On this day, May 20, 1946, singer Cher, the great-granddaughter of Placerita homesteader Frank Walker, was born in El Centro, California. Born Cheryl Sarkisian, the world-famous superstar reminisced about her Santa Clarita Valley connections in her autobiography. “My Grandma Lynda; she was only thirty-two in this picture. She’s beautiful, isn’t she, like a Gypsy. I’m on my way to a ...

On this day in 1885, Hortense Victoria Reynier, future matriarch of the Walker family of Placerita Canyon, was born, linking two of the Santa Clarita Valley’s founding pioneer families. The daughter of Jean Joseph and Josephine Reynier, Hortense grew up on her father’s expansive vineyard and homestead near the head of Placerita Canyon. Jean Joseph had emigrated from the Champsaur ...

On this day, May 20, 1946, singer Cher, the great-granddaughter of Placerita homesteader Frank Walker, was born in El Centro, California. Born Cheryl Sarkisian, the world-famous superstar reminisced about her Santa Clarita Valley connections in her autobiography. “My Grandma Lynda; she was only thirty-two in this picture. She’s beautiful, isn’t she, like a Gypsy. I’m on my way to a ...

A Placerita brush fire was quickly extinguished Wednesday morning in Santa Clarita. Around 10 a.m. Wednesday, firefighters received reports of a brush fire on the 16000 block of Placerita Canyon Road in the National Forest, said Charisma Murillo, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “The fire was a quarter acre, and out on arrival,” Morillo said. As of ...

Two teenage hikers were rescued Tuesday after becoming stranded on a hiking trail in Placerita Canyon near Walker Ranch, officials said. Around 6 p.m., first responders received reports of two stranded hikers near Placerita Canyon Road and Pacy Street, said Marvin Lim, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies, the Santa Clarita ...

Santa Clarita Valley native and pioneer, Melba Walker Fisher, member of the family who owned the Walker Cabin in Placerita Canyon Nature Center, died at 98 years old on New Year’s Day. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Fisher was one of twelve children born on Walker Ranch, said her son, George Starbuck. ...

A hiker in Placerita Canyon who had reportedly been stranded since Sunday, was rescued by Los Angeles County Fire personnel on Thursday morning. He was rescued by helicopter and taken to Henry Mayo Hospital.