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4 Southern California high schoolers named 2024 Presidential Scholars
Four high schoolers from Southern California are being recognized at the national level for their excellence in academics. U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona released this year’s list of Presidential Scholars, which recognizes high school seniors for their accomplishments in academics, as well as the arts and career and technical education fields. “The 161 high […]
City announces lane closures for Copper Hill Drive starting Monday
The city of Santa Clarita announced lane closures scheduled to start Monday on Copper Hill Drive for a developer-led bridge-widening project. Starting at 7 p.m., workers are planning to partially close the road that runs over the San Francisquito Creek between McBean Parkway and Avenida Rancho Tesoro until 5:30 a.m. the next morning, every night through Friday morning.
Santa Monica Ferris wheel honors KTLA’s Sam Rubin
One of the most endearing symbols of Los Angeles will be lit up Friday in honor of another L.A. icon. The Ferris wheel at Pacific Park in Santa Monica will air a special message for KTLA’s Sam Rubin, who died unexpectedly Friday at the age of 64. The local landmark on the Santa Monica Pier […]
Goats, Sheep Hoofing Into Towsley Canyon To Help Clear Vegetation
Sheep and goats will have a baa-tastic time next week helping clear vegetation in Towsley Canyon. On Wednesday and Thursday, sheep and goats will be at work in an area of Towsley Canyon carefully overseen by a shepherd and guardian dog, officials with the Los Angeles County Fire Department said. “As part of a prescribed ...
Corvette Driver Pinned Under Semi Truck In Castaic Crash
The occupant of a Corvette was trapped in their vehicle on the 5 Freeway in Castaic Thursday after the vehicle became pinned underneath a big rig. About 11:42 a.m. Thursday, emergency responders received reports of a traffic collision on the northbound 5 Freeway, just north of Hasley Canyon Road in Castaic, according to Officer Josh ...
Parts of Dockweiler State Beach, Venice Beach closed due to sewage spill
A roughly 2-mile stretch of coastline in the Marina del Rey and Play del Rey areas will be closed as public health officials test bacteria levels in the water. After about 14,400 gallons of untreated sewage water was spilled into the water of Ballona Creek between Wednesday and Thursday, the LA County Department of Public Health said Friday.
La Reina Academy organizers set deadline to raise $1.5 million
Plans to replace the shuttering La Reina High School and Middle School in Thousand Oaks with a new all-girls Catholic school in Moorpark are in crunch time. Organizers said they have until 9 a.m. on Friday to raise $1.5 million to keep the project alive. Leaders of the planned La Reina Academy...
The First Indigenous-Named Marine Sanctuary; A Climber's Story; A New Home for a Beloved Diner
Listen to this and more in-depth storytelling by subscribing to The California Report Magazine podcast. California’s Central Coast Could Gain First Indigenous-Named Marine Sanctuary in US. California’s Central Coast is the ancestral homeland of indigenous California tribes including the Chumash and Salinan peoples. For years, the Northern Chumash have...
City holds annual Free to Be Me Festival
The city of Santa Clarita hosted its third annual Free to Be Me Festival in West Creek Park on Sunday afternoon, featuring various activities and forms of entertainment meant to be inclusive for the city’s special needs community. “This event first started back in 2022,” said city arts and...
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