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Squeaky clean for the holiday season
Rocky, a poodle mix, smiles at the camera after Margie Hathaway, the owner of Dog Gone Fancy mobile pet grooming salon, finishes grooming him.
Mobile home residents storm City Hall
Dozens of local mobile home park residents packed City Hall Wednesday night to plea with the city's Manufactured Home Rental Adjustment Panel to accept their appeals against a proposed rent hike at two local mobile home parks.
Despite raising her profile, Kinney continues job search
Kelly Kinney hopes her two Thursday morning interviews are her last - at least for a while. Kinney is the job-hunting former marketing professional who wears her resume on her T-shirt to attract attention and, she hopes, a job. She is scheduled to interview for a job at the Valencia Swim Club at 9 a.m. Thursday. Immediately following her job interview, Kinney meets with CNN to talk about T-shirt resumes and job hunting, she said. ...
Local heroes tucked under tree
A handful of "health care heroes" were acknowledged by colleagues as they posed for a snapshot against the fully decked Christmas tree at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Wednesday afternoon.
UPDATED: Crossover Fire north of Castaic doused
UPDATED 1:20 p.m. Thursday The Crossover Fire is 100 percent contained as of 10 a.m. Fire crews remain on the scene monitoring the fire and mopping up hot spots, according to a Forest Service statement. The Crossover fire broke out about 4:20 p.m. Wednesday, said John Lane, Divisional Chief for the United States Forest Service. The fire burned 75 acres along the northbound edge of Interstate 5 just south of Templin Highway, and threatened several rural ...
Emergency landing made at grade school
McGrath Elementary School students plastered their little faces against the windows watching a sheriff's helicopter make an emergency landing behind the school Wednesday, a school employee said.
Waste panel meets 2 p.m. today
City staff will make a presentation on the proposed process Burrtec Waste Industries will go through in order to find a location for its materials recovery facility, also known as an MRF during the City Council Waste Diversion Subcommittee meeting at 2 p.m. today at City Hall.
New program exposes K-12 youth to arts
The Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons and Santa Clarita school districts launched a new kindergarten through 12th-grade arts education program designed to use the college's cultural and community resources to expose students to the visual and performing arts.
Cemex swap bill stalled in House committee
The Soledad Canyon Mine Act (H.R. 5887) remains stuck in committee without a hearing as the 110th Congress' second session comes to a close, and representatives are focused on the nation's financial crisis.
Deputies warn of secret shopper scam
Those looking for extra income should be wary. Scammers using classified advertisements are ripping off people in Santa Clarita Valley, a sheriff's official said. The second of two Santa Clarita Valley residents reported getting ripped off in a secret shopper scam Tuesday. The first victim told deputies the advertisement ran in the classified section of The Signal, said Sgt. James Anderson of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's station. Scammers duped the first victim July 20 ...
UPDATED: Teenager with gun removed from bus
UPDATED 10 p.m. Sheriff's deputies took a 17-year-old Saugus girl into custody Thursday after she boarded a Santa Clarita city bus armed with a loaded 45-caliber pistol. The teenager sent a text message to a friend at a local high school stating she had a gun and was going to kill herself, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Sgt. Darren Harris. Shortly after 10 a.m., deputies received a phone call from the friend who was worried ...
Not necessarily a rush of shoppers on Cyber Monday
Just two days after the dust from "Black Friday" settled in stores across the country, shoppers took part in "Cyber Monday," what is supposed to be the online shopping realm's take on the year's busiest shopping day.
She's a picture of victory
Sandy Fisher remembers two years ago when she took the photo she now calls "Tranquil Water Lily."
COC offers an alternative exit strategy
Students who reach the end of their high school years but can't pass the state exit exam now have an alternative to life without a diploma.
SCV a soft-water test zone
Just call the Santa Clarita Valley green and salt-free. By endorsing Measure S in November's election, the valley is the first community in California to ban salt-rendering water softeners. It is now the testing ground for the next generation of water softeners after pioneering a move to stop water-softener-rendered salt from ending up in the Santa Clara River. "Santa Clarita is in a very unique position compared to the rest of California," said Paul Martyn, ...
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Construction begins to widen I-5 in Norwalk
NORWALK - Caltrans and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) began construction today on a $302 million project on the Santa Ana Freeway (Interstate 5) that will ease traffic congestion for 230,000 motorists daily - and provide jobs for Southern California.
CHP hands out 57,000 tickets for distracted driving
(Sacramento, CA) – More than 57,000 drivers were ticketed for handheld cell phone talking or texting during April's Distracted Driving Awareness Month, according to the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) and the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The citations written by CHP officers as well as over 250 local law enforcement agencies across the state match the number handed to drivers in last year's April campaign. The monthly number of cell phone tickets outside of ...
Water is topic at VIA lunch
More than 120 of the Santa Clarita Valley's movers and shakers learned about the importance of water Tuesday during a luncheon of the Valley Industry Association of Santa Clarita.
Local bikers embrace their military roots
The still-rugged beauty of the Santa Clarita Valley provides a natural appeal for motorcyclists. For the past six years, chapter 101 of the legendary Boozefighters Motorcycle Club has enjoyed our rural spirit and open roads by making Canyon Country their home.
Prosecutors wrap up case against Newhall woman charged with murder
Arizona prosecutors have wrapped up their case against a Newhall woman charged with two counts of second-degree murder for allegedly killing two children with her car near the Arizona state line in 2011, a court official said.
Indictment says street racers drove more than 100 mph
Two men identified as street racers charged with murder in connection with a fatal crash that claimed the life of their friend a year ago allegedly drove more than 100 miles an hour, on the wrong side of the road and made unsafe lane changes during their alleged "speed contest," according to details of the grand jury indictment filed against them.
UPDATE: LAPD officer charged with child molestation pleads not guilty
An officer with the Los Angeles Police Department pleaded not guilty in court Tuesday to charges he molested two young girls he allegedly lured to his Castaic home on Saturday, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.
Luncheon shows attendees importance of water
More than 120 of the Santa Clarita Valley's movers and shakers learned about the importance of water Tuesday during a luncheon at the Valley Industry Association of Santa Clarita.
UPDATE: Lanes reopen after morning crash on Highway 14
An early morning crash between a car and a big rig snarled traffic on Highway 14 for almost 10 hours Tuesday, according to officials with the California Highway Patrol.
Detectives investigating 'poking' incident that occurred during Santa Clarita City Council meeting
Detectives from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station are investigating an alleged "poking" incident during an argument at last week's meeting of the Santa Clarita City Council.
Local homicide suspect arraigned in court
A Canyon Country man accused of killing his father Thursday was arraigned in court Monday on the felony charge of murder, court papers show.
Torch run for fallen officers
Close to three dozen local sheriff's deputies walked and cycled in honor of their fallen fellow officers Saturday.
Gorman fire is out
A brush fire burning near Gorman swelled to 10 acres from 2 acres in less than an hour Monday, an emergency response official said.
$6 million to fight the Frazier Park fire
FRAZIER PARK (AP) - A fire that broke last week near Frazier Park has closed a state park and already has cost more than $6 million to fight.
Santa Clarita Valley White Ribbon Week kicks off
White Ribbon Week in the Santa Clarita Valley kicked off Monday at West Ranch High School in Stevenson Ranch.
