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Central Park scores itself a new board
The city of Santa Clarita installed the first softball scoreboard at Central Park on Championship Field No. 2.
School: Give us back that bell
A local school district that gave up its historic school bell 30 years ago now wants it back. The bronze bell, first hung at Saugus Elementary School in 1908, now graces the Jan Heidt Metrolink Station in Newhall. But the Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society is reluctant to part with it. City Council members voted 3-2 this week to submit a letter to the society requesting that the historical bell be returned to the Saugus ...
Dixon patients get 60 birds
Samuel Dixon Family Health Centers Inc. is one of six charitable organizations in the Santa Clarita Valley that received a turkey donation from Operation Gobble, a longtime program offered by Valencia Water Company.
UPDATED: City invokes use of eminent domain
The Santa Clarita City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to initiate eminent domain in order to obtain the last parcel needed for the new Newhall library, despite objections from the property owner.
Former Valencia resident sues Disney
Doctors performed several facial surgeries on 5-year-old Lena Dickerson after a dog named Hemmingway mauled her face when she was only two at a Disneyland petting zoo, her attorney said.
UPDATED EXCLUSIVE: Alamo arrested by FBI en route to Santa Clarita
Federal Bureau of Investigation agents arrested church evangelist Bernie Hoffman, aka Tony Alamo, in Flagstaff, Ariz. at approximately 2:45 p.m. Central time, according to an FBI official.
Dems host debate watching party
The Democratic Club of the Santa Clarita Valley hosts its first televised presidential Debate Watch Party of the 2008 campaign on Friday at Lamppost Pizza Parlor on Bouquet Canyon Road.
COC’s job fair attendance up
The fall 2008 Job & Career Fair presented by College of the Canyons and The Signal on Wednesday was one of the most well attended fairs in the past few years, according to the Career Services Center.
Council opts to revisit hospital expansion
Santa Clarita City Council members voted this week to revisit Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital's controversial expansion plans at a special council meeting Nov.19.
Metrolink train hits, kills man
A Metrolink train struck and killed and 50-year-old male pedestrian in Sylmar Wednesday morning, a Los Angeles Fire Department official said.
Theater fight case in court
A movie theater employee who beat a co-worker with a fire extinguisher is scheduled to go to court today, a sheriff's official said.
Local Alamo church raided
FBI agents, sheriff's deputies and county protective services agents stormed the Alamo Ministeries of Saugus compound at 1:30 a.m. Sunday, according to a sheriff's report.
Barriers infuriate drivers
Tracy Hild found a cement wall in the middle road as she drove her kids home from Bouquet Canyon Elementary School on Wednesday.
Water retailer finds a 'hole new way to work
A local water retailer plans to make potholes, not fix them. And it's going to spend close to $50,000 for a special pothole-making machine. The good news is that the potholes promise to save Santa Clarita Valley residents thousands of dollars. "Normally, we'd have a crew of about five, roping off an area, bringing in a backhoe and digging a large hole to find a pipe, and that takes a lot of time," said Stephen ...
Bird's the word for Scouts
More than 100 local families will have a turkey on their dinner table for Thanksgiving courtesy of a hefty donation from a local Girl Scouts troop.
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Race to support students
Little feet made big strides Sunday as scores of kids took part in the WiSH Education Foundation Run For Gold races in Newhall.
Police searching for 3 muggers
A man was mugged at gunpoint for his iPod and cash in Canyon Country Sunday afternoon, a local sheriff's spokesman said.
Man charged with reckless driving
A driver clocked speeding close to 100 mph through city streets, past Central Park and Saugus High School and through one red light, has been charged with reckless driving, according to a report filed by a local sheriff's deputy.
Windy weather blows through city
Following a blustery weekend in the Santa Clarita Valley, residents are likely to find themselves stepping over snapped branches and wind-swept debris today but without the strong winds that rattled windows and put things in motion.
New assistant city manager has deep roots
The city of Santa Clarita has followed Frank Oviedo throughout his professional career.
Today in the SCV: Sunday Feb. 24, 2013
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Employees of a Stevenson Ranch cellphone store found it easy to describe the man who ripped a demonstration iPhone off its stand in October and ran out the door.
Hoppin’ and boppin’ for a good cause
Saturday night may be all right for fighting, but Saturday afternoon was set aside for a free concert that doubled as a tribute to Elton John and a fundraiser for the Santa Clarita Valley homeless shelter.
'Read Across America' coming Friday
It's time to don the silly Dr. Seuss hat and break out your favorite copy of "The Cat in the Hat." Read Across America arrives on Friday, and dozens of activities are planned in schools around the Santa Clarita Valley as part of the celebration of reading.
High winds expected tonight
With breezy conditions expected to blow into town tonight, the National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for the Santa Clarita Valley and surrounding areas.
At least one arrest made in parole compliance check
At least one man was arrested during a series of parole and probation compliance checks Friday morning, a sheriff's official said.
Group takes aim at McKeon on gun control
Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, was placed firmly in the crosshairs of the nonprofit advocacy group Organizing for Action on Friday after the group rolled out an advertising campaign urging the congressman to support new gun-control measures.
Economists paint future a subdued rose
The economic recovery still has a way to go before total household income rises to pre-recession levels, but recovery is occurring, economic experts said during a Santa Clarita Valley conference this week.
Agua Dulce Women’s Club to hold fish fry
The Agua Dulce Women's Club will host a fish fry on Friday, March 8, as a fundraiser for club outreach in the community.
Local districts eye election date changes
All of Santa Clarita Valley's public school districts have voted in recent weeks to change the dates of their school board elections from odd-numbered to even-numbered years.
