The SCV Senior Center will open the doors of Bella Vida on Saturday, October 10, from 9 AM to 1 PM as part of the organization’s celebration of 50 years.  The Center is normally closed on weekends, and that is exactly the point. On a typical weekday, Bella Vida is full of classes, meals, and conversation, which can feel like ...

El Niño is a naturally occurring climate pattern that increases the likelihood of wetter, stormier winters in Southern California, and Los Angeles County residents should be prepared. El Niño is one phase of a recurring climate cycle driven by warmer-than-normal ocean temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific. These changing weather patterns can increase the frequency and intensity of ...

The annual Agua Dulce Fair and Parade, Country Skies and Family Ties, will be held Saturday, September 19. This year’s event will also feature a 21+ Boots, Brews and Barbecue event on Friday, September 18. The Agua Dulce Country Fair and Parade is a little slice of small-town heaven, with everything you’d expect at a small-town fair. The event is ...

On Friday, Representatives George Whitesides (D-CA) and Pat Harrigan (R-NC) introduced the Self-Improving AI Monitoring Act, bipartisan legislation to reduce the risk of superintelligent AI by monitoring how capable frontier AI systems are becoming at conducting AI research and development on their own. The largest AI labs are increasingly using their own AI systems to run experiments, write code, and ...

For the sixth year in a row, the College of the Canyons Contracts, Procurement, and Risk Management (CPRM) department has been honored with the 2026 Annual Achievement of Excellence in Procurement® (AEP) Award from the National Procurement Institute, Inc. (NPI). The national recognition places COC among 251 organizations nationwide to receive the award, which honors public agencies whose procurement practices ...

The William S. Hart Union High School District Governing Board unanimously approved several key administrative appointments for the upcoming school year.  These veteran educators bring a wealth of district knowledge to their new positions, offering deep insight shaped by their varied experiences as teachers, administrators, district parents, and alumni. Jason d’Autremont Named Director of Human Resources: Bringing extensive administrative experience ...

Providence Holy Cross Medical Center has named David Hanpeter, M.D., and Marwa Kilani, M.D., as the inaugural holders of two endowed physician chairs, marking the first appointments of their kind in the hospital’s history.  David Hanpeter, M.D., was formally invested as the inaugural holder of the Julian and Gladys Saunders Endowed Chair in Trauma Care, and Marwa Kilani, M.D., was ...

The Gibbon Conservation Center in Saugus is celebrating its 50th Anniversary. Gibbons are small, slender, tailless apes native to the tropical and subtropical forests of South and Southeast Asia. They are known for their unique and loud vocalizations. The center was founded by Alan Richard Mootnick after he acquired his first pet gibbon named Spanky in 1976 and later purchased ...

The Santa Clarita Elks Lodge #2379 has been recognized as one of the Top Ten All-American Lodges in the United States.  The award is for lodges with over 700 members, an honor awarded annually by the Elks Grand Lodge to lodges that demonstrate exceptional service, leadership, and community impact. The All American Lodge Contest evaluates lodges nationwide on a comprehensive ...

Caltrans has announced scheduled overnight lane and ramp closures on both northbound and southbound Interstates 5 (I-5) between Hasley Canyon Road and one mile south of Vista del Lago Road as part of an ongoing pavement rehabilitation project.  The closures between Hasley Canyon Road and Vista del Lago Road will occur in Castaic from Sunday, August 2 to Thursday, August ...