Saddle up for a trip through entertainment history with a weekly highlight from Santa Clarita’s Walk of Western Stars! This week, actor Ben Johnson. Francis Benjamin Johnson Jr. was born on June 13, 1918 in Foraker, Oklahoma. His father was a rancher and rodeo champion in Osage County. His talents with working on the ranch and his father’s work later ...

The Castaic Union School District (CUSD) announced two educational leaders for principal positions for the 2025–2026 school year.  Daniella Rizo has been named Principal of Live Oak Elementary School, and Erika Bowden will join the District as Principal of Castaic Elementary School. Each brings a deep commitment to student success, a wealth of experience, and a shared passion for educational ...

A vehicle was fully engulfed in flames after a Valencia crash Thursday morning. Around 10:20 a.m. Thursday, first responders received reports of a two-vehicle crash on the southbound McBean Parkway on-ramp to the 5 Freeway in Valencia, said Geovanni Sanchez, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. One of the vehicles was fully engulfed in flames when units ...

On the night of Thursday, May 15, 1969, the newly formed board of trustees for the Santa Clarita Valley Junior College District selected a name for the still-unbuilt college campus. The young district was facing complex challenges with very little money available. By May of 1969, the college’s first catalog was ready to go minus one important detail, the name ...

Wednesday, Senator Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Santa Clarita, released the following statement in response to Governor Newsom’s revised budget announcement. “The Governor’s revised budget proposal is unfortunately just more of the same overspending and misplaced priorities we have become accustomed to,” said Senator Valladares. “California is facing a huge $12 billion budget deficit, and despite their efforts to blame the federal ...

The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 16-year-old girl last seen in Pine Mountain Club who may be in the Santa Clarita Valley. Alexa Nicole Rugless, 16, was last seen in Pine Mountain Club on Monday around 11 p.m., according to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) Rugless is described as being ...

A southland tradition, the California Watermelon Festival offers “a sweet slice of California” and celebrates the beginning of summer with a vibrant California harvest. The California Watermelon Festival takes place Saturday, June 7 & Sunday, June 8, 2025, from 10 am to 10 pm at Hansen Dam Recreation Area Soccer Fields. That’s an area equal to four football fields! Buy ...

Rite Aid, one of the nation’s largest pharmacy chains, is preparing to close dozens of stores and sell off nearly all of its retail locations after filing for bankruptcy for the second time earlier this week. In an article written by KTLA, nearly all of its 1,240 stores are expected to be listed for sale, pending court approval, by A&G ...

A wanted Santa Barbara woman was arrested during a routine traffic stop in Santa Clarita on Tuesday. Deputies patrolling near the station Tuesday conducted a traffic stop for a vehicle code violation, said Deputy Robert Jensen, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. “The passenger in the vehicle, a 42-year-old Santa Barbara woman, was found to be on Post-Release ...

Got big ideas for public art, music festivals, or creative spaces in Santa Clarita? Now is your chance to make them happen as your voice is invited to CalArts’s 2035 Arts Town Hall on May 20. The 2035 Arts Plan is a strategic, ten-year roadmap designed to guide the growth and development of arts and culture in Santa Clarita. Building ...