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A Santa Clarita Valley Starbucks location closed for the final time on Saturday, one of hundreds across the country being shut down as part of the company’s efforts to close underperforming locations.  The Stevenson Ranch Starbucks on The Old Road, formerly a Chuy’s Mesquite Broiler restaurant until 2022, was one of 20 slated for closure Saturday in Los Angeles County, ...

Law enforcement agencies made 34 arrests in the Santa Clarita Valley over the weekend, roughly in line with the previous weekend’s total of 33 arrests. Of the 34 arrests, eight were felony arrests and 26 were misdemeanors. Deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station made 27 of the arrests, while officers with the California Highway Patrol’s Newhall Area Office ...

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean C. Logan has announced that mailing Sample Ballot Books to all registered voters has begun for the Nov. 3, 2026 General Election. The Sample Ballot Book is a valuable resource that offers essential election information on candidates, measures and secure voting options. The RR/CC will mail Sample Ballots through Oct. 24 and will distribute ...

On Sept. 28, 1987, a tiny plant, just a few centimeters wide and observed only a handful of times in the hills of the Santa Clarita Valley, was added to the federal endangered species list. Slender-horned Spineflower (Dodecahema leptoceras) is a federally endangered, small, spreading annual in the buckwheat family (Polygonaceae), with stems reaching 3-15 cm across. However, spineflower size ...

The Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District (GLACVCD/District) is alerting residents to heightened West Nile virus (WNV) activity across Los Angeles County and reminding the public to take precautions against mosquito bites. West Nile Virus positive mosquito samples and dead birds have surpassed last year’s levels and are trending above the five-year average, while the Los Angeles County Department ...

The clip you need is rarely one record. A package goes missing, a gate is left open, or a vehicle shows up in the driveway. To sort it out, you’ll need to locate footage across multiple cameras, match timestamps, and share clips without exposing unrelated people or property. Think of the process as basic incident file management: save the relevant ...

Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo’s Landfill Safety Act (AB 28) was signed into law, establishing a model for the nation for landfill safety, creating stronger protections to identify dangerous conditions at landfills earlier, requiring corrective action before they become full-scale disasters, preventing landfill fires from becoming unstoppable, and creating a community fund to give direct financial support to communities harmed when landfill ...

Friends of Castaic Lake (FOCL) has officially wrapped up its 2026 Moonlight Madness season. Held on four Saturday nights throughout the summer, Moonlight Madness gives the community a rare opportunity to experience Castaic Lake after normal operating hours. The 2026 season welcomed 632 attendee visits, with families, anglers and friends enjoying the lake from the shoreline and aboard 115 boats ...

Mark your calendars for the 2026 Business for Artists Conference: “Adaptability and Resilience in an Evolving Art World,” taking place on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Canyon Country Community Center (18410 Sierra Highway). Created for artists, creatives and nonprofit professionals, this free event offers everything from insightful speaker sessions to countless networking opportunities ...

The death toll from the recent flooding in the Nepal-Tibet region continues to rise as geologists and engineers determine how this natural disaster occurred. Some of this is already known, yet we cannot predict Mother Nature. By: Dr. Gene Dorio Ed. Note: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the individual author or authors and do ...