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1936 - Passenger plane crash in Rice Canyon kills all 12 aboard [story]
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Girl Scouts Announce Commemorative S’mores Cookie
Wednesday, Aug 10, 2016

On National S’mores Day – today, Aug. 10 – Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles is announcing, in celebration of 100 years of Girl Scouts selling cookies, that the organization will introduce a commemorative Girl Scout S’mores cookie. The cookie will be featured in the Los Angeles...

Castaic Girl Scout Has Unforgettable Experience in Costa Rica, Panama
Friday, Jul 22, 2016

Erin Nahas, a 15-year-old Girl Scout from Castaic, completed the Costa Rica and Panama Service Challenge Destination with Outward Bound Costa Rica. During the 14-day course, Erin contributed to two major service-learning projects and pushed her limits with adventure activities. “My Outward Bound Experience...

23 SCV Girl Scouts Honored with Gold Award
Friday, May 27, 2016

The highest honor a Girl Scout can earn is the Gold Award, an award given for demonstrating extraordinary leadership in their community. In Santa Clarita, 23 girls demonstrated the skills necessary and will be honored on June 4 in Pasadena by the Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles. Since 1916, thousands...

Girl Scout Cookie Weekend is Almost Here
Tuesday, Feb 23, 2016

Cookie fans, get ready for a sweet scavenger hunt on social media! In celebration of National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend, Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles (GSGLA) is hiding golden tickets on select boxes of Trefoil Girl Scout Cookies around Greater Los Angeles on Saturday, Feb. 27. Find one and win...

Princess Cruises Honors Emerging Leaders
Friday, Nov 6, 2015

Princess Cruises President Jan Swartz was honored as a 2015 Woman of Distinction at the Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles annual ToGetHerThere luncheon on Nov. 5, which celebrates female leadership and inspires Emerging Leaders. Addressing more than 600 influential women leaders and high school Girl...

SCV Girl Scouts to Give Back to Children’s Hospital LA
Friday, Aug 14, 2015

Two local girl scouts are teaming up with Barnes & Noble to provide books and make a difference for patients at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Kaleigh Crawford and Paxton Downs are both freshman at Saugus High School and decided to give back to CHLA in an effort to complete their Silver Project,...

Saugus Girl Scout Presents Web Project at Google HQ
Tuesday, Jun 30, 2015

It started with a Girl Scout workshop: Kennedy Beck, a 10th-grade Girl Scout from Saugus, was first introduced to computer science at a coding basics workshop hosted by Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles in November 2014. Months later – in June 2015 – she found herself presenting at the Google...

Girl Scout Cookie Sales Start Super Bowl Sunday (Video)
Wednesday, Jan 28, 2015

It’s Go Day on Feb. 1! For the first time ever, football fans in Los Angeles can include Girl Scout Cookies in their game day spread: Nearly 3 million boxes of Girl Scout Cookies officially arrive in the area this weekend, and roughly 40,000 girls will begin honing leadership skills as they initiate...

Poll: Girls 11-17 See Politics as a Man’s Career
Sunday, Nov 2, 2014

With the midterm Congressional elections upon us, the national Girl Scout Research Institute has just released results of a “pulse poll” targeting girls’ attitudes, interest, involvement, and perceptions with regard to the world of politics. The research found that a majority of today’s...

2 Dozen SCV Girl Scouts Earn Gold
Monday, Jun 2, 2014

One girl worked with her city council to add a sidewalk on a previously dangerous road for pedestrians; another developed and trademarked a toy to ameliorate the stress of hospitalized kids and has a patent pending; one young woman organized a program for community members to donate their homegrown produce...

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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
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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As winter storms enter Los Angeles County, the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control urges pet owners to take necessary precautions in light of the significant storms expected to last for five days.
DACC Urges Pet Owners to Prioritize Safety Ahead of Storm
Brayden Miner scored 31 points and Rylan Starr had 24 as The Master's University men's basketball team crushed Bethesda University 145-59 The MacArthur Center.
Season’s Best Offensive Performance Leads TMU Over Bethesda
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