Woman airlifted after 3-car pileup on I-5

An Encinitas woman was airlifted to University of Southern California Medical Center Tuesday morning after a three-car collision on Interstate 5, south of Vista Del Lago Road in Newhall.

No trial date set in murder case

The preliminary hearing setting for accused murderer Michael Dean Stephens was continued Tuesday in San Fernando Superior Court.

I-5 to close at Hasley Canyon for bridge construction

The northbound Interstate 5 at Hasley Canyon Road will be closed from 11:59 p.m. Thursday through 5 a.m. on Friday.

Where’s your pass, Ma’am?

Trio honored for school program work

While high school students can turn to their textbooks and teachers to learn about colonial history and British literature, the Junior Achievement program has become a source for teenagers to understand business ethics, resume writing and balancing budgets.

Man who threatened mother of his child charged in court

A Canyon Country man was in court Tuesday after he reportedly threatened the mother of his child and fled from sheriff's deputies.

Intoxicated teen slugs mom and gets arrested

A 14-year-old Newhall girl was arrested early Wednesday after an argument with her mother turned to blows.

UPDATE: Man seriously injured in 40-foot fall at Town Center

A Stevenson Ranch man ended up in the hospital late Monday night after plummeting some 40 feet off the roof of a Valencia parking garage.

News briefs

Bomb threat turns out to be hoax Sheriff's deputies scrambled to Quantum Staffing on Avenue Stanford at about 12:41 p.m. Tuesday after a bomb threat was phoned in by a female caller, according to Lt. Tom Bryski with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station. Deputies searched the Quantum Staffing building and no explosives were found, Bryski said. Authorities did not know Tuesday afternoon know who phoned in the threat or where the call originated. "This ...

Surrogate Stalker Act heads to governor's desk

A state bill that targets pedophiles who publish photos of children online is now headed to the governor's desk for a signature.

Meth-user's baby turned over to family services

A Canyon Country woman is in jail and her baby girl is in the county's custody after sheriff's deputies reportedly found the mother was using methamphetamines.

Lyons Canyon hearing Wednesday morning

Stevenson Ranch residents concerned about plans for a senior citizen complex next door to Towsley Canyon will have another opportunity to express their concerns publicly.

Preschool success

Studies have shown that children who attend preschool tend to not only have more success in kindergarten, but throughout their lives.

Bomb threat turns out to be a dud

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Department deputies scrambled to Quantum Staffing on Avenue Stanford at approximately 12:41 p.m. after a bomb threat was phoned in by a female caller, according to Lt. Tom Bryski.

I-5 at Hasley Canyon to close for repairs

Northbound Interstate 5 will be closed at Hasley Canyon Road from 11:59 tonight through 5 a.m. Wednesday to allow for construction on the Hasley Canyon Bridge.

Supervisors approve $1 million for roads near Acton

Los Angeles County supervisors agreed this week to spend $1 million to install new signs, markers, road striping and guardrails on Angeles Forest Highway near Acton.

$1 car wash Saturday

Members of New Life in His Presence church will hold a $1 car wash Saturday in the Kmart shopping center at 23222 Valencia Boulevard in Valencia, organizers say.

UPDATE: SCV man gets 30 days in jail for lewd conduct near school

A 19-year-old Newhall man arrested for indecent exposure near a Santa Clarita Valley school entered a plea of no contest to the charge against him Wednesday and was immediately sentenced to 30 days in jail, an official said.

Alleged gang members to stand trial for Canyon Country bank robbery

SAN FERNANDO - Three men identified by prosecutors as Rollin 40s Crips gang members were ordered to stand trial Wednesday for a take-over bank robbery in Canyon Country last September.

Valencia woman faces felony charge in hit-and-run

A Valencia woman faces a felony hit-and-run charge today for allegedly hitting a bicyclist in Newhall on Friday, then leaving the scene, court papers show.

Thousands of students sign on to use Canyons email addresses

A little more than 9,000 College of the Canyons students are active users of the college's relatively new email system, a college official said Wednesday.

Local Job Seekers Invited to COC Resume Rally

SANTA CLARITA - College of the Canyons Career Services will host a pair of Resume Rally events to help students and community members create, enhance and fine-tune their professional resumes in advance of the college's two upcoming Job & Career Fairs.

Hart Games draw hundreds of participants

Hundreds of special-needs athletes from local junior high and high schools exchanged smiles, hugs and high-fives during the Fourth Annual Hart Games Track and Field Meet at Valencia High School on Wednesday.

Saugus board raises concerns at Einstein charter hearing

The Albert Einstein Academy for Letters, Arts and Sciences began its fourth attempt to charter an elementary school in the Saugus Union School District with a public hearing Tuesday night.

Baca introduces new Assistant Sheriff Terri McDonald, new Chief Ted Sexton

New Assistant Sheriff Terri McDonald and Chief Ted Sexton Introduced On Monday, March 18, 2013 at Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau, Sheriff Lee Baca introduced Terri McDonald as the new Assistant Sheriff of Custody Division. She will have the responsibility of overseeing the largest jail system in the nation with nine custody and correctional facilities and over 18,000 inmates. In addition, Assistant Sheriff McDonald will supervise the Education Based Incarceration Bureau, which is an important component within ...

Today in the SCV: Wednesday, March 20, 2013

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