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Hart High School alum Trevor Bauer has reportedly signed a three-year, multi-million dollar deal to pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Bauer announced the signing in a YouTube video posted Friday. “This season is about making sure history remembers us as we wish to be remembered,” Bauer said in the video. “This season is about adding to our legacy, and ...

Hundreds of people gathered at Central Park Thursday night to honor Pedro Roman, a 17-year old student from Valencia High School who had been battling leukemia since September of 2019. On Thursday night, hundreds of residents gathered at Central Park for a vigil in honor of Pedro Roman, who passed away recently due to a relapse in his acute lymphoblastic ...

Officials with the William S. Hart Union High School District are set to begin discussing the possibility of changing the mascot of Hart High School in a “study session” for the governing board after students gathered over 18,000 signatures in a petition to retire the “outdated and offensive Indian mascot.” On Wednesday, Hart District Superintendent Mike Kuhlman announced that the ...

Officials have learned that the explosion that sparked the Rye Fire in Valencia late Tuesday afternoon was caused by “commercial pyrotechnics” from a nearby private company, ultimately sending four people to the hospital with “extensive injuries.” Just before 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, officials with both the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and the Los Angeles County Fire Department received reports of ...

The Rye Fire in Valencia broke out near Rye Canyon loop Tuesday afternoon after an explosion was reported in the area. UPDATE (1:22 p.m. 2/2/21) Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Arson and Explosives Detail (AED) investigators are assisting the Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station with the Rye Canyon explosion investigation, officials announced Wednesday afternoon. “Detectives have learned the blast was caused ...

State Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, joined California Senate Republicans in delivering a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom Tuesday urging him to “take immediate action” to help address the “looming tax tsunami facing unsuspecting and unemployed Californians stemming from mismanagement and fraud in the state’s Unemployment Insurance program.” On Monday, Wilk and eight other Republicans in the California State Senate ...

State health officials announced Tuesday that the Southern California Region’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Capacity is projected to increase nearly five times over the next month, with initial estimates showing capacity at nearly 44% by the beginning of March. On Tuesday, California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly gave an update on the state’s current status in its ...

Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, joined two other Republican representatives Monday to introduce a resolution opposing a federal plan to “deliver COVID-19 vaccines to prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay ahead of hard-working Americans.” On Monday, Garcia joined Representative Elise Stefanik of New York and Representative Ashley Hinson of Iowa to introduce a resolution to oppose the Department of Defense (DoD)’s ...

The number of reported vandalism arrests in the Santa Clarita Valley over the weekend tripled when compared to the previous weekend. Between Friday, Jan. 29 and Sunday, Jan. 31, a total of 34 arrests were reported by officials from both the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and the California Highway Patrol Newhall Office. Out of these arrests, six of them, ...

A GoFundMe page has been set up for a Saugus family who lost three members to COVID-19, including the Lead Campus Supervisor who was honored for his role in protecting students during the Saugus High shooting. Two weeks ago, Saugus High School’s Lead Campus Supervisor Jim Mercadante and his brother George passed away from COVID-19, according to a GoFundMe page ...