Hart parents going back to school

As Santa Clarita children head back to school, the Hart district also wants to give their parents a chance to experience life in the classroom during its Back-to-School Night events.

‘Fun in the Sun Chili Cookoff’ raises $17,000

So far, Saturday's "Fun in the Sun Chili Cookoff" has raised $17,000 for the Special Olympics Santa Clarita and Heads Up Therapy on Horseback, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Sgt. Gerri McCorkle, one of the event's coordinators.

Santa Clarita Bruins award scholarships

The Santa Clarita Bruins, an alumni support group of the UCLA Alumni Association, has awarded six scholarships to UCLA-bound students from the Santa Clarita Valley.

Canyon teacher to sign books Saturday

Canyon High School history teacher and author Andrew Smith will sign copies of his new book, "Ghost Medicine," at 2 p.m. Saturday at Barnes & Noble in Valencia.

Scrawled slurs surprise Saugus neighborhood

Residents in Saugus spent Monday asking why someone would scrawl swastikas and a racial slur on a pickup truck on Woodside Drive.

Labor Day gridlock

Alleged gang members shoot car

Gunshots were fired in Canyon Country as an exchange between two sets of alleged gang members turned violent, sheriff's Sgt. Ron Price said Monday.

Racing through Labor Day

With traffic backed up on Interstate 5 marking the end of the Labor Day weekend, some people beat the traffic and stretched their holiday weekend a few hours longer.

Road-building roadblocks

The city of Santa Clarita cleared a major roadblock in finishing a roadway that will give drivers a straight shot from the east side of the valley to the west, a city official said Friday.

To honor a hero: Kuredjian’s legacy

Vehicle headlights turned on during the daytime marked the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's deputies seventh anniversary tribute to slain deputy Hagop "Jake" Kuredjian Sunday.

Castaic drowning victim identified

A Los Angeles County Coroner's official identified Omar Pinto as the victim in Saturday's drowning at Castaic Lake.

Man drowns at Castaic Lake

A man drowned at Castaic Lake on Saturday, according to a Los Angeles County Fire Department official.

Balloons responsible for power outage

A Saturday afternoon power outage in Valencia left more than 600 Southern California Edison customers without power and snarled traffic on local streets.

Master's College students study in Israel

The Master's College students can study the Bible in the land of the Bible. The school's Israel Bible Extension program - know as IBEX - allows students to spend a 15-week semester in Jerusalem, earning credits and enjoying a life-changing experience. "We are the only Christian liberal arts college in America that has our own campus in Israel," said William Varner, known at The Master's College as "Dr. IBEX" since he oversees the program from ...

Chili for charity

Joanne Doggett loves chili. While she enjoys eating spicy chili, the Canyon Country resident prefers recipes that are cooked a certain way.

Kids read aloud to dogs to help overcome fear

Reading aloud went to the dogs Saturday at the Newhall Library.

City talks future public art

Bike racks at City Hall, public art at the McBean Regional Transit Center and a new website to house Santa Clarita's arts and cultural resources are all on tap for the city Arts Commission in the coming year.

Car goes over the side of Interstate 5

Officials from the California Highway Patrol shut down one lane of traffic on northbound Interstate 5 on Saturday to retrieve a vehicle that went off the freeway Friday night, an officer said.