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Dixon patients get 60 birds
Samuel Dixon Family Health Centers Inc. is one of six charitable organizations in the Santa Clarita Valley that received a turkey donation from Operation Gobble, a longtime program offered by Valencia Water Company.
UPDATED: City invokes use of eminent domain
The Santa Clarita City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to initiate eminent domain in order to obtain the last parcel needed for the new Newhall library, despite objections from the property owner.
Former Valencia resident sues Disney
Doctors performed several facial surgeries on 5-year-old Lena Dickerson after a dog named Hemmingway mauled her face when she was only two at a Disneyland petting zoo, her attorney said.
UPDATED EXCLUSIVE: Alamo arrested by FBI en route to Santa Clarita
Federal Bureau of Investigation agents arrested church evangelist Bernie Hoffman, aka Tony Alamo, in Flagstaff, Ariz. at approximately 2:45 p.m. Central time, according to an FBI official.
Dems host debate watching party
The Democratic Club of the Santa Clarita Valley hosts its first televised presidential Debate Watch Party of the 2008 campaign on Friday at Lamppost Pizza Parlor on Bouquet Canyon Road.
COC’s job fair attendance up
The fall 2008 Job & Career Fair presented by College of the Canyons and The Signal on Wednesday was one of the most well attended fairs in the past few years, according to the Career Services Center.
Council opts to revisit hospital expansion
Santa Clarita City Council members voted this week to revisit Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital's controversial expansion plans at a special council meeting Nov.19.
Metrolink train hits, kills man
A Metrolink train struck and killed and 50-year-old male pedestrian in Sylmar Wednesday morning, a Los Angeles Fire Department official said.
Theater fight case in court
A movie theater employee who beat a co-worker with a fire extinguisher is scheduled to go to court today, a sheriff's official said.
Local Alamo church raided
FBI agents, sheriff's deputies and county protective services agents stormed the Alamo Ministeries of Saugus compound at 1:30 a.m. Sunday, according to a sheriff's report.
Barriers infuriate drivers
Tracy Hild found a cement wall in the middle road as she drove her kids home from Bouquet Canyon Elementary School on Wednesday.
Water retailer finds a 'hole new way to work
A local water retailer plans to make potholes, not fix them. And it's going to spend close to $50,000 for a special pothole-making machine. The good news is that the potholes promise to save Santa Clarita Valley residents thousands of dollars. "Normally, we'd have a crew of about five, roping off an area, bringing in a backhoe and digging a large hole to find a pipe, and that takes a lot of time," said Stephen ...
Bird's the word for Scouts
More than 100 local families will have a turkey on their dinner table for Thanksgiving courtesy of a hefty donation from a local Girl Scouts troop.
Saugus wells flowing again
Two formerly perchlorate-tainted Saugus wells shut down for more than a decade should be pumping fresh, clean drinking water for Santa Clarita rate payers this spring, local water officials said.
Newhall Bicycle Company hosts holiday meal
Newhall Bicycle Company will host a meal for needy families between 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Thanksgiving.
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UPDATE: Canyon Country man charged with attempted murder in Tuesday stabbing
A 19-year-old man is in custody charged with attempted murder for the Tuesday night stabbing of another man in Canyon Country in what appears to be a gang-related incident, a local sheriff's spokesman said.
Accused burglar allegedly masquerades as member of Disney family
Detectives from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station are asking for help in locating victims who may have been misled by an accused burglar who allegedly claimed to be a member of the Disney family, according to a news release.
Preliminary hearing begins for Saugus man accused of killing his girlfriend
Karla Brada, whose boyfriend stands accused of killing her, was the victim of murder and died of asphyxiation, according to a medical examiner with the county coroner's office.
Newhall woman found guilty of second-degree murder
An Arizona jury has found a Newhall woman guilty on all criminal counts including two counts of second-degree murder in connection with a fatal 2011 crash near the Arizona state line that claimed the lives of two children, a court official said.
Construction begins to widen I-5 in Norwalk
NORWALK - Caltrans and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) began construction today on a $302 million project on the Santa Ana Freeway (Interstate 5) that will ease traffic congestion for 230,000 motorists daily - and provide jobs for Southern California.
CHP hands out 57,000 tickets for distracted driving
(Sacramento, CA) – More than 57,000 drivers were ticketed for handheld cell phone talking or texting during April's Distracted Driving Awareness Month, according to the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) and the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The citations written by CHP officers as well as over 250 local law enforcement agencies across the state match the number handed to drivers in last year's April campaign. The monthly number of cell phone tickets outside of ...
Water is topic at VIA lunch
More than 120 of the Santa Clarita Valley's movers and shakers learned about the importance of water Tuesday during a luncheon of the Valley Industry Association of Santa Clarita.
Local bikers embrace their military roots
The still-rugged beauty of the Santa Clarita Valley provides a natural appeal for motorcyclists. For the past six years, chapter 101 of the legendary Boozefighters Motorcycle Club has enjoyed our rural spirit and open roads by making Canyon Country their home.
Prosecutors wrap up case against Newhall woman charged with murder
Arizona prosecutors have wrapped up their case against a Newhall woman charged with two counts of second-degree murder for allegedly killing two children with her car near the Arizona state line in 2011, a court official said.
Indictment says street racers drove more than 100 mph
Two men identified as street racers charged with murder in connection with a fatal crash that claimed the life of their friend a year ago allegedly drove more than 100 miles an hour, on the wrong side of the road and made unsafe lane changes during their alleged "speed contest," according to details of the grand jury indictment filed against them.
UPDATE: LAPD officer charged with child molestation pleads not guilty
An officer with the Los Angeles Police Department pleaded not guilty in court Tuesday to charges he molested two young girls he allegedly lured to his Castaic home on Saturday, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.
Luncheon shows attendees importance of water
More than 120 of the Santa Clarita Valley's movers and shakers learned about the importance of water Tuesday during a luncheon at the Valley Industry Association of Santa Clarita.
UPDATE: Lanes reopen after morning crash on Highway 14
An early morning crash between a car and a big rig snarled traffic on Highway 14 for almost 10 hours Tuesday, according to officials with the California Highway Patrol.
Detectives investigating 'poking' incident that occurred during Santa Clarita City Council meeting
Detectives from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station are investigating an alleged "poking" incident during an argument at last week's meeting of the Santa Clarita City Council.
Local homicide suspect arraigned in court
A Canyon Country man accused of killing his father Thursday was arraigned in court Monday on the felony charge of murder, court papers show.
