By Gene Uzawa Dorio, M.D. We do not have enough doctors. Passage of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) amplified this deficiency in our healthcare system. Even with new insurance in hand, many patients had no where to go, or waited months for an appointment. There is a solution to this shortage: Enroll experienced nurses, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners in accelerated ...

By Dr. Gene Uzawa Dorio, M.D. Sometimes my surgical colleagues impress me with not just their skills, but the quality and spirit of their character. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. A neurosurgeon gets up in the middle of the night to operate 6 hours on a patient with head trauma and ...

By Dr. Gene Uzawa Dorio, M.D. You’ve been told surgery required to repair a herniated disc has been denied;  a mammogram to evaluate a new lump won’t be allowed; or you must be discharged from the hospital because an insurance company doctor you have never met will not approve further hospitalization. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News ...

During Spring Break 2009, my son Ryan was completing his third year at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He had entered the academy in 2006 after graduating from the ROTC program at Valencia High School. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. He and two other cadets opted to journey ...

By: George Runner California’s roads are crumbling. Reports routinely show our state has some of the poorest pavement conditions in the country, with high-tax liberal strongholds of San Francisco and Oakland leading the way. The culprit? Misplaced spending priorities. If you spilled your latte when hitting that huge pothole on the way to work, thank your elected leaders. Gov. Jerry ...

Editorial by Carl Goldman.  A Canyon High School teacher having an alleged inappropriate relationship with a student. Breaking this story caused one of the biggest reactions to the tens-of-thousands of news stories we have disseminated over the twenty six years we have owned KHTS AM-1220 radio. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Based ...

Ed. Note: The following is an editorial written by Senator George Runner, vice chair of the Board of Equalization. Call me a conspiracy theorist, but something is rotten with road funding in California. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Sacramento is flush with billions in unanticipated revenue. Yet a record $115 billion budget ...

According to Cary Quashen, a high-risk teen counselor and president and founder of Action Family Counseling in Santa Clarita, the holiday season is often portrayed as a time for family unity and closeness. “The holidays tend to foster false expectations of perfection,” said Quashen. “It’s the holidays and everyone assumes families should be happy, but if your family includes a ...

As we approach the upcoming November 4th election, we are once again given the privilege to cast our ballots for the many initiatives and candidates presented to us. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. This year, one of the initiatives proposed by California trial lawyers to overturn MICRA (Medical Injury Compensation and Reform ...

Proposition P was placed on Los Angeles County ballots as a tax hike on property owners to fund parks. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. While we appreciate parks and the important role they play in our local communities, this is a flawed initiative and another excessive tax on our residents. The proponents ...