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Lane closures in Valencia start tonight
Starting tonight, Valencia Boulevard between Bouquet Canyon Road and Magic Mountain Parkway in Valencia will be closed weeknights from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Fistfight leads to gunfire
PALMDALE - A pleasant Sunday afternoon drive turned into a harrowing experience for a Quartz Hill family caught in the middle of gunfire that erupted on an open street.
Coach goes back to court
The former Canyon Country High School volunteer coach accused of sexual assault is due back in court for a preliminary hearing Tuesday.
Lanes closing in Castaic
Early morning commuters may want to sleep in a bit this week as workers demolishing the Hasley Canyon Bridge prompt the shut down of lanes in both directions.
Valencia cheerleaders named 'Top Bananas'
The Valencia High School cheerleading squad left cheer camp at the University of California Santa Barbara with the Top Banana award earlier this month, and the school honored them for their achievement Thursday with a banana split party.
Recess is over for City Council
At their first meeting following the summer recess, members of the Santa Clarita City Council will get back to some of their unfinished business Tuesday.
Homeless mom does medical study for money
Despite the uncomfortable August heat, 36-year-old Crystal has been wearing long sleeves lately.
Real Life Church goes underground
Construction is underway, but Real Life Church has come across some obstacles as it continues building an environmentally friendly church in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Teenagers start own businesses
Jackie Kasaback believes hula hoops are a fun way to get into shape. Jake Kassan sees his sound activated T-shirts as a unique wardrobe choice for teenagers. The two may not know each other, but 14-year-old Kasaback and 17-year-old Kassan have become young entrepreneurs through their passion for building products, establishing their own companies and, someday, making an impact in the business world. Hula girl Kasaback became exposed to hula hoop dancing at the end ...
Meth, slot machines found at store
Sheriff's deputies and California Alcohol Beverage Control agents raided The Smoke and Cerveza Store in Newhall Tuesday afternoon on tips the business was a front to sell methamphetamine, said a sheriff's department official.
Luncheon to focus on top city issues
What are the most important issues facing our city? Over the years, residents have weighed in on this question in a variety of surveys and community meetings. While the ranking order of this list may alter through the years, the issues themselves pretty much remain the same. They include (not in order): traffic, growth, more open space, more parks and recreation, public transportation, green practices (improving air quality, reducing water use, recycling); graffiti abatement, law ...
State reviews complaint against Weste
A state commission is reviewing a complaint filed by a Placerita Canyon resident alleging a conflict of interest on the part of Councilwoman Laurene Weste for her involvement in the city's Newhall redevelopment efforts.
Average gas prices tumble
With the price of oil on the decline, local drivers have seen gas prices in the Santa Clarita Valley tumble to under $4 in the past weeks.
Learning goes both ways
Pete Romo is going back school. The sheriff's deputy isn't brushing up on physics, he's Valencia High School's new school resource deputy. School resource deputies serve in all the valley's junior high and high schools, said Detective Dan Finn with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station. Law enforcement officers help provide campus security, can resolve student conflicts and assist in government classes, Finn said. Romo is a 13-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's ...
Hart district English test scores rise
Following a trend evident across the state, the Hart district has seen an increase in the number of students taking the California English Language Development Test this year.
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Supervisors approve $1 million for roads near Acton
Los Angeles County supervisors agreed this week to spend $1 million to install new signs, markers, road striping and guardrails on Angeles Forest Highway near Acton.
$1 car wash Saturday
Members of New Life in His Presence church will hold a $1 car wash Saturday in the Kmart shopping center at 23222 Valencia Boulevard in Valencia, organizers say.
UPDATE: SCV man gets 30 days in jail for lewd conduct near school
A 19-year-old Newhall man arrested for indecent exposure near a Santa Clarita Valley school entered a plea of no contest to the charge against him Wednesday and was immediately sentenced to 30 days in jail, an official said.
Alleged gang members to stand trial for Canyon Country bank robbery
SAN FERNANDO - Three men identified by prosecutors as Rollin 40s Crips gang members were ordered to stand trial Wednesday for a take-over bank robbery in Canyon Country last September.
Valencia woman faces felony charge in hit-and-run
A Valencia woman faces a felony hit-and-run charge today for allegedly hitting a bicyclist in Newhall on Friday, then leaving the scene, court papers show.
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
