Fostering Youth Independence (FYI), a Santa Clarita non-profit, is celebrating its 100 youth served after launching their “100 for 100” campaign asking for 100 donors to help support the emergency assistance fund for local foster youth.  As Covid relief programs are ending, youth are going to start to face financial hardships that affect their housing situation, schoolwork and day-to-day living, ...

A Santa Clarita Valley man pleaded guilty Monday to perpetrating a scheme to fraudulently obtain approximately $1.8 million in COVID-19 relief after he transferred the money to a bank account in Uganda. The money was obtained through the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Hassan Kanyike, 29, of Santa ...