Today in the SCV: Friday, Nov. 23, 2012

Holiday Home Tour VIP Gala to benefit the Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital will be held today. Guests attending this Preview Gala will enjoy an exclusive first look at the homes and enjoy a festive buffet dinner. Tickets are $100 and can be purchased from www.henrymayogiving.com or 661-253-8051.

Local shoppers get early start on Black Friday

Target opened at 9 p.m. Thursday with a doorbuster deal of $349.00 for a HDTV.

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.

Local educator found slain on Valentine's Day

A former Valencia High School educator was shot and killed in Woodland Hills on Valentine's Day and her daughter arrested in Oregon eight hours after the body was discovered, law enforcement officials said Tuesday.

Suppliers during 2000 energy crisis face billion-dollar refund

SAN FRANCISCO, February 19, 2013 - The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today said that an Administrative Law Judge at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) last Friday issued a sweeping "initial decision" finding more than a dozen electricity wholesalers guilty of market manipulation in the summer of 2000, when California suffered the highest electricity prices in history. If the Administrative Law Judge's decision is adopted by FERC, the sellers will face a collective refund ...

Bi-partisan bill by State Senators to require prevailing wage jobs in California charter cities

(Sacramento) – Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) and Senator Anthony Cannella (R-Ceres) will co-author a measure on prevailing wage to increase middle-class jobs, sustain a skilled workforce, and ensure cost efficient and high quality public works projects. Senate Bill 7 would make charter cities eligible to receive or use state funds for a public works project only if the city has a policy of requiring contractors on all its municipal projects to comply ...

LAPD chief: Review of Dorner firing under way

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck says the review of ex-officer Christopher Dorner's firing is under way, but it's too early to comment on the re-examination.

UPDATE: Storm due to hit SCV overnight

Santa Clarita Valley residents will be asleep for most of the latest winter storm expected to hit our area, a spokesman for the National Weather Service said today.

"Every 15 Minutes" program planned for Hart High School

On Thursday, February 21st 2013, the City of Santa Clarita, the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station and Hart High School officials will join in partnership to conduct the Every 15 Minutes program at Hart High School.

Today in the SCV: Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013

Today is Tuesday, Feb. 19, the 50th day of 2013. There are 315 days left in the year.

Helmet saves a life

HOA still recovering months after paint crime

Vandals who hopped a North Valencia HOA pool fence last summer and dumped seven gallons of paint into the pool and hot tub, causing more than $300,000 damage, are still at large.