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Junior high upgrade begins
A multi-million dollar modernization of Placerita Junior High School began this month as part of the Hart district's effort to renovate its campuses using funds from Measure V.
Hospital names rehab head
Dr. Surisham Dhillon has been named the new medical director of rehabilitation services at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, hospital officials announced this week.
COC offers free computer classes
College of the Canyons will offer a series of free one-day computer classes this fall, each designed for the typical adult home computer user.
Animation courses planned
This fall College of the Canyons' animation department is introducing two new courses in animation history and video game animation.
Whole Foods hosts event for children
Parents and kids looking for fun, healthy activities they can do together are invited to attend a Kids Summer Camp event this Saturday at Whole Foods Market in Valencia.
Heritage oak trees get reprieve
Oak tree advocates have lived to fight another day after having voiced their concerns in front of the county's Regional Planning Commission.
Rescuers thought puppy had been burned
A mixed-breed puppy has such a bad case of mange that the Hansen Dam lifeguard who found her thought she'd been burned, a local animal rescue worker said.
Chinese students visit Santa Clarita
Students from Daqing and Shanghai, China are in Santa Clarita for three weeks to see the sights and practice their conversational English skills.
‘Mom, there’s a big rig in the back yard’
Hours before a magnitude 5.4 earthquake rolled through the valley Tuesday, a Saugus neighborhood was shaken up by an out of control truck driver.
Pit bulls attack woman walking her dog
A Canyon Country woman walking her chihuahua was attacked by two pit bulls Tuesday morning, leaving her with puncture wounds on her neck and a broken finger.
SCV data will help quake predictions
Seismologists pouring over data surrounding Tuesday's earthquake in Chino Hills credit Santa Clarita for having provided valuable information needed to interpret what happened and to predict seismic activity.
Wanted: Money and 'good thoughts'
A mixed-breed puppy has such a bad case of mange that the Hansen Dam lifeguard who found her thought she'd been burned, a local animal rescue worker said.
Quake, rattle & roll
Santa Clarita residents got taken for a ride Tuesday morning when a magnitude 5.4 earthquake centered some 60 miles away sent shock waves throughout the Los Angeles region.
First responders get live quake drill
Who needs a mock scenario to test a disaster preparedness plan when you have a 5.4 earthquake to test your resources, people and protocol?
UPDATED 6:05 p.m.: Earthquake hits Southern California
UPDATED 6:05 p.m. An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale hit Southern California Tuesday at 11:42:15 a.m. The quake was centered two miles southwest of Chino Hills, and 8.5 miles deep, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS also recorded an aftershock three miles south-southeast of neighboring Diamond Bar measuring 3.8 just three and a half minutes later, and a 3.6 aftershock centered two miles south-southwest of Chino Hills at 1:40 p.m. Initial reports of a 5.8 shake were downgraded ...
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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.
Man arrested for stealing car
A man was detained earlier this afternoon after allegedly stealing a car near Newhall Ranch Road, a sheriff's spokesman said.
Pedestrian transported to hospital after collision
A pedestrian was transported to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Friday night after suffering potential head trauma in a traffic collision near Interstate 5, according to a California Highway Patrol officer.
UPDATE: I-5 fully reopen after morning closure
Officials from the California Highway Patrol shut down one lane of traffic on northbound Interstate 5 Saturday to retrieve a vehicle that went off the freeway Friday night, an officer said.
