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Four arrested on drug charges
Sheriff's deputies arrested three men and a woman on drug-related charges in Newhall, officials announced Wednesday.
Crime watch
Identity theft suspect faces 7 counts A Valencia man who was arrested Friday for his role in an identity theft scheme will face at least seven felony counts, officials announced. Mohsen Moaddab, 43, appeared in Newhall Municipal Court on Tuesday morning, where the county District Attorney's office announced it filed five felony counts of identity theft, one felony count of commercial burglary and one felony count of receiving stolen property. Since Moaddab was also on ...
Racing through Death Valley
DEATH VALLEY - A wiry Victorville ultra-marathon runner, now competing in a 135-mile foot race through Death Valley, credits the Santa Clarita Marathon with having helped her accomplish some of her running goals.
Night Out set for Aug. 5
The Santa Clarita Valley prides itself as a safe community with low crime rates. To help maintain community safety and heighten crime and drug prevention awareness, the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station will host a "National Night Out" Against Crime event in Newhall on Aug. 5. Sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch, more than 11,000 communities participate in the nationwide event, which promotes community safety. "It is the strong partnership between emergency services ...
Author speaks to reading class
Reading is not just for girls. That's what Canyon High School history teacher and author Andrew Smith told a classroom full of boys enrolled in the Hart district's summer Intensive Literacy Program at Golden Valley High School. "I've taught high school for 15 years now, and I get the impression that high school boys think reading is for girls, and that's not true," Smith told the students. "Most authors used to be ...
Residents to learn more about Canyon Country makeovers
A Santa Clarita code enforcement officer will give Canyon Country residents an update on the city's new Extreme Neighborhood Makeover program at tonight's Canyon Country Advisory Committee meeting.
Woman clubbed in her home
Two men who apparently clubbed a woman in her Canyon Country home on Friday night were still at large Tuesday afternoon.
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.
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ARTree meeting Wednesday night
The ARTree community arts organization will hold its general meeting Wednesday night at the Newhall Library.
L.A. clergy abuse suit delayed to consolidate cases
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Los Angeles judge has postponed the trial of a lawsuit involving a fugitive priest, possibly until next year, so that cases involving 11 alleged victims can be tried together.
Public meeting set tonight for chloride plan
Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District officials will hold the first in a series of public meetings tonight regarding the proposed plan to remove chloride from the Santa Clara River.
Hearings set Thursday for proposed Valencia Water rate increase
The California Public Utilities Commission will hold two public hearings Thursday on Valencia Water Company's proposed rate increase.
15th annual SCV Relay for Life kicks off Saturday
The 15th annual SCV Relay for Life kicks off Saturday at Central Park in Saugus. The fundraiser to combat cancer will run 24 hours from 10 a.m. Saturday to 10 a.m. Sunday, with participants walking laps the entire time - some remembering lost ones, some celebrating victories or hoping for more.
Newhall Crime Report: Deputies respond to property crimes
This week Newhall (Zone 6) had eight part one crimes reported. Two shoplifting incidents, three petty thefts, one assault, one commercial burglary, and one stolen vehicle.
Canyon Country man gets 64 years to life in shooting of neighbor
A Canyon Country man who shot and killed his neighbor following a vicious seven-year feud has been sentenced to 64 years to life in prison.
UPDATE: Blaze in Valencia held to 1 1/2 acres
A Santa Clarita Valley brush fire that was initially reported as two separate blazes was doused by Los Angeles County firefighters in the Valencia Industrial Center today.
College of the Canyons Plans Educational Trip to Cuba
SANTA CLARITA-Imagine what it would be like to wander around the streets of Havana with a camera, capturing scenes of everyday life in Cuba: the bustling squares, majestic cathedrals, iconic cigar shops and "Yank tanks," the classic American cars that still zoom down Cuban roads as vestiges of a bygone era.
Saugus: HOA structures vandalized with anti-Semitic symbols
Vandals defaced HOA complex structures with racist slogans and anti-Semitic symbols during the weekend in Saugus, prompting a probe by local sheriff's detectives, a manager for the property said Monday.
Santa Clarita road closures for the Amgen Tour of California
The following road closures are planned within the city of Santa Clarita Tuesday and Wednesday for the Amgen Tour of California.
Arrests: Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, May 13, 2013
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UPDATES: Biking activities take center stage in Santa Clarita Valley
You might call today the kick-off of Bicycle Week in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Insanity plea by Holmes holds risks for both sides
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) - One of James Holmes' lawyers asked a judge on Monday to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity in the Colorado theater shootings. Such a plea is seen as his best hope of avoiding the death penalty in the killings of 12 people at a packed midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises" in Aurora. Changing the plea still carries risks for Holmes but moving in that direction ...
Smoke from controlled burn alarms Castaic residents
Smoke from a controlled burn near Hasley Canyon alarmed some Castaic residents this morning, a Fire Department spokesman said.
