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CHP officer rolls car
A high-speed chase on Interstate 5 in Valencia sent a CHP car tumbling and an officer to the hospital with minor injuries Monday night, a CHP official said.
Santa Clarita unemployment rate at 5 percent
Santa Clarita's unemployment rate increased to 5 percent in October, the California Employment Development Department reported Friday.
Starbucks employees’ privacy breached
Starbucks employees could be seeing red soon - and not from the sea of holiday drinks surrounding them. Someone stole a laptop Oct. 29 containing private information about 97,000 Starbucks employees, according to a company news release. Keeping in step with other major companies that have experience a breach this year, Starbucks has informed their employees of the breach and offered them a free year of credit-monitoring services.
Winter shelter to open on time
The Santa Clarita Emergency Winter Shelter will open on schedule Dec. 1, according to shelter officials.
The bell tolls for historical artifact
The Santa Clarita City Council voted 3-2 Tuesday to submit a letter to the Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society requesting that a historical bell hanging at Newhall train station be returned to the Saugus Union School District.
Hospital proposal draws crowd
Plans to expand Santa Clarita's only hospital were praised and then attacked at Tuesday's City Council meeting, as the plans returned after a year-long period of revisions.
Locals gear up for ‘Great California Shakeout’
Lee Ryan will drop to the floor right there in the bread aisle of Ralph's if it means bringing attention to earthquake preparedness.
Half a continent away, cops nab SCV suspects
Kansas City cops nabbed one of two men suspected of attempted murder in the Sept. 6 Canyon Country Jack in The Box stabbing, a sheriff's official said.
Man pleads not guilty to I.D. theft
William Schaeffler smiled at a group of family and friends before entering not-guilty pleas for all identity theft charges during his arraignment Tuesday in Santa Clarita Superior Court.
Groups back school bond
The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Hart District Teachers Association voted to endorse Measure SA, the Hart district's $300 million construction bond on the November ballot.
Man struck, killed by Metrolink train
A Metrolink train struck and killed and 50-year-old male pedestrian in Sylmar Wednesday morning, a Los Angeles Fire Department official said.
Candles light up memories
"It doesn't feel like a whole year's passed," Brittney Falsey said during a candlelight vigil for her cousin Joshua Pipho Monday night at Central Park.
Students hope to solve water woes
A local scholarship program called the High School Water Challenge is not about swimming, diving or even getting wet.
No bullying after Jan. 1
California Assembly Bill 86 will allow school districts to suspend and recommend expulsion for bullies beginning Jan. 1, a Hart District official said.
Reading can be a hair-raising experience
It's happened before - Mint Canyon Elementary School Principal Betsy Letzo has come up with some pretty wild ideas. But none have been as hair-raising as her latest reading-enhancement scheme.
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'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.
