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UPDATE: Calgrove on-ramp open after traffic collision
A two-car collision closed the-on ramp of Calgrove Boulevard to southbound Interstate 5 for about an hour Saturday, according to an official.
Canyon Country Community Center opens
More than 100 community members, city staffers and officials braved chilly weather this morning to attend the grand opening of Santa Clarita's new Canyon Country Community Center.
SCV soccer groups look for new facilities
Local AYSO soccer groups are tired of jousting for space to schedule games and ready to lobby for a state-of-the-art field complex on par with those in Camarillo and Lancaster.
Local legislators praise, caution Brown on budget
Local legislators are largely applauding Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed 2013-14 spending plan, which forecasts a budget surplus for the next fiscal year and increases state funding to education.
Freeway closure strands hundreds of travelers
Robert Angel and his daughter, Marlen, ate breakfast in the parking lot of the Carl's Jr. restaurant off Parker Road in Castaic Friday morning.
UPDATE: Grapevine fully reopened following overnight closure
Interstate 5 over the Grapevine was reopened to traffic by 9:30 a.m. today after an overnight closure due to snow and ice on California's major north-south thoroughfare. Southbound traffic was flowing freely at 8:48 a.m. today, while northbound traffic was being escorted amid reports of ice still on the road of California's major north-south thoroughfare. The first such escort went through near the Parker Road exit at 9:12 a.m., and by 9:30 a.m. ...
Local school officials react to Brown’s budget proposal
Schools stand to regain some state funding lost during a series of recession-driven cuts under the budget proposal unveiled Thursday by California Gov. Jerry Brown.
UPDATE: I-5 closed again through Grapevine
For the second time today, the California Highway Patrol has closed Interstate 5 over the Grapevine due to snowy and icy conditions, an official confirmed.
Santa Clarita City Council drafts letter of protest against proposed storm water fee
Santa Clarita City Council members agreed to set aside as much as $20,000 to take a close look at Los Angeles County's proposed storm-water cleanup fee.
Man transported to hospital after 25-foot fall
A man was transported to the hospital after falling 25 feet off an embankment Wednesday in the Haskell Canyon open space.
UPDATE: I-5 lanes reopened following closure due to car fire
California Highway Patrol officers reopened all lanes of the northbound Interstate 5 freeway today after a car fire shut down some of the lanes and stalled traffic.
City rejects strict mayoral rotation rule
Members of the Santa Clarita City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday to reject Councilman TimBen Boydston's attempt to return the city to a formal mayoral rotation system, as opposed to the majority-vote system that is in place.
City adopts revised historic preservation ordinance
Members of the Santa Clarita City Council voted to approve revisions to the city's long-contested historic preservation ordinance at their meeting Tuesday.
COC has 13 candidates for open board seat
College of the Canyons will consider 13 candidates to fill the open seat on its Board of Trustees, a school official said Tuesday.
Supervisors approve county task force on gun violence
Members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a countywide study on ways to lessen instances of gun violence.
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UPDATE: Supervisors OK funding for unincorporated-area sheriff’s patrols
Los Angeles County supervisors agreed Tuesday to fund more Sheriff's Department patrols in unincorporated areas, a bid to close the gap between response times in county areas not inside cities and response time in areas within cities.
Saugus students have a field day in math competition
About 180 of the best and brightest mathematical minds in the Saugus Union School District gathered at Plum Canyon Elementary School for a number-crunching competition last weekend.
400 possible new homes on agenda
Members of the Santa Clarita City Council will decide Tuesday whether to move ahead with a pair of development projects that would add more than 400 new homes in the center of the city.
Music teacher hanging up the baton
Randy Gilpin walked with a confident stride around the band room at Rancho Pico Junior High School on Friday.
‘Bella the cat’ case continues
Los Angeles County officials are continuing to investigate the death of a cat some say was wrongly euthanized at the Castaic Animal Shelter in February.
Construction to break out all over Hart district campuses
Summer break is shaping up to be a busy building season for the William S. Hart Union High School District.
Newhall church uses car wash to urge people to ‘pay it forward’
The message Saturday was "pay it forward," and members of New Life in His Presence church weren't just delivering that message, they were living it - by way of a car wash.
Castaic high school opening may be delayed to 2016
The opening date for the long-planned Castaic-area high school may be pushed back to 2016, despite plans to open it a year earlier.
Some students question COC financial aid fees
The financial aid system at College of the Canyons has been in place for less than a year, but some members of the school's student government are questioning the fees that go along with it.
Thousands of students sign on to use Canyons email addresses
A little more than 9,000 College of the Canyons students are active users of the college's relatively new email system, a college official said Wednesday.
Saugus board raises concerns at Einstein charter hearing
The Albert Einstein Academy for Letters, Arts and Sciences began its fourth attempt to charter an elementary school in the Saugus Union School District with a public hearing Tuesday night.
UPDATE: Attempted homicide suspect detained on I-5
A Castaic man wanted for assault with a deadly weapon and attempted homicide was in custody Tuesday after local sheriff's deputies arrested him following a brief pursuit.
Supervisors ask for further review of near $1 billion jail project
County supervisors put a temporary hold Tuesday on a proposal to build a new downtown Los Angeles jail - with a price tag of almost $1 billion.
Santa Clarita: Shaping an arts district
More theaters, additional restaurants and open-air art galleries are all possibilities in the goal of turning downtown Newhall into Santa Clarita's arts and entertainment capital, according to members of the city's Arts Commission.
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.
