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Phone law nets 10 tickets a day
An average of 10 people a day in Santa Clarita Valley were charged under the new "hands free" cell phone law passed a month ago, officials reported Thursday.
Water rules pass federal hurdle
Two measures aimed at imposing federal standards for perchlorate in drinking water passed a key Senate committee, Sen. Barbara Boxer said Thursday.
Deputies train for school shooting
Thursday was just a training day for the sheriff's deputies, but when the shots were fired at Arroyo Seco Junior High School, it was about as surreal as the real thing.
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.
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UPDATE: 6-year-old girl dies in Canyon Country
Despite the swift efforts by emergency crews, a 6-year-old girl died Thursday in Canyon Country after she was found not breathing in a home, a local sheriff's spokesman said.
City looks for Amgen Tour volunteers
The Santa Clarita Local Organizing Committee for the 2013 Amgen Tour of California announced that volunteer opportunities for the professional cycling road race are now posted online at Santa-Clarita.com/TourOfCA. Volunteers looking for an opportunity to participate in the eighth annual, high-profile race can apply online for positions including course marshal, security, media relations and medical control. The 2013 Amgen Tour of California is scheduled to stop in the City of Santa Clarita Tuesday, May ...
Reported January home sales best in six years
January home sales in the Santa Clarita Valley rose 2.1 percent from the same month a year ago, and the number of sales was the highest recorded since 2007, the Southland Regional Association of Realtors reported Thursday.
Hearing due to begin Monday in Sand Canyon street racing case
A preliminary hearing is expected to get under way Monday for two men described as street racers charged with murder in a fatal crash that killed a friend, a court clerk said Thursday.
Castaic burglar sought
A burglar spotted running from a Castaic house with a laptop in his hands prompted sheriff's deputies to scour an area near Parker Road and The Old Road Thursday afternoon, a sheriff's spokesman said.
Knight introduces aerospace industry package
(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Senator Steve Knight (R-Antelope Valley) introduced a series of bills this week focused on the aerospace industry in California.
Boxer and Senate Colleagues Press NRC to Ensure Nuclear Reactor Safety
Washington, D.C. – Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), joined with 11 of her Senate colleagues on a letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) urging the Commission to take the next steps needed to protect the 31 nuclear reactors in the U.S. that are similarly designed to the ones that melted down in Fukushima, Japan, nearly two years ago. The letter calls for NRC to ...
‘Stuff the Truck’ fundraiser planned for West Ranch
West Ranch High School Wildcat Band, Orchestra, and Colorguard will host a Goodwill "Stuff the Truck" fundraiser on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
City seeks vendors for Earth Arbor Day
The city of Santa Clarita is accepting applications for vendors to participate in the Earth Arbor Day Festival in April.
Wind will die down but temps to rise
Winds are expected to ease off in the Santa Clarita Valley today following a day of high winds that caused some damage.
Today in the SCV: Thursday, Feb. 21
Today in the SCV
