The SCV Water Board of Directors is expected to consider a resolution outlining seven primary environmental oversight objectives for the Santa Clara River watershed at Tuesday night’s board meeting. “Tuesday night, the board will consider a resolution that states stewardship objects for the Santa Clara River,” said SCV Water Spokesperson Kathie Martin. “The resolution has seven objectives to show how ...

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is set to begin its eighth wave of lane closures on the 14 Freeway this week from Canyon Country to Palmdale due to a pavement rehabilitation project. The agency is set to close portions of SR-14 for a pavement rehabilitation project to improve the condition of the lanes and create a smoother ride for ...

The Valencia Fire broke out in the Santa Clara River wash near Bouquet Canyon Road Tuesday afternoon. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The brush fire, dubbed the Valencia Fire by first responders, was first reported at around 4 p.m. Tuesday near Bouquet Canyon Road and Valencia Boulevard, according to the Los ...

The Santa Clarita environmental group SCOPE challenged the Newhall Ranch development project in court Wednesday over concerns of greenhouse gas emissions and water. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The Santa Clarita Organization for Planning and the Environment (SCOPE) and lawyers for the Newhall Ranch developer, FivePoint, stood opposite one another inside ...

The 24th annual Santa Clarita River Rally took place Saturday morning, where volunteers came out to help clean the Santa Clara River. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Hundreds of volunteers arrived outside of Wiley Canyon Road by the Via Princessa Bridge in order to help clean a portion of the Santa Clara ...

The woman that was found dead in the Santa Clara River Sunday morning in Canyon Country has been identified. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Mercedes Martinez, 71, of Newhall, was identified as the dead body found Sept. 9, according to officials with the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office. Santa Clarita Valley ...

Deputies arrested a man on suspicion of attempted kidnapping after he allegedly grabbed a 17-year-old girl walking through the Santa Clara riverbed Tuesday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. While the teenager was walking through the riverbed, commonly referred to as the wash, she was approached by 35-year-old Egenio Torres, according to ...

The Vista Canyon development has been in the works since the mid 2000s. And the people in charge of making the development a reality have ambitious goals for the project. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The development, located off of Sand Canyon Rd. and on the edge of the Santa Clara ...

An alleged Santa Clarita arsonist was arrested Saturday on suspicion of setting a brush fire in the Santa Clara riverbed near Bouquet Canyon Road in the middle of Southern California’s wildfire season. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Johnny Floreszamora, a 29-year-old transient, was arrested by deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley ...

A man found dead in the bed of the Santa Clara River on Sunday has been identified as a transient by the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Officials identified 44-year-old Andrew Aaron Vetromile as the man found shortly before noon near Camp Plenty Road. Officials believe ...