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UPDATED: 'SCV Rock Star' Pro finalists unveiled
un:armed, Jessie Seely and Renfue are the three finalists who received the highest scores from a panel of experts judging 13 video entries in the Professional category of The-Signal.com's SCV Rock Star online contest.
Affordable housing means evictions for some families
The 67 units at a Canyon Country apartment complex will likely be converted to affordable housing in four to eight months to help local families struggling to pay their rent.
Bermite sale nixed
Developers shocked local officials when they announced Wednesday they would not purchase the contaminated 996-acre chunk of land in the middle of Santa Clarita.
Righteous Brother Bill Medley opens PAC season tonight
The Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons premieres its 2008-2009 "COC Presents" season tonight with a performance by The Righteous Brothers' Bill Medley.
Budget woes pinching child care
Single mother Robin Unangst might soon have to choose between quitting her job or leaving her three children home alone while she works.
School probes swastika graffiti
Two Saugus High School sophomores returned to their gym locker Wednesday to find a swastika emblazoned on it, and school officials are investigating.
In the DogHouse and loving it
Kerry sat patiently as the groomer trimmed the long brown bangs around a little face that revealed a wide-eyed stare.
High-end grocer opens its doors
Kerrina and Michael Cragun'Rehders of Stevenson Ranch enjoyed a "European picnic" of gourmet cheese and wine Wednesday afternoon. It was their way of celebrating the opening of a store they've been waiting more than a year for.
Lunchtime crash sends woman to the hospital
An off-duty sheriff's deputy's truck collided with a Toyota Prius, sending one woman to the hospital with minor injuries Wednesday, a sheriff's official said.
News briefs
City hosts housing plan study session The Santa Clarita Planning Commission will hear a presentation from city planners and the project consultant regarding the draft Housing Element of the new General Plan at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the Century room at City Hall, 23920 Valencia Boulevard. The public is invited to attend the study session. The draft Housing Element is one of seven elements of the joint city and county General Plan known as One ...
Shake, rattle & fake a quake
The overall fallout of the Great Southern California ShakeOut can be summed up: shaken, not stirred.
Seeing the signs, realtors adjust
Bright orange and yellow banners hang in the windows reading "Distressed sales," "Short sales" and "REO properties."
Ventura County fire contained
A fire at a motocross track just east of Piru is contained and almost extinguished, a fire official said.
Study: Air quality worst near freeways
When it comes to breathing in the Santa Clarita Valley, the most significant factor diminishing air quality and increasing the risk of cancer is microscopic cancer-causing chemicals released in the diesel emissions from trucks traveling along freeways.
UPDATED: Mother leaves baby at hospital
A mother safely surrendered her infant to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, according to Supervisor Michael Antonovich's office.
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Thousands of students sign on to use Canyons email addresses
A little more than 9,000 College of the Canyons students are active users of the college's relatively new email system, a college official said Wednesday.
Local Job Seekers Invited to COC Resume Rally
SANTA CLARITA - College of the Canyons Career Services will host a pair of Resume Rally events to help students and community members create, enhance and fine-tune their professional resumes in advance of the college's two upcoming Job & Career Fairs.
Hart Games draw hundreds of participants
Hundreds of special-needs athletes from local junior high and high schools exchanged smiles, hugs and high-fives during the Fourth Annual Hart Games Track and Field Meet at Valencia High School on Wednesday.
Saugus board raises concerns at Einstein charter hearing
The Albert Einstein Academy for Letters, Arts and Sciences began its fourth attempt to charter an elementary school in the Saugus Union School District with a public hearing Tuesday night.
Baca introduces new Assistant Sheriff Terri McDonald, new Chief Ted Sexton
New Assistant Sheriff Terri McDonald and Chief Ted Sexton Introduced On Monday, March 18, 2013 at Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau, Sheriff Lee Baca introduced Terri McDonald as the new Assistant Sheriff of Custody Division. She will have the responsibility of overseeing the largest jail system in the nation with nine custody and correctional facilities and over 18,000 inmates. In addition, Assistant Sheriff McDonald will supervise the Education Based Incarceration Bureau, which is an important component within ...
Today in the SCV: Wednesday, March 20, 2013
'Teen Scene Plugged-In' event
