Students hope to solve water woes

A local scholarship program called the High School Water Challenge is not about swimming, diving or even getting wet.

No bullying after Jan. 1

California Assembly Bill 86 will allow school districts to suspend and recommend expulsion for bullies beginning Jan. 1, a Hart District official said.

Reading can be a hair-raising experience

It's happened before - Mint Canyon Elementary School Principal Betsy Letzo has come up with some pretty wild ideas. But none have been as hair-raising as her latest reading-enhancement scheme.

Real estate affiliates party it up

Dozens of Realtors and real estate affiliates put aside gloomy market conditions to celebrate new leadership on Friday in the Hyatt Valencia Grand Ballroom.

Raining gravy

A rainy forecast could bring flash floods and release gravy-like debris flows just in time for Thanksgiving, a weather service official said.

Fire victim phone number

California residents in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and Santa Barbara counties who had their homes damaged during the recent wildfires can register for federal and state disaster assistance and get claims help by calling 1-800-621-3362 (FEMA) (TTY 800-462-7585).

Missing boy found in home

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's deputies didn't need to search long or far for a missing 4-year-old Saturday evening, a sheriff's officials said.

Reader Meter results, Sept. 15-23, 2008

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News briefs

One arrested in iPod theft Alfredo Enriquez, 19, was arrested Friday after he allegedly stole an iPod from a Newhall man in Valencia. The man initialy refused demands by two men to hand over the MP3 player, but gave in after two more men joined in the intimidation, said Sgt. Darren Harris with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station. The theft is under investigation, and the other suspects are described as Hispanic males. Walk, or ...

A neighborly send-off

Nicholas Herrera deploys to Iraq next month, but before the 23-year-old Saugus resident left for his third tour of duty, his family and neighbors gave him a proper send off with a Saturday night block party.

Miss White goes to Washington

When June Bailey, a teacher at Charles Helmers Elementary School, needed to nominate a class leader for the People to People Student Leader program, one student immediately came to mind: Rachael White.

Bring back those positive feelings

Locals are coming together next month to focus on ability rather than disability. Congress designated October as National Disability Employment Awareness month, and to kick it off LETMESAIL will host "An Evening of Inspiration" at 7 p.m. Oct. 2 at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center on College of the Canyons' Valencia campus. Patrick Henry Hughes and Kathy Buckley will deliver messages of inspiration. A virtuoso musician and singer, Hughes plays in the University of ...

There's a new CEO in town

Santa Clarita's Child and Family Center board appointed Darrell Paulk as the new CEO to replace co-founder and longtime chief executive officer Liz Seipel.

Taking their pole positions

The last piece of the water puzzle

Local water officials put the last piece of their overall water supply puzzle in place Monday when they agreed to replace the Sand Canyon Reservoir's dirt road with a paved one.

Honor band brings together top student musicians

As local prep sports wrap up their winter competitions and look toward spring, student musicians in the Hart district get together for their own version of all-star teams - the junior high and senior high school honor bands.

Canyon Country crime report: Six vehicles stolen

Canyon Country-East, Zone 8, Public Safety and Crime Prevention Information. Snap Shot 02/11/2013 – 02/17/2013.

Knight introduces legislation urging Congress to avert sequestration

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Senator Steve Knight (R-Antelope Valley) introduced a Senate Joint Resolution to urge the President and Congress to avert federal spending cuts known as "sequestration" on the Senate Floor.

Authorities release ID of 6-year-old who died Thursday

Coroner's investigators released the name Friday of a 6-year-old girl who died after being found not breathing in a Canyon Country home this week.

Musicians rock for Santa Clarita Valley homeless shelter

Santa Clarita Valley residents are invited to a free concert this Saturday benefiting the Santa Clarita Valley homeless shelter.

Santa Clarita Community College District’s ‘AA’ Bond Ratings Reaffirmed

SANTA CLARITA - The Santa Clarita Community College District's 'AA' Bond Ratings have been reaffirmed by two independent financial ratings firms - Standard & Poor's and Fitch - in advance of the college's upcoming bond refunding, scheduled to take place later this month. In addition, the college's $20.4 million in outstanding certificates of participation (COPs) received an affirmed 'AA-' status.

Hart district WiSH Foundation fundraiser scheduled Sunday

Placerita Junior High School will host a "Run for Gold" benefit this Sunday to raise funds for the William S. Hart Union High School District WiSH Foundation.

Pay a toll to avoid traffic

Facing a $100 million funding gap and potentially decades of construction, county transportation officials are exploring the possibility of using per-mile tolls to fund two new carpool lanes on Interstate 5 in the Santa Clarita Valley.

Waiting for answers

A Las Vegas man is waiting to hear from local investigators about the traffic collision that claimed the life of his daughter three weeks ago, he said Thursday.