintendent of the William S. Hart Union High School District, was recognized at a Santa Clarita City Council meeting last month for his service to the community and partnering with the city to launch the Heroin Kills campaign and Drug Free Youth in Town (DFYIT) program. The DFYIT program,...

DFYiT Teens Take Anti-Drug Message to 6th Graders
Thursday, Mar 6, 2014

Watch the video report on a DFYiT assembly Wednesday in [SCV Newsbreak]   Members of the Drug Free Youth In Town (DFYiT) program held a “Lifelines” assembly for sixth grade students from Santa Clarita elementary schools Wednesday, and a second assembly is scheduled for Thursday. The...

Hart School District Lauded for Drug Prevention Programs
Thursday, Nov 28, 2013

The Hart School District recently received a Golden Bell Award in the student services category for the comprehensive drug prevention programs that the district has coordinated and promoted since 2007. The Golden Bell Awards program, sponsored by the California School Board Association and now in its...

SCV NewsBreak for Thursday, November 21, 2013
Thursday, Nov 21, 2013

In this episode: A 72-year-old man was killed Wednesday evening while crossing the street on Wiley Canyon Road and Orchard Village Road; A Santa Clarita teen who stands accused of spray painting cars and other property in a well to do Northpark neighborhood last month is arrested on a burglary charge;...

Applying the Right Kind of Peer Pressure | Message from the Mayor
Thursday, Aug 1, 2013

I am  pleased to share with you that this month our city – together with the Sheriff’s Department, Hart School District, L.A. County and several nonprofit agencies – is commemorating the first year of DFYIT, a drug education and teen prevention program in all of our local high schools....

DFYIT Club Officers Strategize at Activities Center
Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013

On Wednesday, February 20, the Drug Free Youth In Town (DFYIT) Program held a Leadership Summit program for over 70 DFYIT Club officers from 13 local schools at the Santa Clarita Activities Center. Students participated in teambuilding, learned marketing strategies for their campuses and developed facilitation...

Local Middle Schoolers DFYIT with Dodgeball
Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013

On Feb. 23, seven junior high schools throughout Santa Clarita came together to compete in the first Drug Free Youth in Down (DFYIT) “Dodge Drugs” Dodgeball Tournament at the Santa Clarita Sports Complex. The event was to help provide junior high school students and their parents with a fun and...

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Prepare for a ghoulishly delightful time at the Newhall Family Theatre of the Performing Arts as the Raising the Curtain Foundation presents the Bob Baker Marionettes' "Hallowe’en Spooktacular", Saturday, Oct. 19 at 11 a.m. at 24607 Walnut St., Newhall, CA 91321.
Oct. 19: Newhall Family Theatre Hosts Bob Baker Marionettes’ ‘Hallowe’en Spooktacular’
Santa Clarita Artists Association presents "Dark, Odd, & Mysterious", a bizarre and twisted art show bringing strange and curious local art to Old Town Newhall with a reception Saturday, Oct. 5, 5-8 p.m. at 22508 6th St., Newhall, CA 91321.
Oct. 5: ‘Dark, Odd, Mysterious’ Art Exhibit Reception at SCAA Gallery
One of the most beloved and meaningful parks in our community is about to expand, offering some exciting new amenities to our residents.
Marsha McLean| David March Park is Expanding
Circle of Hope Cancer Support Center will host the Seas the Day Afternoon Tea Saturday, Oct. 19 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Bella Vida in the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center, 27180 Golden Valley Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91351.
Oct. 19: Circle of Hope Seas the Day Afternoon Tea
With one group of Mustangs cross-country athletes having already competed on Friday night, Sept. 20, at the Larry Young Classic in Columbia, Mo. (where the men and the women both won the team titles), a second group of The Master's University men's and women's cross-country teams raced against top competition at the UC Riverside Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 21, in Riverside, Calif.
TMUXC Doubles Up Weekend’s Success, Men Place Second at UCR Invitational
1876 - California oil industry born as CSO No. 4 in Pico Canyon becomes state's first commercially productive oil well [story]
Pico No. 4
The city of Santa Clarita is excited to announce the start of construction for the upgrades and enhancements to Old Orchard Park in Valencia.
Oct. 2: City to Start Upgrading Old Orchard Park
The Canyon Theatre Guild has announced two shows for the upcoming fall season,  "Things My Mother Taught Me" and "Southern Fried Nuptials".
Sept. 28: Canyon Theatre Guild Announces Fall Shows
The Los Angeles County Assessor’s Office has been honored with the 2024 Distinguished Assessment Jurisdiction Award by the International Association of Assessment Officers, the preeminent global organization that is the standard bearer for assessment administration and property tax policy.
County Assessor’s Jobs Program Wins Top Award
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Unit is asking for the public’s help locating an at-risk missing person.
Update: LOCATED LASD Seeks Public Help to Find At-Risk Missing Person
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health cautions residents who are planning to visit the below Los Angeles County beaches to avoid swimming, surfing, and playing in ocean waters:
Ocean Water Warning for Sept. 25
A hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court for Christopher Hubbart, known as the "Pillowcase Rapist,"  scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 1 at the Hollywood Courthouse, will not be relocated to the Antelope Valley.
Court Won’t Move AV Sex Offender’s Hearing to AV
Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency will be holding a special board meeting followed by the regular board and a Joint Powers meeting Tuesday, Oct. 1.
Oct. 1: SCV Water Holds Three Board Meetings
California State University, Northridge, is home to the International Guitar Research Archives, one of the largest guitar-related archives in the world.
CSUN Houses Major Guitar Music Research Archive
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is investigating a new case of locally acquired dengue in a resident of Panorama City.
Health Officials Probing Nearby Case of Dengue Fever
The Valencia High School Marching Band & Color Guard is pleased to announce RAGNAROK, a Western Band Association SoCal Marching Band Clinic taking place on Oct. 5, at 2:30 p.m. in Santa Clarita.
Oct. 5: Valencia High to Host RAGNAROK Marching Band Clinic
1970 - Lagasse family helps save Mentryville buildings as Newhall and Malibu brush fires erupt & join into worst fire in SoCal history. Twelve fires over 10 days burn 525,000 acres, kill 13 people and destroy approx. 1,500 structures. [story]
Clampitt fire
The Master's University men's soccer team tied Hope International University 0-0 in a tightly contested game played at Biola University in La Mirada, Calif. Saturday afternoon.
Mustangs Settle for 0-0 Draw Against Conference Rival
The inaugural All Valley Showcase, hosted by Saugus High School, took place on Saturday, Sept. 21.
First All Valley Showcase Deemed a Success
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital’s Girl Talk series will feature a panel of four breast cancer survivors on Thursday, Oct. 3 at 5:30 p.m.
Henry Mayo Hosting Panel of Breast Cancer Survivors
Be a guest at California State University, Northridge's Open House - a free, fun and informative day on campus Saturday, Oct. 26, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Oct. 26: You’re Invited to CSUN Open House
Students looking to enroll in the College of the Canyons Fall 2024 semester—which started on Aug. 19— or take on an additional course before the semester ends can choose from nearly 400 short-term classes.
COC Short-Term Class Registration Now Open
The CSU Trustees Award is given to 23 recipients across the California State University system who have demonstrated superior academic performance, a history of community service and incredible personal accomplishment.
CSUN Grad Student Trisha Williams Receives Trustees Award
The insurance coverage crisis that is sweeping across various sectors in California has found a new target: Foster Family Agencies. 
Foster Family Agencies Facing Insurance Crisis
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