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High-wind advisory in effect
A high-wind advisory remains in effect until 3 p.m. today, according to the National Weather Service.
Literary & Arts get festive
The city of Santa Clarita and the Santa Clarita Valley Education Foundation opens its Literacy & Arts Festival with three Christmas activities beginning Friday.
Healthy children bring in money
The new physical education program at Sierra Vista Junior High is paying off with increased student fitness scores and a $226.000 grant.
News briefs
Healthy Family enrollment set Local families can enroll in the Healthy Families program from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the Newhall Community Center, located at 22421 Market Street in Newhall. Healthy Families provides health, dental and vision coverage for children and teens that do not have insurance and do not qualify for other assistance programs. The program is sponsored by the city of Santa Clarita and Institute for Local Government. Call Judy Woodworth ...
Cyclist races 508 miles to make a difference
While most Santa Clarita Valley residents ate breakfast this morning, Vinnie Tortorich was on his bicycle racing 508 miles from the Hilton Garden Inn to Death Valley and 29 Palms to raise money for those affected by life-threatening diseases.
Santa Clarita historical goodies on sale to public
When local historian Leon Worden found out some of A.B. Perkin's memorabilia lingered in the Santa Clarita Valley, he was shocked.
Election info available via the Web
Polling location, address information and images of sample ballot pages for the Nov. 4, 2008 Presidential General Election are now available online at www.lavote.net.
Medalist to ‘carry torch’
Olympic Gold Medalist Allyson Felix will help kick off Sunday's Kiwanis Club of Santa Clarita's 17th Annual Six Flags Magic Mountain 5K Run.
Bailout: Its impact on SCV
Congress approved a historic $700 billion financial industry bailout Friday and President Bush immediately signed it.
C.A.S.T. for Kids held in Castaic
Volunteers and parents can all attest to the far reaching effects of the CAST for Kids event hosted at Castaic Lake on Saturday.
Students travel to inauguration
Academy of the Canyons isn't the average school and its students don't take average field trips.
Scrooged! Edison says 'Bah, humbug!' to Christmas lights
One Clifton Place resident is calling it "The Utility That Stole Christmas." Many were shocked when they came home Thursday to find workers from Southern California Edison taking down Christmas lights that adorned streetlight poles. After all, the lights were plugged into metered outlets outside the Valencia residents' homes. Robyn Bloom said her neighbors wrapped the streetlight poles with brightly colored garlands intertwined with Christmas lights, turning them into gigantic mock candy canes. Edison workers ...
Doctor's sudden death shocks SCV
Popular Santa Clarita physician Patricia Lynn Wells died suddenly in her Stevenson Ranch home, a Los Angeles County Coroner's official said Thursday. She was 44.
Deputies scoot after criminals
It takes a little body English to ride the T-3 mobility device. "You need to lean into the turns," said Deputy Jeremy Conn of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station. Deputies stand up to ride the T-3 three-wheeled electric scooters designed to facilitate patrolling the paseos and trails in the Santa Clarita Valley, Sgt. Darren Harris said. "The thing that makes the paseos so attractive taking walks is the same thing that attracts criminals," he ...
Residents will pay more
The Manufactured Home Park Rental Adjustment Panel unanimously approved resolutions for rent increases at two local mobile home parks Wednesday despite objections from mobile home residents who crowded City Hall.
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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.
