The William S. Hart Union High School District Board convened on Wednesday to celebrate Canyon High School’s CIF championship victory, tackle a heated debate on service animals in schools, and discussed financial audits. Board President Cherise Moore began the meeting by recognizing the Canyon High School boys’ basketball team for their outstanding achievement in winning the CIF Southern Section Division ...

Daniel Mercuri, a candidate in the 2026 California Governor race, joined Pastor Jerry Cook of Freedom’s Way Church on Politics & The Pulpit to discuss his vision for the state’s future. A husband, father, author, and Navy veteran who served two tours before being honorably discharged, Mercuri emphasized his deep-rooted commitment to California, where he was born and raised. He ...

Saddle up for a trip through entertainment history with a weekly highlight from Santa Clarita’s Walk of Western Stars! This week, actor Stuart Whitman.  Stuart Maxwell Whitman was born on February 1, 1928, in San Francisco, California the elder of two sons of Cecilia and Joseph Whitman.  Whitman’s mother was a Russian Jewish immigrant, while his paternal grandparents were Polish ...

Temperatures are expected to increase throughout the Santa Clarita Valley over the weekend.  Friday, temperatures are expected to be in the mid 70s, before things really start to heat up in the Santa Clarita Valley, said Bryan Lewis, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service (NWS). “Things will be jumping into the mid 80s Sunday, touching the lower 90s by ...

A shooting suspect was arrested after he allegedly shot at a vehicle on the 14 Freeway in Santa Clarita Tuesday afternoon.  Around 12:25 p.m. Tuesday, a shooting occurred on the southbound 14 Freeway south of Soledad Canyon Road, in Santa Clarita, said Officer Carlos Burgos-Lopez, spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Office. At the time of the ...

A Newhall assault suspect no longer attends The Master’s University (TMU), officials announced Wednesday.  Owen Hayes, 21, who played baseball for TMU is officially no longer attending the university after he was arrested for allegedly assaulting an 84-year-old man at a bar in Newhall. “The individual in question no longer attends The Master’s University,” Mason Nesbitt, spokesperson for TMU. “The ...

On this day in Santa Clarita history, March 20, 2019, Cemex lost its federal appeal, marking the end of a decades-long battle over a proposed mega-mine in Soledad Canyon. A U.S. Department of the Interior review board denied Cemex Inc.’s appeal of a 2015 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) decision that canceled the company’s mining contracts in Soledad Canyon. The ...

The Santa Clarita Planning Commission convened Tuesday to discuss the proposed Newhall Mixed-Use Development, a five-story project.  The project features residential units and approximately 5,200 square feet of commercial space at the intersection of Main Street, Market Street, and Railroad Avenue.  The meeting, attended by well over 80 people with almost every seat in the room filled, saw extensive public ...

The William S. Hart Union High School District Governing Board unanimously approved the appointment of Gretchen Bergstrom as the new Director of Fiscal Services. “We are delighted to welcome Gretchen Bergstrom to our team,” said Michael Vierra, Hart District Superintendent. “Her extensive experience and proven leadership in fiscal management will be invaluable as we continue to ensure responsible stewardship of ...

Mojean Aria, an emerging Australian actor, talked all things film with College of the Canyons students enrolled in the Media Entertainment Arts program during an open master class on Tuesday, March 18. His on-campus visit included a public screening, Q&A session, as well as an acting and directing exercise with students. “Mojean’s visit is tremendously meaningful to our filmmaking community,” ...