Water agency looking ahead

Perchlorate cleanup and new developer water fees are two issues topping the local water agency's agenda for the remainder of the year, said the agency's top official prior to an agenda-setting meeting Tuesday night.

Hate tagger says he’s sorry

A racist event that could have torn a Saugus neighborhood apart might bring it together. Nathan Sklar's sport utility vehicle was vandalized late Aug. 27. The vandals used shoe polish to draw a swastika and a penis on the rear window of the vehicle, he said. He used the incident as a chance to teach an important lesson. Sklar, who is Jewish, circulated letters Thursday warning his neighbors about the dangers of intolerance. He also ...

Hart parents going back to school

As Santa Clarita children head back to school, the Hart district also wants to give their parents a chance to experience life in the classroom during its Back-to-School Night events.

‘Fun in the Sun Chili Cookoff’ raises $17,000

So far, Saturday's "Fun in the Sun Chili Cookoff" has raised $17,000 for the Special Olympics Santa Clarita and Heads Up Therapy on Horseback, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Sgt. Gerri McCorkle, one of the event's coordinators.

Santa Clarita Bruins award scholarships

The Santa Clarita Bruins, an alumni support group of the UCLA Alumni Association, has awarded six scholarships to UCLA-bound students from the Santa Clarita Valley.

Canyon teacher to sign books Saturday

Canyon High School history teacher and author Andrew Smith will sign copies of his new book, "Ghost Medicine," at 2 p.m. Saturday at Barnes & Noble in Valencia.

Scrawled slurs surprise Saugus neighborhood

Residents in Saugus spent Monday asking why someone would scrawl swastikas and a racial slur on a pickup truck on Woodside Drive.

Labor Day gridlock

Alleged gang members shoot car

Gunshots were fired in Canyon Country as an exchange between two sets of alleged gang members turned violent, sheriff's Sgt. Ron Price said Monday.

Racing through Labor Day

With traffic backed up on Interstate 5 marking the end of the Labor Day weekend, some people beat the traffic and stretched their holiday weekend a few hours longer.

Road-building roadblocks

The city of Santa Clarita cleared a major roadblock in finishing a roadway that will give drivers a straight shot from the east side of the valley to the west, a city official said Friday.

To honor a hero: Kuredjian’s legacy

Vehicle headlights turned on during the daytime marked the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's deputies seventh anniversary tribute to slain deputy Hagop "Jake" Kuredjian Sunday.

Castaic drowning victim identified

A Los Angeles County Coroner's official identified Omar Pinto as the victim in Saturday's drowning at Castaic Lake.

Man drowns at Castaic Lake

A man drowned at Castaic Lake on Saturday, according to a Los Angeles County Fire Department official.

Balloons responsible for power outage

A Saturday afternoon power outage in Valencia left more than 600 Southern California Edison customers without power and snarled traffic on local streets.

UPDATE: Storm due to hit SCV overnight

Santa Clarita Valley residents will be asleep for most of the latest winter storm expected to hit our area, a spokesman for the National Weather Service said today.

"Every 15 Minutes" program planned for Hart High School

On Thursday, February 21st 2013, the City of Santa Clarita, the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station and Hart High School officials will join in partnership to conduct the Every 15 Minutes program at Hart High School.

Today in the SCV: Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013

Today is Tuesday, Feb. 19, the 50th day of 2013. There are 315 days left in the year.

Helmet saves a life

HOA still recovering months after paint crime

Vandals who hopped a North Valencia HOA pool fence last summer and dumped seven gallons of paint into the pool and hot tub, causing more than $300,000 damage, are still at large.