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COC named community college captioning clearinghouse
College of the Canyons has been awarded a five-year, roughly $3.9 million, Distance Education Captioning and Transcription for California Community Colleges grant - designating COC as the statewide clearinghouse for the funding of all captioning activities within the 110-member California Community College system.
Detectives seize phony checks
Sheriff's detectives seized an undisclosed number of forged and stolen checks when they arrested a Santa Clarita man for identity theft Friday afternoon, officials announced Monday.
Interstate 5 in Castaic will be closed for repairs
Interstate 5 in Castaic will be closed at night on Wednesday and Thursday to allow for work on the Hasley Canyon Bridge.
Legacy opens doors to 7th graders
Bad news for the local real estate market was good news for Legacy Christian Academy, allowing the school to take over the bottom floor of the RE/MAX building next door to house future junior high students.
Ed Begley stops by Whole Foods in Valencia
Start off small like a wee green pea shoot and grow to become an oak-sized beacon of green living - that's the Ed Begley Jr., way.
Flash flood warning in effect
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for portions of the eastern Santa Clarita Valley, including Acton and portions of Canyon Country. The flash flood warning went into effect at noon and will continue until 10 p.m.
Area man buys second Dodge Challenger
Even though gas prices are at an all-time high, consumer confidence wanes and the U.S. dollar drops, sometimes love just trumps all other considerations.
Requiring of permit to change historic property pondered
A proposed change to Santa Clarita's city code would require property owners to get a permit before they alter or demolish property identified as a historic or potentially historic resource.
Two arrested after fight at Friday’s
Two men were arrested Friday night after allegedly starting a fight at Friday's restaurant in Valencia, according to Lt. Mark Hershey of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station.
Republicans in SCV reflect on Tony Snow
Local Republicans met the passing of Tony Snow, the former press secretary to President George W. Bush, with sadness and reflection Saturday.
Begley promotes organic in SCV
Whole Foods is thinking locally today. From noon to 3 p.m. the organic supermarket is hosting Local Vendor Day, an event held several times a year to promote some of the independent, regional makers with which the company partners. Today, marketing supervisor Tina Landrum said shoppers will have the chance to chat with Ed Begley, Jr., actor and noted environmentalist. Whole Foods has carried his Begley's Best line of household cleaners for several years. Landrum ...
Bison baby boom
Little furry, tan- and brown-colored creatures have been popping up at William S. Hart Park for the past year.
Small blaze breaks out in Canyon Country
A small fire broke out near Sierra Highway and Soledad Canyon Road on Friday, burning less than an acre.
Glitch wormed out of Apple’s iPhone
The wait was over for iPhone fans in the Santa Clarita Valley and across the nation as the new version of Apple Inc.'s popular cell phone went on sale at AT&T stores on Friday.
Goodbye to softeners?
Santa Clarita residents who just can't live without their water softeners are the only ones standing in the way of avocado and strawberry growers trying to eliminate chloride from the Santa Clara River watershed.
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Kids read aloud to dogs to help overcome fear
Reading aloud went to the dogs Saturday at the Newhall Library.
City talks future public art
Bike racks at City Hall, public art at the McBean Regional Transit Center and a new website to house Santa Clarita's arts and cultural resources are all on tap for the city Arts Commission in the coming year.
Car goes over the side of Interstate 5
Officials from the California Highway Patrol shut down one lane of traffic on northbound Interstate 5 on Saturday to retrieve a vehicle that went off the freeway Friday night, an officer said.
