A total 32 rabid bats have been found in Los Angeles County, with 11 of them being found in the Santa Clarita Valley, in 2016 as of September 27. A total of 13 people and 10 pets were considered to be potentially exposed to them and were therefore referred for rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) or...

The Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations has released its annual account of hate crimes reported throughout Los Angeles County in 2015. After trending downwards for seven years hate crimes rose 24 percent from 390 to 483, the largest number reported since 2011. By comparison, during this...

Twenty-eight rabid bats have been found in Los Angeles County, with eight of them being found in the Santa Clarita Valley. Of note, there appear to be three areas of geographic clustering of rabid bats: Eleven rabid bats have been found in an area just north of Downtown Los Angeles, with some being found...

The Los Angeles chapter of the American Diabetes Association received a two-year Health Access Grant from Medtronic Foundation in recognition of their continued commitment to improve access to healthcare. The Association is dedicated to preventing and curing diabetes and improving the lives of all people...

Castaic Lake Recreation Area Superintendent Lori Bennett, who has worked for Los Angeles County for 34 years, is retiring and was honored by Supervisor Michael Antonovich on Tuesday. Bennett began working with the county Department of Parks and Recreation in 1982 and eventually working her way up from...

Los Angeles County officials have released a proposal to restore stream flow and habitat to sections of Bouquet Canyon Creek. The draft has been released for a 30-day public review period. The plan outlines five sites that would be restored along a three-mile stretch of the creek south of Bouquet Canyon...

The county planning director has issued a waiver allowing the Chiquita Canyon Landfill to continue accepting trash beyond its approved capacity while the landfill’s expansion plan works its way through the approval process, an official confirmed Thursday. Under its 1997 conditions of approval, the...

The Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District is warning Santa Clarita Valley residents to take extra precautions against West Nile virus now to reduce the threat as the summer progresses. Early-season indications predict the valley may see increased activity this year. This past week, GLACVCD...

Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death in the U.S. among people aged 16 to 19, which is also the primary age group of street racers. National statistics indicate that for every 1,000 people in street racing, 49 are injured or killed. Street racing is a dangerous and illegal activity. It...

Fifteen percent of LA County residents live below the official poverty line, but more than three times as many, about 49 percent, are “liquid asset poor,” lacking sufficient savings to live above the poverty level for three months if they lose a job or suffer a financial emergency. In a motion...