In what has been a decades-long battle to ensure that mega-mining does not occur in the Santa Clarita Valley, on April 24, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued a formal notice to CEMEX regarding the outstanding amount of $6.3 million owed to BLM, officials said Tuesday. This amount is for CEMEX’s first 10-year contract, which expired in July 2010. ...

State Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced Monday that he has introduced Senate Bill 797 (SB 797), a measure that would give the public the opportunity to weigh in before the Cemex mega mine in Soledad Canyon can proceed. Wilk introduced the bill as his first order of business for the 2020 legislative session. “I have been committed to stopping ...

As 2019 comes to an end, KHTS is taking a look back at the top 10 stories that impacted Santa Clarita the most in the past year. The past year has been one of the most impactful in recent memory for the Santa Clarita Valley. Throughout 2019, residents were able to celebrate together, work together and mourn together in ways ...

The CEMEX Soledad Canyon mine status has moved to “on hold” by the State Water Resources Control Board due to ongoing litigation, officials said Tuesday.  On Sept. 11, Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, sent a letter to the water board to raise concerns about the handling of the CEMEX mine application, according to Eileen Sobeck, executive director for the water ...

Officials with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) ruled Friday that the CEMEX Corporation must pay over $25 million to the bureau within 30 days, or else their contract to mine in Soledad Canyon is set to be “terminated,” officials said. In a pair of decisions addressed to CEMEX, Inc. on Friday, the BLM states that for each of the ...

In the aftermath of a “landmark” decision that struck down a proposed Cemex mine in Soledad Canyon earlier this year, the company has filed a lawsuit against several federal agencies, officials said Friday. The lawsuit was filed in May against the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for allegedly “unlawfully” depriving Cemex of ...

Host: Devon Miller Topic: Santa Clarita Issues Guest: City of Santa Clarita Mayor Marsha McLean Right Click Here To Download! Click Here To Listen! City of Santa Clarita Mayor Marsha McLean joins KHTS News’ Devon Miller to discuss some of the most pressing issues in our community, including transportation challenges and improvement projects, veterans issues, fire safety, Cemex, and previews ...

Officials with the City of Santa Clarita held a press conference Thursday to celebrate a “landmark” federal decision that essentially struck down a proposed Cemex mine in Soledad Canyon, ending a decades-long battle against the mega mine. https://www.facebook.com/khtsradio/videos/428832604590306/ The Press Conference Santa Clarita City Councilmembers Laurene Weste and Bob Kellar opened up the conference together. “This is a landmark decision, ...

After decades of battling, the City of Santa Clarita is set to host a press conference Thursday afternoon to discuss a major breakthrough in the fight against the Cemex mega mine. UPDATE 3:10 p.m.: Officials with the City of Santa Clarita have release a statement regarding the Cemex decision reached by the Interior Board of Land Appeals. The text of this ...

By Carl Goldman, KHTS Owner We were dismayed to learn that Katie Hill — the Democratic nominee running for Congress against our incumbent, Republican Congressman Steve Knight — is not only missing an understanding of the key issues in Santa Clarita, she appears to lack the curiosity to find out details of our valley’s most important challenges. Don’t miss a ...