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Valencia Man Arrested on Heroin Charge in Castaic
Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputies from the Parks Bureau Special Problems Team observed a male adult sitting in a parked truck with the driver’s door open at the rear of a motel, adjacent to Castaic Lake Park on Saturday. The deputies noticed what appeared to be a hypodermic needle in the man’s...

We Need Your Help in This Fight
Friday, Mar 1, 2013

I truly love this city and want to make sure your quality of life, your safety and your comfort are well provided for.  That is why it saddens me when I learn about the death of one of our young people as a result of drugs. Since my days in the LAPD, and now as your mayor, I am continually reminded...

Drug Deaths on Rise in U.S.; Opioid Deaths Up 4-Fold Since ’99
Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013

[Centers for Disease Control] – Drug overdose deaths increased for the 11th consecutive year in 2010 (the latest year for which comprehensive figures are available), according to an analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The findings are published today in a research letter,...

DFYIT Club Officers Strategize at Activities Center

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...

Locals March for Law Devised to Curb Overdoses
Monday, Jan 14, 2013

More than 100 residents walked from just outside City Council chambers to the Westfield Valencia Town Center on Saturday to raise awareness of a new law that was passed in hopes of fighting a rising national problem with opiates. The City Hall-to-the-mall route was intended to raise consciousness, not...

SCV’s Opiate-Related Deaths on Rise for 3rd Year
Thursday, Dec 27, 2012

A Santa Clarita Valley sheriff’s official reported Thursday that the number of opiate-related deaths has risen for the third straight year. “There are 15 confirmed (drug-related deaths)  by the Coroner’s Office, and I’ve got four that are awaiting confirmations,” said Bob Wachsmuth, a longtime...

SCV NewsBreak for Thursday, December 27, 2012

In this episode: Opiate-related deaths in Santa Clarita are on the rise; A Santa Clarita Valley sheriff’s deputy was taken to the hospital with minor injuries Thursday afternoon following a traffic collision. Also: An electrical fire caused $2,500 in damages at a family-owned cabinet shop in Canyon...

SCV Mom Raising Awareness of Good Samaritan Law (Video)
Wednesday, Dec 12, 2012

A Santa Clarita mom who lost her son to a heroin overdose wants to make sure everyone is aware of a new law that could save lives. Krissy McAfee’s son Daniel Trae Allen died in March 2010 of a heroin overdose. Her testimony the following month in front of the City Council helped spur action by city...

SCV Teens ‘Tell It Like It Is’ at Drug Symposium
Sunday, Dec 2, 2012

The J-Team’s Bob Wachsmuth and Bill Velek set up their display of drugs and paraphernalia. A standing-room-only audience of about 150 Santa Clarita Valley residents and community leaders packed the ACTION Family Zone in Canyon Country to hear about drug abuse in the SCV from the teens’ perspective...

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1851 - San Fernando-San Francisquito-Eliz. Lake Roads become public highways [story]
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1978 - Concert scene for "KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park" filmed at Magic Mountain [story]
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College of the Canyons baseball saw eight players recognized with All-Western State Conference (WSC), South Division honors. 
Eight COC Baseball Players Named to All-WSC Team
College of the Canyons softball was represented with four selections to the 2024 All-Western State Conference (WSC), South Division Team. 
Four Lady Cougs Earn All-WSC Softball Honors
The city of Santa Clarita Planning Commission is holding its regular meeting in City Hall's Council Chambers Tuesday, May 21 at 6 p.m.
May 21: Planning Commission Continues Town Center Public Hearings
The city of Santa Clarita’s Communications division was recently recognized by the California Association of Public Information Officials (CAPIO) for their outreach efforts and impactful campaigns across special events, branding and social media presence in 2023.
City Earns State Communications, Outreach Awards
The Memorial Torch Relay Run was established in 1975 to honor the memory of the brave and dedicated peace officers in Los Angeles County who sacrificed their lives in the performance of their duties.
LASD Torch Relay Honors Ryan Clinkunbroomer, Fallen Heroes
Join ARTree Community Arts Center in building a cleaner, greener community by creating a mural made from thousands of recycled bottle caps!
June 1: ARTree Community Arts Center Bottle Cap Mural Project
The California Association of Public Information Officials recognized Kevin Strauss, Communications Manager for the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency with one of CAPIO's highest honors - the 2024 Communicator of the Year - during the 2024 awards dinner on May 14 in Indian Wells.
SCV Water’s Kevin Strauss Named CAPIO’s Communicator of the Year
Santa Clarita-based Lief Labs, a premier formulation and product development innovator and manufacturer of dietary supplements, is pleased to announced that the company's Lief Cares Donation Program donated 400 jars of Lief Cares Protein Powder nutritional supplements to the Valley Oasis Shelter, which provides services to men, women and children of all ages who are survivors of domestic violence.
Lief Labs’ Nonprofit Program Donates to Domestic Violence Survivors
Get ready Santa Clarita for an unforgettable morning of shopping, entertainment and support!
June 8: Saugus High School Music Program Rummage, Bake Sale
College of the Canyons football student-athlete Joshua Clark knows a thing or two about stepping up.
COC Grad Steps Up After Redshirt Year
The Samuel Dixon Family Health Center is excited to host its second annual Cornhole Tournament Saturday, May 18, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Lucky Luke Brewery.
May 18: Cornhole Tourney Benefiting Samuel Dixon Health Center
Palmdale Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are asking for the public’s help locating at-risk, missing juvenile, Brianna Covert.
LASD Seeking Help Locating At-Risk, Missing Agua Dulce Teen
The California Department of Transportation has scheduled lane closures on the northbound and southbound State Route 14 between Technology Drive in Palmdale and Avenue A in Lancaster, closing up to three lanes.
Caltrans Announces SR-14 Lane Closures
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is closely monitoring the ongoing multi-state outbreak of ­­H5N1 bird flu in wild birds, poultry and U.S. dairy cows.
L.A. County Monitoring Nationwide Bird Flu Outbreak
The California Department of Motor Vehicles now offers an improved online customer experience that is faster, easier and can be personalized.
DMV Simplifies Online Customer Services
1993 - Dale Poe, 61, developer of Stevenson Ranch, killed in car crash [story]
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The annual Summer Reading Program is back at the Santa Clarita Public Library. This year's theme is "Read, Renew, Repeat." During the seven-week summer program, residents are encouraged to read a variety of books and/or participate in crafts or activities.
Santa Clarita Summer Library Reading Program Seeks Volunteers
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has been notified of one case of measles in a non-Los Angeles County resident who traveled to Los Angeles International airport while infectious on May 9.
Public Health Confirms Measles Case in Los Angeles County
Mission Opera is looking for volunteers for front of the house at the performances of the "Merry Widow: Madonna" June 6-8.
Ushers Needed for Mission Opera’s ‘Merry Widow: Madonna’
The Old West Masonic Lodge #813 19310 Avenue of The Oaks, Newhall, CA 91321 will host dinner and meeting for those interested in learning about freemasonry and the history of the lodge.
June 4: Old West Masonic Lodge #813 Dinner Meeting
The Santa Clarita Master Chorale, under the direction of Musical Director Allan Robert Petker, will present "Seasons of Song" on Saturday, June 1 at 7 p.m.
June 1: Santa Clarita Master Chorale Presents ‘Seasons of Song’
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