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A buckle for Zwarkowski
DEATH VALLEY - Cheryl Zwarkowski would have stopped running 135 miles and started crying a million tears if pressed to explain her performance, she said.
Sheriff’s academy graduation tonight
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department will present its most recent graduating class at the College of the Canyons Performing Arts Center tonight, as 49 graduates of Academy Class No.372 will receive their diplomas from Sheriff Lee Baca.
Pileup on Highway 126 near I-5
Updated at 4:03 p.m. Eastbound lanes of Highway 126 have reopened to traffic after at least four vehicles were involved in a collision shortly after 2:30 p.m. Emergency crews responded to the scene near Commerce Center Drive and had closed all of the eastbound lanes, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Alex Gonzalez. Two people were taken by ambulance to the hospital.
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.
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City budget projected to be slightly smaller than last year
Even as state and national economic conditions continue to improve, Santa Clarita's proposed budget for next year will actually shrink a bit, City Manager Ken Striplin said at a recent budget study session.
Homeowners face challenges from high-speed rail project
While the planned California high-speed rail isn't expected to arrive in the Santa Clarita Valley for 20 to 30 years, homeowners are already being held hostage to what some call a boondoggle and others say is a step into the modern transportation era for the state, some local residents say.
Kids and youth compete in the Antelope Valley Youth Rodeo Association Junior Rodeo
About 90 contestants raced, roped and rode in the Antelope Valley Youth Rodeo Association Junoir Rodeo on Sunday at JPK Arena in Agua Dulce.
Babies and parents celebrate Henry Mayo NICU’s first birthday
Graduation season has begun in the Santa Clarita Valley, but one recent ceremony was unique: all the graduates arrived in diapers.
Road closures for Amgen
Family, friends gather to honor crash victim
Blast to the past at Placerita Canyon nature Center's Open House
Outdoor fire in Castaic spreads to house
An outdoor fire around supper time Saturday ended up spreading to a house, emergency response officials said.
Chloride options: Pay up or pay up
Nearly everyone who flushes a toilet or does a load of laundry in the Santa Clarita Valley faces a complicated and costly problem over the issue of chloride contamination ­- and, according to sanitation officials, it's a problem that's not going to go away.
Real Life Church opens community center
Real Life Church has opened "Savia," a 23,600 square foot community center in Newhall, Real Life Church spent more than a year finishing the interior of a vacant building in the Stagecoach Plaza retail center on Newhall Avenue that was originally slated for a grocery store.
Coyotes are threat at local park
A coyote snatched a dog from a girl's arms in Valencia Summit Park, where sheriff's deputies and animal control workers responded Friday on a report of a jogger chased by a coyote, officials confirmed.
The Master's College holds 86th commencement
About 300 students from The Master's College marked the end of their college days during a Friday commencement ceremony at College of the Canyons in Valencia.
The Master's College holds 86th commencement
About 300 students from The Master's College marked the end of their college days during a Friday commencement ceremony at College of the Canyons in Valencia.
Fire doused near Golden Valley Road
A brush fire that broke out near Golden Valley Road on Friday afternoon blackened about half an acre and prompted a traffic jam as Golden Valley High School students left for the weekend.
UPDATE: Coyotes snatch dog, confront person at Valencia park
A coyote snatched a dog from a girl's arms in Valencia Summit Park, where sheriff's deputies and animal control workers responded Friday on a report of a jogger chased by a coyote, officials confirmed.
