Good morning, Santa Clarita.

The city is hosting Community Beautification Day — a one-day volunteer cleanup for the Valencia community — on Saturday, June 28 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Volunteers age 8 and older will work on projects such as mulching Valencia Glen Park, painting paseo bridges, and disposing of bulky items with required pre-registration.

L.A. County firefighters stopped a small brush fire near Canyon Country Park on Sunday afternoon after being dispatched at 12:59 p.m.—they arrived at 1:02 p.m.—and had the blaze, which covered less than a quarter acre, under control by 1:10 p.m. with no structures threatened or injuries reported.

The body of a missing man presumed to have drowned during a paddleboarding incident was found at Castaic Lake on Sunday afternoon—officials have yet to confirm his identity while the park and lower lagoon reopen today and the Upper Lake Main Launch Ramp remains closed.

A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy was injured in Lancaster on Saturday during a shootout after responding to an armed robbery call – he remains in critical but stable condition while deputies fatally struck the suspect.

Authorities recovered a firearm near the scene – details are pending.

On June 8th, 1851, H.

Clay (Daddy Mo) Needham was born and later helped form Newhall by boosting local business and politics. He built water and oil companies and supported strict alcohol bans that shaped the Santa Clarita Valley community.

Following recent federal immigration enforcement operations in Los Angeles County, Board Chair Kathryn Barger said residents may protest peacefully (a constitutional right) but must avoid violence and vandalism (actions that threaten community order) to show respect for law enforcement.