Santa Clarita residents should prepare for the anticipated El Nino, which can bring very strong weather, such as floods and mudslides. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. It has been called by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory “too big to fail,” and will likely give Southern California above average rainfall this winter. In an ...

College of the Canyons staff and administrators learned how to respond if an active shooter is reported on campus through their annual Emergency Preparedness Drill. Two campus security officers posed as shooters.

The Powerhouse Fire is now 78 percent contained, but 53 structures have been lost, including 24 homes. State and County officials are requesting a state of emergency be declared, which will open the doors to further assistance.

Gov. Brown secured up to 75 percent reimbursement in federal funds from FEMA to help keep firefighting resources available as fire personnel battle the Powerhouse Fire.