Year in review: Santa Clarita: Hollywood’s back lot

Home to a number of hit TV shows, movies, studios, movie ranches and Disney/ABC Studio's 58-acre Golden Oak Ranch movie set, Santa Clarita's thriving film business has positioned the region as a Hollywood backlot to the region's film industry.

SCV Faces of 2012

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'Distractions' dampen holiday spending

Christmas shoppers thronged malls and pounced on discounts but apparently spent less this year, their spirits dampened by concerns about the economy and the aftermath of shootings and storms.

Canyon Country bicyclist injured in head-on crash with vehicle

A Canyon Country man was recuperating Monday in the intensive care unit at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital after a head-on collision between his bicycle and a vehicle.

I-5/14 carpool lane connector opens

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has opened a new elevated high occupancy vehicle (HOV, or carpool) lane connector between Interstate 5 (I-5) and the Antelope Valley Freeway (SR-14).

Year in review: This year saw the completion of the Newhall Library

The controversial Newhall Library opened on Sept. 29 with a celebration that brought an estimated 2,000 guests to visit the 30,000-square-foot state-of-the-art building on Main Street in downtown Newhall.

After-school Santa stop

Santa, decked out in his trademark bright red suit and sporting his full snow white bushy beard, arrived courtesy Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 73, to the loud cheers of nearly 100 students at Newhall Elementary School.

Sheriff works to act on jail violence plan

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department should implement most of the recommendations from the Citizens' Commission on Jail Violence within the next 90 days, according to a report.

Today in the SCV: Monday, Dec. 24, 2012

Today in the SCV Christmas Eve Worship Everyone is invited to join in one of three worship services on Christmas Eve at the Santa Clarita United Methodist Church at 26640 Bouquet Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, 91350. The 5 p.m. service is a family-friendly service that includes the children's Christmas Pageant, "Dude, You Hear What I Hear?" The 9 p.m. service is a traditional service with Christmas carols, an orchestra and candlelight. The 11 p.m. service ...

UPDATE: Fight breaks out at Westfield Valencia Town Center

Two people were arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon after a fight broke out at Westfield Valencia Town Center around 4:15 p.m. on Sunday, according to Lt. Tom Bryski of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station.

McKeon calls past year 'frustrating,' but cites several successes

Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, said it has been "frustrating to try and get anything done" in a divisive and clashing U.S. Congress over the last year.

Turf war: Homeowners called before their association’s board for installing an artificial lawn

Saugus residents Dawn and Arthur DeVine-Pelt both drive hybrid vehicles, they practice good recycling habits and exchanged all of their light bulbs for energy efficient ones, but months after they installed an artificial lawn in their front yard, the couple received a notice to appear before their local homeowner's association.

Telepresence robots let employees 'beam' into work

PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) - Engineer Dallas Goecker attends meetings, jokes with colleagues and roams the office building just like other employees at his company in Silicon Valley.

Doctor accepts donations

Year in review: Big year for SCV Olympians

The Santa Clarita Valley has been known as a breeding ground for athletic talent. Many of its great athletes have been on display at stadiums and arenas across the country. But in August 2012, an international audience got to see the SCV's bright talent on the grandest stage - the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The SCV had four athletes who grew up in the area in the games (sprinter Allyson Felix, runner Alysia Montano, ...

Santa Clarita: Shaping an arts district

More theaters, additional restaurants and open-air art galleries are all possibilities in the goal of turning downtown Newhall into Santa Clarita's arts and entertainment capital, according to members of the city's Arts Commission.

Public Art Piece to be featured in the Newhall Roundabout

The City of Santa Clarita is offering community members an opportunity to be part of Old Town Newhall's heritage as a sponsor for the new iconic, public art project, which will be featured inside the Newhall Roundabout at the intersection of Main Street.

Santa Clarita: Parents Invited to Register Their Child for 2013 COC Summer Institute

SANTA CLARITA - Registration is now open for the popular career exploration themed College of the Canyons Summer Institute, with three sessions running throughout the month of July.

SCV: Auditions held next month for this year's 'Shakespeare in the Park'

The Santa Clarita Shakespeare Festival is holding auditions for their summer production of Shakespeare's Henry IV part 1, directed by Stephen Whelan.