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After two years of moving targets, pandemic fears, and unprecedented challenges teachers have never had to face before in the history of education, Newhall School District teachers gathered in a peaceful protest in support of a living wage.  By definition, a living wage is “a wage high enough to maintain a normal standard of living.” According to protestors, many teachers ...

The Gibbon Conservatory located in Santa Clarita is excited and proud to announce the birth of a baby girl gibbon last month.  In the early morning hours of March 25, Astrics, a Northern White Cheeked Gibbon, gave birth to a little baby girl gibbon, now named Ms. Roderick after Chris Roderick, a dedicated, strong, and loving board member of the ...

A chief supporter of mental health awareness and funding, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, in partnership with Supervisor Janice Hahn, introduced two new motions to the Board of Supervisors regarding mental health. On Tuesday, Barger and Hahn introduced two motions to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors aimed at improving provisions for those struggling with mental and behavioral ...

With the winter months beginning to wrap up, the famous Southern California heat is once again rolling in with near triple digits expected.  The National Weather Service (NWS) has officially issued a heat advisory for Santa Clarita Wednesday through Friday, including Santa Clarita among other coastal and valley areas.  The NWS Los Angeles advises residents to be wary of the ...

After many months conducting a study of the governance of homelessness in Los Angeles County, the Blue-Ribbon Commission on Homelessness (BRCH) called their findings “unacceptable” and are calling for reform. In response to a motion introduced by Supervisors Kathryn Barger, Fifth District and Hilda L. Solis, First District and approved by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in July ...

On Tuesday, the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station acted on recent intelligence, making two arrests related to selling illegal vape products to minors, both parties were released on scene after being cited for their charges.  After receiving tips about a local vape products shop from concerned community members, deputies with the Juvenile Intervention Team, (J-Team), conducted surveillance at the 25800 ...

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) hosted an official ceremony at Pitchess Monday evening to unveil the new Emergency Vehicle Operations Center (EVOC) for additional driving training for emergency vehicle operators. Opened March 21, 2022, the new EVOC is located on the Pitchess Detention Center (PDC) property in Castaic north of Santa Clarita. The unveiling included an address from ...

This upcoming weekend, Friday through Saturday, California Highway Patrol (CHP) is scheduled to be conducting a sobriety checkpoint to reduce the number of impaired drivers on the road due to St. Patrick’s Day. The CHP Newhall Office is set to be running the DUI checkpoint somewhere in an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County, beginning at 7 P.M. Friday, March ...

Providence Holy Cross of San Fernando Valley is proud to announce they are the recipients of the Healthgrades 2022 Patient Safety Excellence Award, signifying their above-standard patient safety scores.  Providence Holy Cross and Providence Saint Joseph medical centers have received this award as a reflection of their low rate of patient falls, surgical complications, bedsores, hospital-acquired infections, and more. They ...

At the Castaic Middle School, a new location of the Santa Clarita Valley Boys & Girls Club has opened as a resource for local junior high school students.  This location, which first opened its doors Monday, Feb. 7, is the Boys & Girls Club’s fourth location in the Santa Clarita Valley. An official ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled to be held ...