The Angeles National Forest announced that offices and stations will be closed to the public for two weeks due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases beginning next week.  Minimal staff is scheduled to be present and public access is restricted to all offices, visitor centers and fire stations starting Monday Jan. 10 for two weeks.  Fire stations and other ...

California is often one of the first places to get hit by any changes in the oil industry. Following the pandemic, all of California is experiencing continual rising prices in gasoline, setting and breaking previous record highs.  The Golden State is experiencing sky-high gas prices, north and south. The national average for gas, which is also notably high, is $3.301 ...

Deputies with the Juvenile Intervention Team, (J-Team), discussed the rising cases of drug overdoses in Santa Clarita with three more reported this year than in 2020.   On Tuesday, Jeff Cacic, a detective with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s J-Team met with KHTS to do a review of 2021 and educate the community on the dangers of drugs, but more specifically, ...

This new installment in a series of extensions now validates expiring licenses through February 2022 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Commercial driver’s licenses, learner’s permits, endorsements and special certificates expiring between March 2020 and February 2022, are automatically extended through Feb. 28, 2022, according to the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). The previous extension was set to expire ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating to countless businesses. A recent report by the wall street journal found that an extra 200,000 businesses closed in 2020 due to the pandemic. Many small businesses are eager for a return to more prosperous times. Unfortunately, they aren’t out of the woods yet. Although many people are going out more to make up ...

In a recent California assembly meeting, Assemblyman Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale, made a presentation condemning the Employment Development Department (EDD) for their mismanagement of the criminal activity within their department, presumably wasting billions of taxpayer dollars.  Though initial appraisals estimated $11 billion lost, the amount of unemployment money claimed by fraudulent criminals in California alone is now thought to be at ...

Beginning Thursday, proof of full vaccination or a negative test result is expected to be required to enter outdoor mega-events, and proof of at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine will be required to enter or work in indoor portions of bars, lounges, nightclubs, breweries, wineries, and distilleries in L.A. County. “Helping organizations and businesses comply with targeted vaccination ...

As the pandemic drags on, more and more Santa Clarita residents are looking for ways to get out of the house without going too far. Most health organizations still discourage travel, even for those who are fully vaccinated. Therefore, if you are desperate to do something different from your typical day-in, day-out, you need to look for activities closer to ...

Last month, the National Association of Volunteer Programs in Local Government (NAVPLG) awarded the City of Santa Clarita’s Volunteer Engagement Program the prestigious “Rising to Excellence Award”.  The city was given this award for its COVID-19 pandemic response, including the creation of the Santa Clarita Volunteer Hub.  The Volunteer Hub is a website created to pair volunteers with nonprofits and ...

Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, Kevin McCarthy, R-Bakersfield, and fellow members of the GOP penned a letter to multiple federal offices calling for their reopening.  The letter, announced July 16, was addressed to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Kiran Ahuja, and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator ...