A mixer to change things up

A re-treat for the troops

Steps to show pep at Power Ford Valencia

Power Ford Valencia held a pep rally for Valencia High and Hart High to promote the schools' matchup Friday. The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports West.

Dipping into school spirit

Television personality Petros Papadakis, right, encourages West Ranch High junior Jake Gardner, 16, as he completes 52 dips on a dip bar Tuesday.

Red Ribbon Week celebrated with flying bicycles

Schools across the Santa Clarita Valley are celebrating Red Ribbon Week this week. Through assemblies and student activities, local youngsters are getting a lesson in drug prevention and how to live drug-free lives.

Oak-tober fest

Third-grader Dean Acevedo, 8, shovels dirt as a pair of oak trees are planted at Santa Clarita Elementary School in Saugus on Monday.

A weekly disc battle

A group of friends and family that get together at least once a week to play ultimate.

John March speaks at luncheon

John March speaks at the Santa Clarita Valley Bar Association's seventh annual Law Appreciation Day luncheon at the Hyatt Regency Valencia on Friday.

Rollover crash snarls traffic on Interstate 5

California Highway Patrol officers investigate the scene of a solo rollover crash involving a Ford Explorer on the shoulder of northbound Interstate 5 south of Calgrove Boulevard in Newhall on Monday afternoon. Authorities issued a Sig Alert and closed the right lane of the freeway shortly after noon Monday as the investigation was conducted. The driver of the Explorer was transported to a local hospital, authorities said.

Car turns over on southbound Highway 14

A firefighter cleans debris as California Highway Patrol officers investigate the scene of a solo car crash on southbound Highway 14, south of Escondido Canyon Road, in Agua Dulce on Wednesday. The female driver of the Geo Metro sedan escaped from the vehicle with minor injuries, authorities said on the scene.

Plumbing problems at the plant

A broken joint on a water line at the Saugus Water Reclamation Plant caused a tall geyser of water that was visible from Bouquet Canyon Road on Tuesday morning. The water line gushed for about an hour, witnesses said. All the water traveled into on-plant storm drains, and will be reused. The water line is used to wash tanks in the plant, according to a Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts official.

A cycle past ‘The Everchanging Wall’

A man cycles past "The Everchanging Wall," a mural project of The ARTree Community Arts Center, on a building along Railroad Avenue at Ninth Street in Newhall on Monday.

Driver smashes into coffee shop

No one was seriously hurt when a pickup truck crashed through the storefront of a Newhall coffee shop Thursday afternoon, officials said. "I was getting ready to park, and it didn't stop," said Terry Ramsey, 68, of Newhall, after she tried to park her vehicle in front of The Coffee House at 23414 Lyons Ave. shortly after 3 p.m. She suffered minor abrasions to her arm and was tended to and released by paramedics on ...

Youth Employment Services participants accept certificates

Workers pour concrete as part of COC library expansion

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.