Archive By Author - Jonathan Randles
Up for the count: Federal government offers up to 1,500 temporary jobs in the Santa Clarita Valley
Having moved to the United States from the Ivory Coast just two years ago, Emrin Bodian, 18, wanted a job that would let him explore the Santa Clarita Valley.
City, county want flexible funds
Santa Clarita and Los Angeles County officials want to use funds set aside for building roads and bridges to cover related administrative costs as well.
Candidates have wide range of experience, tough competition
The pool of candidates running for three city council seats includes Santa Clarita residents who have never run for public office before. Their experience spans the professional spectrum: from a retired Navy Lt. Commander to a part-time model.
A (parking) lot of trouble: Caston’s owners cited for parking-lot sales, which city sees as blight
The owners of a landmark Newhall appliance shop say they'll have to close their doors if the city doesn't let them sell their refrigerators and washers in their parking lot.
Some kind of racket
On his 88th birthday on Tuesday, Ed "The Legend" Jace played tennis with surprising speed and stamina.
Battle brews over abortion
Local pro-life and pro-choice groups are at odds over proposed state ballot initiatives that would require physicians to notify a teenager's parents before they can perform an abortion.
Economic Development Corporation ramps up
When it starts up after the New Year, city officials are hoping their $200,000 investment in an economic development corporation will provide better information on the valley's local economy and attract new business to Santa Clarita.
Neighbor sues charity
Staff members at Carousel Ranch, a charity that gives horseback rides to disabled children, are worried that a lawsuit filed by a neighbor could cost the nonprofit organization thousands of dollars in legal fees and deprive some children of therapy.
Mother welcomes child for Christmas
A mother from Castaic got an unexpected gift early Christmas morning. Alexis Anne Williams was born at 12:47 a.m. Friday, said Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital spokesman Gary Jacobs. She weighed 6 pounds 15 ounces and was 19 ¾ inches long, he said. Her mother Geanie Williams put her in a red stocking, using it like a blanket, before cradling her daughter in her arms Friday afternoon. She was in labor for about 5 ...
Working on Christmas Day: ‘Just part of the deal’
The smell of bacon hung in the air at Fire Station 126 on Christmas morning. Near the kitchen a Christmas tree decorated with fire hydrants, plastic fireman helmets and Smokey the Bear ornaments set the holiday mood.
Locals honor their faith on Christmas Day
Bailey Kramer's legs were shaking as she stood at the back of Bethlehem Lutheran Ministries church before the start of Christmas day services.
Bus ridership on the rise in Santa Clarita
While sitting at the bus stop at the intersection of Valencia Boulevard and Magic Mountain Parkway, College of the Canyons student Sandra Castaneda bundled a knit scarf under her chin to shield her neck from the cold on a windy afternoon.
Ramblin’ Guy: Santa sticks to his story: ‘No comment’
Danny Marroquin, 7, waited eagerly in the mall to tell Santa Claus what he wanted for Christmas, just mere hours before the jolly old elf had to take off on his worldwide delivery run.
State’s top court denies Las Lomas
The California Supreme Court has killed a plan to build a mini-city in the Newhall Pass. The court denied an appeal filed by Las Lomas Land Co. LLC that proposed building more than 2 million feet of commercial real estate, 5,500 homes and a 300-room hotel on the hills north and east of Interstate 5 in the pass. Both Santa Clarita and Los Angeles opposed the planned development, which could have been built only after ...
Domestic Violence center gets boost
The local domestic violence center has raised nearly $40,000 in grant funding that will allow it to bring back at least one crucial staff member laid off in November by the end of next year.
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