Good morning, Santa Clarita.

After exhausting all administrative processes, the City of Santa Clarita announced it will file a lawsuit to stop Tacos Carmelita from operating due to repeated health and safety violations—improper food storage, cockroach infestations, and unsafe cooking methods—reported since December.

A Lancaster deputy from North County Correctional Facility in Castaic pleaded guilty to heroin smuggling after hiding drugs in a grocery bag and green backpack while accepting cash and digital payments from inmates linked to the Mexican Mafia+ he now faces at least five years in federal prison.

Students from Saugus and West Ranch High Schools represented Hart District at the FBLA National Leadership Conference in Anaheim from June 29 to July 2—Saugus High earned Champion Chapter Gold Level Plus recognition while West Ranch student Bryce Lee secured first place in Spreadsheet Applications.

The Santa Clarita Valley Special Education Local Plan Area and school districts are asking parents to report children with special needs from birth to age 22 and in private schools (under IDEA).

Parents concerned about developmental, learning, or speech issues should contact their local Special Education Department or the SCV SELPA office (services are free and confidential).

The Master’s University women’s volleyball team released its fall 2025 schedule, which includes the Hope Summer Slam at Hope International in Fullerton and the CSM Labor Day Classic.

The schedule also features a 16-match GSAC conference slate — where the Lady Mustangs will play eight teams twice, including a match against Southern Oregon on Aug. 23.