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Professor charged with death of Jewish man at SoCal protests to stand trial
THOUSANDS OAKS, Calif. - The professor charged with manslaughter in the death of an elderly Jewish man at dueling Israel-Palestine protests in Thousand Oaks last year will stand trial, a judge announced Wednesday. Loay Alnaji has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, battery and personal injury related to the death of...
Hart District To Lay Off 29 Employees Following The School Year
At Wednesday’s William S. Hart Union School District Board meeting, it was announced that 29 district employees are planned to be laid off at the end of the school year. Originally, 53 full-time certificated positions were planned to be eliminated due to a reduction or discontinuation of certain types of services. The district determined it ...
Toddler bookworm triumph
Luca McFarlin completed a huge milestone for a 2-year-old toddler. With the help of his family, McFarlin read 1,000 books and became the sixth child to accomplish the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Challenge presented by the city of Santa Clarita libraries. New mommy Vanessa Zanders, McFarlin’s mom, was looking for...
Highway 101 closure in Agoura Hills for wildlife bridge work set for Tuesday night
An overnight closure on Highway 101 near Agoura Hills will switch to southbound lanes Tuesday night. But after that, the overnight closures are expected to stop for now. Since April, all lanes closed in one direction at a time as crews lifted dozens of heavy concrete beams in place to form the skeleton of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing. Scores of the reinforced concrete girders were installed, stretching from the walls on either side of the freeway to middle support columns.
Detectives Seek Help Finding Missing Person Last Seen In Santa Clarita
Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are seeking the assistance in locating Jaquez Adrian Otey, last thought to be in Santa Clarita.. Missing person Jaquez Adrian Otey, 25, a resident of Orange County was last contacted by family on Saturday, April 27 at 8:30 p.m. Otey is 5 ‘4”, 190 lbs with black ...
‘This Is Only The Beginning Of Our Paintings’: Castaic High School Honors 2nd Graduating Class
Castaic High School awarded diplomas to its second-ever graduating class Monday night. Approximately 330 Castaic High School Coyotes walked the stage at the College of the Canyons football field during the 2024 graduation ceremony on Monday, only the second graduating class in school history since its founding in 2019. The 2023 school year ended with ...
Tesla flies off I-5 in Castaic
A Tesla veered off Interstate 5 and took out a fence, a pole and a light standard before landing near The Old Road at Pinta Lane on Sunday morning in Castaic, according to the California Highway Patrol. The vehicle was believed to be traveling northbound on I-5 before the crash...
Honors all around at Hart district
Last week’s William S. Hart Union High School District governing board meeting saw teachers, administrators and classified employees from across the district be honored in a retirement ceremony. The district also honored Oluwadara Falodun, a senior at Golden Valley High School and the student board member for the past...
Golden Oak graduation reflects on second chances
The theme of “second chances” echoed in the Hart High School Auditorium, as student speakers from Golden Oak Adult School commemorated not only their academic trajectory, but also their own trials and tribulations on Friday. Principal Bryan Wilson welcomed the crowd to the ceremony, thanking them for sharing...
Moorpark district looking to protest CIF title game dispute
The final inning of Friday night’s CIF Southern Section Division 2 baseball championship, in which Hart High School was declared the winner after a controversial call by the umpire crew, has left fans of the Moorpark Musketeers upset and uncertain — and prompted numerous heated exchanges on social media.
Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza gets green light for expansion
The Thousand Oaks City Council has approved a major green light on the road to an estimated $123.2 million expansion of the Civic Arts Plaza and its potential to boost downtown. The vision has grown clearer since the council awarded a contract in 2019 for a consultant to prepare a...
Castaic Family Seeking Public Help Locating Beloved Son, Brother
A Castaic family is seeking the public’s help in locating their beloved son and brother, who has been missing for over a year. Justin Lederer, a 2011 graduate of West Ranch High School, has been missing since February of 2023, said his mother Holi in a phone interview with KHTS. “Justin had a great sense ...
SCV deputies take part in memorial run
A nearly 50-year-old tradition ran through the Santa Clarita Valley on Saturday to honor law enforcement officers who “sacrificed their lives in the performance of their duties,” according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Starting with a ceremony Friday, the Memorial Torch Relay Run involved deputies...
Stop The Stigma Event Hopes Help Residents With Mental Health
A mental health resource event was held on Saturday in Valencia to provide residents of Santa Clarita with mental health resources. On Saturday, Mental Health Hookup and several other organizations hosted “Stop the Stigma” at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital. “This is our community coming together to address mental health in an adult because we haver ...
Car Plunges Off Interstate 5 in Castaic, Killing Driver
CASTAIC, Calif., May 15 (KNN) — A motorist was killed after their vehicle plunged off Interstate 5 and landed on Castaic Road north of Santa Clarita. The… Read more "Car Plunges Off Interstate 5 in Castaic, Killing Driver">
Learning Post Academy 2024 Commencement: A celebration of independence, resilience and achievement
Forty-five graduating students from Learning Post Academy were filled with excitement, anticipation and pride as they walked across the stage to collect their diplomas on Friday evening at the Class of 2024 Commencement ceremony held at Canyon High School’s Performing Arts Center. Marycarmen Martinez Kladt Benavides began her journey...
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