Mentryville was once a booming oil town, now reduced to nothing more than the ghostly ruins of what once was. The history of how the town was established to its ultimate end spotlights one of the greatest successes of the oil industry in California. By Evan M. Decker As you’re driving up or down the 5 Freeway approaching the Pico ...

Santa Clarita lost half of an icon this week with the death of Don Fleming. The other half left us when Cheri Fleming died in 2020. Don and Cheri quickly became the power couple of Santa Clarita when they purchased Valencia Acura in 1997. Soon billboards sprang up all over town featuring a smiling Don & Cheri and their two ...

 It is Primary Election time and you should have received your ballots by now. Ed. Note: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the individual author or authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of KHTS Radio and its staff. By: Mark Hershey Voter turnout in the last six midterm elections in California ...

Ed. Note: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the individual author or authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of KHTS Radio and its staff. Dear Erika, My wife Jeri and I have owned and operated our local radio station, KHTS since 1990, in suburban Los Angeles, Santa Clarita, California. We never ...

Last month I published an editorial inaccurately calling out our Assemblywoman, Pilar Schiavo because a video had been sent to us showing the Assemblywoman dancing with other California State Legislators, supposedly celebrating their defeating a bill that would have stopped the gas tax increase on July 1, 2025. Before publishing, I checked with several other very reliable sources who confirmed ...

When Mayor Pro-Tem, Laurene Weste was first elected to the Santa Clarita City Council in 1998, we supported her. Over the years, we assisted her efforts to make our valley’s “open space” a reality. Her effort will become her legacy. Ed. Note: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the individual author or authors and do ...

By  Gene Dorio, M.D. With the recent change in the Washington, D.C. administration, older adults fear their health insurance through Medicare and personal finances through Social Security might be threatened. A more drastic threat from Congress is that medical technology could push us back into the Stone Age, particularly concerning access to your doctor. What if we were told groundline ...

With more smart devices working their way into Santa Clarita homes and even bedrooms, it’s time to take stock of the implications for your privacy. According to studies many of your devices, from apps on your phone, smart tv’s and devices like Alexa and Echo collect personal data. Even more concerning is the intrusion of other smart devices in your ...

By  Gene Dorio, M.D. We move into every new year carrying beliefs from previous years. Scientific confusion and unresolved questions can sometimes cause society and families to become intellectually and emotionally divided. Centuries ago, we thought the Earth was flat and the center of the universe, and we feared that sailing exploration would send us over the edge of a ...

Editorial by Carl Goldman Santa Clarita’s Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo Uses The Wizard Of Oz as Her Template For Her Current Policy Shifts. Ed. Note: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the individual author or authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of KHTS Radio and its members. We have an opportunity to ...