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High-voltage protection
It rolls on three wheels, seats two people and peers through the night with three headlights. The bed of the white "Xebra" electric truck doesn't contain any security equipment, just the 12 lead-acid batteries that keep the vehicle moving. It runs solely on electricity and it's Maxwell Security's way of saving money on gasoline and helping the environment. For the past two months, the private security company hummed through the blacktop jungles of the Santa ...
A mound of remembrance
Lee Jennings is healing her community and honoring soldiers one brick at a time. The Military Commemorative Mound was designed to honor United States soldiers, Jennings said. The effort to build the mound went well beyond just honoring troops and pulled people from all parts of the community together, she said "I wanted to see some kind of dedication or tribute to servicemen," she said. The Agua Dulce Civic Association put togther the plan for ...
News briefs
Veterans Day breakfast Thursday Canyon Springs Community School hosts its second annual Veterans Day celebration at 7:50 a.m. Thursday. The school is located at 19059 Vicci Street in Canyon Country. The Student Affairs Organization will award medals of citizenship to Mayor Bob Kellar and 13 other veterans. Breakfast will be served in the library from 7:20 to 7:40 a.m. Parent Academy night at Valencia High School Valencia High School hosts "Parent Academy" from 7 to ...
Girl scout gets to the root issue
Planting trees was a "golden activity" for Emily Elam, a local Girl Scout and senior at Valencia High School.
Wine shop chips in for hunger
Vino 100 is working with the Hunger Defense Fund on a monthlong food drive to feed the hungry.
Students work election polls
Henry Gomez had an important job to do Tuesday. He manned the polls at Skyblue Mesa Elementary School in Canyon Country.
UPDATED: Strickland defeated by 108 votes
UPDATED 4:55 a.m. Wednesday: Democrat Hannah-Beth Jackson edged her opponent by 108 votes in the state Senate election, garnering 50.1 percent of the total vote with all 744 precincts reporting. Jackson picked up 153,106 votes while the tally for Tony Strickland was 152,998. Jackson challenged Strickland for the state Senate 19th District, a race without an incumbent. Strickland is a conservative Republican with experience in the state Assembly. Local Strickland supporters remained optimistic late Tuesday at Republican headquarters in ...
UPDATED: School bond passes
UPDATED 1:45 a.m. Wednesday: A Hart district school bond measure too close to call late Tuesday night appears to have won as of early Wednesday morning. With 71.96 percent of precincts reporting as of 1:15 a.m. Wednesday, more than 59 percent of the voters had approved Measure SA for the William S. Hart Union High School District. A 55 percent majority was required for passage. +++++++ "We are thrilled and we are very, very hopeful that it is ...
Same sex, different opinions
With Proposition 8 expected to appear on the November ballot, the definition of marriage has been at the center of a controversy in California.
Local firemen heading to Gulf Coast
Two local firefighters are among a group of 14 the Los Angeles County Fire Department is sending to the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast.
Water agency looking ahead
Perchlorate cleanup and new developer water fees are two issues topping the local water agency's agenda for the remainder of the year, said the agency's top official prior to an agenda-setting meeting Tuesday night.
Hate tagger says he’s sorry
A racist event that could have torn a Saugus neighborhood apart might bring it together. Nathan Sklar's sport utility vehicle was vandalized late Aug. 27. The vandals used shoe polish to draw a swastika and a penis on the rear window of the vehicle, he said. He used the incident as a chance to teach an important lesson. Sklar, who is Jewish, circulated letters Thursday warning his neighbors about the dangers of intolerance. He also ...
Hart parents going back to school
As Santa Clarita children head back to school, the Hart district also wants to give their parents a chance to experience life in the classroom during its Back-to-School Night events.
‘Fun in the Sun Chili Cookoff’ raises $17,000
So far, Saturday's "Fun in the Sun Chili Cookoff" has raised $17,000 for the Special Olympics Santa Clarita and Heads Up Therapy on Horseback, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Sgt. Gerri McCorkle, one of the event's coordinators.
Santa Clarita Bruins award scholarships
The Santa Clarita Bruins, an alumni support group of the UCLA Alumni Association, has awarded six scholarships to UCLA-bound students from the Santa Clarita Valley.
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'Read Across America' coming Friday
It's time to don the silly Dr. Seuss hat and break out your favorite copy of "The Cat in the Hat." Read Across America arrives on Friday, and dozens of activities are planned in schools around the Santa Clarita Valley as part of the celebration of reading.
High winds expected tonight
With breezy conditions expected to blow into town tonight, the National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for the Santa Clarita Valley and surrounding areas.
At least one arrest made in parole compliance check
At least one man was arrested during a series of parole and probation compliance checks Friday morning, a sheriff's official said.
Group takes aim at McKeon on gun control
Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, was placed firmly in the crosshairs of the nonprofit advocacy group Organizing for Action on Friday after the group rolled out an advertising campaign urging the congressman to support new gun-control measures.
