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2011 - John Ford's 1924 "The Iron Horse," filmed in SCV, added to Library of Congress' National Film Registry [story]
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Mustangs Burned by Christmas, Firestorm
Friday, Jan 12, 2018

The idea of Christmas coming early sounds like a good thing. It wasn’t for The Master’s University’s women’s basketball team on Thursday in Phoenix. Arizona Christian’s Courtney Christmas poured in 32 points, and the Firestorm pulled away in the fourth quarter to upend the...

Nationally Ranked Recruit Joins Sister, Brother; Chooses TMU
Thursday, Jan 11, 2018

By Mason Nesbitt, Sports Information Director On Monday, with rain pelting the roof of his office, TMU women’s basketball coach Dan Waldeck retrieves a cell phone from his desk to show something rarer than water falling from the Southern California sky. In an Instagram video – in slow motion,...

Mustangs Head into 2018 with Conference Play
Thursday, Jan 4, 2018

In the 68 days since basketball season opened, the outlook for The Master’s University men’s and women’s teams has remained about as steady as a fourth-year starting point guard. The women (9-2) enter Golden State Athletic Conference play ranked No. 15 in NAIA Division 1 after starting the year...

TMU Releases 2018 Baseball Schedule
Friday, Dec 22, 2017

Anyone wondering whether coach Monte Brooks might have been swept up in the hype of managing the Mustangs to three NAIA World Series berths in the past five seasons can lay the assumption to rest. Has making it to the division’s biggest stage become the standard? “It’s not about that,” Brooks...

Prestigious Coaches Convention to Have Monte Brooks Guest Speak
Tuesday, Dec 19, 2017

Over the last 20-plus years, Monte Brooks has traveled, sometimes trekked, to the annual American Baseball Coaches Association Convention, whether it was in Nashville, Atlanta or Anaheim. He rarely missed. He hoped each year to glean from some of the country’s best baseball minds. On the morning of...

Lady Mustangs Within Range of Directors’ Cup Top Spots
Thursday, Dec 14, 2017

With an offense that challenged the program’s single-season goals record, The Master’s University women’s soccer team was almost almost never out of any game it played: The Mustangs were always within striking range. Likewise, by advancing to the final 16 of the NAIA national soccer tournament...

4 TMU Men’s Soccer Players Named NAIA Scholar-Athletes
Wednesday, Dec 13, 2017

The list of Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes, released recently, was backloaded with four athletes from The Master’s University. That’s not to say the Mustangs were way down on the list, just that their four honorees all played in the midfield or on the back line this season. Midfielders Benjamin...

TMU’s Tembo Tabbed One of Nation’s Best Soccer Players
Friday, Dec 8, 2017

Mustang junior Benjamin Tembo was named a third-team National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics All-American this week after leading the Golden State Athletic Conference in every offensive category including game-winning goals with six. Only one other Mustang since 2000 scored more goals in a...

Mustang Duo Among Nation’s Most Academic
Wednesday, Nov 29, 2017

On the heels of winning an eighth straight conference title, TMU seniors Alec Franco and Skyler Mikesell made their mark academically both at the Golden State Athletic Conference and NAIA levels. The NAIA recently named Franco and Mikesell as Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes. In order to be nominated,...

TMU’s Frankian on List of 2017 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athletes
Monday, Nov 27, 2017

TMU senior Abigail Frankian capped her prolific cross country career with an off-the-course award. The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes (NAIA) honored Frankian recently as one of 351 student-athletes to be selected as 2017 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athletes. In order to be nominated, athletes...

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2011 - John Ford's 1924 "The Iron Horse," filmed in SCV, added to Library of Congress' National Film Registry [story]
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The California Highway Patrol has announced that all lanes of the Interstate 5 freeway in the Castaic area have been shut down in both directions to a possible ruptured gas line.
UPDATE: All Lanes of I-5 Now Open in Castaic, Gas Leak Stopped
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]
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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]
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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]
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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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