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Oven fire ruins turkey dinner in Newhall
No one was hurt except the Thanksgiving turkey during a fire reported at dinner time inside a house in Newhall Thursday, a firefighter with the Los Angeles County Fire Department said.
Castaic car fire starts small brush fire
A car fire in Castaic sparked a small brush fire Sunday afternoon, officials confirmed. About 3:15 p.m., a white two-door sedan was reported on fire at the side of the Interstate 5 by the southbound lanes, near the Whitaker brake check area for trucks, a spokesman with the California Highway Patrol officers said. All occupants of the burning car were reported out. Firefighters with the Los Angeles County Fire Department responding to the incident reported ...
Nonprofits serve Thanksgiving meal
The gym at the Sierra Vista branch of the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley overflowed with Thanksgiving food, appreciation and giveaways two days before Thanksgiving.
Donations sought for Thanksgiving feast
Preparing donated kids' clothes is right up there with preparing the turkey and preparing the stuffing when it comes to this year's Thanksgiving street party spearheaded by Shannon and Roger Hasper.
Saugus school district considers measure
Buoyed by the recent school bond successes of two other local school districts, members of the Saugus Union School District board are considering a districtwide bond measure.
Hundreds in Val Verde enjoy Thanksgiving meal
Seventy-five volunteers from Real Life Church in association with the SCV Sheriff's station of Val Verde served from a buffet line consisting of 30 turkeys, 15 trays of stuffing and mashed potatoes and 25 pies to feed the residents of Val Verde free of charge collected as donations by Real Life Church.
Traffic all over SCV, SoCal slows down before holiday
Three people were injured in a two-vehicle collision Wednesday as cars choked the roads on one of the most heavily traveled days of the year.
Second fire in a week breaks out in Canyon Country complex
A fire at a Canyon Country apartment left a family homeless Thanksgiving eve, fire officials said.
UPDATE: Acton crash injures three, sends at least one to hospital
A two-vehicle crash in Acton injured three people Wednesday and sent at least one person to the hospital, according to officials.
UPDATE: Traffic backs up on local freeway lanes on highly traveled day
Southbound traffic was backed up through the Newhall Pass, the 405 was at a crawl and surface-street traffic in the Santa Clarita Valley was slow late Wednesday afternoon, dubbed one of the most heavily traveled days of the year.
Wendy’s to help SCV Food Pantry
Four of the Wendy's restaurants in the Santa Clarita Valley will help the Santa Clarita Food Pantry provide milk for needy kids - with the help of the eateries' customers.
Edison replaces some utility poles in Bouquet Canyon
Motorists traveling in the area of Bouquet Reservoir Tuesday might have caught a glimpse of helicopters pulling old utility poles out of the ground in the area, a spokeswoman for Southern California Edison confirmed.
This just in from Caltrans
Gorman - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) plans to close multiple lanes of the Golden State Freeway (I-5) in north Los Angeles County as part of a $100.1 million pavement improvement project between Vista Del Lago Road and the Kern County line.
L.A. voters to decide half-cent sales tax hike
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles city officials have voted to put a measure on the ballot that would raise sales tax by a half-cent to avert significant cuts in services.
Donations sought for Thanksgiving feast
Preparing donated kids clothes is right up there with preparing the turkey and preparing the stuffing when it comes to this year's Thanksgiving street party spearheaded by Shannon and Roger Hasper.
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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.
