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Mum's the word, soccer moms
Local soccer moms and dads will observe 50 minutes of silence this weekend in the valley's first-ever silent soccer games.
Red Flag Warning in effect through Saturday afternoon
The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for hazardous weather today for much of Los Angeles and Ventura counties, including the Santa Clarita Valley, in effect until 4 p.m. Saturday.
Celebrating our Constitution
Sulphur Springs Elementary School Students "oohed" and "aahed" Friday morning when an jet zoomed over the campus just as fifth-grade student and Cub Scout Ryan Mills raised the American flag to the top of the flag pole.
Motorcyclist killed in collision
Traffic detectives are looking for witnesses to a motor vehicle collision that killed a Canyon Country man late Thursday.
Iwo Jima vet gets his dues
87-year-old Iwo Jima veteran, the Department of Veterans Affairs will pay him all the money he's owed.
Parents on the search for healing
Marcia Davis said she wanted to steer away from controversy and toward healing Thursday. But that was hard one day after her sons were the target of anti-Semitic and homophobic slurs tagged on a gym locker, Davis said. Students and twins Alex and Todd Davis were the targets of the hateful expressions at Saugus High School on Wednesday. The twin brothers walked into the gym locker room at the beginning of fourth period and discovered ...
Raising funds for a rare disease
Three years ago, Stephanie Magness, now 27, watched the Muscular Dystrophy Association's annual telethon on television.
COC honored with adminstrative award
The College of the Canyons Leadership Education in Action Program was presented with the North American Council for Staff, Program and Organizational Development Innovation Award at the organization's annual conference Oct. 24 in Reno, Nev.
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Air Force film festival In celebration of Air Force Week, the Air Force Film Festival hosts two complimentary screenings of the film "Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag," from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the Edwards Canyon Country 10 Theater, 18800 Soledad Canyon Road. Guest speakers include Mayor Bob Kellar and speakers from the Air Force. A question and answer session with the audience follows each screening. Seating for each screening is complimentary and ...
Local cheerleaders get X-treme
More than 100 local cheerleaders showed off their cheer skills during Saturday's X-Treme Cheer Competition Kick-Off at Hart High School.
SunCal properties bankrupt
NorthLake in Castaic, a proposed development where a Castaic high school was planned for many years, is among more than a dozen SunCal properties that the developer placed in bankruptcy Thursday, a spokesman confirmed.
Skate park 'wake' today at 4 p.m.
The skate park at the Santa Clarita Sports Complex closes Monday, giving skaters until Sunday to use the park.
Reward in Newhall shooting case
Authorities are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the 2007 murder of Bryan Miranda, who was shot dead on a Newhall street last December.
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Scammer gets jail time James Anthony Rojas, 51 of Mission Hills, is going to state prison for seven years, eight months for orchestrating several real estate scams, said a district attorney's spokesperson. A San Fernando Superior Court judge sentenced Rojas on Monday. He was convicted of 14 counts of grand theft, forgery and three counts of rent skimming. Among Rojas's victims were several Santa Clarita residents. Rojas stole $50,000 from one victim who was promised ...
Hart students focus on peace
Hart High School students gathered around the peace pole Thursday to recommit themselves to another year of the peaceful resolution of campus differences.
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'Read Across America' coming Friday
It's time to don the silly Dr. Seuss hat and break out your favorite copy of "The Cat in the Hat." Read Across America arrives on Friday, and dozens of activities are planned in schools around the Santa Clarita Valley as part of the celebration of reading.
High winds expected tonight
With breezy conditions expected to blow into town tonight, the National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for the Santa Clarita Valley and surrounding areas.
At least one arrest made in parole compliance check
At least one man was arrested during a series of parole and probation compliance checks Friday morning, a sheriff's official said.
Group takes aim at McKeon on gun control
Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, was placed firmly in the crosshairs of the nonprofit advocacy group Organizing for Action on Friday after the group rolled out an advertising campaign urging the congressman to support new gun-control measures.
