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Dropout numbers called ‘misleading’
The dropout data released recently by the California Department of Education is misleading and places Opportunities For Learning charter school in an undeserved bad light, according to OFL Deputy Superintendent Bill Toomey.
Hospital investor donated $30,000
The investment company behind Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital's controversial expansion plans spent $30,000 to help elect Santa Clarita City Councilwoman Laurie Ender - a vocal proponent of the hospital's plans - new financial disclosure records show.
Corpse found in home
A home check quickly became a coroner's investigation Friday as sheriff's deputies found the badly decomposed body of a Canyon Country woman in her bedroom.
A night of sushi making
Standing in front of her nine students, Avery Roemer grabbed a handful of white rice and spread the sticky grains across the dried square of seaweed.
District garners $1.4M grant
The Saugus Union School District will receive $1.4 million in funding from the Enhancing Education Through Technology Competitive Grant program, which is part of the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
Feature film shot near West Ranch High
Filming of some scenes for a feature film wrapped up Thursday at West Ranch High School in Stevenson Ranch.
Peachland, Old Orchard schools get new principals
Peachland Elementary School and Old Orchard Elementary will have new principals this year. Sarah Johnson will head Peachland Elementary School, and Sandra Reveles will take over at Old Orchard Elementary, school board members agreed earlier this summer. Johnson is currently assistant principal at Newhall Elementary School and has taught in Los Angeles Unified School District and Newhall in years past. Reveles is currently assistant principal of Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary, having worked in Los ...
Local officials to present draft general plan
City and county planners will host a public meeting Monday to discuss potential environmental impacts related to the One Valley, One Vision general plan.
Four-vehicle pileup sends 1 person to hospital
One person went to the hospital after a Thursday afternoon pileup that involved four vehicles. Around 12:30 p.m. deputies from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station responded to a collision on McBean Parkway near Avenue Scott. Officials said there were four cars and six people involved, and one woman was taken to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital to be treated for minor neck injuries. There were no other reported injuries. Officials on scene said that ...
Rep. McKeon hires 2 new staff
U.S. Rep Howard "Buck" McKeon has a new legislative aide and a new coordinator of new media at his office in Washington, D.C.
Ice cream set for hospital hearing
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital officials are hoping that a few scoops of ice cream will leave area residents with a good taste in their mouths as the public hearing date for the hospital's controversial expansion plans nears.
‘SCV Rock Star’ videographer offers special deal to bands
For artists and/or bands who still need a video in order to enter the "SCV Rock Star" contest, videographer Brandon Blair and his Artistry Productions are offering a special deal.
Phone law nets 10 tickets a day
An average of 10 people a day in Santa Clarita Valley were charged under the new "hands free" cell phone law passed a month ago, officials reported Thursday.
Water rules pass federal hurdle
Two measures aimed at imposing federal standards for perchlorate in drinking water passed a key Senate committee, Sen. Barbara Boxer said Thursday.
Deputies train for school shooting
Thursday was just a training day for the sheriff's deputies, but when the shots were fired at Arroyo Seco Junior High School, it was about as surreal as the real thing.
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Pedestrian transported to hospital after collision
A pedestrian was transported to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Friday night after suffering potential head trauma in a traffic collision near Interstate 5, according to a California Highway Patrol officer.
UPDATE: I-5 fully reopen after morning closure
Officials from the California Highway Patrol shut down one lane of traffic on northbound Interstate 5 Saturday to retrieve a vehicle that went off the freeway Friday night, an officer said.
Today in the SCV: Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013
Valentine's heart-y walk
Fish fry catches big crowd
Dozens of eager fans of St. Clare's Catholic Church annual Lenten Fish Fry lined up well before the doors of the parish hall opened at 4:30 p.m. Friday.
