UPDATE: Deputies have detained a man who allegedly shot a BB gun towards Mint Canyon Elementary School Wednesday. After a several hour search, deputies eventually located and detained the suspect, said Deputy Meza, with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. “He had a BB gun, not a gun,” Meza said. The call was first reported around 10 a.m. when ...

  Homemade Nutella Ice Cream by Jeanne Gliddon from Los Banos, CA This homemade Nutella ice cream is a wonderful treat. Rich and decadent, the ice cream is smooth, creamy, and filled with chocolate and hazelnut flavors. The crunch of chopped hazelnuts throughout is unexpected and pleasant. Ingredients 2 lg fresh eggs 2/3 c granulated sugar 2 c heavy cream, ...

On Tuesday night, the City of Santa Clarita celebrated National Volunteer Month and approved a motion to fund homelessness services through Measure H in Valencia.  On Tuesday evening, the Santa Clarita City Council discussed Measure H and how it plans to spend more than $335,000 on homelessness housing.  Measure H funding is the Homeless Initiative which is the central coordinating ...

Six comprehensive high schools in the William S. Hart Union High School District (Canyon, Golden Valley, Hart, Saugus, Valencia and West Ranch) have been ranked among the top public high schools in the country by U.S. News & World Report.  The publication’s Best High Schools Rankings, released Tuesday, April 23, 2023, compared the Hart District’s high schools against nearly 18,000 ...

A Canyon Country man in possession of narcotics was arrested after detectives served a search warrant at his home in March. In the early morning hours of March 27, narcotics detectives conducted a search warrant on a residence on the 18000 block of Oakmoor Street, in Canyon Country, said Deputy Robert Jensen, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. ...

College of the Canyons sophomore and dual-sport athlete Sam Regez, has announced his commitment to the University of Portland to continue his academic and athletic career. Regez’s friends, family, teammates and coaches gathered to celebrate his accomplishment during his signing ceremony as he became a University of Portland Pilot last Thursday in front of the COC Hall of Fame. Regez ...

The person killed in Stevenson Ranch earlier this month has been identified as a Castaic man. Around 12:40 a.m. Friday, April 12, emergency responders were informed of a traffic collision with an overturned vehicle and a person in the roadway near the intersection of The Old Road and Constitution Avenue in Stevenson Ranch, according to California Highway Patrol reports. Mario ...

With Wednesday being National Guide Dog Day, California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) is set to offer 20 percent of their proceeds to Guide Dogs of America/Tender Loving Canines (GDA/TLC). On Wednesday April 24, CPK locations across the southland, including the Valencia restaurant, are set to donate 20 percent of all food and drink purchases to GDA/TLC.  “Purchases include dine-in, take-out, catering ...

Monday, the Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Auxiliary presented a $35,000 check to the Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Foundation for the foundation’s Patient Tower Capital Campaign. The $35,000 donation fulfilled a $600,000 campaign pledge the Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Auxiliary made in 2015. “We are very excited to fulfill a pledge we made nine years ago,” said Auxiliary president Debbie Burkhart.  ...

The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is commemorating National Crime Victims’ Rights Weeks (NCVRW) by posing the question “how would you help?” NCVRW is observed this year from April 21-27 with the theme “How would you help? – Options, services, and hope for crime survivors.” The OVC calls on residents, community leaders, victim service providers, criminal justice practitioners, and ...