During the William S. Hart Union High School District Board meeting on Wednesday night, board members discussed ongoing efforts to update sports fields at local high schools. The need for lighting was prompted by the passing of Senate Bill 328  in 2019, which requires that high schools are required to start classes no earlier than 8:30 a.m., which also results ...

Five planets are expected to be aligned in order in the night sky this month for the first time since 2004. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are set to be aligned and visible during the night and early morning hours globally in the month of June. “While seeing two or three planets close together (in what’s known as a ...

Mars and Jupiter are set to be visible in the pre-dawn sky this weekend in an event known to astronomers as a conjunction, where the two planets appear close together.  During this Memorial Day weekend, sky gazers can catch a glimpse of the two planets as they appear 20 degrees above the horizon in the eastern-southeastern sky against the constellation ...

In an effort to identify potential natural hazards and manage effective mitigation plans, SCV Water has released a Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) draft for public comment.  With the assistance of its consultant Engineering Solutions Services, SCV Water has prepared a drafted plan to proactively manage natural hazards and mitigate their impacts on the agency, customers and the community. The process ...

Officials with the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency (SCV Water) have scheduled a virtual water workshop for the public to provide input for its upcoming Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP). The public is invited to attend a virtual public meeting, scheduled for Feb. 17 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., by SCV Water to learn about and provide input for ...

Officials with the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency (SCV Water) are set to host a free virtual class on Saturday to teach the basic elements of sustainable landscaping. On Saturday, SCV Water is scheduled to host the “Basics of Sustainable Landscaping” virtual class, taught by John Windsor, a certified arborist and a California certified nurseryman. “He has been a Horticultural ...

The Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA), in partnership with The Trust for Public Land, announced Wednesday the acquisition of over 1,000 acres near Castaic for open space and a wildlife habitat preserve.  The 1,171 acres of the ecologically diverse and historic Hathaway Ranch, also known as Temescal Ranch at the eastern edge of the Sierra Madre Mountains, adjacent to ...

The Angeles National Forest is expected to be closed to all general activity until the end of September due to ongoing “extreme” fire danger, officials said Friday. The USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region announced Friday that current National Forest closure orders and fire prohibitions in California have been extended until at least Sept. 30. In addition, nearby Los Padres ...

Officials with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health have issued a smoke advisory for the Santa Clarita Valley for the third-straight day as smoke from the Bobcat Fire continues to make air quality unhealthy in the region. Public Health officials announced the advisory late Friday afternoon, and marks the third day in a row that the Santa Clarita ...

Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, hosted a wildfire roundtable Wednesday night with officials from the local, state, and federal levels of government. Following the wildfires that have spread throughout the state of California, Garcia hosted a roundtable discussion with a variety of local, state, and federal officials, including: James Hubbard, Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment,  State Senator Scott ...