On October 3, 1967, known as the “fastest man alive,” U.S. Air Force Major William J. “Pete” Knight, set world records for speed and altitude in a piloted fixed-wing aircraft that still stands today. Later, Knight would impact the Santa Clarita Valley on a governmental level. Flying the modified X-15A-2 rocket-powered plane out of Edwards Air Force Base, Knight reached ...

On this day in 2014, Santa Clarita voters made two significant decisions that helped shape the region’s political and visual landscape: rejecting a controversial city billboard deal and electing a new representative to Congress. After months of debate, public outreach, neighborhood meetings and a high-profile signature-gathering campaign, Santa Clarita voters rejected Measure S, a city-backed plan to remove 62 traditional ...

On October 3, 1967, the “fastest man alive,” U.S. Air Force Major William J. “Pete” Knight, set world records for speed and altitude in a piloted fixed-wing aircraft that still stands nearly six decades later. Flying the modified X-15A-2 rocket-powered plane out of Edwards Air Force Base, Knight reached Mach 6.72, or 4,520 mph, and climbed to 280,500 feet. This ...

With 100 percent of precincts reporting in, preliminary results from state election officials indicate that Democrat Assemblywoman Christy Smith and Republican Mike Garcia are set to face off for the California 25th Congressional District seat. See Related: Election Coverage & Results | Santa Clarita Election Results As of 6:45 a.m. Wednesday, officials with the California Department of State are reporting that  Smith, ...

As the special election on March 3 approaches, a majority of the candidates running for California’s 25th Congressional District seat gathered at California State University Northridge (CSUN) to appeal to voters through a candidate forum Friday evening. https://www.facebook.com/CanyonsNews/videos/225254248637260/UzpfSTEzMjkyNTQ0MzQzOTIzNToyODYyMTU1NDczODQ5NTM4/ Ten of the candidates running for the CA-25 Congressional seat met at CSUN Friday evening for a candidate forum: Assemblywoman Christy Smith, ...

Over $2 million was raised by candidates running for the 25th Congressional seat during the fourth quarter of 2019, with Assemblywoman Christy Smith and progressive media personality Cenk Uygur standing out at the top of the field. Between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31 of 2019, approximately $2,251,750.13 was raised in total by candidates running for the vacated Congressional seat of ...

The field for the CA-25 Congressional seat just got bigger, as former Congressman Steve Knight has officially entered the 2020 race against the likes of Assemblywoman Christy Smith and former Trump advisor George Papadopoulos. After taking time to evaluate the race in the CA-25 Congressional district, Knight told KHTS reporters Saturday that he has officially entered the 2020 congressional race. ...

After releasing a statement Monday morning stating that he was “looking to run” for Congress, former Congressman Steve Knight took time to speak with KHTS about why he is eyeing a run in 2020. Following the resignation of Congresswoman Katie Hill, D-Agua Dulce, on Sunday, Knight issued a statement addressing the potential for his entry into the 2020 race. “After ...

Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, has announced her intent to run for the 25th California Congressional seat in the wake of Congresswoman Katie Hill’s resignation. Smith took to Twitter Monday morning to announce her campaign for Congress. “After much encouragement from community members, today I am proud to announce that I am running for Congress,” Smith wrote. https://twitter.com/ChristyforCA25/status/1188837825040412672 The announcement ...

Former Congressman Steve Knight announced that he will be running to retake the 25th California Congressional seat after Congresswoman Katie Hill resigned Sunday. After news broke late Sunday afternoon that Hill was resigning from the United States House of Representatives, Knight announced his intention to run for the seat he lost back in 2018. “After serving my community and country ...