Archive By Author - Jim Holt
College of the Canyons hosts health fair
How are you feeling? Close to 70 participants manning booths at the 2011 third annual Chamber of Commerce Health & Wellness Fair at College of the Canyons had an answer for that question Saturday. Visitors could test everything health-related from their balance to the adequacy of their medical coverage - the name of the wellness game was to make sure they were on the path to good health. Hundreds squeezed shoulder-to-shoulder between tables displaying pastel-colored ...
McKeon talks troop withdrawal
Learning what our troops need and watching schools being built were just a couple of the observations U.S. Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, shared with reporters Friday about his recent visit to Afghanistan.
Doctors’ influence at heart of hospital struggle
A change in the makeup of voting members on the Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital board of directors has raised complaints from doctors, while directors defended the move as bringing the board into compliance with corporate structure.
CLWA OKs chloride analysis
The Castaic Lake Water Agency board voted Wednesday in favor of having consultants devise a model for calculating chloride content in water arriving here from Northern California.
A home at 100
He's hopped freight trains, fought in World War II, wrote poetry and sold paintings for thousands of dollars.
Agency angles to reset chloride standards
The cost of removing salty chloride from the Santa Clara River may not be as high as first feared.
CORRECTED: From the big house to the big screen
A half-dozen former inmates from the local jail spent the weekend slogging through the mud in a remote rainy area near the Angeles National Forest.
Why legislators like land-swaps
When the Cemex land-swap bill goes before the 112th Congress, Washington legislators can look west to Nevada or Virginia for proof that similar bills adopted more than 10 years ago continue to work effectively, according to public officials reached in those states.
Storm plays fatal role in crash
Rain drenched roads are partly to blame for the highway death of an elderly man Friday night, according to the California Highway Patrol investigating a multivehicle pile-up.
First-timers, second-wagers, young, old hit up job fair
More than 1,000 job-seekers - young, old, tall and small - showed at the Six Flags job fair Saturday hoping to find seasonal work at the amusement park this summer. Some showed up younger than the legal working age of 16, others were retirement age. All of them were hoping to land one of the 2,500 positions available at the both Magic Mountain and Hurricane Harbor between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Most of ...
Stevenson Ranch library in the works
Concerns a planned library would squeeze majestic heritage oak trees out of a Stevenson Ranch park are far too premature and unwarranted, county officials said Thursday.
Gang sweep targets alleged Armenian Power members
A Canyon Country man was among 99 people arrested and charged in an countywide raid early Wednesday morning, targeting alleged members of the Armenian Power organized crime group.
Doctors voice concerns in hospital vote
After several years working in a "strained" relationship, doctors at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital have issued a "vote of no confidence" against its president and chief executive officer, Roger E. Seaver, and its board of directors.
Boxer-sponsored bill is last-ditch try to block Cemex mine
Mining and airborne dust in Soledad Canyon, along with a daily parade of gravel trucks on Highway 14, would likely become fixtures if an omnibus bill introduced by Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., goes off the rails in the Senate, according to the city official monitoring Santa Clarita's relationship with Washington, D.C.
Valentine’s Day business has rosy outlook
Red roses and dark chocolate remain the valentines of choice for lovers in Santa Clarita Valley.
Articles By Author - Jim Holt
Man charged with reckless driving
A driver clocked speeding close to 100 mph through city streets, past Central Park and Saugus High School and through one red light, has been charged with reckless driving, according to a report filed by a local sheriff's deputy.
Windy weather blows through city
Following a blustery weekend in the Santa Clarita Valley, residents are likely to find themselves stepping over snapped branches and wind-swept debris today but without the strong winds that rattled windows and put things in motion.
Non Non Non
Employees of a Stevenson Ranch cellphone store found it easy to describe the man who ripped a demonstration iPhone off its stand in October and ran out the door.
