To manage life well is to manage the unexpected. You have to be able to push past tragedy and on to a better, brighter tomorrow. This is the primary job of a person who has suffered a disability. Job one is to survive. From there, it is a matter of rebuilding and regaining some sense of normalcy. Finally, one has ...

Carousel Ranch announced its plan to hold their 25th annual fundraiser with a “Heart of the West” dinner, auction and children’s riding demonstration in August. “Despite the challenges we all faced this past year, we approach summer with renewed hope and anticipation of good things to come,” said Denise Redmond, executive director for Carousel Ranch. “While this year’s Heart of ...

Throughout the month of May investigators with the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) cited 136 individuals, 10 from Santa Clarita, for misusing disabled parking placards, officials said Friday. The DMV holds up to 24 enforcement operations each month throughout the state targeting illegal use of disabled parking placard, according to officials. During the past 11 months the DMV investigators ...

Assemblymember Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, announced Wednesday that Assembly Bill 1809 has passed the Accountability and Administrative Review Committee and is now headed on to the next phase of becoming law. AB 1809 is set to ensure that Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) programs are doing the most effective job of serving those who have served. DVBE offers veterans the ...

Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, took his fight to help California’s young adults impacted by various developmental disabilities to the Assembly and Senate Budget Subcommittees on Health and Human Services. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Wilk requested $3.2 million dollars be included in the State Budget to expand eligibility from age ...

A bill authored by Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, is one step closer to helping people impacted by developmental disabilities as young adults. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Senate Bill 283 redefines “age of onset” for access to disability services from the current age of 18, to a revised age of ...

Triumph Foundation and 7 Star Industries are proud to announce the first Annual Memorial Day Adaptive Shooting Event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Triumph Foundation is a nonprofit organization that hosts these events to introduce the sport of target shooting to people that are disabled. 12 ...

Ed. Note: The following is a news release provided by the Triumph Foundation.  Santa Clarita Triumph Foundation officials are planning to host their 4th Annual Wheelchair Sports Festival with six adaptive recreational sports open for everyone to participate. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. The Wheelchair Sports Festival will be Saturday April 25, ...

With the help of monetary and in-kind donations, Carousel Ranch has raised enough money to build a shade structure over their main arena. Construction on the roof of the structure began Tuesday, and the arena will open again in three weeks.

Ellie Laks' new book "My Gentle Barn" tells the story of her childhood and why she founded her shelter for abused farm animals. The Canyon Country shelter offers therapy for at-risk and special needs children.