A Santa Clarita family breathed a huge sigh of relief today after being reunited with their beloved dog, Toby, after a woman refused to return him on Monday. Mario Lucchese, who was working in his home office, noticed the family

A child experiencing an injury to the head was airlifted from an empty field along a Valencia roadway Thursday afternoon. The initial 911 call came into Los Angeles County Fire's Command and Control center at 11:26 a.m. reporting a child with

Two Good Samaritans are credited with saving a woman during an attempted robbery by making a citizen's arrest Thursday morning. Deputies from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station are investigating the matter. The incident took place at Bank of America on

Local former swim coach accused of sex crimes against children is dead, according an email sent to members of canyons Canyons Aquatic Club and obtained by Cougar News. "Canyons Aquatic Club is aware of the death of former coach Jeremy

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department officials hosted a town hall in Santa Clarita on June 10, 2019. https://youtu.be/tdVgWfSSg3g

Santa Clarita residents will have a chance to learn life-saving techniques from local firefighters during Sidewalk CPR Day on Thursday, June 6. Sidewalk CPR Day is a free community event and county-wide initiative spearheaded by the Los Angeles County Fire

By Corey Marino It’s Friday, it’s been a long week, and after an hour spent on the 405 freeway trying to get back into Santa Clarita, and Kevin Davis has one thing on his mind. He gets out of his car, walks

The anticipation builds as the two fighters wait their turns. In their minds, they think back to all of the strategies that they know. When their names are called, the tension in the room will escalate with the eyes of

Katherine Wynkoop’s average day at COC involves moving around the Valencia campus to sit in multiple uncomfortable chairs for 10 hours. “I always experience back pain from these chairs [and] I regularly need to lay down as soon as I

While walking to class, you smell the sweet aroma of what you assume to be cotton candy. You think a club is selling it nearby but you’re wrong. Instead, it’s the lingering smell left behind by someone who just exhaled

By Praditya Fulumirani “It kinda just happens,” David Gonzales, a journalism student, laments about the numerous times he has been “ghosted” in his 19 years of living. “You think it’s going good, you think you’re just talking to whoever it might

By Corey Marino A typical college student’s day starts with a series of actions carried out on auto pilot and half awoken thoughts. They wake up and roll out of bed, throwing their clothes on as they quickly do their hair

The leading Santa Clarita Marathon runners hit the final turn at a steady pace. They look ahead at what has been stuck on their minds since the start: the checkered line and ribbon waving as an inviting banner to break

By Ryan Burke When Santa Clarita local Joel Turner went out on a routine walk with his dog on a warm evening last summer, he assumed it wouldn’t be anything out of the ordinary. What he didn’t foresee was finding himself face-to-face

By Leslie Yada One political showdown, five political science professors, and one minute to make an argument. The Political Science Club, Phi Theta Kappa, has organized a debate between the professors of the Political Science department. This April, in Boykin 105, was

By Alina Herrera In 2012, at the age of 34, Antonio Valencia decided he wanted to go to college and get his degree as a business major. He knew he had a long road ahead of him and a lot of work

By Ryan Burke   As one of COC’s top transfer schools, Cal State Northridge is home to many alumni. Relocating to a new campus, especially a CSU or UC, is a daunting step for some, but it is not impossible to handle.

By Sophia Lesseos It’s 3 a.m. and the grinding of coffee beans and hissing of the milk steamer fills the air as Oscar Salazar begins his early morning. Four different types of tea steaming, three scoops of pike coffee into the

It was an overcast afternoon and Six Flags Hurricane Harbor was uncharacteristically quiet and ironically drained of water. The park was in its off-season, and the scene had an abandoned feel with its empty pools and thick layer of fog; but

By Kamryn Martell Adviser of the Trans* Alliance Jess Love is making great strides as of late. Trans* Alliance is a club on campus that helps students who identify as transgender talk about their experiences. “It’s a really exciting time right now. I

By Jorge Ventura The spring semester is always the busiest time at College Of The Canyons with students trying to book last minute appointments with counselors to discuss what classes to take next semester or what college to transfer to. For other

By Summer Yang Katie Wynkoop, a COC student who is one of the main vocalists in the band Cover Charge, uses social media to promote her music. Wynkoop has her own YouTube channel and posts her singing covers of the music

By Luis Felipe Gonzalez A dark room, a 2015 Macbook Pro, a keyboard and a whole lot of frustration. For Cody Isaacs, a 20-year-old music producer and business student, producing music is much harder than hitting a couple buttons and making

By Robert Block As Erica Seubert stepped up to the lectern to deliver her prepared statement to the college board, the infant resting in her arms looked forward with a blank, quizzical expression on his face. With one tiny hand, he

A dream career as a professional athlete could end at the snap of a finger, or even at the tear of a ligament. COC's own Quarterback Andrew Brito tore his ACL in a game versus Cerritos College in September of 2018

William Shakespeare once said that all the world's a stage, but the ESCAPE Musical Theater program gives children a chance to pursue their passions on an actual stage. Starting out in 2002, ESCAPE's first home was in the halls of local

The Measles outbreak has been rampaging in 2019, with over 880 cases reported in the country. Aubrey Bergdofer from COC's Campus Health & Wellness Center sheds some knowledge on what students should do to prevent the spread of measles, stating that

Bitter Root Pottery, a local pottery studio located inside the Westfield mall is an ideal place to get inspiration simply from molding clay. Interior of the studio, displaying pottery wheels Offering a variety of different classes designed for

Haskell Canyon Open Space is home to many trails and areas for outdoor entertainment and adventuring, and now it's getting a brand new addition in the form of an archery range. The grounds are hosted by the non-profit Santa Clarita Archery

Extending 2,650 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border, up through the three western U.S. states and ending at the Canadian border, the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail is the second longest trail in the United States. After Jeff and Donna Saufley moved