Charles Mack, 46, a Newhall resident and nationally known vaudeville entertainer, was killed on January 11, 1934, in an automobile accident near Mesa, Arizona, while returning from a professional trip. Born Charles E. Selders in White Cloud, Kansas, on No... See more
A Santa Clarita woman who has spent years helping others during emergencies is now facing a devastating loss of her own, after a house fire destroyed her longtime home and claimed the life of her dog. Karole Kopecky, an administrator for a local Santa Cla... See more
On January 10, 1981, Robert E. Callahan, author, historian, collector and showman, died at the age of 88, leaving behind Callahan’s Old West Trading Post on Sierra Highway. Born in Virginia in 1892, Callahan developed a lifelong fascination with the Ameri... See more
A Santa Clarita man has pleaded guilty to defrauding his employer out of more than $1 million in a years-long wire fraud scheme, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday. Steven Anthony Cowles, 45, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, which carries a... See more
On January 8, 1869, local entrepreneurs Henry Clay Wiley, Sanford Lyon, and William W. Jenkins began drilling a hole in Pico Canyon, marking the start of Santa Clarita’s central role in the California Oil industry. The Pico Oil field had been identified s... See more
