The Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook University Center at College of the Canyons officially opened Oct. 17, 2009, expanding local access to bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree programs in the Santa Clarita Valley. The $36 million, 110,000-square-foot permanent facility was designed to bring four-year universities to the College of the Canyons campus, allowing students to pursue advanced degrees locally without ...

Agape Village, a Santa Clarita Valley nonprofit adult day program for adults with special needs, is set to reopen its newly renovated Just Brew It coffee shop to the public Friday, Oct. 23. The coffee shop will be open from 9 a.m. to noon at Valencia Town Center’s The Patios, behind Solita and The Stand. The reopening marks a milestone ...

Hart continued its pursuit of a Foothill League title Friday, extending its winning streak to five with a dominant win over Castaic. The game presented an unexpected challenge before kickoff, as the start time was moved up three hours from 7 p.m. to 4 p.m. amid power outages across the Santa Clarita Valley. The schedule adjustment was intended to help ...

A man playing basketball was allegedly assaulted by multiple suspects, with one armed with a knife, in the parking lot of Hart High School in Newhall Thursday evening. Around 11:40 p.m. Thursday, deputies received reports of an assault with a deadly weapon call in the 24800 block of Newhall Avenue in the parking lot of Hart High School, said Shirley ...

  A person was hospitalized after a large eucalyptus tree fell on a vehicle in Valencia during strong Santa Ana winds Friday afternoon.  Around 12:40 p.m., a tree fell on a vehicle on northbound McBean Parkway just north of Magic Mountain Parkway in Valencia, said Shirley Miller, a spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.  One person was in ...

A surveillance video appears to show a man leaving an unconscious woman on a sidewalk outside Centurion Park in Saugus last week, prompting an investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Two Saugus High School students walking in the area found the woman and called for help, according to reporting by FOX 11. The incident occurred Friday, October 9, ...

A man was hospitalized after being stabbed by his brother in Saugus Thursday evening. Around 5 p.m. Thursday, deputies responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call on the 22000 block of Paraguay Drive in Saugus, said Shirley Miller, a spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. “The suspect stabbed his brother in the hand,” Miller said. Paramedics ...

Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley is proud to announce the return of the 24th Annual Festival of Trees, hosted by Valencia Town Center and honoring the legacy of Don Fleming of Valencia Acura, taking place Nov. 20-22. Made possible through the generous support of title sponsors Valencia Town Center and Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger’s Fifth ...

A Valencia man who was found dead in a vehicle Thursday afternoon has been identified. Daniel Prutting, 43, from Valencia was the man who was found dead in a vehicle Friday, according to officials with the Los Angeles County Examiner’s Office. Just after 12:20 p.m., first responders received reports of a person unresponsive in the 23000 block of Avenida Valarte ...

Strong winds have triggered Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS), closing schools and leaving traffic lights dark. Several areas in the Santa Clarita Valley and across Los Angeles County are currently within Southern California Edison’s (SCE) PSPS zones. Thursday, SCE began issuing public safety power shutoffs throughout the Santa Clarita Valley, affecting homes, businesses, and traffic lights due to strong Santa ...