Nestled in the peaceful, rolling hills of San Francisquito Canyon is a power plant owned by the Department of Water and Power. There is little evidence of a day that once was anything but peaceful, as a historic disaster roughly one mile away from the power plant claimed approximately 450 lives in 1928.
It sounds like the ultimate mathematical riddle. Take a year, divide it by four. If the year is divisible by four, add one day. Otherwise leave it alone.
For most parents the sticker shock of tuition and fees for their prospective college student can be daunting, but in reality, most students do not pay the sticker price.
In an attempt to grasp the significant contributions of African-Americans in the United States, Black History Month is the perfect opportunity to ponder, interpret and analyze several key events in American History.
The cacophony of 50,000-plus cheering cycling fans and clanging cowbells returns to the Santa Clarita Valley for a second year the weekend of Feb. 23-24, when the eight-day, seven-stage, internationally sanctioned Amgen Tour of California race spins in from Santa Barbara for the finish of Stage 6 on Saturday afternoon.