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1943 - Actor William S. Hart announces intent to bequeath Newhall estate to the public [story]
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Coming Up … from Santa Clarita Arts & Events
Thursday, Oct 3, 2013

Art SLAM Thursday, October 3 Santa Clarita is the place to be on Thursday, October 3, as the final Art Slam of 2013 takes over Main Street in Old Town Newhall. Indulge at Chocolate Slam, where chocolatiers provide a glimpse into the art of cooking with demonstrations, tastings, and...

SCV Jailhouse – Already a Scary Place – is Haunted
Tuesday, Oct 1, 2013

Deputies from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station are asking the public to stop by the Annual Haunted Jailhouse Halloween event on Sunday, Oct. 27, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and help them look for ghosts and goblins spotted in and around the station jail. This is the 25th annual Haunted Jailhouse...

Oct. 27: Trunk or Treat at Santa Clarita United Methodist
Thursday, Sep 26, 2013

3rd Annual Trunk or Treat Sunday, October 27 5-6:30 PM Lots of decorated cars! Lots of candy! Free hot dogs! Kona Ice for purchase! Safe place for your kids to Trick or Treat! Santa Clarita United Methodist Church 26640 Bouquet Canyon Rd. Santa Clarita, CA Www.scumc.org

Oct. 25: COC Big  Band Jazz Coming to PAC

The College of the Canyons music department will present their fall jazz concert “Sounds of Big Band Jazz” on Friday, Oct. 25 at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center (PAC). With some help from local artists Lee Lowe and Fern Jones, the college’s Jazz Combo band and the Studio Jazz Ensemble...

Oct. 12: Family-friendly Halloween Festivities at the Y
Tuesday, Sep 24, 2013

The Santa Clarita Valley Family YMCA (the “Y”) is excited to host its Annual Halloween Festivities for families in October. On Oct. 12 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., join your local Y family for fun with a indoor trick or treat, costume contests, a chili cook off, haunted house activity center, along with...

Sept. 28: Box City Returns to Bridgeport Park
Friday, Sep 20, 2013

[KHTS] – Family Promise is gearing up for Box City, its annual fundraising that’s looking to raise awareness and help for those in the Santa Clarita Valley who are struggling with homelessness. In August, Family Promise of the Santa Clarita Valley, a network of volunteers serving local homeless...

Sept. 28: City Throwing Public Birthday Party for Newhall Library
Wednesday, Sep 18, 2013

File photo: City Librarian Ed Kieczykowski (left) addresses local educators at the new library. On Sept. 29, the Old Town Newhall Library turns one year old.  To celebrate, the City of Santa Clarita and Friends of Santa Clarita Public Library invite community members to enjoy a free birthday celebration...

Feb. 14 ‘Santa Colorita’ Run is Drawing Nearer

The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce  will hold the first ever “Santa Colorita Run,” affectionately known as the “Happiest 5k on the Planet,” on February 15, 2014, at Castaic Lake Recreation Area.  Taking place all over the world, these fun community Runs  have become...

Oct. 5: Railroad Cafe Goes Pink for Cancer Awareness

Alice Nyquist [KHTS] – The Master’s College student Alice Nyquist was researching a project when she began to notice something. There were a lot of musicians that were looking to make a positive impact with their music, but there wasn’t necessarily a hub to connect them to the causes they looked...

Sept. 16: City Breaking Ground on New Central Park Sports Fields
Friday, Sep 13, 2013

Mayor Bob Kellar and the Santa Clarita City Council are inviting community members to attend the Central Park Fields groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, Sept. 16, at 10 a.m. Phase three of the Central Park project will include two new, full-size, lighted, multi-use sports fields on 11 acres and will also...

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A wildfire in Los Angeles's Pacific Palisades neighborhood, driven by extreme winds, rapidly grew to more than 3,000 acres on Tuesday, prompting thousands of residents to evacuate the affluent enclave overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
Wildfires Burn in Pacific Palisades, Altadena
As extremely strong winds continue to pose widespread risk of power outages, wildfires, and other hazards, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger has signed an emergency proclamation to bolster response and recovery work. 
Barger Proclaims Local Emergency for Windstorm
A memorial highway dedication ceremony honoring Deputy Hagop “Jake” Kuredjian will be held Wednesday, Jan. 8 at 10:30 a.m. at the site of Kuredjian’s memorial on Poe Parkway and Stevenson Ranch Parkway.
Jan. 8: Ceremony at SCV Sheriff’s Station Honors Deputy ‘Jake’ Kuredjian
The California Department of Motor Vehicles will host a public briefing on Jan. 10, 2025, from 12 PM to 1 PM, to highlight insights and outcomes from its 2024 Mobile Driver’s License Hackathons.
California DMV Invites Public to Mobile Driver’s License Hackathon Public Briefing
The Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative invites the community to attend a webinar about its Draft Funding Recommendations for addressing and preventing homelessness in Fiscal Year 2025-26.
Jan.16: Homeless Initiative Seeks Community Input for 2025-26 Draft Funding
Local nonprofit Fostering Youth Independence is kicking off the new year with a training session for new “Allies” to support Santa Clarita youth who are aging out of the L.A. County foster care system.
Jan. 14:  Fostering Youth Independence Kicks off New Year With Opportunity to Become Ally to a Local Foster Youth
The California Department of Motor Vehicles today announced that industry business customers, including registration services and vehicle dealerships, currently “posting fees” (a type of payment-only transaction) at an Industry Business Center (IBC) or other DMV office will instead be required to use the DMV’s Vehicle Industry Services online channel. 
DMV Industry Business Customers To Now Use Online Payment Channel
Mojdeh Mahn, associate dean of learning resources and director of The Learning Center (TLC) at College of the Canyons, remembers the first time she stepped foot on campus as a 17-year-old.
Longest-Serving COC Employee Retires After 44 Years of Service
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger issued the following statement this morning, as Los Angeles County braces for a significant and widespread windstorm beginning today and lasting for two days:
Barger Issues Statement on Upcoming Windstorm and High Fire Risk
Congregation Beth Shalom invites the community to its showing of "Boy on the Run" on Jan. 12 at 2 p.m. in the CBS Social Hall, 21430 Centre Pointe Parkway, Santa Clarita, CA 91350.
Jan. 12: CBS Film Series Presents ‘Boy on the Run’
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to declare Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, as a Day of Mourning in honor of former President Jimmy Carter.
Supes Unanimously Approve Day of Mourning for Late President Jimmy Carter
Carefully sorting through the detritus — mostly animal bones — of an archaeological excavation that took place in Germany in the 1930s, California State University, Northridge anthropologist Hélène Rougier found inches-long bone fragments that offer a glimpse of what life was like for early modern humans more than 40,000 years ago.
CSUN Prof’s Research Offers Glimpse of Life for Early Europeans More Than 40,000 Years Ago
With critical fire weather conditions and a major wind event forecasted to affect Southern California from the afternoon on Jan. 7 through Jan. 8, the County of Los Angeles Fire Department has implemented its augmented staffing plan by ordering additional staffing and pre‑deployment of ground and aerial resources throughout Los Angeles County.
Jan. 7-8: High Winds Mean High Fire Danger
The Master's University men's and women's swim teams began the spring semester with strong performances at the Westmont vs. TMU Dual Meet Saturday afternoon, Jan. 4.
TMU Swim defeats Westmont in Tight Duel
The Master's University men's basketball team lost its conference opener on the road to Hope International 82-64 Saturday afternoon, Jan. 4.
TMU drops GSAC opener to Hope International
College of the Canyons men's basketball played to an 83-77 road victory at L.A. Pierce College on Saturday, Jan. 4 to close out its non-conference schedule in winning fashion.
Cougars Close Out Non-Conference Schedule with 83-77 Victory at L.A. Pierce
1943 - Actor William S. Hart announces intent to bequeath Newhall estate to the public [story]
William S. Hart
Princess Cruises, known around the world as “The Love Boat,” is celebrating six decades of delivering dream vacations and happiness to millions of cruisers with a special 14 day 60th Anniversary Mexican Riviera Voyage, departing from the Port of Los Angeles on Dec. 6.
Princess Cruises Announces Diamond Anniversary Voyage
The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings and High Wind Warnings throughout Southern California, including the Santa Clarita Valley.
High Wind Warning, Dust Advisory for SCV
The Latino Business Alliance will host a Café con Leche, 9-10:15 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4 at Funburger, 23460 Cinema Drive, Unit J, Santa Clarita, CA 91355.
Feb. 4: Latino Business Alliance Café con Leche
College of the Canyons mens basketball split its two games of the 34th Annual Cougar Holiday Classic, topping Orange Coast College on day one before falling to tourney champions Mt. San Antonio College in the finale.
COC Splits Tourney Games, Falls in Championship Round of Cougar Holiday Classic
California State Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares (R-Santa Clarita) announced her eight committee assignments for the 2025-26 legislative session, including being asked to serve as Vice-Chair of the Committee on Governmental Organization, the Health Committee and the Committee on Revenue and Taxation.
Valladares Announces Committee Assignments for Legislative Session
The California Highway Patrol wrapped up its New Year’s Maximum Enforcement Period with 481 DUI arrests during the 30 hour campaign, averaging one arrest every four minutes.
CHP’S New Year’s Crackdown Nets Arrests, Highlights Traffic Dangers
Join VIA and leading experts from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for a Cyber Crime the Invisible Threat luncheon presentation, Friday, Feb. 21 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the College of the Canyons Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook University Center.
Feb. 21: VIA Cyber Crime the Invisible Threat Luncheon
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