A brush fire has erupted on the hills near a Sand Canyon community on Sunday afternoon. UPDATE (10/12): As of Monday morning, containment on the Bike Fire has risen to 81%, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. All evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted, and the evacuation shelters have been closed. UPDATE (8:15 P.M.): All Evacuation Orders ...

The Santa Clarita Planning Commission continued discussion Tuesday on the proposed Belcaro at Sand Canyon senior housing project, with commissioners and residents alike raising concerns. The Tuesday hearing marked the latest chapter in the ongoing debate over the 341-home, age-restricted project proposed for Sand Canyon, which has drawn significant opposition from residents who argue it would fundamentally alter the area’s ...

Ten years ago today, the Sand Fire roared to life. By the time the smoke cleared, one man would be dead, thousands would be displaced, and a community would learn hard lessons about evacuation, preparation and survival. The explosive 41,432-acre Sand Fire began around 2:10 p.m. Friday, July 22, 2016, just east of the 14 Freeway and Sand Canyon Road. ...

On May 18, 1973, Hollywood actor, bootlegger and Sand Canyon businessman Ace Cain died at the age of 69 in Saugus after living one of the most colorful lives in Santa Clarita Valley history. By the time of his death, Cain had already built a reputation that stretched from Prohibition-era bootlegging to Hollywood nightlife and eventually to operating the infamous ...

At Tuesday night’s Santa Clarita City Council meeting, councilmembers approved a new five-year strategic roadmap for the city’s future and moved forward with a new landscape maintenance district in Sand Canyon. The Tuesday night City Council meeting began with a proclamation recognizing Black History Month. “This month is an opportunity to celebrate those achievements across every field, from science and ...

On this day in 1990, rock and roll singer Del Shannon, best known for his 1961 hit “Runaway,” was found dead at his home in Sand Canyon at the age of 55. Born Charles Weedon Westover in Coopersville, Michigan, on Dec. 30, 1934, the artist known popularly as Del Shannon rose to international fame in the early 1960s and became ...

A bicyclist was hospitalized after a hit-and-run crash in Canyon Country Monday afternoon. Around 12:10 p.m. Monday, first responders received reports of a hit-and-run crash involving a bicyclist on the 26800 block of Sand Canyon Road in Canyon Country, said Detective Charlie Upchurch, with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. The bicycle rider crashed into a truck that was turning ...

An overturned fuel truck on Sand Canyon Road blocked access to the northbound 14 Freeway on Friday morning. At about 9:25 a.m. Friday, emergency responders received reports of a traffic collision blocking the onramp to the northbound 14 Freeway from Sand Canyon Road, according to California Highway Patrol (CHP) incident logs. Emergency responders discovered that although a fuel tanker had ...

Special Broadcast –July 30, 2025 Host: Carl Goldman GUESTS:  Donna Fink, Connor Bauman, Patrick Sprengel, Kathryn Barger KHTS Co-Owner Carl Goldman welcomes a special group in studio to recall the events of July 22, 2016.  On this day, the Sand Canyon fire burned through 37 thousand acres of land, destroyed 18 homes and claimed the lives of 2 people.  One ...

Nine years ago, on July 22, 2016, temperatures hit 115 degrees in Santa Clarita when the Sand Fire exploded in an instant as the wind suddenly shifted. The firestorm roared into the Sand Canyon community with little warning, devouring everything in its path.  Among those who found themselves in its deadly trajectory was longtime resident Donna Fink, who says she ...