The South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) has once again announced a residential no burn day alert Friday, for all those living in the South Coast Air Basin, which includes Santa Clarita. South Coast AQMD reminds residents in these areas that burning wood in their fireplaces or any indoor or outdoor wood-burning device is prohibited through Friday ...

Smoke has spread across Santa Clarita Tuesday as multiple fires continue to burn in the areas surrounding the valley, with residents from Castaic to Canyon Country being able to see and smell it. On Tuesday morning, residents across the Santa Clarita Valley woke up to gray skies and smoke-filled air, with some even reporting ash covering their cars. These conditions ...

Smoke from the Elsmere Fire in Newhall spread throughout Santa Clarita, causing air quality for the valley to become “very unhealthy.” Officials with the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) reported that air quality within the Santa Clarita Valley was “very unhealthy,” the second most hazardous designation the agency can assign to an area. As of 6:30 p.m., the ...

The Santa Clarita air quality is once again unhealthy for sensitive individuals on Monday, following a similar announcement last week.  Los Angeles County Health Officer, Muntu Davis, MD, MPH, advises people living or working in these areas with heart disease, asthma or other respiratory diseases to minimize outdoor activities, said a statement issued by the department Monday “Children who have ...

Air quality within the Santa Clarita Valley has continued to be unhealthy for “sensitive individuals” over a week after smoke from the Soledad Fire prompted county officials to issue an advisory for the area. On Monday, officials with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued an air quality advisory for “sensitive individuals” within the Santa Clarita Valley for ...

Smoke from the Soledad Fire has created unhealthy air quality for the Santa Clarita Valley, prompting officials with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to issue a Smoke Advisory for the area. Officials with the South Coast Air Quality Management District have placed the Santa Clarita Valley’s Air Quality Index (AQI) value at 156 for Monday afternoon, meaning ...

An Air Quality Advisory has been issued for the Santa Clarita Valley for Tuesday, with officials from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health describing the air as being “unhealthy for all individuals.” The Air Quality Advisory was issued after officials with the South Coast Air Quality Management District forecast that air quality for the Santa Clarita Valley would ...

Santa Clarita air quality is expected to be “unhealthy for all residents” throughout the day Friday, officials said.    People living or working in the Santa Clarita Valley with heart disease, asthma or other respiratory diseases are encouraged to minimize outdoor activities, according to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD)    In addition, children who have sensitive conditions, including heart ...

A study by a science advocacy group found that air quality in the Santa Clarita Valley is rated slightly better than the state average, despite the close proximity of the area to Los Angeles, which has some of the worst air quality in the state. The 2019 study by the Union of Concerned Scientists, based on Environmental Protection Agency readings ...

The prolonged heat wave that Santa Clarita has been experiencing is expected to continue throughout the coming week, with temperatures forecast for as high as 107 degrees. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. In response to the expected heat, the National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Watch that is expected ...