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Albert Einstein continues its quest for charter elementary school
On Tuesday, the Albert Einstein Academy for Letters, Arts and Sciences is scheduled to begin its fourth attempt to win a charter for an elementary school from the Saugus Union School District.
Two more enter Santa Clarita City Council race
The 2014 Santa Clarita City Council race got even more crowded Saturday when former Congressional candidate Dante Acosta and longtime Canyon Country Advisory Committee Chair Alan Ferdman announced their intentions to run.
Student board member hopes to apply lessons learned
Megan Mestas can still remember her first meeting as a member of the Hart district governing board.
Canyon Country: Firefighters quickly douse apartment fire
Firefighters quickly doused an apartment fire that broke out in a second-story unit on the 18000 block of Saratoga Way in Canyon Country early this morning.
UPDATE: Dante Acosta announces council bid
Add local resident Dante Acosta to the ever-growing list of candidates for Santa Clarita City Council.
Local students make mark in 2013 annual Student Television Network convention
To view Saugus High's competition video click here http://bit.ly/ZH1GeD
Alan Ferdman joins 2014 City Council race
The Santa Clarita City Council race got even more crowded Saturday when longtime Canyon Country Advisory Committee Chair Alan Ferdman announced his intent to run.
Roundabout open house draws dozens
Dozens of people sought information on the city's proposed $2 million traffic roundabout during a two-hour public open house Thursday night in Newhall.
Measure QS oversight committee named
Members of the Castaic Union School District board have named the seven people who will serve on the Measure QS Citizens Oversight Committee.
Santa Clarita City Council votes to examine purchase of open space
The Santa Clarita City Council moved ahead with plans to increase its open space this week, signaling to the county it is interested in 62 acres of land set to go on the auction block.
UPDATE: Supervisors send clean water fee back to drawing board
LOS ANGELES - After years of planning, months of discussion, more than 2 million mailers, two public hearings and hundreds of public speakers, county supervisors Tuesday voted to send the proposal for a "Clean Water, Clean Beaches" storm water cleanup fee back to the drawing board.
Legislators outline goals for session
With the deadline to introduce legislation now in the rearview mirror, state representatives for the Santa Clarita Valley have outlined their political goals for the coming year.
Expansion examined for Community Garden
About two years after opening in Central Park, the Community Gardens of Santa Clarita are looking to grow yet again, according to city officials.
Locals have magic touch
Once a month, local magicians gather at the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley in Newhall to teach children how to turn mundane items like playing cards and rubber bands into arcane illusions.
Public health fair draws hundreds
Close to 300 community members were weighed, measured and screened at the Jo Anne Darcy Library on Saturday during the Canyon Country Community Health Fair.
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UPDATE: Arrest made in Santa Clarita spring break school burglaries
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station deputies have arrested two young men thought to be involved in a string of school burglaries committed during spring break, officials said Friday.
Metro board approves toll lane project
Los Angeles County's top transportation agency approved toll carpool lanes Thursday for Interstate 5 through the Santa Clarita Valley.
Santa Clarita Valley homeless shelter sees slight decrease in use
During the past winter, use of the Santa Clarita Valley homeless shelter tapered off slightly compared to the previous year, though the shelter was still full to capacity on the average night, an official said Thursday.
UPDATE: Saugus rejects Einstein petition for fourth time
Citing widespread programming, financial and comprehensiveness issues, members of the Saugus Union School District board voted 3-1 Tuesday night to deny a petition from the Albert Einstein Academy for Letters, Arts and Sciences to open an elementary school in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Two locally sponsored education bills clear committee
Members of the Assembly Higher Education Committee have approved a bill by a local legislator that he says would give more flexibility to community colleges to spend money on academic support staff such as counselors and librarians.
Triumph Foundation hosts second Wheelchair Sports Day
About 150 people turned out Saturday to take part in an event geared at promoting athletics and awareness for those who have suffered spinal cord injuries.
Einstein Academy faces 4th vote for approval from Saugus district
Claiming victories in other school districts, officials with the Albert Einstein Academy for Letters, Arts and Sciences await a Saugus Union School District vote Tuesday night on their fourth attempt to win an elementary-school charter from Saugus.
City to take position on 3 bills
Members of the Santa Clarita City Council are set to review state legislation that would grant additional protections to those who are homeless, bar the state from changing the payment schedule for redevelopment funds and change the way cities calculate their recycling.
Annual Cowboy Festival appeals to all senses
The Melody Ranch Motion Picture Studio is no stranger to crowds of people decked out in boots, spurs or Stetson hats, but plenty of new faces turned out at the studio Saturday to take part in the 20th annual Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival.
Crews douse small Stevenson Ranch brush fire
A brush fire blackened 5 to 7 acres of land in Stevenson Ranch Saturday afternoon, according to an official with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Woman found dead in San Francisquito Canyon may be Guatemalan national
Los Angeles County officials are working with representatives from the Guatemalan Consulate to determine the identity of a woman whose body was found off San Francisquito Canyon Road more than a week ago, a spokesman said Friday.
County honors three SCV residents as ‘volunteers of the year’
Three Santa Clarita Valley residents - Flo Lawrence, Nadiya Littlewarrior and Frank Willard - were honored as Los Angeles County Volunteers of the Year during a ceremony this week.
UPDATE: 1 arrested in Canyon Country gun for alleged gun brandishing
Sheriff's deputies arrested a juvenile suspected of brandishing a gun in Canyon Country on Friday, but a search of the area that shut down some roads failed to reveal a weapon, officials said.
Cowboy kickoff
An Academy Award winner, a character actor and a man described as radio's "first singing cowboy" were all inducted into the Walk of Western Stars in Newhall during a ceremony Thursday night.
UPDATE: Cemex balks at Boxer bill
A bill introduced Thursday to block the proposed Cemex sand and gravel mine in Canyon Country is not a "viable resolution" to the long-running dispute between the approved open-pit operation and local residents, a company spokeswoman said.
