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He didn’t choke under pressure
West Ranch High School Senior Ashley Mc Sorley was choking on a strawberry-flavored Pixy Stix while watching "2001: A Space Odyssey" during her science fiction appreciation class when she darted from her chair and into the hallway just before lunch Friday.
UPDATED: Sayre Fire 64 percent contained
UPDATED 8:50 Monday: Sayre Fire by the numbers: * 64% contained * 11,207 acres burned * 1,301 firefighters assigned to fire * 500 mobile homes destroyed, nine single-family dwellings destroyed, 15 damaged * 10 commercial buildings destroyed * 104 outbuildings at Oliveview Hospital destroyed, including the child care center Air quality: The Air Quality Management District urges people to exercise caution and avoid unnecessary outdoor activities in any area directly impacted by smoke. This includes portions of ...
Sayre Fire: City response
As the Sayre Fire rages on, Santa Clarita city officials remain on high alert and in constant communication with fire and public safety officials through the Emergency Operation Center at City Hall.
Sayre Fire: School response to air quality
Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District Acton-Agua Dulce schools are unaffected by smoke at this time and are under no inclement weather condition. If smoke drifts to the Acton-Agua Dulce area, school officials may make changes during the day. Castaic Union School District Schools in the Castaic Union School District are restricting outside activities today and checking individual schools for smoke-related problems in the air and heating systems, said Jamie Garcia, district director of facilities. Newhall ...
Stock woes hit home
If plans to build Castaic High School on the NorthLake site seemed remote before, the outlook appears bleaker now that the company backing its developer declared bankuptcy.
Deputies investigate hot tub drowning
Homicide detectives spent Monday trying to contact relatives and look for more clues in two Canyon Country hot tub drownings that left a man dead and a woman in the hospital.
Working it out
Results Fitness trainers and clients made the most of messy situation. Although contractors vowed to be finished with renovations of the Newhall gym by Monday morning, owners Rachel and Alwyn Cosgrove, showed up to work at 5 a.m. to find fitness equipment covered in dust and an unfinished new juice bar. The Cosgroves shifted classes and training sessions to the parking lot. When clients were told they would exercise outside, they were surprised but not ...
Power outage slows traffic
A signal knocked out during a weekend traffic collision was still inoperable Monday afternoon slowing traffic along Whites Canyon Road and Ranier Street in Canyon Country, a sheriff's official said.
Patience pays off
About 2.5 million of additional revenues will allow the Hart district to pay teachers their retroactive 2-percent raises dating back to July 1, 2007.
News briefs
Assemblyman Smyth will visit IHOP The Santa Clarita Valley Chapter of the California Republican Assembly will be welcoming Assemblyman Cameron Smyth at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday at the international House of Pancakes in Stevenson Ranch. Assymblyman Smyth will address issues such as the state budget crisis and several "Job Killer Bills" identified by the California Chamber of Commerce. The meeting is open to the public, and is free. Dinner will be available for $11.00. Contact ...
Three injured in Highway 14 crash
A tractor trailer struck an SUV before driving off the embankment near Highyway 14 and Agua Dulce Canyon Road, causing injuries to three men and backing up traffic for more than a mile, officials said.
UPDATED: Teens find bloody body
Three Hart High School students found a blood-soaked body sprawled on the front seat and hanging out of the door of a car Tuesday in a driveway on Udine Road, a sheriff's official said.
State wants cash back
Less than 60 days after College of the Canyons passed its 2008-09 budget, administrators learned the state of California wants nearly $900,000 back, college officials said.
Film industry keeps SCV residents working
College of the Canyons' Valencia campus was the scene of bicycle stunts, a scuffle and some mock gunfire recently as the cable TV show "Monk" filmed on site.
Sayre Fire still burning
The Sayre Fire continued to advance over the southern ridges of the Santa Clarita Valley Sunday, devouring thick chaparral and producing heavy clouds of smoke.
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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.
