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Silence falls on the Santa Clarita Symphony
Members of the local arts community were disappointed to learn Santa Clarita Symphony officials cancelled the 2009 season Wednesday due to a sour economy.
Local ‘Day Without a Gay’
The day-long "Day Without a Gay" labor strike that called for supporters of same-sex marriage to call in "gay" to work drew spotty local participation Wednesday.
Another empty bank building
Workers moved the furniture from the former building of Preferred Bank on Town Center Drive in Valencia Monday as bank officials prepare to use the items for two new branch openings scheduled for this month.
Tesoro Adobe Park hosts art show
The County of Los Angeles' Department of Parks & Recreation presents its first art show, "Journey through Color Suites," at Tesoro Adobe Historic Park in Valencia until the end of the month.
Soroptimists aid Breast Imaging Center
The Soroptimist Club of Greater SCV will present a check to the Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Health Foundation for the Sheila R. Veloz Breast Imaging Center Thursday at the center, 23929 McBean Pkwy.
I-5 off-ramp closure Dec. 15
The southbound Interstate 5 off-ramp and northbound I-5 on-ramp will be closed for widening at Magic Mountain Parkway in December.
Red flag fire danger today
The National Weather Service's current red-flag warning for the Santa Clarita and San Fernando valleys remains in effect until 4 p.m. today because of extreme fire danger due to high winds and low humidity.
More seekers, fewer jobs
While young college students left Wednesday's Career Fair feeling hopeful about job prospects, many unemployed adults went home disappointed.
Sheriff's sleuths getting some help
Local CSI detectives will get some crime-fighting training that might make their TV counterparts green with envy.
UPDATED: Downed light pole causes heavy traffic
9 p.m. Thursday Update: Southern California Edison crews scooped up a downed power pole, unclogging traffic on Soledad Canyon shortly after noon Thursday, a sheriff's official said. A two-car collision knocked down a Southern California Edison power pole near the intersection of Soledad Canyon Road and Flowerpark Drive about 8 a.m., stopping traffic cold, said Lt. Mark Hershey of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station. Drivers from each car were taken to Henry Mayo Newhall ...
The little banks that could
While some national banks crash and others hoard their money, the current economic climate is sunny and bright for three local banks that serve the Santa Clarita Valley.
COC, Hart district host college day
College of the Canyons hosts the fifth annual Santa Clarita Valley College Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Valencia Campus. Representatives from more than 60 colleges and universities will attend to provide information about their programs to high school students and parents.
No charges yet in bus case
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Deputies and the Los Angeles District Attorney's office aren't in a rush to file charges against an alleged suicidal girl who brought a gun on a city transit bus, a sheriff's official said.
UPDATED: Smoke from Camp Pendleton fire wafts over SCV
UPDATED 11:10 a.m. A fire is burning on the U.S. Marines' Camp Pendleton in northern San Diego County, and smoke is blowing north into the Santa Clarita Valley, according to an L.A. County fire official. Marine firefighters were on the scene and battling the blaze, dubbed the "November Fire," and that it was 100 percent contained, said Corporal Gabriela Gonzalez, USMC spokeswoman. The fire burned between 1,400 and 1,900 acres, but damaged no structures, she said. ...
High gas prices fuel a dangerous combo
While gas prices hover at $3.50 a gallon and more mortgages are going to foreclosure, soccer moms and commuting dads are buying fuel-sipping motorcycles.
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Ex-state official to oversee L.A. County jail system
A former California Department of Corrections official has been named assistant sheriff in charge of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Custody Division.
Supervisors approve $1 million for roads near Acton
Los Angeles County supervisors agreed this week to spend $1 million to install new signs, markers, road striping and guardrails on Angeles Forest Highway near Acton.
