Fire consumes SUV on Interstate 5

Los Angeles County firefighters knocked down a fire in a Chevrolet Blazer on the shoulder of northbound Interstate 5 near the Magic Mountain Parkway on-ramp at about 3:45 p.m. Friday.

A hair-raising experiment

Locals ride rails at Santa Clarita Skatepark

Freestyle fitness fads

Praciticing everything from the basics to "Double Kong jumps," the group of 12 - ranging in age from preteens to 30 year olds - bounced around the padded obstacle course Tuesday at Hugo's Gymfitness in Canyon Country.

First sunset of the summer

Daniel Osorio, 14, heads to the basketball courts as the sun sets over Pamplico Park in Saugus to mark the end of the first day of summer on Wednesday.

Library hosts "Stuffed Animal Sleep-Over"

As part of the Santa Clarita Public Library's summer reading program, children were invited Friday to bring their stuffed animals to the Valencia and Canyon Country branches for a "Stuffed Animal Sleep-Over." Volunteers staged and photographed various scenarios for the stuffed animals after the branches closed on Friday evening. The animals will be returned to their owners Saturday with a free photo from the party.

Flag Day ceremony at Santa Clarita Elks Lodge

Plush rides at Plaza at Golden Valley

People gather around exotic cars lined up on a parking lot near the Target store on Golden Valley Road in Canyon Country on Friday. The display was part of a weekly car show presented by Santa Clarita Cars and Canyons. Car enthusiasts enjoyed displays of more than 60 cars and food from a catering truck, event organizers said.

Santa Clarita Dodger Day at Dodger Stadium

More than 1,000 SCV fans took part in Dodger Day at Dodger Stadium on Saturday.

Students meet community helpers

A test prep rally

Solo crash in Saugus involves sheared fire hydrant

Firefighter Andrew McCombs, center, stands watch as Travis Dodd, senior utility worker with the Santa Clarita Water Division, shuts off the water flowing to a sheared fire hydrant on the 22700 block of Soledad Canyon Road in Saugus on Monday.

New wheels, beaten rims

Job Fair draws hopeful applicants

Paws to reflect on proposed legislation

Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Garden Grove, and Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, held a news conference at the preserve Monday to introduce the Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act, which would prohibit private possession of big cats except at qualified facilities, such as zoos, as well as outlaw the breeding of big cats except at qualified facilities.

Mars rover piques preschoolers' curiosity

Dennis Young, of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, brought a minature rover as part of JPL's education and public outreach program to Christ Lutheran Preschool in Valencia on Tuesday. The presentation, organized by preschool director Chris Porrazzo, included a life-size model of the rover Curiosity and a three-dimensional look at the Mars landscape.

SCV runners run for marathon bombing victims

About 50 people took part in a three-mile run/walk for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing on Thursday.

Dump truck catches fire in Newhall

The tire of a dump truck caught fire on the northbound Highway 14 on-ramp at Newhall Avenue on Tuesday, prompting firefighters to respond and douse the blaze.

Striking the right chord

An event called the "Instrument Petting Zoo" was held at Wiley Canyon Elementary School in Newhall on Tuesday. Students were introduced to a variety of instruments in an effort to recruit them to the school's orchestra.