Student board member hopes to apply lessons learned

Megan Mestas can still remember her first meeting as a member of the Hart district governing board.

Newhall: Detectives seek help in identifying tagging suspect

Detectives from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station are asking for help in identifying a person of interest in approximately 160 graffiti vandalism incidents around the Santa Clarita Valley.

4th annual Hart Games set for Wednesday

Special needs students from across the Hart School District will gather on the stadium field at Valencia High School for the 4th annual Hart Games 2013 Track and Field Meet, on Wednesday, March 20, from 10 am to 1 pm. More than 325 students from throughout the SCV have been training and practicing and are expected to participate.

Annual ‘Teen Scene’ event set for Wednesday

How to connect with and understand a teenager's life will be the primary focus of this year's "Teen Scene Plugged-In" event, sponsored by the Santa Clarita Blue Ribbon Task Force.

Canyon Country: Firefighters quickly douse apartment fire

Firefighters quickly doused an apartment fire that broke out in a second-story unit on the 18000 block of Saratoga Way in Canyon Country early this morning.

UPDATE: Dante Acosta announces council bid

Add local resident Dante Acosta to the ever-growing list of candidates for Santa Clarita City Council.

Local students make mark in 2013 annual Student Television Network convention

To view Saugus High's competition video click here http://bit.ly/ZH1GeD

LA county officials to train with simulated quake

In continuing the on-going efforts in preparing the Los Angeles County Operational Area (LACOA) and its partners including the 88 cities, 137 unincorporated area communities, 200-plus school and special districts to respond to and recover from disaster(s), the Los Angeles County Chief Executive Office, Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is hosting a functional exercise at the Los Angeles County Emergency Operations Center (CEOC) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thu., March 21.

Alan Ferdman joins 2014 City Council race

The Santa Clarita City Council race got even more crowded Saturday when longtime Canyon Country Advisory Committee Chair Alan Ferdman announced his intent to run.

La Mesa Junior High Principal goes green

Budget cuts lead L.A. county court to cut 511 jobs

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles County Superior Court says it will have to eliminate 511 jobs by late June as part of a sweeping effort to cut its budget by $85 million.

DUI checkpoint yields arrests, citations, impoundments

During an eight-hour checkpoint Thursday night, Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station deputies arrested one person for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, cited 10 drivers for various traffic violations and towed nine other vehicles.

Attorney sentenced on conspiracy, drug charges

LOS ANGELES – A now-suspended attorney who tried to smuggle heroin and methamphetamine to his client in the downtown Criminal Justice Center, then a month later was arrested at the Antelope Valley courthouse for possessing rock cocaine, was sentenced to jail today.

I-5 closures coming to San Fernando Valley

San Fernando Valley - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) plans to close the lanes, ramps and connector listed below as part of a $140 million improvement project to construct High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV or carpool) lanes and a direct HOV lane connector at the I-5/SR-170 interchange. Ramp closures will be staggered. Closures are subject to change. Detours will be signed.

McKeon releases statement on missile interceptors

WASHINGTON- Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee today commented on the decision to place fourteen new missile defense interceptors in Alaska. Four years ago, the Administration determined that the missile threat from countries like North Korea had changed and, parting with established policy, decided to eliminate missiles from the proposed inventory and 'mothball' the missile filed built to house them. At the time, House Republicans disputed the change in ...

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

'Teen Scene Plugged-In' event