Kids with the Youth Activity League (YAL) program conducted by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department in Val Verde wrote letters of encouragement this week to children in El Paso, Texas after the recent mass shooting, officials said.   On Tuesday, kids attending Deputy Brian Rooney’s after-school program at the YAL Center decorated colorful cards with glitter and stickers, and filled ...

Following the events of the most recent acts of violence in other states, Santa Clarita residents organized a candlelight vigil to honor the lives taken. Held outside Santa Clarita City Hall, demonstrators gathered Monday evening to make the statement that “enough is enough,” according to event organizers. “We’re out here, first, to be in solidarity with the victims and their ...