A Valencia man who was found dead in a vehicle Thursday afternoon has been identified. Daniel Prutting, 43, from Valencia was the man who was found dead in a vehicle Friday, according to officials with the Los Angeles County Examiner’s Office. Just after 12:20 p.m., first responders received reports of a person unresponsive in the 23000 block of Avenida Valarte ...

Strong winds have triggered Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS), closing schools and leaving traffic lights dark. Several areas in the Santa Clarita Valley and across Los Angeles County are currently within Southern California Edison’s (SCE) PSPS zones. Thursday, SCE began issuing public safety power shutoffs throughout the Santa Clarita Valley, affecting homes, businesses, and traffic lights due to strong Santa ...

This week’s Dog of the Week is a 2-year-old American Bulldog mix named Zuko, looking for a second chance at a loving forever home after being surrendered by his previous owner. Identified by shelter ID A5801657, Zuko is a 70-pound dog who has already shown he can get along with other dogs, passing his shelter assessment with positive interactions with ...

Keeping track of work schedules and meeting strict delivery deadlines is more complicated than just counting days on a calendar. Weekends, federal holidays, and their interaction with internal business schedules all affect when a payment is due, when a project’s delivery date is, or when certain paperwork needs to be submitted. However, it isn’t that complicated either. A few basic ...

No one tells you that being a single parent is predominantly about the practicalities. The love is natural, the pick-up time, the bills, and the question of what to eat are on one pair of shoulders. After a bit of searching, we discovered that there were a couple of simple tools that worked, and it wasn’t as elaborate as we’d ...

Targeted Math Focus Delivers Growth as District Metrics Rise in all Subjects and Across Graduation Rates, College & Career Readiness, English Learner Progress, and Student Attendance With Thursday’s official release of the California School Dashboard alongside California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) and California Science Test (CAST) results, the William S. Hart Union High School District continues to ...

On October 16, 1853, Sarah Beckwith Gifford was born in England. She would one day become one of the Santa Clarita Valley’s most respected pioneer women and a cornerstone of early Newhall life. Her story is intertwined with that of her husband, John Timothy Gifford, who served as Newhall’s first railroad agent and telegraph operator during the establishment of the ...

What do a Santa Clarita chiropractor and a few friends in New Jersey, Arizona, and Florida have in common? They’re helping put food on Santa Clarita families’ tables. For several years, Dr. Thomas Polucki has turned his Santa Clarita chiropractic office into a collection point for his annual food drive benefiting SCV Grocery. Patients and neighbors drop off groceries and ...

Businesses and Organizations Received Updates on Applicable State Regulations Taking Effect Representatives from more than 50 organizations and businesses in the Santa Clarita Valley gathered Thursday, October 15, at the Hyatt Regency Valencia to learn more about California Assembly Bill 1572, the State law governing the watering of non-functional turf.  SCV Water, in partnership with the California Water Efficiency Partnership ...

A bridal stylist told me she lost a $4,300 gown sale to a shrug. Not to a competitor, not to a discount, not to a shipping delay. The customer said “it’s beautiful” in a flat voice, the stylist moved on to the next appointment, and the order never came. That shrug sat in a phone recording for eight months before ...