A banner year for local schools

Banners went up across the Santa Clarita Valley this week to thank staff, students and parents of the William S. Hart Union High School District for the outstanding test scores recently reported by the California Department of Education.

Hart board eyes volunteering issues

Hart district board members will discuss revising the board policies and administrative regulations regarding volunteers on school campuses at Wednesday's meeting.

Local vintner hit with lawsuit

A stage manager to the stars is suing the Loose Goose Wine Festival's organizer, claiming he has not been paid for helping create one of Santa Clarita's signature annual events.

Golfers tee up $90k for COC student aid

The tally is in: College of the Canyons Foundation's 18th annual golf tournament raised more than $90,000 to help fund student programs and provide student scholarships and textbook assistance.

Even rain can't dampen the hot weather

The trace amounts of rain that fell on the Santa Clarita Valley made for a surprisingly steamy Monday, a National Weather Service official said.

Beer query leads to assault

Bob Meza said no to a drunk man who asked for a beer. The man sucker punched Meza, breaking his nose, ribs and bruising his kidney, Meza said.

Stabbing suspects appear in court

Two men accused in a Canyon Country stabbing were arraigned Monday in Santa Clarita Superior Court on attempted murder charges, a sheriff's official said.

SCV home sales up 7 percent in August

Single-family home sales increased 7.0 percent during August throughout the Santa Clarita Valley, the Southland Regional Association of Realtors reported.

Council votes to break down barriers

The City Council voted Tuesday to remove the concrete barriers installed last week at Alaminos Road and Benz Road, reinstate the turn restrictions at peak hours and install 20 temporary speed humps to reduce speed in the residential neighborhood.

Mixed emotions over charter idea

Officials at two local juvenile probation camps for high school girls continue to wrestle with a request approved by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to make the camps charter schools.

Santa Clarita taps into a change

State and city legislators have seen the future of water, and the future feels soft. Standing on the dry west bank of San Francisquito Creek a few weeks ago, Santa Clarita Mayor Bob Kellar and Sen. George Runner, witnessed a way of turning hard water into soft water that promises to revolutionize water softening. Since September, about 400 Copper Hill Drive area residents have turned on their taps to get soft, clean drinking water, ending ...

Benefit: Singing songs for Stephen Sorenson

This could be Stephen Sorenson's last Christmas, but on Sunday night, he didn't dwell on his poor prognosis.

Chalk it up to an artist...

The stretch of Main Street from Lyons Avenue to Fifth Street transformed into a black asphalt canvas over the weekend as hundreds of artists and art lovers gathered in downtown Newhall to create and celebrate art of all types.

Local girl still missing

Rebecca Rathstone is still missing and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is looking for help. The 14-year-old Santa Clarita girl went missing Sept. 15, according to a report.

Getting help from an ‘Angel’

Dawn Demko walked out of Valencia United Methodist Church carrying a box filled with different cuts of frozen meat, canned vegetables, a mix of side dishes and other dinner table essentials.

Newhall Crime Report: Deputies respond to property crimes

This week Newhall (Zone 6) had eight part one crimes reported. Two shoplifting incidents, three petty thefts, one assault, one commercial burglary, and one stolen vehicle.

Canyon Country man gets 64 years to life in shooting of neighbor

A Canyon Country man who shot and killed his neighbor following a vicious seven-year feud has been sentenced to 64 years to life in prison.

UPDATE: Blaze in Valencia held to 1 1/2 acres

A Santa Clarita Valley brush fire that was initially reported as two separate blazes was doused by Los Angeles County firefighters in the Valencia Industrial Center today.

College of the Canyons Plans Educational Trip to Cuba

SANTA CLARITA-Imagine what it would be like to wander around the streets of Havana with a camera, capturing scenes of everyday life in Cuba: the bustling squares, majestic cathedrals, iconic cigar shops and "Yank tanks," the classic American cars that still zoom down Cuban roads as vestiges of a bygone era.

Saugus: HOA structures vandalized with anti-Semitic symbols

Vandals defaced HOA complex structures with racist slogans and anti-Semitic symbols during the weekend in Saugus, prompting a probe by local sheriff's detectives, a manager for the property said Monday.

Santa Clarita road closures for the Amgen Tour of California

The following road closures are planned within the city of Santa Clarita Tuesday and Wednesday for the Amgen Tour of California.

Arrests: Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, May 13, 2013

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UPDATES: Biking activities take center stage in Santa Clarita Valley

You might call today the kick-off of Bicycle Week in the Santa Clarita Valley.

Insanity plea by Holmes holds risks for both sides

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) - One of James Holmes' lawyers asked a judge on Monday to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity in the Colorado theater shootings. Such a plea is seen as his best hope of avoiding the death penalty in the killings of 12 people at a packed midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises" in Aurora. Changing the plea still carries risks for Holmes but moving in that direction ...

Smoke from controlled burn alarms Castaic residents

Smoke from a controlled burn near Hasley Canyon alarmed some Castaic residents this morning, a Fire Department spokesman said.

City budget projected to be slightly smaller than last year

Even as state and national economic conditions continue to improve, Santa Clarita's proposed budget for next year will actually shrink a bit, City Manager Ken Striplin said at a recent budget study session.

Homeowners face challenges from high-speed rail project

While the planned California high-speed rail isn't expected to arrive in the Santa Clarita Valley for 20 to 30 years, homeowners are already being held hostage to what some call a boondoggle and others say is a step into the modern transportation era for the state, some local residents say.

Kids and youth compete in the Antelope Valley Youth Rodeo Association Junior Rodeo

About 90 contestants raced, roped and rode in the Antelope Valley Youth Rodeo Association Junoir Rodeo on Sunday at JPK Arena in Agua Dulce.

Babies and parents celebrate Henry Mayo NICU’s first birthday

Graduation season has begun in the Santa Clarita Valley, but one recent ceremony was unique: all the graduates arrived in diapers.

Road closures for Amgen