Good morning, Santa Clarita.

Residents can visit the Summertime of Hope adoption event at the Castaic Animal Care Center on Saturday, July 26th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.—adoption fees are waived except for licensing and adopters receive a $15 Movita Juice Bar gift card while supplies last.

Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station deputies stopped multiple e-motorcycle riders on July 24 at 2:23 p.m.—with one deputy noting that three riders were only 14—and towed four bikes during a sweep aimed at addressing local concerns over unsafe riding on public pathways.

The city of Santa Clarita announced that the 'Allure' exhibit by Frank Rock is on view at The MAIN through Monday—Sept.

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Canyon Theatre Guild will open Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella on July 26 at 8:00 p.m. at 24242 Main St. in Newhall.

Ticket holders will receive a free wine and champagne reception while the show runs until Aug 30.

The Santa Clarita Public Library announced that it reached its Summer Reading Program goal of 35,000 days read and encourages readers to log more reading days until Saturday, July 26.

The Summer Reading Finale will be held at the Old Town Newhall Library Branch — 24500 Main St., Newhall — from 10 a.m. to noon.

At the Hart board meeting on Wednesday, members discussed artificial intelligence’s impact on job security and a need for more training in manual trades.

Board member Joe Messina called for a new career technical education center focused on trades — board president Cherise Moore supported building local partnerships for future internships.

The city of Santa Clarita is extending the application period for an unscheduled vacancy on its Planning Commission — interested and qualified residents must apply — to fill the position soon.

The Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District confirmed the first mosquito samples testing positive for West Nile virus this year—health officials are stepping up surveillance and advising residents to take steps to avoid bites.

On Monday afternoon in Colorado, the LASC-SCV U14 boys soccer team won its first national championship, marking the first national title for any LASC boys team—this win came on the strength of careful play.

The team will celebrate briefly and then travel to San Diego for the Surf Cup scheduled for July 26—28.

College of the Canyons women's basketball team earned a national No. 16 ranking in WBCA’s Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll for two-year schools—achieving a 3.176 team GPA during the 2024-25 academic year under first season head coach Robin Hester.

Freshman Leyna Le, Kiana Postchy and Sami Rodriguez qualified for Academic All-State honors while three players graduated with the class of 2025.