Power outages across the Santa Clarita Valley have caused concern to many residents, prompting lawmakers to take action, officials said. Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, and Supervisor Kathryn Barger, who represents the 5th District, joined the fight to seek alternatives to planned Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) in the event of high fire danger weather events, according to their offices. ...

Possible power outages in Santa Clarita are expected this week due to high winds with gusts of up to 70 miles per hour and elevated fire risk, officials said. As a result of the strong, dry winds, Southern California Edison officials are considering shutting power off in high fire risk areas in an effort to avoid sparking a fire in ...

Two Saugus power outages have caused over 7,000 residents to lose power, according to Southern California Edison officials.  UPDATE: (8:45 p.m.) Another outage in the Saugus area has been reported. The cause of the outage is not known at this time. Officials say that 4,803 customers lost power as a result of this second outage. The power is expected to ...

A transformer explosion caused by a bird on an electrical line resulted in multiple businesses to lose power for several minutes in Newhall. https://www.facebook.com/khtsradio/videos/424774808253801/?notif_id=1560545043361636&notif_t=live_video_explicit   Just after 1:30 p.m. Friday, a transformer explosion was reported at the 24000 block of Chestnut Street near Lyons Avenue in Newhall. Many businesses in the area lost power as a result of the incident, ...

Ten College of the Canyons fire technology students have received $1,000 scholarships from Edison International to cover tuition, books and school-related fees, according to officials. The students—Anthony Caron, Christopher Denys, Jake Federico, Adam Gonzalez, Amjad Kirrish, Sean O’Connor, Christian Ramirez Guerrero, Justin Russell, Emilio Santoyo, and Mark Sayegh— had to have a cumulative GPA of 2.7 or higher, be enrolled ...

Southern California Edison officials are working to repair a power outage to 137 customers Thursday after reports of arcing power lines in Saugus, officials said. Around 10:15 a.m. Thursday, the Los Angeles County Fire Department received reports of power lines arcing in the 20000 block of Keaton Street in Saugus, according to officials. When units arrived at the scene, there ...

Southern California Edison (SCE) officials recently announced they have changed the “on-peak hours” during which businesses pay a higher fee. SoCal Edison has changed its time-of-use rates due to an abundance of renewable energy and have now made all Santa Clarita businesses eligible for the Critical Peak Pricing program, officials said. During the day, there are different electric rates businesses ...

A brush fire broke out at around 2:07 p.m. in Valencia after a transformer in the area blew up, according to officials. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The fire began near the Old Road and Skyview Lane intersection, and was initially reported as a 50 by 50 foot spot in the ...

Southern California Edison (SCE) has installed several weather stations throughout Santa Clarita to help predict high-risk fire conditions in an effort to help keep their customers safe from brush fires. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. “The purpose of the stations is for Edison to have really good localized weather information from these ...

Southern California Edison officials proposed additional wildfire safety measures Monday that would address wildfire risks, but also raise monthly rates for customers. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The proposed $582 million Grid Safety and Resiliency Program filed with the California Public Utilities Commission aligns with the wildfire mitigation plans required by ...