On March 10, 1890, authorities hunted down and arrested Castaic-area landowner William C. Chormicle following a deadly shooting in Castaic Canyon that left two men dead. The violence stemmed from a bitter land dispute that had been brewing for months between settlers and railroad interests over ownership of property in the region.  The first victims of the Castaic Range War ...

The Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society will celebrate 40 years of preservation on Saturday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. The Historical Society was incorporated in 1975 but began meeting a year earlier, holding its first meeting at the Old Orchard Elementary School in 1974. The mission of the society is to stimulate ...