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Downs Jazz Festival Returns Thursday to West Ranch
Saturday, Feb 1, 2014

The RK Downs Jazz Festival, will be held on Thursday, Feb. 6, hosted this year by West Ranch High School. Jazz ensembles from across the William. S. Hart Union High School District will take the stage beginning at 6 p.m. Also appearing, the GO Jazz Big Band, under the direction of Bob Babko, former music...

Roundup: West Ranch Boys Face Chaminade Friday
Friday, Jan 3, 2014

[KHTS] – In a match-up of area basketball powerhouses, the West Ranch boys play Chaminade tonight at West Ranch High. West Ranch is 5-7 and coming off a 78-51 loss to Sacramento in the Holiday Hardwood Classic at Westlake High School. Chaminade is 11-1 and won its own Christmas Classic Tournament...

40 Hart District Students are National Merit Scholars
Thursday, Dec 19, 2013

National Merit Scholars from AOC. Forty students in the Hart School District have received academic commendations in the National Merit Scholarship Program, including three semifinalists. The National Merit Scholarship Program was established in 1955 as a competition amongst students for academic recognition...

Students Get Serious About LEGOs
Sunday, Nov 24, 2013

[KHTS] – More than 200 Santa Clarita Valley elementary and junior high school students came together to compete in a FIRST LEGO League Qualifying tournament on Sunday. “FLL stands for FIRST LEGO League. FIRST stands For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology,” said Janny...

West Ranch Athletes Get a Marine Boot Camp Workout
Wednesday, Oct 2, 2013

Photos: KHTS [KHTS] – They sprinted across the field with someone on their back in a fireman’s lift. Others ran the same distance carrying to ammunition cans. Drill instructors shouted at them to keep moving. These weren’t soldiers. These were the West Ranch High School baseball and softball...

Oct. 5: West Ranch Wildcat Classic at Valencia-Preisz Stadium
Thursday, Sep 26, 2013

On Saturday, Oct. 5, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., the West Ranch High School Marching Band, and Band Boosters, present the 5th Annual Wildcat Classic. The Wildcat Classic is a Southern California School Band & Orchestra Association (SCSBOA) Marching Band Competition. Ten high school bands are slated to...

Roundup: West Ranch Blows By Golden Valley with 7-Run 5th
Thursday, Apr 25, 2013

The West Ranch baseball team was locked in a tight game with Golden Valley before exploding in the fifth inning. The Wildcats scored seven runs in the fifth en route to an 8-1 win over the Grizzlies. The score was tied 1-1 before West Ranch sent 11 batters to the plate in the fifth inning. Jake Bird...

Roundup: West Ranch Softball Still Undefeated
Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013

The West Ranch softball team is starting to run away from the rest of the Foothill League. The Wildcats beat Valencia, 6-3, and ran its Foothill League record to 5-0. They have a commanding two-game lead over Valencia and Saugus for first place in the league standings. Charlotte Romero delivered the...

Volunteers Needed to Judge Debate Tournament at West Ranch HS
Thursday, Apr 11, 2013

Volunteer judges are needed for the annual California State High School Speech and Debate Tournament, hosted by West Ranch High School, scheduled for April 19, and all day and early evening on Saturday, April 20. Community members, business leaders and educators are encouraged to volunteer! More than...

Food Trucks Invade Valencia Sunday for West Ranch Football
Monday, Apr 8, 2013

Second Sundays is a monthly event bringing gourmet food trucks and fun to the community here in Santa Clarita. This event is held from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.  the second Sunday of every month through December with the exception of May which will occur on the first Sunday. Second Sundays is held in the spacious...

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1910 - Newhall (Auto) Tunnel opens, bypassing Beale's Cut [story]
Newhall Tunnel
1892 - Benjamin Harrison establishes 555,520-acre San Gabriel Timberland Reserve (Angeles National Forest). First forest reserve in California, second in U.S. [story]
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The Saugus Union School District Governing Board of Trustees elected Matthew Watson as 2026 board president at the Tuesday, Dec. 16 organizational meeting.
Watson Elected SUSD Board of Trustees President
Los Angeles–based painter Jasimen Phillips is a featured artist in the city of Santa Clarita’s “Pop Culture” exhibition, currently on view at the Newhall Community Center through March 25, 2026.
Phillips Examines Evolving Relationship with Technology in Exhibit
The Gibbon Conservation Center in Saugus is requesting donations, including memberships and gibbon adoption sponsorships to reach a matching goal of $15,000.
Gibbon Center Needs Donations to Meet $15K Match
The Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees failed to complete its annual organizational vote to elect a new board president during its meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 17.
COC Board Fails to Elect New President in Deadlocked Vote
There's no better way to celebrate the season than with toys, treats, and rollercoasters. My annual Foster Youth Holiday Party is one of the most special traditions we do each year
Kathryn Barger | Keeping Up With Kathryn
The Canyon Theatre Guild’s production of "A Christmas Story," adds shows due to high ticket demand. Shows have been added on Sunday, Dec. 21 and Monday, Dec. 22.
CTG ‘A Christmas Story’ Adds Shows, Dec. 21-22, Due to Demand
The city of Santa Clarita will present its latest art exhibition, “Pop Culture,” on view at the Newhall Community Center now through March 25, 2026.
City Presents ‘Pop Culture’ Art Exhibit at the Newhall Community Center
This week’s Foothill League matches resulted in the Saugus boys getting a firmer grip on first place, and the Saugus girls slipping into second place. Meanwhile, holiday tournaments are bringing both wins and losses from non-league teams, with more on the way.
Foothill League Soccer: Saugus Boys, Hart Girls Leading
1970 - Snow day in Santa Clarita Valley [photos]
Saugus train station
Do you have a passion for swimming and a desire to make an impact in your community? The city of Santa Clarita is seeking individuals with strong customer service skills and a commitment to community engagement to join its lifeguard team.
Applications Are Open for the Summer 2026 Lifeguard Season
Santa Clarita Valley residents need to put down the yule log and refrain from all residental wood burning fires on Friday, Dec. 19.
Dec. 19: No Burn Day Alert Issued for SCV, South Coast Air Basin
U.S. Rep. George Whitesides (D-Aqua Dulce), announced the winners of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge for California’s 27th Congressional District: the “MathViz” team led by local Academy of the Canyons student, Gautham Korrapati.
Whitesides Announces 2025 Congressional App Challenge SCV Winners
The Mardi Gras Madness 1K/5K/10K, set for March 1, in Santa Clarita, is more than a race, it’s a celebration of health, community and giving back. Now through Wednesday, Dec. 24, take $10 OFF race registration with promo code WINTER10 at checkout.
March 1: JCI Santa Clarita Holds Mardi Gras Madness 1K/5K/10K Runs
Theatre Extempore will present the all time classic musical The Fantasticks, 8-10 p.m. Jan. 9-11. 15-18 at The MAIN.
Jan. 9: Premiere of ‘The Fantasticks’ Presented by Theatre Extempore
West Ranch High School senior Braulio Castillo (17) never did any long-distance running before high school, but what he has accomplished in that demanding discipline since taking it up is impressive. And, so far his senior year, it is phenomenal.
West Ranch Runner Going the Distance
Powerlab Studio will hold its grand opening and ribbon cutting 4:30-5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8 at 28110 Newhall Ranch Road, Valencia, CA 91355.
Jan 8: Powerlab Studio Grand Opening, Ribbon Cutting
B2 Entertainment will have a Cookies With Santa event, 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21 at 21516 Golden Triangle Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91350.
Dec. 21: Cookies With Santa at MB2 Entertainment
The College of the Canyons soccer programs will be hosting 'Friday Night Footy,' small-sided pick-up games, running on Friday evenings Jan. 2 through June 26 at the COC Soccer Facility.
Jan. 2-June 26: Cougars Soccer Programs to Host ‘Friday Night Footy’
College of the Canyons sophomore pitcher Nichole Muro will continue her academic and athletic career at Cumberland University after signing with the Phoenix softball program.
Muro Signs with Cumberland University Softball Program
College of the Canyons men's basketball won its fourth straight contest in an 80-72 affair at Napa Valley College on Monday afternoon, Dec. 15 as freshman Julius Washington led all scorers with 20 points.
Cougars Win Fourth Straight 80-72 at Napa Valley
Canyons women's basketball snapped a five-game losing streak with a 60-44 win over Diablo Valley College during the final day of action at the Napa Valley Storm Surge tournament on Saturday, Dec. 13.
Canyons Finishes Tourney Weekend with 60-44 Win Over Diablo Valley
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