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The campaign for State Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, continues to lead in terms of cash on hand despite Democratic challenger Kipp Mueller raising nearly $90,000 more than the incumbent over the first half of 2020. Between the months of January and June, Wilk raised $279,818.65, while his Democratic challenger raised $369,510.97. “I am grateful for the outpouring of support ...

Officials with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that they will not consider extending waivers for elementary schools to reopen after receiving new guidance from the state. Public health officials announced the policy Tuesday, stating that they will “adhere to new guidance from the California Department of Public Health, which recommends that Counties with case rates ...

Valencia High Principal Stephen Ford announced his resignation Monday after a petition circulated social media calling for him to resign in the wake of a controversial Facebook post where he reportedly compared Americans wearing masks to Holocaust victims. Ford reportedly announced his resignation in an email on Monday. “It will be effective Sept. 30,” said Dave Caldwell, spokesperson for the ...

Former Hart High graduate Brittany Klocko has been selected as Miss Texas United States, and is set to compete for the title of Miss United States in October. Klocko, a former Santa Clarita resident and graduate of Hart High School, has been named Miss Texas United States for 2020. Before relocating to Texas, Klocko had competed in the Miss California ...

The Jump Fire in Saugus broke out near San Francisquito Road Tuesday morning, burning several acres within minutes of being reported. https://www.facebook.com/khtsradio/videos/2698688937118838/   UPDATE: 11:10 a.m. — Forward progress on the Jump Fire has been stopped at about two-and-a-half acres, according to a spokesperson for the  Los Angeles County Fire Department. Just after 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, officials with the Los Angeles ...

Smoke from the Elsmere Fire in Newhall spread throughout Santa Clarita, causing air quality for the valley to become “very unhealthy.” Officials with the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) reported that air quality within the Santa Clarita Valley was “very unhealthy,” the second most hazardous designation the agency can assign to an area. As of 6:30 p.m., the ...

A garage fire in Saugus broke out near Rosedell Elementary late Monday afternoon, with first responders finding “heavy smoke and fire” as the flames spread to the rest of the home. https://www.facebook.com/khtsradio/videos/986001518527296/ UPDATE (5:45 p.m.): Knockdown on the Meadbury Fire was declared at 5:44 p.m., according to an official with the Los Angeles County Fire Deparment. No injuries were reported in ...

When Santa Clarita residents cast their ballots in November during the 2020 election, they will have the opportunity to vote on a dozen state propositions ranging from cash bail to affirmative action. At the beginning of July, the Office of the California Secretary of State posted the 12 statewide ballot measures that had qualified for the 2020 election on Nov. ...

Dozens of residents gathered in Valencia Thursday to protest against human trafficking in conjunction with “World Day against Trafficking in Persons.” On Thursday, dozens of protesters lined the sidewalks around the intersection of Valencia Parkway and McBean Parkway in Valencia to protest human trafficking. “We are here to say it is not okay to traffic humans,” said Judy Mooy, a ...

Results from the 2020 Los Angeles County Homeless Count indicate that while the total number of people experiencing homelessness has increased in the county, the number of homeless individuals has decreased in Santa Clarita. On Thursday, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) released the community-level data from the 2020 “point-in-time” homeless count, which was conducted in January before the ...