The Santa Clarita Valley Veteran Services Collaborative is set to host a Memorial Day Weekend Backpack Walk in Newhall to honor local veterans on Saturday. The three-mile walk is set to follow a wheelchair-friendly route, and participants are encouraged to bring backpacks to simulate the real backpack marches done by those in the service, according to officials. “The event was ...

The College of the Canyons Veterans Resource Center hosted a pre-Memorial Day event at their Valencia Campus Wednesday to both honor veterans and raise student awareness regarding the purpose of the holiday. https://www.facebook.com/khtsradio/videos/1827422564026630/   The event is put on annually by the COC Veterans Resource Center in an effort to help show students what the holiday is really about, according ...

Deputies are set to increase traffic law enforcement during Memorial Day in efforts to educate motorists, cyclists and pedestrians regarding the rules of the road and reduce fatalities, officials said. On May 27, between 5 a.m. and 3 p.m., deputies are scheduled to be looking for violations made by cyclists, drivers and pedestrians that put roadway users at risk in ...

Thousands of American flags are expected to be placed at veterans’ final resting places across Eternal Valley Memorial Park and Mortuary this weekend for Santa Clarita’s Annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, officials said. “On Saturday, we have a whole bunch of scouts from different troops. Boy scouts, girl scouts and eagle scouts will come to place thousands of flags ...

The Santa Clarita Hometown Heroes Military Banner Program is set to put banners on streetlight poles throughout Santa Clarita and on their website to honor those who are currently serving who are from Santa Clarita.   Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Each street pole and digital banner features the military member’s ...

Memorial Day traffic on the 14 freeway came to a halt late Monday morning, after a man nearly jumped over the side of a bridge at Escondido Canyon Road in Agua Dulce. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Shortly after 11 a.m., emergency responders received a report of a man dangling over ...

Millions of Southern California residents, including many from Santa Clarita, will be taking to the roads this weekend for Memorial Day, pushing the California Highway Patrol to conduct a maximum enforcement period on seat belt usage, enforcing their “Click It or Ticket” campaign. Do you have a news tip? Call us at (661) 298-1220, or drop us a line at community@hometownstation.com. ...

A Black Bear Diner is scheduled to open its doors to the Santa Clarita community this coming Memorial Day. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Located at 23626 Valencia Blvd., the new Black Bear Diner location is set to offer large portions of breakfast, lunch and dinner to hungry Santa Clarita residents. ...

Warmer temperatures are expected by Memorial Day in Santa Clarita after clouds, which have blanketed the Santa Clarita Valley for several days, move east, according to the National Weather Service. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. “Currently, there is a trough of low pressure over the Santa Clarita that is moving east,” ...

 Over Memorial Day weekend, Santa Clarita residents drove to Eternal Valley Memorial Park to pay their respects to fallen members of the U.S. armed forces, planting flags and celebrating the soldiers who lost their lives defending their country. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. KHTS was with the community as they remembered, ...