Santa Clarita’s new junior hockey team recognizes one of the Hart District’s highest-performing schools, launching a partnership that celebrates academic achievement, athletic dedication, and community spirit. Academic excellence met athletic excellence on Friday, October 9, as Academy of the Canyons (AOC) Middle College High School joined forces with the Santa Clarita Lakers for a celebration of scholarship, sportsmanship, and community ...

On October 18, 2003, Mayor Cameron Smyth and members of the Santa Clarita City Council, Parks Commission, city staff, the William S. Hart Union High School District board, Southern California Edison, and local youth celebrated the grand opening of the Santa Clarita Aquatics Center at the George A. Caravalho Santa Clarita Sports Complex. The year-round center at George A. Caravalho ...

An e-scooter rider in Newhall suffered major injuries after a vehicle collided with them Saturday afternoon. Around 1:15 P.M. Saturday, first responders received reports of a traffic collision involving a pedestrian on Wiley Canyon Road and Avenida Cappela, according to Sergeant Arambulo from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. “The person struck riding the e-scooter was taken to the hospital ...

The American Cancer Society wished its guests a Happy Howl-ween at their annual Bark For Life fundraising event. Saturday morning kicked off Bark For Life, hosted by the American Cancer Society, at the Canyon Country Community Center, welcoming guests with their dressed-up pups. The outdoor space of the community center was filled with pet-related resources, fun games, local vendors, and ...

A man was taken into custody Friday afternoon for throwing a bottle at a California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer and tossing a trash barrel into the street in Newhall. The confrontation began shortly after 2:30 P.M. at a gas station near Wiley Canyon Road and Lyons Avenue when a CHP officer was fueling a patrol vehicle. The officer was approached ...

A person is dead after crashing their vehicle into a tree early Saturday morning. Around 3:25 A.M., first responders were dispatched to a single-vehicle crash on Railroad Avenue, north of Oak Ridge Drive, according to Lieutenant Griffith of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. A white sedan crashed into a tree while traveling north on Railroad Avenue, leaving the driver ...

The Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook University Center at College of the Canyons officially opened Oct. 17, 2009, expanding local access to bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree programs in the Santa Clarita Valley. The $36 million, 110,000-square-foot permanent facility was designed to bring four-year universities to the College of the Canyons campus, allowing students to pursue advanced degrees locally without ...

Agape Village, a Santa Clarita Valley nonprofit adult day program for adults with special needs, is set to reopen its newly renovated Just Brew It coffee shop to the public Friday, Oct. 23. The coffee shop will be open from 9 a.m. to noon at Valencia Town Center’s The Patios, behind Solita and The Stand. The reopening marks a milestone ...

Hart continued its pursuit of a Foothill League title Friday, extending its winning streak to five with a dominant win over Castaic. The game presented an unexpected challenge before kickoff, as the start time was moved up three hours from 7 p.m. to 4 p.m. amid power outages across the Santa Clarita Valley. The schedule adjustment was intended to help ...

A man playing basketball was allegedly assaulted by multiple suspects, with one armed with a knife, in the parking lot of Hart High School in Newhall Thursday evening. Around 11:40 p.m. Thursday, deputies received reports of an assault with a deadly weapon call in the 24800 block of Newhall Avenue in the parking lot of Hart High School, said Shirley ...