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City Council fills panel seats
Santa Clarita City Council members appointed four new members and four incumbents to the city's three commissions and panels Tuesday night.
Child hit by car in Canyon Country
A child was hospitalized after being hit by a car in Canyon Country Wednesday evening, according to the Sheriff's department.
COC amphitheater named for developer's dad
The amphitheater at College of the Canyons' Canyon Country campus will be named for Carl A. Rasmussen, a longtime community member with a penchant for spouting interesting quotations.
Newhall business owners want plants before books
It's a battle of books versus trees when it comes to guessing what will bring the biggest benefits to aging downtown Newhall.
SCV in midst of moderate drought
Santa Clarita Valley is faring better than the rest of California as the statewide drought proclaimed a month ago by the governor continues to deepen, according to weather and water experts.
News briefs
Burned body still unidentified A man who was found dead and burned on Briggs Road near Agua Dulce Canyon Road in Agua Dulce is still listed by the county Coroner's Office as John Doe. The coroner's office is unsure when the remains will be identified; investigators are trying to use dental records to positively identify the man. The body was found near a Pontiac van on July 1, after it reportedly burst into flames. Officials ...
SCV: Where you can see the air you breathe
The fireworks might be over, but the dust from the Fourth of July has yet to settle. With sweltering temperatures expected to heat up the Santa Clarita Valley this week, Monday's air quality for the Santa Clarita Valley was listed as unhealthy for "sensitive groups," according to the South Coast Air Quality Management District. The air quality is expected to be unhealthy for sensitive groups today as well. Last weekend's firework shows may have contributed ...
DUI arrests way up
As July 4 fireworks entertained tens of thousands of people throughout the Santa Clarita Valley, local law enforcement was trying to ensure that the local entertainment was safe.
Old street signs to be given to local charities
Want a piece of McBean Parkway? It could soon be in your hands. Beginning this week, Santa Clarita city officials will hand out 200 old street signs to local nonprofit groups to sell or auction off to help them raise a little extra cash. Since last year, city workers have switched out the small green street signs with big, blue shiny ones at the city's biggest intersections. The old signs were posted by the county ...
Water usage up 13.5 percent in SCV
Conservation? What conservation? Santa Clarita Valley residents are using more water instead of less since local water officials asked them to start conserving two months ago, according to the latest figures tallied by the Santa Clarita Water Co. In its monthly water sales report prepared for its parent company, the Castaic Lake Water Agency, the local water purveyor reported an increase in water sales over the same period last year and a steady increase every ...
Newhall School District awarded grant for English language learners
The Newhall School District has snagged more than $600,000 to help the state narrow down the best practices teachers should use when instructing English language learners.
Property taxes rising to pay for Open Spaces
Expect to shell out an extra dollar the next time you pay your property taxes. The city's open space tax is going up $1 per unit, bringing the assessment rate for a single-family residence to $26 annually. The tax pays for Santa Clarita's Open Space Preservation District, which annually collects from property owners in the city to fund the purchasing of undeveloped land in the Santa Clarita Valley to preserve as open space. Voters approved ...
SCV Enterprise Zone hits 1 year
For the past year, Santa Clarita has been in the "zone" and in that period, a little more than 40 businesses have taken advantage of some serious savings.
Another charred body found
The body of a Northern California man was found burned in his vehicle Sunday morning on Interstate 5 near Smokey Bear Road, according to officials.
Dems open Newhall headquarters
The presidential election may be four months away, but those throughout the Santa Clarita Valley who are politically inclined do not have to wait until Nov. 4 to participate in what may be a historic vote. Instead, they can start as soon as this weekend.
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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
