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In November, veteran hospital administrator Jeffrey P. Winter took the role as regional chief administrative officer for Providence Health & Services, California. Winter, with nearly three decades of experience in healthcare leadership, has administrative oversight of state-monitored construction projects including the completion of the Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center set to open in February at Providence Saint Joseph ...

As holidays go, Christmas is a symbological mishmash of traditions, superstitions, and rituals from dozens of different peoples and ethnic groups. This is especially true in the United States, land of Chanukah bushes, Black Friday, and sexy Santas, where it’s sometimes hard to believe there was ever any meaning behind the madness.  But it’s true, there’s a story behind every ...

The Walk For Life, a fundraiser for the SCV Pregnancy Center, raised record donations this year in spite of economic woes. Over 500 participants raised nearly $66,000 by completing a simple two mile course. This was a 65% increase over the 2008 Walk which was the highest in the Center’s history. This year saw two Walk For Life locations; one ...

By Wendy Langhans Warning!  Today’s story is NOT your ordinary “SCV Outdoor Report”.  Because today is Christmas, I am shifting my point of view from a biological observer of nature to theological observer of nature. Today, my “interpretive lens” is Christian.  In this SCV Outdoor Report, I want to take a look at a recent article on the Scientific American website:  ...

A man and his son who were lost in the hills above Eaton Canyon were rescued Christmas Eve morning after the young man surfaced and led Sheriff’s Search and Rescue volunteers to his father. Darlene Baxter called the Santa Clarita Valley sheriff’s station just before 10 p.m. Wednesday night and reported her ex-husband and adult son were due back from ...

A 49 year-old woman was arrested Wednesday night after hitting a car in the River Oaks shopping center and allegedly attempting to leave the scene. According to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s officials, Susan Christiansen was near Target in Valencia around 4:25 p.m. when she collided with four other vehicles, causing one person to receive minor injuries. Sergeant Michael Wright told ...

Through the wonder of technology, scientists at North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) are able to track Santa Claus’ trek across the world. Countdown the arrival of the jolly old elf himself online through http://www.noradsanta.org. Of course, KHTS will be covering Santa’s progress live on AM-1220 starting at 5:00 p.m. tonight, so tune in for holiday favorites and Santa Watch ...

How the beloved saint became a Christmas colossus. It’s time to sort out that seemingly most out-of-place of Christmas symbols, the man single-handedly responsible for the secularization and materialization of this ancient and sacred season :  Santa Claus.   Though it wasn’t always the case, today Santa Claus and Christmas go hand-in-hand. In fact, one of his German names, Weihnachtsmann, ...

More than 400 people (462 to be exact) received a holiday dinner sponsored by Hart High School’s Associated Student Body for homeless students from the school and needy families from the nearby area. The dinner of turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, vegetables, rolls and of course dessert, was donated and prepared by students, parents and community volunteers.   After dinner each ...

UPDATED 11:47 a.m. Wednesday Nabil Tawab, a 37-year old father of three, died after being shot multiple times Tuesday night near his car in the parking lot of an office building at The Old Road and Valencia Boulevard. Homicide detectives report that Tawab was found on the ground with a gunshot wound by deputies responding to an assault call at ...