A man was taken into custody in the parking lot of Home Depot Friday after he allegedly pointed a gun at a person in Newhall. Around 12 p.m. Friday, deputies received reports of a possible assault with a deadly weapon near Chestnut Street and 15th Street in Newhall, said Deputy Gonzalez with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. A deputy ...

On Thursday, College of the Canyons (COC)  celebrated the Lunar New Year in Valencia.   COC hosted an event Thursday to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Valencia, with food and entertainment.  “It’s like a cultural action and to let people know more about what’s going on the Lunar New Year and the origin and were trying to encourage international students ...

Dairy products that have been tied to a deadly listeria outbreak in several states have been recalled from major retailers with Santa Clarita locations, including Costco, Trader Joe’s and Walmart. Cheese, dressings, dips, and salad and taco kits including those tampered ingredients from Modesto-based Rizo-López Foods, Inc. (“RLF”) have been pulled from shelves nationwide in the latest update in an ...

Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor Todd, a native of Santa Clarita, California, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to USS Sterett. Todd graduated from Hart High School in 2015. The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in Santa Clarita. “Working blue-collar jobs before the Navy taught me a lot about taking responsibility and ...

At approximately 3:55 p.m. deputies from the Santa Clarita Valley Sherriff Station responded to a call of a man allegedly trying to start a fire on the 23000 block of Newhall Avenue. When deputies attempted to detain the suspect, he allegedly became uncooperative. In order to detain the suspect, deputies used force, according to the Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station. Currently, ...

Brazilian basketball prodigy, and former TMU student-athlete, Stephanie Soares has just signed with the Dallas Wings to continue her professional career in the WNBA.  Soares’ has built a legacy for herself over the past couple of years after playing for basketball programs such as The Master’s University (2018-2022), Iowa State University (2022-23), and the Brazilian Women’s National Team (2019-present). Hopes ...

A 36-year-old Canyon Country man was arrested after he broke into a woman’s home early Wednesday morning and woke her by covering her mouth as she lay asleep in her bed. Just before 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, deputies responded to the 16500 block of Goodvale Road in Canyon Country regarding a burglary, said Deputy Kabrina Borbon, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita ...

A student from Saugus High School has been selected as a candidate for the prestigious U.S. Presidential Scholars Program for this year. Caitlyn Park, a graduating senior, was selected as a candidate out of an estimated 3.6 million students expected to graduate this year. Park joins the rank of nearly five thousand candidates selected throughout the country. “I am one ...

A Canyon Country man who is a former Navy SEAL was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in federal prison for producing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) for surreptitiously filming nude minor victims with hidden cameras in a residential setting. Robert Quido Stella, 51, of Canyon Country, was sentenced by United States District Judge George H. Wu. At the conclusion of ...

Creative Years Infant Center and Preschool celebrates 45 years of service in the Santa Clarita Valley. Creative Years opened its doors in 1979 with a goal to teach children at a level that will challenge them to grow. In 2002, after 21 years of operation, Katri Tyni and Cindy Lewis became the new co-owners of Creative Years. Despite the change ...