The Santa Clarita Valley Veteran Services Collaborative is set to host a Memorial Day Weekend Backpack Walk in Newhall to honor local veterans on Saturday. The three-mile walk is set to follow a wheelchair-friendly route, and participants are encouraged to bring backpacks to simulate the real backpack marches done by those in the service, according to officials. “The event was ...

The College of the Canyons Veterans Resource Center hosted a pre-Memorial Day event at their Valencia Campus Wednesday to both honor veterans and raise student awareness regarding the purpose of the holiday. https://www.facebook.com/khtsradio/videos/1827422564026630/   The event is put on annually by the COC Veterans Resource Center in an effort to help show students what the holiday is really about, according ...

Thousands of American flags are expected to be placed at veterans’ final resting places across Eternal Valley Memorial Park and Mortuary this weekend for Santa Clarita’s Annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, officials said. “On Saturday, we have a whole bunch of scouts from different troops. Boy scouts, girl scouts and eagle scouts will come to place thousands of flags ...

Assemblymember Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, announced Wednesday that Assembly Bill 1809 has passed the Accountability and Administrative Review Committee and is now headed on to the next phase of becoming law. AB 1809 is set to ensure that Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) programs are doing the most effective job of serving those who have served. DVBE offers veterans the ...

Heading into their third year assisting Santa Clarita veterans and their families, the Veteran Center continues to honor local heroes. Not a week goes by that Vietnam Veteran Bill Reynolds, director of veterans affairs at KHTS Radio and author of the center’s biographies that adorn the “Warriors Wall”– submits his latest work, according to officials. “We currently have almost 100 Veteran ...

The Santa Clarita Elks Lodge is set to hold a roast of veteran Bill Reynolds Saturday to raise money for two charities, officials said. The Elks California-Hawaii Elks Major Project, Inc. is raising funds for the Local Veterans Services in the Santa Clarita Valley and Children with Disabilities in California. “The idea for the roast first came up by Bob ...

Santa Clarita Veteran Services Collaborative officials presented a $20,000 check to the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Wednesday in an effort to assist the needs of the department. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The donation was presented to Lt. Justin Diez and several deputies who are also veterans. “They requested that ...

On Dec. 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack against the Pearl Harbor base in Oahu, Hawaii. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. More than 2,400 American troops died on the day of the attack, and a significant number of U.S. battleships and airplanes were destroyed. Today, Santa Clarita ...

The Santa Clarita Valley Corvette Club donated $7,000 last week to the Santa Clarita Coalition Veterans Program. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. https://www.facebook.com/khtsradio/videos/1944217295883917/ Newly-elected Club President Mike Woodings and Membership Chairwoman Judy Woodings are the head members of the Corvette Club, in which they oversee 100 club and associate members.   ...

Oakmont of Santa Clarita honored the members of the military who live in the community with a celebration featuring music and a ceremony on Veterans Day. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The luxury senior living community recognized the 15 veterans who reside at Oakmont, giving each armed forces member a pin ...