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Among the most used “buzz” words of the last decade are sustainability and eco-friendly. Americans are constantly reminded to reduce waste, use less energy and water, as well as “reduce, reuse, recycle.”. In Santa Clarita the first curbside recycling program began in October 1990 with 3,000 households...

A crude oil leak near the intersection of Magic Mountain Parkway and The Old Road prompted the response of the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s Health Hazardous Materials Division on Friday. The incident occurred at approximately 1:40 p.m. near the Interstate 5 entrance and exit. While the cause of...

Firefighters extinguished a structure fire in the early hours of Saturday morning in Newhall before any spread, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department officials. According to Bernard Peters, a spokesman for the L.A. County Fire Department, fire received a call in regards to a structure fire at 1:01 a.m. at 23221 Haskell Vista Lane.

The cause of the fire that broke out in Canyon Country at a two-story condo building on Thursday and sent one to the hospital has yet to be determined, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department officials. According to Kaitlyn Aldana, a spokeswoman for the L.A. County Fire Department, firefighters...

The weather is getting chillier and what better way to warm up than a nice bowl of soup — especially with Saturday, Feb. 4, being National Soup Day. For those who get tired of having the same old Campbell’s canned soups for their fixings, consider these highly rated soups across the Santa Clarita Valley.

A stolen check is part of a whodunnit in which someone sought to take funds mailed by the city of Santa Clarita to the state’s regional rail authority, officials confirmed Friday. A more-than $400,000 payment from the city, part of the funding for work on the Vista Canyon Metrolink...

A wind advisory placed upon the Santa Clarita Valley projected gusts of up to 45 mph on Sunday night, which will be followed up by a cold weather alert on Monday night. Temperatures within the valley were already forecasted by the National Weather Service to drop to a low of 38 degrees Fahrenheit on Sunday night but will increase slightly to 41 degrees on Monday night. The cold weather alert will last until Tuesday night.

Californians can’t go a day without hearing about tragic crime in their community. From the Drug Enforcement Agency seizing a record one million fentanyl pills in Inglewood, to the L.A. Police Department warning communities about street robberies and follow-home attacks throughout L.A., rising crime is completely out of control. And these past few weeks we have all seen the horrific headlines that read, “Victims identified in 6th mass shooting in 13 days to rock California.” The most basic responsibility of government is to protect its people.

The Santa Clarita Artists Association has announced a new board of directors for 2023. “Our organization has helped me in many ways over the past years,” Meressa Naftulin, president and plein air, said in a prepared statement. “I’ve met other artists in our community, taken exceptional workshops at amazing prices, seen talented artists demonstrate at our monthly meetings, and learned about showing my work to the public. As president of SCAA, I am looking forward to continuing our lineup of events. We do a lot and we do it together.”

West Ranch girls’ soccer finished off its regular season with a 3-0 road victory at Castaic on Thursday to secure a third-place finish in the Foothill League. The Wildcats (9-6-2, 6-4-2) got two goals from senior Ainsley Pierzchalski and one from senior Mikayla Toliver. The former opened the scoring just seven minutes into the game, latching onto a Toliver shot that was saved and rebounded into her path, before grabbing her second with 30 minutes to go in the second half.