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Piercing studio may get booted for books
In quest of the final piece of property to build a new Newhall library, the Santa Clarita City Council will take up the possibility of eminent domain at Tuesday's meeting.
Magic Mountain hosts annual food, toy drive
Six Flags Magic Mountain is offering two ways for the community to help others during the holiday season.
Alternative Christmas Market
Carolyn Ritchie informs local visitors about the Medical Benevolence Foundation at the Alternative Christmas Market at the First Presbyterian Church in Newhall on Sunday.
Lombardi Ranch rises from the ashes
The handful of red tomatoes sat in wooden boxes as customers passed by to pick their favorites.
Yes I Can fundraiser tonight at Islands
The Yes I Can students at William S. Hart District high schools are throwing a fundraiser this afternoon and evening at Islands restaurant in Valencia.
'He's a really good con man'
From 3,000 miles away, Jennifer is paying close attention to the identity theft trial of William Schaeffler.
Inventory 80,000 trees? No problem
From a laptop sitting in the bed of a pickup truck, Jeff Melin opened a computer file to show a map of Fedala Road.
Beware of holiday season freeway closures
Caltrans advises motorists traveling during the Thanksgiving holiday on the northbound Interstate 5 about five miles north of Santa Clarita to plan ahead and leave early to avoid holiday-related traffic delays.
News briefs
Detectives investigate baby's death A baby was pronounced dead 10:35 a.m. Saturday at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, said Lt. Tom Bryski of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station. The child was a one-year-old boy, said Melanie Flores, supervising fire dispatcher with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Sheriff's deputies received a call about 9:50 a.m. from a home in Valencia. The boy was then taken to Newhall Memorial, where he was pronounced dead. The ...
Shoppers find crafty gift ideas
Oversized pajama-blanket pants, mini-guitars and holiday license plates were just a few creative items for sale to the community Saturday at the 19th College of the Canyons Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair.
Surging issues over wind power
First in a two-part series It's considered a major "green energy" achievement. Electricity generated by a massive "wind farm" of giant windmills near Tehachapi will be carried through transmission lines to Southern California. "It's the largest transmission of renewable energy in the country," said Don Johnson, Southern California Edison project manager. Edison is also considering tapping into solar power sources in Tehachapi and the Antelope Valley, Edison spokesman Steve Conroy said. Pushing the Tehachapi Renewable ...
Baby dies in Valencia, detectives investigating
A baby was pronounced dead 10:35 a.m. Saturday at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, said Lt. Tom Bryski of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station.
Hart deals with sexual assault allegations
Santa Clarita Valley residents were shocked last spring when three Hart district teachers, a counselor and a volunteer coach faced accusations of alleged inappropriate relationships with students.
SCV Republicans open new headquarters
The Republican spirit was high at the grand opening of the Santa Clarita Republican headquarters in Valencia's industrial center on Friday.
Food bank use jumps by 41%
For the past year, Wendi Lancy has seen more and more people of the Santa Clarita Valley lose their homes and jobs because of a struggling economy.
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Feds raid 17 Calif. businesses for nitrous oxide
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hundreds of law enforcement officers on Friday raided Southern California auto parts shops and other businesses suspected of illegally selling nitrous oxide for use as a recreational drug, in what federal authorities said was the nation's largest such raid to date.
Local deputies participate in ‘Tweet-a-thon’
The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station took to Twitter Friday to provide a virtual walkthrough of an average day on patrol.
Federal government closing air towers at Whiteman, Fox
LOS ANGELES COUNTY – "The FAA's politically motivated decision to shutter Los Angeles County Fox and Whiteman Airfields endangers public safety and has virtually no impact on federal spending," said Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich on the Federal Aviation Administration's announcement that it will close contract air-traffic control towers beginning April 7 because of the sequestration.
Penning a prom proposal
It's nearly prom season, and Erik Codes of Saugus High School surprised his intended date Friday with an invitation penned on her SUV windows while she was at cross country practice.
'Fabric paintings' open at COC gallery
An opening reception is planned at 3 p.m. Saturday for a solo show of artist Dinah Sargeant's "fabric paintings" - abstract quilts and dolls that tell a story - which opened at the College of the Canyons art gallery today.
Record Dry Season, Pumping Restrictions Force State to Lower State Water Project Delivery Projection
Sacramento, CA-The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced today that water allocations from the State Water Project have been reduced to 35% from 40% due to a record dry January and February, coupled with a grim outlook for rain conditions in March, and pumping restrictions that were imposed in December and January to protect Delta smelt and salmon. Recent pumping restrictions resulted in more than 550,000 acre-feet of water lost from the State Water ...
Wilk joins Republican leadership team
SACRAMENTO – Assembly Republican Leader Connie Conway, of Tulare, today announced the members of her leadership team for the 2013-14 Legislative Session, selecting a skilled group of Assembly Republican Caucus members from throughout California representing different backgrounds and interests.
Castaic Middle School Broadcast Program named best in nation
The Castaic Middle School Broadcast Program received multiple accolades once again at the annual Student Television Network Convention at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.
Castaic high school opening may be delayed to 2016
The opening date for the long-planned Castaic-area high school may be pushed back to 2016, despite plans to open it a year earlier.
UPDATE: Attempted homicide charge filed in bar beating
A Castaic man was charged with attempted murder after he allegedly beat another man in a Sunland bar Monday night, using a "mini baseball bat," officials said Thursday.
Some students question COC financial aid fees
The financial aid system at College of the Canyons has been in place for less than a year, but some members of the school's student government are questioning the fees that go along with it.
Knight bill would raise age that students can leave campus for some medical treatment
SACRAMENTO, CA –Senator Steve Knight (R-Antelope Valley) recently introduced legislation that provides security to parents when they drop their children off at school each morning.
McKeon votes in favor of Ryan budget plan
March 21, 2013 - Washington, D.C.- Today, Congressman Howard "Buck" McKeon voted in favor of the Path to Prosperity, the House Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2014. This budget plan stops spending money Washington doesn't have, balances the budget in ten years and fosters a healthy fiscal environment that will restore the economy and create jobs.
Ex-state official to oversee L.A. County jail system
A former California Department of Corrections official has been named assistant sheriff in charge of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Custody Division.
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.
