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Cal Fire Arson Arrests Reach Record Numbers In 2022

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) made a record-breaking number of arson arrests in 2022. So far, in 2022, Cal Fire law enforcement made a record-breaking 160 arson arrests between January and November. “As wildfires are mostly human-caused in CA, this year’s record-setting number of arrests makes a big impact towards combating megafires in the state,” ...

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SCV Water Plans To Approve Application For Funding At Upcoming Meeting

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The SCV Water Agency Water Resources and Watershed Committee is expected to approve the submission of an application for funding in a meeting this Wednesday. Starting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, SCV Water’s Water Resources and Watershed Committee is set to hold a meeting that is open to the public, where they plan to approve the submission of an application for ...

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Real Life Church Brings Thirty Tons Of Real Snow To Santa Clarita

Real Life Church brought thirty tons of real snow to the Santa Clarita community Saturday, complete with sledding, snowball fights, and photo ops with Santa and the Grinch. On Saturday, Real Life Church in Valencia held its second annual Snowtacular event in Santa Clarita, which included bouncy houses and crafts and was free and open to the public. Food trucks, ...

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Carousel Ranch Holds Santa Day For People With Disabilities

Ethan Derick, middle, poses with Santa Claus and an elf at Carousel Ranch's Santa Day in Santa Clarita, Calif. on Dec. 10, 2022. Zena Taher/ KHTS News

Carousel Ranch held a Santa Day celebration for people with disabilities and their families on Saturday in Santa Clarita. For more than 20 years, employees with Carousel Ranch in Santa Clarita have been holding Santa Day annually as a way to bring holiday cheer to current and former students, who may not otherwise be able to participate in similar group ...

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Man Assaulted After Car Almost Collides With Him

A man was reportedly assaulted last Tuesday after a car nearly collided with him while he was on his way to visit family.  On Nov. 29, a man visiting family in Saugus was allegedly assaulted after nearly being involved in a crash with a Toyota Prius, according to Natalie Arriaga, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. “While enroute ...

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Midterm Election Results To Be Certified In Two Weeks

California’s midterm election results are set to be certified in two weeks. On Friday, Dec. 16, California’s Secretary of State is set to certify the 2022 midterm election results after receiving official results from county officials. County officials are set to finalize and send their results and submit them to the Secretary of State by this Thursday. By California law, ...

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Felonies Make Up One-Third Of Santa Clarita Weekend Arrests 

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A third of Santa Clarita weekend arrests this week were made on felony charges. Six of the 18 arrests made by the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and the California Highway Patrol, (CHP) Newhall Area Office between Friday, Dec. 2 and Sunday, Dec. 4 were on felony charges. Two felony arrests were for identity theft, one for assault with a ...

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Fourth Annual Caroling With Gracie Gathers Canned Goods For SCV Grocery

On Saturday, the fourth annual Caroling with Gracie car parade moved through the neighborhood near Real Life Church in Valencia playing Christmas carols broadcast on KHTS Radio and collecting canned goods for SCV Grocery.  Canned goods were collected for SCV Grocery at the 2022 Caroling with Gracie event held in memory of Gracie Anne Muehlberger, who was killed in the ...

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Unionized COC Part-Time Faculty To Strike Next Week

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College of the Canyons is preparing for part-time faculty to go on strike during finals week, which begins this Monday. Unionized part-time faculty at COC are giving the institution until 6 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 5 to come to an agreement with them regarding contract negotiations before going on strike, according to union AFT Local 6262. The union is alleging ...

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Car Crashes 40 Feet Down Embankment In Santa Clarita

Crumpled bumper and hood of a blue sedan. "Crash" overlaid in red capital letters with the KHTS and OPO logo -- crash traffic collision

A car crashed 40 feet down an embankment in Santa Clarita early Saturday morning. At around 4 a.m. Saturday, first responders received reports of a car crash near the intersection of Copper Hill Drive and McBean Parkway in Santa Clarita, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department Supervising Fire Dispatcher Imy Velderrain. “We got the call at 3:55,” Velderrain said. ...

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