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Jazz on the greens
With the jazz music of JB Saxx filling the air at the Valencia Country Club, Montoya Rachal and her husband Louis sat in their chairs on Saturday afternoon, relaxing with each note they heard.
Canadians give SCV the 'Scoop' on fires
There isn't much the CL-415 air attack plane can't do. It doesn't wear a cape and it doesn't change clothes in a phone booth before fighting fires.
Man hit by Metrolink train
A man received only minor injuries after being struck by a Metrolink train Saturday afternoon, according to Sgt. Michael Wright of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station.
Acton split on Measure CF, growth
"It's about time this community takes care of its children," said Donna Durando, parent of a Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District student.
Alleged rapist faces new charges
The L.A. County District Attorney's office added two more charges against alleged rapist Adrian Arriano during his arraignment Thursday, a court official said.
Board entering Devil’s Den
If the recent election wasn't harrowing enough, local water officials will enter the Devil's Den today.
Drive-through flu shot clinic treats 1,200 people
More than 1,200 Santa Clarita Valley residents received free flu shots Friday at a drive-through flu shot clinic at College of the Canyons' Valencia campus.
Principal’s premonition doesn’t prevent vandalism
Saugus High School Principal Bill Bolde woke up at 3 a.m. Friday due to a bad dream in which his beloved school campus was being attacked by vandals, he said.
Assistant fire chief allegedly beats neighbor's dog
UPDATED: 7:50 p.m. Los Angeles County fire officials placed an assistant chief on administrative leave without pay after he allegedly beat his neighbor's puppy to death with a rock. Assistant Chief Glynn Johnson said the dog attacked him at his Riverside County home and he struck it in self defense. He immediately reported the incident to his superiors, an L.A. County Fire Department statement said. The L.A. County Fire Department statement didn't indicate how ...
UPDATED: Drive-through flu shots at COC 'til 2 p.m.
Santa Clarita Valley residents can get flu shots today at no charge, and without getting out of their cars.
Teaching with no regrets
Several students laughed as they played an English-learning game and whispered to each other in Spanish. Although she liked the interaction, teacher Christine Parr reminded them to keep speaking English.
Tagging and taking names
Cheryl Lautman signed her name on a bus with Pennsylvania plates Friday afternoon, and she did it for her mother-in-law.
Tasty changes at COC arts center
The Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons added new vendors providing a variety of foods, snacks, desserts and wine.
News briefs
Local author signs books in Valencia Local author Andrew Smith, a history teacher at Canyon High School, will sign copies of his new novel "Ghost Medicine" at 2 p.m. at Barnes and Noble in Valencia. Students in the Hart School District's summer Intensive Literacy Program read the book about teenage boys who live in ranch country. Barnes & Noble is located at the corner of Magic Mountain Parkway and Valencia Boulevard. Free gas card winners ...
Cops raid local investment firm
The owner of a local investment company raided Friday by detectives refused to give details about the early morning incidents.
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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.
