An honor bestowed on a popular Newhall eatery gives a new meaning to the phrase “Green eggs and ham.” The California Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery named the Egg Plantation as one of the 2011 winners recognized through the Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP) for their environmentally-friendly business strategy. The Egg Plantation diverted 20,000 pounds of food waste from ...

By Leon Worden/SCVNEWS.com One-hundred eight months. Nine years. Not since December 2002 were single-family home prices in the Santa Clarita Valley as low as they were in November 2011. The median price of a single-family home in the SCV bottomed out – one can hope – at $340,000 in November, down from $364,000 in October and $415,000 one year earlier, ...

There is an easy way Santa Clarita residents can start recycling more and save money at the same time. The City has partnered with Waste Management to offer residents the new “Super Saver” rate. Upon customer request, Waste Management will provide customers with a 35-gallon Super Saver cart. The new rate is 20 percent less than standard trash service. “City ...

A motion by Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich extending a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the kidnapping and murder of Leslie Long (at left in photo) was approved by the Board of Supervisors. On Sunday, December 3, 1978, 20 year-old Palmdale resident Leslie Long, the mother of three small children, was working ...

  Here’s the latest freshwater reports: 1)  Castaic Lake….Trout fishing remains fair to good because of a couple of trout plants here.  The stripped bass are also interested in those trout….several stripers in the ten pound class have been caught.; try the West Ramp or the Dam. For bluegill, crappie or catfish, try the lagoon. 2)  Pyramid Lake….A lot of ...

A pair of basketball products from the Santa Clarita Valley are off to great starts in college. Valencia High graduate Lonnie Jackson was selected as the ACC rookie of the week. The Boston College freshman scored 26 points and had five rebounds in a 75-55 win over Bryant on Sunday. He made seven 3-pointers in the game. He became the ...

In a game heard live on KHTS, the Los Angeles Kings took on the Toronto Maple Leafs Monday afternoon. The Kings and Leafs were tied at the end of overtime, and in a shootout, the Kings won the game, 3-2. Tune in for Los Angeles Kings hockey all season long, on AM-1220 KHTS!

Two men have been taken into custody for allegedly stealing fencing materials from a Vasquez Canyon homeowner Monday afternoon. According to the Santa Clarita Sheriff’s station, around 1:30 p.m. the homeowner at the 30000 block of Vasquez Canyon Road witnessed two men taking fencing materials from his property and then driving away in their red pickup. The homeowner followed the ...

The City of Santa Clarita is proud to announce that former technology services employee Ryan Resella is the winner of a national competition to develop a cell phone application to help Americans access government services. Resella was one of 75 applicants from across the country to participate in the “Applications for Communities” challenge hosted by the Federal Communications Commission.  His ...

More families than ever before need help keeping a roof over their heads, a need that shelter managers are scrambling to fill by making a plea for additional donors. Bridge to Home Santa Clarita Shelter is turning to the community to help meet the increased demand for its family housing program.  To avoid having to turn any homeless families away, ...