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Prop. 8 prompts more than 700 residents to gather
More than 700 worshippers from a handful of Santa Clarita Valley congregations gathered at Grace Baptist Church on Sunday to hear speakers discuss the Bible's interpretation of marriage, sexuality and relationships.
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Mastrobuono Saugus' teacher of the Year A sixth-grade teacher who started out as a music specialist is the Saugus Union School District's Teacher of the Year. Becky Mastrobuono not only gives her all in the classroom at Rosedell Elementary School in Saugus but also spends before and after school hours, weekends and her summer vacation helping, tutoring and mentoring her students, former students or anyone else who needs her help, said Rosedell Principal Cory Pak. ...
LandSource Chap. 11 no bonus block
The top 10 employees of The Newhall Land and Farming Company are expected to receive their benefits and bonus money despite the Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection petition filed in June by parent company LandSource Communities Development LLC, according to a recent decision handed down by a bankruptcy court judge.
Bucking for books
The library at Rancho Pico Junior High will be getting some new books - $1,500 worth to be exact - thanks to a young lady and a horse named "Perfect Summer Day."
Keeping kids safe on the Internet
The Internet has become a primary information source for students as they research projects, homework assignment and scholarly papers.
Jack in the Box employee implicated in stabbing
A uniformed Jack in the Box employee allegedly was involved in a gang-related stabbing in front of the restaurant in Canyon Country Saturday night, a sheriff's official said.
Deputy's cruiser strikes utility pole
A sheriff's deputy cruiser struck a utility pole on San Francisquito Canyon Road knocking out power for thousands early Monday morning, a California Highway Patrol official said.
Friends lend winning hands
Susanna and Mike Gunning loved taking road trips to California's Central Coast. Together they shopped on the boardwalk in Cambria and sipped wine from the lush vineyards along the way.
COC will accept play submissions for festival
The 7th annual New Works Festival at College of the Canyons, scheduled for May 2009, is accepting submissions for possible inclusion in the upcoming festival. The deadline for submissions is 7 p.m. Wednesday.
'You just move forward'
It started six years ago when Joe McKenna couldn't quench his thirst. He thought a doctor's visit would lead to a diagnosis of diabetes, but a blood test found something else. "At that point, I kind of knew something was going on," McKenna said with his wife, Myrna, sitting by his side. The diagnosis was lymphoma, which led to a seven-round battle with chemotherapy. McKenna, 42, remembered what his wife Myrna, 42, went through in ...
Another step in ER expansion
In just a few weeks, patients waiting in the Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Emergency Department lobby will never experience the same drab and constricted feel again.
Saving Jacob
Jacob Fierro couldn't be there to see it. But if he were, the two-year-old would know the Santa Clarita Valley is thinking about him.
New fees for ‘historic’ buildings in Newhall
City Council members will decide Tuesday on whether owners must get permission from the city before making any significant changes to historic buildings.
Rosas brothers on trial in murder at Mugsy's
Three people accused of murdering a Canyon Country bar owner are scheduled to appear in court Monday for a preliminary hearing.
Pancakes build parent-child bond at YMCA fundraiser
A sunny day, helpful parents and children and donated pancake mix provided a successful recipe for the 21st annual Santa Clarita Valley Family YMCA Y-Guides Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser on Saturday.
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State officials announce cut in water for SoCal
State Water Project contractors - including the one that supplies the Santa Clarita Valley with about half its water - will receive only 35 percent of their requested water deliveries for 2013, officials announced Friday.
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.
