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The Pioneer Oil Refinery in Newhall, which was the first successful such refinery built and operated in California, has been named a Historic Site in the National Register of Historic Places. On Tuesday, officials with the City of Santa Clarita announced that the refinery had been added as a Historic Site in the National Register of Historic Places, and had ...

Nearly 300 COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Los Angeles County Tuesday, coinciding with the one-year anniversary of the first case of COVID-19 confirmed within the county. An additional 5,927 COVID-19 cases were reported in Los Angeles County on Tuesday, along with 291 deaths, according to officials with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH). The new cases reported ...

Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, joined KHTS live Tuesday morning to discuss his priorities for the current legislative session and how he plans to address issues within California’s 25th Congressional District (CA-25). On Tuesday morning, Garcia joined KHTS News Director Michael Brown live on air to talk about how he intends to attain some of his legislative goals in the ...

Just under half of the arrests reported in the Santa Clarita Valley over the past weekend gave home addresses from outside of the valley. Between Friday, Jan. 22 and Sunday, Jan. 24, 34 arrests were reported by the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and California Highway Patrol Newhall Area Office. Roughly 44 percent of those arrests were for individuals who ...

A third storm is expected to hit the Santa Clarita Valley on Wednesday, bringing “intense” downpours and the possibility for debris flows near the Elsmere Fire burn area. The upcoming storm is expected to last from Wednesday through Friday, bringing up to two inches of rain in Santa Clarita, said Ryan Kittell, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service (NWS). ...

The value of a particular piece of real estate property includes all types of benefits that the property provides on a long-term basis. The valuation of such property typically homes have in its gambit all possible economic and social trends. Governmental regulations are a critical part of owning a real estate property. Accordingly, home valuation needs to consider that aspect ...

A Santa Clarita Valley man plead guilty Tuesday to federal charges that he fraudulently obtained more than $1 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for sham companies, officials said. Raymond Magana, 40, of Santa Clarita, pleaded guilty to one count of fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency benefits, funds he obtained by filing tax documents for fake ...

The Santa Clarita Water Agency (SCV Water) is asking for the public’s input on the Engineering Evaluation Cost Analysis (EE/CA) of removing perchlorate and volatile substances from the Saugus Formation Aquifer, officials said Tuesday.   As part of this effort, SCV Water is seeking input on the removal of these substances during a 30-day public comment period from Jan. 26 to ...

UPDATE: The 5 Freeway in Castaic reopened Tuesday morning after a night of ice and poor visibility in the Grapevine, with another storm expected later this week. As of 11:40 a.m. Tuesday, the I-5 Freeway has been reopened in both directions, and California Highway Patrol officials have begun escorts through the Tejon Pass, according to California Department of Transportation, (CALTRANS) ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a series of changes to the state’s vaccination plan on Monday, including a shift to an age-based eligibility system for COVID-19 vaccines. The reasoning for the new framework is to simplify the eligibility process and standardize vaccine information and data to help ensure the available supply of COVID-19 vaccine is administered to residents as quickly ...