SCV Jewish Food and Cultural Festival

The falafel was cooked on Sunday at the SCV Jewish Food and Cultural Festival at College of the Canyons and weighed in at 52.8 pounds, more than double the current record.

Teachers protest cuts in front of City Hall

A group of teachers and parents wave to passing cars on Valencia Boulevard in front of City Hall in Santa Clarita on Friday. The group was protesting state budget cuts to education. Nearly 80 Santa Clarita Valley teachers have been laid off this year as local educators prepare for another year of funding cuts from the state. In recent years, local school districts have been forced to shorten the school year, increase class sizes and cut programs.

VIA hosts business-to-business reception

The Valley Industrial Association hosted a business-to-business reception at the Valencia Gateway Center in Valencia on Wednesday.

Sittin’ on the dock of the lake

A duck stands on the dock at the boat launch ramp of the Castaic Lakes upper lake, where 50 mile-an-hour winds whipped up 2-foot swells and kept all boats off the lake on Tuesday.

When enthusiasm for school bubbles over

Krista Taylor, top, of Fun and Discovery Entertainment creates a huge bubble over Josh Jiru, 4, a preschool student in one of six special day class at Leona Cox Community School in Canyon Country.

City holds annual Eggstravaganza

Tiny dancers learn performing arts at Live Oak Elementary in Castaic

The dance training at Live Oak and Castaic elementary schools was arranged in partnership with the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons.

A trim in time for impending bloom

Homeless couple in search of a miracle

Poppin’ up all over the place

California poppies bloom along The Old Road near Magic Mountain Parkway on Thursday. With clear and sunny skies expected all week, they are likely to soon have plenty of company.

A lesson that’s out of this world

Newhall Library under construction

Lexus of Valencia hosts bike-safety event

Spreading St. Patrick’s Day in SCV

Pi Day shows students the fun around food

Rancho Pico Junior High School eighth-graders Jason Taw-Say, middle, and Michael Petras, right, measure the diameter of an apple pie Michael and his mother baked for Pi Day on Monday. The students' at the Stevenson Ranch school were assigned the task of using existing math skills to visualize how pi works to find the circumference of a circle.

Big rig tips over in Acton

Sounds abound at Newhall Art Slam

Bowman takes a bow

Valencia graduates valedictory

A total of 694 Valencia High School graduates walked Friday at College of the Canyons in Valencia. Student James Edwards represented his class-of which 125 students graduated with honors-as the speaker. Photos by Dan Watson.

SCV Man and Woman of the Year named

Elizabeth Hopp and Steve Sturgeon were named the Santa Clarita Valley Woman of the Year and Man of the Year, respectively, at the Hyatt Regency Valencia on Friday evening.

Mike Antonovich visits SCVi

Santa Clarita Valley International charter school hosted Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich on Wednesday as the Los Angeles County elected official toured the school.

Downtown Newhall Art Slam goes green

Local residents participate in the "Go Green, Get Green" recycled art contest during the Art Slam event held on Main Street in Newhall on Thursday night.

Students sing original musical composition after school