Archive By Author - Jim Holt
UPDATED: Hit-and-run charges not filed; man released
A Stevenson Ranch former child actor arrested Sunday in connection with a fatal hit-and-run collision Saturday night was released without charges Sunday.
Tragedy touches SCV family
Earl Biggs had just left his 77th birthday party - blew out his candles, ate the last piece of a cake specially made for him, said goodbye to his friends - when he stepped onto the street where he was killed.
Mother of murder victim to face trial
The mother of a 5-year-old girl found battered and naked on the sidewalk of a Castaic cul-de-sac more than six years ago is expected to stand trial Tuesday on charges of murder, torture and child abuse.
Hart district stays committed to the canyon for Castaic
Rick Patterson is president of the Santa Clarita Valley Facilities Foundation, a nonprofit public benefit corporation that buys land for the William S. Hart Union High School District. He has been at the heart of the Castaic high school-site search from the beginning. Ten years ago, he lobbied for the foundation's site on Hasley Canyon Road at Sloan Canyon Road to be selected as the best possible location for the school. He made a second ...
Hart district stays committed to the canyon for Castaic
Editor's note: Last in a series on properties near the proposed Castaic high school site.
Visions of rolling green hills
Editor's note: Second in a series on properties near the proposed Castaic high school site.
McKeon plans to tighten the belt
Congressman Howard "Buck" McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, got back to work in the nation's capital Wednesday, adhering to new rules while pursuing old policies and seeking to keep last year's election promises.
Castaic high school may help spur growth
Editor's note: First in a series that examines possible effects of the Castaic high school site selection and reaction from local landowners.
Year in Review: The year of chloride ends with no resolution
Editor's note: Third in an occasional series on major Santa Clarita Valley stories of 2010.
Year in Review: Murder trial rivets SCV
Editor's note: This is the first in an occasional series on major Santa Clarita Valley stories of 2010.
Valleywide raid nets a variety of arrests
Gang members were arrested, guns were seized and marijuana confiscated in an early morning dragnet carried out across Santa Clarita Valley on Thursday.
Newhall library plans shovel-ready
Shovels will go into the ground by Valentine's Day for construction of the Old Town Newhall Library, said an official with the company that will build it.
State casts a shadow over city
If you break the little laws in Santa Clarita - get a parking ticket, build without a permit, make too much noise - it's going to cost you more money than before.
City may contract premier consultant
Santa Clarita is considering buying the "Ferrari" of environmental consultants to create a plan to meet state goals on reducing greenhouse gases, a city planner said Monday.
Wading through wages
There's a lid for every pot, the old adage goes. Sometimes, however, finding an odd-shaped lid for an odd-shaped pot proves to be a difficult task. Such is the story of the Castaic Lake Water Agency, the Santa Clarita Water Division - which it owns - and the person who juggles finances between the two who apparently has no equal in California. On Wednesday, the agency's directors unveiled the results of an arduous summerlong search ...
Articles By Author - Jim Holt
Motorcyclist hurt in Stevenson Ranch crash
A motorcyclist was taken to the hospital Sunday after he crashed his bike in Stevenson Ranch, Fire Department sources confirmed.
Motorist survives 100-foot plunge near Pyramid Lake
A motorist walked away from a crash today after his van blew a tire on the freeway, then plunged 100 feet down a ravine, a fire official confirmed.
"Wrong way" driver sought in Castaic crash
A motorist is being sought today after driving the wrong way on Interstate 5 in Castaic Friday night causing two on-coming cars to collide, sending four people to the hospital, an investigator with the California Highway Patrol said.
Vietnam veterans reunite for show
Those who showed up recently for a reunion of Vietnam veterans at the Valencia home of Bill Reynolds brought with them a storehouse of compelling stories - of sacrifice, dedication and loss.
