Here's your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 20th of May.
Good morning, Santa Clarita.
🚧 Accidents
A woman was pulled from her car and detained by sheriff’s deputies after a single-vehicle crash at Whites Canyon Road and Ashboro Drive early Sunday morning—firefighters arrived at 2:14 a.m. to take her to Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital while investigators gather evidence for a possible DUI charge, marking the second incident at the intersection in days.
🚨 Crime
Law enforcement in Santa Clarita made 34 arrests last week for crimes including DUI, domestic violence, shoplifting, arson and drug possession—26 by local deputies and eight by CHP officers during the third consecutive week with over 30 arrests.
A suspected DUI driver led CHP on a pursuit in Canyon Country Sunday morning on the 14 Freeway near Soledad Canyon Road at 1 a.m.—the driver stopped at the Escondido Canyon off-ramp and 59-year-old Jose Ramirez from Pacoima was arrested for misdemeanor DUI and evading arrest, with paramedics called to evaluate him.
Tanner Prentiss, a 22-year-old UCSB student from Santa Clarita (wearing a black hoodie and jeans), was reported missing after he did not return to his rental cabin in Big Bear Lake and was last seen at about 12:30 a.m. on May 17 along Village Drive.
🎭 Culture
Santa Clarita will host the Newhallywood Silent Film Festival on Memorial Day weekend — May 23 to May 25 — at venues including Newhall Family Theatre and The MAIN, with planned screenings and ceremonies honoring silent film pioneers like Lon Chaney and Sergei Eisenstein.
The festival will feature historical film screenings and special tributes that highlight our city's lasting role in film history.
🎓 Education
SCV Water and ACWA announced that Cal Poly student Jade Meichtry received the Edward G. ‘Jerry’ Gladbach Scholarship—worth $2,500—and will use the award to design water systems that support local farms and communities.
The scholarship honors the late water leader and reinforces her goal to bring sustainable change to water resources.
🏛️ Government
Online registration for Santa Clarita’s city ‘Seasons’ summer classes begins today and continues May 21.
The Parks and Recreation Department offers the classes — information is available in the summer edition of the magazine.
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