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Strickland takes the lead in Senate results
Republican Tony Strickland edged past Democrat Hannah-Beth Jackson in the 19th District state Senate race Friday.
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Craft show all weekend The city of Santa Clarita hosts the "Fine Craft Show" from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Sunday at Old Orchard Park, 25023 Avenida Rotella. More than 70 artists and crafters will be selling items like jewelry, pottery and ceramics, hand-painted clothing and home decor items. City launches online retail store The city of Santa Clarita launched an online boutique, www.santaclaritacitystore.com, featuring speciality Santa Clarita-branded items. Some of ...
Couple searches for parking
A gated Castaic community is not "home sweet home" for residents Mark and Holly Goldstein.
Mum's the word, soccer moms
Local soccer moms and dads will observe 50 minutes of silence this weekend in the valley's first-ever silent soccer games.
Red Flag Warning in effect through Saturday afternoon
The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for hazardous weather today for much of Los Angeles and Ventura counties, including the Santa Clarita Valley, in effect until 4 p.m. Saturday.
Celebrating our Constitution
Sulphur Springs Elementary School Students "oohed" and "aahed" Friday morning when an jet zoomed over the campus just as fifth-grade student and Cub Scout Ryan Mills raised the American flag to the top of the flag pole.
Motorcyclist killed in collision
Traffic detectives are looking for witnesses to a motor vehicle collision that killed a Canyon Country man late Thursday.
Iwo Jima vet gets his dues
87-year-old Iwo Jima veteran, the Department of Veterans Affairs will pay him all the money he's owed.
Parents on the search for healing
Marcia Davis said she wanted to steer away from controversy and toward healing Thursday. But that was hard one day after her sons were the target of anti-Semitic and homophobic slurs tagged on a gym locker, Davis said. Students and twins Alex and Todd Davis were the targets of the hateful expressions at Saugus High School on Wednesday. The twin brothers walked into the gym locker room at the beginning of fourth period and discovered ...
Raising funds for a rare disease
Three years ago, Stephanie Magness, now 27, watched the Muscular Dystrophy Association's annual telethon on television.
COC honored with adminstrative award
The College of the Canyons Leadership Education in Action Program was presented with the North American Council for Staff, Program and Organizational Development Innovation Award at the organization's annual conference Oct. 24 in Reno, Nev.
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Air Force film festival In celebration of Air Force Week, the Air Force Film Festival hosts two complimentary screenings of the film "Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag," from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the Edwards Canyon Country 10 Theater, 18800 Soledad Canyon Road. Guest speakers include Mayor Bob Kellar and speakers from the Air Force. A question and answer session with the audience follows each screening. Seating for each screening is complimentary and ...
Local cheerleaders get X-treme
More than 100 local cheerleaders showed off their cheer skills during Saturday's X-Treme Cheer Competition Kick-Off at Hart High School.
SunCal properties bankrupt
NorthLake in Castaic, a proposed development where a Castaic high school was planned for many years, is among more than a dozen SunCal properties that the developer placed in bankruptcy Thursday, a spokesman confirmed.
Skate park 'wake' today at 4 p.m.
The skate park at the Santa Clarita Sports Complex closes Monday, giving skaters until Sunday to use the park.
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UPDATE: Officials probe incident where pedestrian was hit running across I-5
A man seriously hurt when he was hit by two cars Friday had been running across the freeway at the time of the collision, an investigator with the California Highway Patrol reported.
Clothes for a cause
Santa Clarita Valley fashion icon Margo Hudson has a new mission in life: clothes for a cause.
Captain to make full recovery
Carrie Stuart, a captain in the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department who nearly died in a fiery two-car crash before Christmas, is out of the hospital and expected to make a full recovery, her daughter says.
3-D presentation teaches water pollution prevention
The city of Santa Clarita went 3-D to teach students how to prevent pollution at the Newhall Library one day last week.
Today in the SCV: Monday Feb. 18, 2013
SCV Mindful Meditation Group
Angeles National Forest roads may be closed
Commuters returning to work Tuesday after the long weekend and contemplating a short cut through the Angeles National Forest - you may want to think twice.
Firefighters douse Canyon Country brush fire
County firefighters jumped on a brush fire in Canyon Country Sunday, extinguishing it quickly and containing it to a quarter acre.
Motorcyclist hurt in Stevenson Ranch crash
A motorcyclist was taken to the hospital Sunday after he crashed his bike in Stevenson Ranch, Fire Department sources confirmed.
Motorist survives 100-foot plunge near Pyramid Lake
A motorist walked away from a crash today after his van blew a tire on the freeway, then plunged 100 feet down a ravine, a fire official confirmed.
"Wrong way" driver sought in Castaic crash
A motorist is being sought today after driving the wrong way on Interstate 5 in Castaic Friday night causing two on-coming cars to collide, sending four people to the hospital, an investigator with the California Highway Patrol said.
Today in the SCV: Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013
Today is Sunday, Feb. 17, the 48th day of 2013. There are 317 days left in the year.
Vietnam veterans reunite for show
Those who showed up recently for a reunion of Vietnam veterans at the Valencia home of Bill Reynolds brought with them a storehouse of compelling stories - of sacrifice, dedication and loss.
Kids read aloud to dogs to help overcome fear
Reading aloud went to the dogs Saturday at the Newhall Library.
City talks future public art
Bike racks at City Hall, public art at the McBean Regional Transit Center and a new website to house Santa Clarita's arts and cultural resources are all on tap for the city Arts Commission in the coming year.
Car goes over the side of Interstate 5
Officials from the California Highway Patrol shut down one lane of traffic on northbound Interstate 5 on Saturday to retrieve a vehicle that went off the freeway Friday night, an officer said.
