On September 27, 2014, Santa Clarita officials and environmental advocates gathered in Towsley Canyon to honor biologist and naturalist Don Mullally by renaming the Towsley Canyon Loop the Don Mullally Trail. The ceremony recognized Mullally‘s decades of work documenting the plants, wildlife, and ecological significance of the Santa Susana Mountains and surrounding open space areas. Then-Mayor Laurene Weste joined representatives ...

A person was hoisted from a Newhall hiking trail after suffering a medical emergency Tuesday. Around 12:20 p.m. Tuesday, first responders received reports of a person suffering a medical emergency involving a hiker at Towsley Canyon on The Old Road in Newhall, said Justin Yang, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “The patient had hiked approximately 3 ...

Sheep and goats will have a baa-tastic time next week helping clear vegetation in Towsley Canyon. On Wednesday and Thursday, sheep and goats will be at work in an area of Towsley Canyon carefully overseen by a shepherd and guardian dog, officials with the Los Angeles County Fire Department said. “As part of a prescribed herbivory, these animals will assist ...

The hiker that was pronounced dead in Towsley Canyon Monday has been identified. A 59-year-old man from Stevenson Ranch was the person found unresponsive on the Towsley Canyon hiking trail, said Sarah Ardalani, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office. Around 10 a.m. Monday, first responders received reports of a man unresponsive and not breathing on a hiking trail ...

An unresponsive hiker was pronounced dead on a hiking trail in Towsley Canyon Monday morning. Around 10 a.m. Monday, first responders received reports of a man found unconscious and not breathing at the top of a trail in Towsley Canyon on the 24300 block of The Old Road In Newhall, said Deputy Natalie Arriaga, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley ...

Reports of an injured hiker near Towsley Canyon resulted in one person being sent to the hospital on Tuesday. Just after 9 a.m. Tuesday, emergency responders received a call for an injured hiker in the trails near Towsley Canyon on the 23800 block of The Old Road in Newhall, according to Geovanni Sanchez with the Los Angeles County Fire Department ...

A hiker was pronounced dead after going into cardiac arrest Tuesday morning near Towsley Canyon. Around 7:40 a.m. Tuesday, first responders received reports of a medical emergency in Towsley Canyon on The Old Road in Stevenson Ranch, said Henry Narvaez, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “It was a fall injury and was changed to a cardiac ...

On Saturday morning two hikers were airlifted from Towsley Canyon trail in Newhall after one suffered a medical emergency.  At around 10:30 a.m. Saturday, first responders received reports of a medical emergency at Towsley Canyon trails, according to Miguel Ornelas with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  “Two people were airlifted from the trail, but only one was taken to ...

Two female hikers were located and rescued Tuesday evening by Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s deputies in Towsley Canyon.  At around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday two female hikers in their 40s were reported as missing in the Towsley Canyon region in Stevenson Ranch, according to Lieutenant Jim Royal, with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.  “They were located by an airship ...

A man was arrested Thursday afternoon for sexual battery of a Valencia woman after he allegedly touched her inappropriately on a hiking trail in Santa Clarita. Around 4:45 p.m. Thursday, deputies responded to reports of a sexual battery call at Towsley Canyon Park on the Old Road in Newhall, said Sgt. Brian Hudson, with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department ...