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SCV Takes Early Lead in Rabid Bats
Monday, Apr 20, 2015

The Santa Clarita Valley is once again the leader in rabid bats with two of seven rabid bats detected in Los Angeles County this year. Roughly half of the rabid bats identified in Los Angeles County over the past five years have been found in the SCV, even though the SCV sports less than 3 percent of...

SCV Remains County Leader … in Rabid Bats
Friday, Dec 12, 2014

Click to enlarge It’s been raining. Winter is nearly here. So why are we discussing rabid bats? Because two more turned up in Canyon Country in November. That brings to 39 the total number of rabid bats identified in Los Angeles County in 2014. Of those, more than half – 20 – were found in the...

Latest Rabid Bat Lunges at Newhall Resident
Monday, Sep 15, 2014

The latest rabid bat to turn up in Los Angeles County flew at a Newhall resident this month after it was spotted in a backyard. Two dogs and a cat “spent time near the bat,” according to county health officials, and they’ll have to be quarantined. It was the 16th rabid bat to turn up so far this...

SCV’s Rabid Bat Count Now 15 of 26; Sick Skunk Found in Long Beach
Sunday, Aug 31, 2014

The Santa Clarita Valley continues to be the L.A. County leader in rabid bats, with 15 of 26 reported cases occurring in the SCV at the latest count. The SCV’s most recent rabid bat was found outside of a home in Canyon Country. The one before that was clinging to a kitchen window screen in Newhall. This...

Santa Clarita Leads the County in Rabid Bat Discoveries
Monday, Aug 25, 2014

[KHTS] Santa Clarita continues to be the leader in rabies in the Los Angeles County area with another rabid bat that has been found in Newhall on Friday, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials report. More than 20 rabid bats have been found across the Los Angeles County area with 13...

Going Batty
Sunday, Aug 10, 2014

Of all the animals on our Earth, bats are probably the most misunderstood. There are more myths about bats than any other animal. Uninformed people will tell you bats are all bloodsuckers and hunt humans at night, flying into your hair and attacking in groups, and all of them have rabies. This is not...

More Rabid Bats Turn Up in SCV
Friday, Aug 8, 2014

With four new reports, more than half of the rabid bats to turn up in Los Angeles County during 2014 have been discovered in the Santa Clarita Valley. Four more rabid bats were found in the Santa Clarita Valley in the last couple of weeks, bringing the total to 11 out of 21 reported cases in the county,...

Another Rabid Bat in SCV; West Nile Next
Friday, Aug 1, 2014

Los Angeles County’s 15th rabid bat of the season turned up in late July – and sure ‘nuff, it turned up in Santa Clarita. Roughly  half of the county’s rabies cases of 2014 – seven of 15, all in bats – have been reported in the Santa Clarita Valley. The latest one was found outside of a...

SCV Still Tops in L.A. County
Friday, Jul 25, 2014

What rhymes with “cat” and hisses like a cat when you approach it, but isn’t a cat? You’ve got it. It’s a rabid bat. Granted, most rabid bats don’t hiss at you; most stumble around like they’re drunk. But this one hissed. Los Angeles County’s fourteenth rabid bat of the season turned...

Another Rabid Bat Turns Up in SCV
Thursday, Jul 17, 2014

In a repeat of the last four years, the Santa Clarita Valley appears to be leading Los Angeles County in … rabid bats. The SCV’s fifth rabid bat of the season was verified earlier this month in Canyon Country, where it was found alive outside of a home. (It then died.) Those five bats represent just...

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Starting Monday, April 29, construction on the South Fork Trail will begin to replace a portion of the lodgepole fencing, the city of Santa Clarita announced.
South Fork Trail Construction to Begin April 29
College of the Canyons dual-sport athlete Sam Regez will continue his career at University of Portland with plans to run on both the cross country and track and field programs.
COC Standout Sam Regez Signs with University of Portland
An entertainment industry initiative to support the voices of California State University, Northridge film and TV students was celebrated with a recent screening of stories they created. 
‘Changing Lenses’ Initiative Lends Voice to CSUN Film, TV Students
How important is Film and Tourism to the Santa Clarita Valley Economy? 
SCVEDC Delves into Santa Clarita Film, Tourism Impact
Earlier this month, a team of biology students at The Master’s University won a distinguished award at one of the oldest intercollegiate research conferences in the country.
TMU Biology Students Earn Recognition at Annual Research Conference
Lisa Zamroz has announced her intent to step down as the head coach of The Master's University's women's basketball team effective July 1, 2024.
TMU Women’s Basketball Coach to Resign
Spring heralds a time of renewal and rejuvenation, not just in the natural world, but within our homes and lives as well.
Cameron Smyth | Spring Cleaning Your Neighborhood
College of the Canyons student-athletes Gigi Garcia (softball) and Hannes Yngve (men's golf) have been named the COC Athletic Department's Women's and Men's Student-Athletes of the Week for the period running April 15-20.
COC Names Gigi Garcia, Hannes Yngve Athletes of the Week
California Institute of the Arts' Community Weekend kicks off on Friday, April 26 and runs through Sunday, April 28.
April 26-28: Community Weekend Returns to CalArts
May is National Foster Parent Appreciation Month! Celebrate by applying to become a resource parent and fostering or foster-adopting siblings.
May 16: Children’s Bureau Foster Care Orientation
Santa Clarita resident Edina Lemus has been appointed Administrator of the Veterans Home of California in Lancaster by California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Newsom Appoints SCV Resident Veterans Home Administrator
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
1906 - Bercaw General Store opens in Surrey (Saugus) [story]
Bercaw Store
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond testified today in the Senate Education Committee about the need for results-proven training for all teachers of reading and math.
State Superintendent Makes Historic Push for Results-Proven Training in Literacy, Math as Sponsor of SB 1115
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 April 24
Dust off the boots and get ready to holler, because Boots In The Park making its way to back to Santa Clarita, y’all. 
May 10: Boots In the Park Returns to Santa Clarita
State Senator Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) and Supervisor Kathryn Barger honor the memory of those lost 109 years ago in Armenian Genocide. 
Barger, Wilk Recognize Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day
The Salvation Army Santa Clarita Valley Corps is excited to announce the inaugural Donut Day event.
June 7: Salvation Army SCV Announces Inaugural Donut Day Event
The Los Angeles County Animal Care Foundation has approved $370,000 in funding to support the Vet@ThePark program operated by the County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control.
LAC Animal Care Foundation Provides $370K Grant to Support Vet@ThePark
The California Department of Public Health is encouraging Californians to take part in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 27.
CDPH Urges Californians to Support Prescription Drug Take Back Day
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion, introduced by Supervisor Kathryn Barger and co-authored by Board Chair Lindsey P. Horvath, proclaiming May 2024 as Mental Health Awareness Month in Los Angeles County.
Supes Proclaim May as Mental Health Awareness Month
The Grammy-award winning rock ‘n’ roll group Blues Traveler will take the stage of the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at 8 p.m. May 9. 
May 9: Blues Traveler to Perform at PAC
1962 - SCV residents vote to connect to State Water Project, creating Castaic Lake Water Agency (now part of SCV Water) [story]
Castaic Lake
Los Angeles County Fifth District Supervisor Kathryn Barger issued a statement in support of the Los Angeles County Chief Executive Officer’s presentation of a $45.4 billion budget for the forthcoming 2024-25 fiscal year.
Kathryn Barger | Statement in Support of $45.4B County Budget
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