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Friday, December 5th, 2025
Good morning, Santa Clarita. Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 5th of December.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ JCI Santa Clarita is recruiting volunteers for its annual Santa’s Helpers toy drive, which supports underprivileged children by sorting, wrapping and delivering toys through Dec. 12. Volunteers can choose shifts like gift sorting or help transporting toys (Saturday, Dec. 12 at 5:30 p.m.). SCVNews.com
- ➤ Prosperitas Financial hosted a toy drive & photos with Santa yesterday at their Valencia office. Local families joined the holiday festivities by donating toys and capturing festive memories. The Santa Clarita Valley Signal
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ Fatherless No More, a new faith based documentary, begins its Oscar qualifying theatrical run at Laemmle Theater in Old Town Newhall today and will run through Dec. 11. SCVNews.com
- ➤ Clint 'Burkey' Lilley, son of famed stuntman Jack Lilley, won Best Western Short for his film 'The Geisha and the Gunfighter'—filmed at SOS Agua Dulce Movie Ranch and Victorville to highlight a local legacy in Western filmmaking. Hometown Station
- ➤ On Dec. 5, we recall that in 1938, Santa Clarita supervisors awarded a contract to build a jail at Wayside Farms in Castaic, which later became Pitchess Detention Center. SCVNews.com
- ➤ Santa Clarita presents Let Go, an art exhibit by Dani Samson featuring 12 collages made from repurposed materials at Canyon Country Community Center. The exhibition runs through Feb. 4 (inviting visitors to engage with art created by chance) and encourages personal interpretation of creative expression. SCVNews.com
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ College of the Canyons celebrated the 25th anniversary of its MESA program on Tuesday, Nov. 25 in the Aliso Hall courtyard with over 80 community members enjoying STEM activities and academic support—an event that marked the program's growth from 125 students in 2000 to 302 students in recent years. SCVNews.com
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the Department of Animal Care and Control have launched a service locator (available online) to help Santa Clarita residents report suspected animal abuse. The tool offers clear contact details so help can be reached promptly. Hometown Station
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ Kaiser Permanente awarded a $10,000 community health grant to Saugus Union School District, honoring all 15 schools for earning America’s Healthiest Schools All-Star Recognition from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation—boosting local health education. SCVNews.com
LIFESTYLE NEWS
- ➤ Santa Clarita parents can ease holiday shopping by reviewing a recommended list of trending toys including the Nintendo Switch 2 (with a bigger screen and new buttons), retro-inspired Tamagotchi Paradise, and top choices for toddlers and dinosaur fans. The guide helps families find the best gifts for kids this season. Hometown Station
SPORTS NEWS
- ➤ College of the Canyons football team earned eight SCFA All-League awards this season; three players received First-Team honors for offense+defense and special teams. The Cougars ended their 4-6 season without a postseason appearance. SCVNews.com
- ➤ College of the Canyons cross country earned 10 All-Western State Conference honors at Arroyo Vista Park in Moorpark on Oct. 24 (all seven women and three men were recognized) as the teams prepare for upcoming championships. SCVNews.com
- ➤ College of the Canyons women’s volleyball honored six players with All-Western State Conference awards, including standout performances by freshman Katelyn Nelson and sophomore Morgan Dumlao. The Cougars finished the regular season as runner-up and competed in the 3C2A Southern California Regional playoffs. SCVNews.com
- ➤ Trinity quarterback Andrew Carlson earned Cottonwood League Football Player of the Year honors after leading his team to a playoff win + senior libero Chloe Horning was named Heritage League Girls’ Volleyball Player of the Year after recording 192 digs during the fall season. The Santa Clarita Valley Signal
- ➤ College of the Canyons women's soccer ended its season with sophomore forward Bailey Williamson earning Offensive Player of the Year after she led the team with 13 goals, 10 assists and 36 points. Twelve Cougars players earned all-conference honors as the team won the WSC South co-championship. SCVNews.com
TODAY'S FOOD FOR THOUGHT
The beauty of a living thing is not the atoms that go into it, but the way those atoms are put together.
~ Carl Sagan
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