City Council agenda preview

The Santa Clarita City Council will consider the following items at its meeting Tuesday evening:

Lions pull Santa through city streets

For the 19th year, Santa Float of the Castaic Lions Club will be providing an opportunity for children to see and talk to Santa riding atop his sleigh. Starting Sat, Dec. 6 and continuing for 11 nights , Santa will be visiting the neighborhoods of Castaic and Val Verde.

High-wind advisory in effect

A high-wind advisory remains in effect until 3 p.m. today, according to the National Weather Service.

Literary & Arts get festive

The city of Santa Clarita and the Santa Clarita Valley Education Foundation opens its Literacy & Arts Festival with three Christmas activities beginning Friday.

Healthy children bring in money

The new physical education program at Sierra Vista Junior High is paying off with increased student fitness scores and a $226.000 grant.

News briefs

Healthy Family enrollment set Local families can enroll in the Healthy Families program from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the Newhall Community Center, located at 22421 Market Street in Newhall. Healthy Families provides health, dental and vision coverage for children and teens that do not have insurance and do not qualify for other assistance programs. The program is sponsored by the city of Santa Clarita and Institute for Local Government. Call Judy Woodworth ...

Cyclist races 508 miles to make a difference

While most Santa Clarita Valley residents ate breakfast this morning, Vinnie Tortorich was on his bicycle racing 508 miles from the Hilton Garden Inn to Death Valley and 29 Palms to raise money for those affected by life-threatening diseases.

Santa Clarita historical goodies on sale to public

When local historian Leon Worden found out some of A.B. Perkin's memorabilia lingered in the Santa Clarita Valley, he was shocked.

Election info available via the Web

Polling location, address information and images of sample ballot pages for the Nov. 4, 2008 Presidential General Election are now available online at www.lavote.net.

Medalist to ‘carry torch’

Olympic Gold Medalist Allyson Felix will help kick off Sunday's Kiwanis Club of Santa Clarita's 17th Annual Six Flags Magic Mountain 5K Run.

Bailout: Its impact on SCV

Congress approved a historic $700 billion financial industry bailout Friday and President Bush immediately signed it.

C.A.S.T. for Kids held in Castaic

Volunteers and parents can all attest to the far reaching effects of the CAST for Kids event hosted at Castaic Lake on Saturday.

Students travel to inauguration

Academy of the Canyons isn't the average school and its students don't take average field trips.

Scrooged! Edison says 'Bah, humbug!' to Christmas lights

One Clifton Place resident is calling it "The Utility That Stole Christmas." Many were shocked when they came home Thursday to find workers from Southern California Edison taking down Christmas lights that adorned streetlight poles. After all, the lights were plugged into metered outlets outside the Valencia residents' homes. Robyn Bloom said her neighbors wrapped the streetlight poles with brightly colored garlands intertwined with Christmas lights, turning them into gigantic mock candy canes. Edison workers ...

Doctor's sudden death shocks SCV

Popular Santa Clarita physician Patricia Lynn Wells died suddenly in her Stevenson Ranch home, a Los Angeles County Coroner's official said Thursday. She was 44.

City looks for Amgen Tour volunteers

The Santa Clarita Local Organizing Committee for the 2013 Amgen Tour of California announced that volunteer opportunities for the professional cycling road race are now posted online at Santa-Clarita.com/TourOfCA. Volunteers looking for an opportunity to participate in the eighth annual, high-profile race can apply online for positions including course marshal, security, media relations and medical control. The 2013 Amgen Tour of California is scheduled to stop in the City of Santa Clarita Tuesday, May ...

Reported January home sales best in six years

January home sales in the Santa Clarita Valley rose 2.1 percent from the same month a year ago, and the number of sales was the highest recorded since 2007, the Southland Regional Association of Realtors reported Thursday.

Hearing due to begin Monday in Sand Canyon street racing case

A preliminary hearing is expected to get under way Monday for two men described as street racers charged with murder in a fatal crash that killed a friend, a court clerk said Thursday.

Castaic burglar sought

A burglar spotted running from a Castaic house with a laptop in his hands prompted sheriff's deputies to scour an area near Parker Road and The Old Road Thursday afternoon, a sheriff's spokesman said.

Knight introduces aerospace industry package

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Senator Steve Knight (R-Antelope Valley) introduced a series of bills this week focused on the aerospace industry in California.

Boxer and Senate Colleagues Press NRC to Ensure Nuclear Reactor Safety

Washington, D.C. – Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), joined with 11 of her Senate colleagues on a letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) urging the Commission to take the next steps needed to protect the 31 nuclear reactors in the U.S. that are similarly designed to the ones that melted down in Fukushima, Japan, nearly two years ago. The letter calls for NRC to ...

‘Stuff the Truck’ fundraiser planned for West Ranch

West Ranch High School Wildcat Band, Orchestra, and Colorguard will host a Goodwill "Stuff the Truck" fundraiser on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

City seeks vendors for Earth Arbor Day

The city of Santa Clarita is accepting applications for vendors to participate in the Earth Arbor Day Festival in April.

Wind will die down but temps to rise

Winds are expected to ease off in the Santa Clarita Valley today following a day of high winds that caused some damage.

Today in the SCV: Thursday, Feb. 21

Today in the SCV

Hundreds take a look at new Emblem Academy

Granada Hills man sentenced in local forgery attempt

A 52-year-old Granada Hills man charged with trying to cash a forged check at a Valencia bank in January is now serving a three-year sentence.

SCV deputies chase down, capture burglary suspect

Jumping over fences, Santa Clarita Valley sheriff's deputies chased down and captured a burglary suspect Wednesday in Canyon Country.

Former SCV family mourns murdered mother

The children of a former Valencia High School educator shot and killed in Woodland Hills on Valentine's Day are struggling with "the worst thing" imaginable as they make funeral arrangements for their mother.

‘4 of Hart’s’ group hits all the right notes

It began with the light tapping of a foot against a stage, buttressed by fingers snapping.