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A High Wind Watch is scheduled to take effect in the Santa Clarita Valley Wednesday evening, with officials forecasting wind gusts of up to 75 mph that could result in power outages. Beginning Wednesday evening and lasting through Thursday afternoon, a High Wind Watch from the National Weather Service (NWS) is scheduled to take effect in the Santa Clarita Valley. ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved an urgency ordinance Tuesday that requires larger grocery and drug retail stores in unincorporated portions of the county, such as Castaic and Stevenson Ranch, to pay their workers an additional $5 per hour in “hero pay.” During their regular meeting Tuesday, the board passed the “hero pay” urgency ordinance 4-1, with Supervisor ...

The governing board of the William S. Hart Union High School District sent five letters to various county and state officials urging for the prioritization of educators in the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. On Thursday, the Hart District’s governing board sent five copies of a letter out to county and state leaders asking for educators to be prioritized for ...

One person was taken to a nearby hospital late Saturday afternoon after falling from a helicopter in a rappelling accident in Saugus. Just after 4 p.m. Saturday, first responders with the Los Angeles County Fire Department received reports of a medical emergency near the 20000 block of Blue Cloud Road in Saugus. “Somebody was rappelling from a helicopter and fell,” ...

Officials with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH) announced Saturday that the county had confirmed two additional cases of the U.K.-based B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant within the county. On Saturday, LADPH officials confirmed two additional cases of COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, colloquially known as the U.K. variant, totaling 14 cases in Los Angeles County.  “With the U.K. variant circulating ...

A Wind Advisory issued for the Santa Clarita Valley is expected to last through Sunday afternoon, with officials forecasting wind gusts of up to 55 mph that could result in power outages. Beginning at 6 a.m. Saturday, the Santa Clarita Valley has been placed under a Wind Advisory by officials with the National Weather Service (NWS). “Gusty winds will make ...

Six Flags Magic Mountain may be re-opening as soon as Spring of 2021 complete with rides, according to a tweet put out by the park Friday. We’ve missed you! Are you ready for thrills this year? 🎢🙌🤩 #TheThrillIsCalling #ThrillCapitaloftheWorld #SixFlagsMagicMountain pic.twitter.com/wZyXuNdeSa — Six Flags Magic Mountain (@SFMagicMountain) February 19, 2021 On Friday, the official Six Flags Magic Mountain Twitter account ...

State Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, introduced a bill coauthored by Assemblywoman Suzette Valladares, R-Santa Clarita, that aims on allowing the public to have a second chance to provide input on large-scale projects approved more than 30 years ago before they can move forward, such as the CEMEX mega-mine. Introduced as Senate Bill 520 (SB 520), the bill would give ...

The Santa Clarita City Council is set to consider awarding a contract to the Los Angeles Kings to operate the Valencia Ice Station after the City of Santa Clarita acquired the center several months prior. On Tuesday, members of the Santa Clarita City Council are scheduled to consider awarding a five-year contract to American Sports Entertainment Company and the Los ...

Officials with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH) warned residents Thursday that despite the continued decline in the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19, the county is “not out of the woods yet.” On Thursday, officials expressed that they were “concerned that actions over the Super Bowl weekend and this past holiday weekend could lead to increases ...