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HELP WANTED: To Find Would-be Kidnapping Suspect
Tuesday, Jul 10, 2012

Artist’s sketch of suspect | Click to enlarge Investigators are asking for the public’s help in finding a suspect who reportedly tried to kidnap a young woman near Valencia High School Monday night. The attempted kidnapping occurred Monday at approximately 6:45 p.m. The 17-year old victim, who...

Monday, Jul 9, 2012

No doubt about it – summer is here and triple digit temperatures are expected to be the hot topic this week. The National Weather Service is predicting highs around 101 degrees today, with a bump up to 102 Tuesday and Wednesday. Evening lows are expected to hover between 65 and 70 degrees and breezes...

Thursday, Jul 5, 2012

Apparently parking enforcement is a serious thing in Castaic. Angered that a woman had parked her car in front of his residence on Castaic Oaks Lane around 9 p.m., resident Bishoy Fahmy, 21, called out the woman driver. According to Lt. Mark Hershey of the Santa Clarita Valley sheriff’s station,...

Thursday, Jun 28, 2012

Traffic on the northbound I-5 just south of Valencia Boulevard is experiencing an afternoon fog, with an airborne cloud of white dust dropped from a big rig that lost its load shortly after 3 p.m.. All northbound lanes were closed briefly, but most have re-opened. Several vehicles spun out, but there...

Pint-Sized Lifesavers Learn CPR at Aquatics Center
Wednesday, Jun 27, 2012

Mayor Frank Ferry and several public officials from the Los Angeles County Fire Department and American Heart Association visited the Santa Clarita Aquatics Center on Wednesday to announce the City of Santa Clarita’s participation Wednesday in a new public health program that teaches a hands-only approach...

Friday, Jun 22, 2012

If you’re bound for Vegas this weekend, or expecting visitors coming in from there, adjust your schedules. All traffic on the I-15 at the California/ Nevada border is at a very slow crawl, after the complete closure of the north and southbound lanes by the crash of a big rig carrying ferric chloride...

Weekend Operation: Both Boats and Boaters Must be Dry
Thursday, Jun 21, 2012

Now that the weather has turned the public’s fancy to boating, inspectors at Castaic, Pyramid and Piru Lake are busy making sure that boaters are being safe – no boating under the influence, or “BUI” – and that their boats are free of quagga and zebra mussels, invasive species that are wreaking...

Wednesday, Jun 20, 2012

A lawsuit against Sunrise Sterling Canyon Assisted Living of Valencia alleging elder abuse, neglect and wrongful death was filed Wednesday in the Los Angeles County Superior Court by the family of former resident Loretta R. Hooker. The lawsuit relates to the events leading up to her death on August 24,...

Model Trains on Track for Hart Park This Weekend
Tuesday, Jun 19, 2012

Looking to track down a good time this weekend? The County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation is presenting “The Newhall Model Train Show” on Saturday and Sunday in Hart Hall in William S. Hart Park in Newhall. The High Desert Modular Model Railroad Club is a group that promotes this...

Thursday, Jun 14, 2012

Firefighters moved quickly to put out a structure fire reported at 27061 Rio Prado Drive in Saugus. According to Fire Department officials, the call was received from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s station at 1:18 p.m. and firefighters were on scene at 1:26 p.m. at the townhome near Arroyo Seco...

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1994, 4:31 a.m. - Magnitude 6.7 Northridge earthquake rocks Santa Clarita Valley [video]
collapsed freeway bridge
A strong defensive performance by The Master's University Lady Mustangs basketball team led to a 73-45 win against OUAZ in Surprise, Ariz.
Lady Mustangs Power Past OUAZ On the Road
The Tejon Ranch Conservancy has published its calendar of nature programs it will host in February.
Tejon Ranch Conservancy Offers February Nature Programs
The regular meeting of the Saugus Union School District Governing Board of Trustees will be held Tuesday, Jan. 20 beginning at 6:30 p.m. The board will first meet in closed session at 5:30 p.m.
Jan. 20: SUSD to Meet in Closed Session with City Regarding Santa Clarita Elementary
The William S. Hart Union School District has announced that Dr. Collyn Nielsen, Deputy Superintendent, Human Resources, has been named the 2026 Negotiator of the Year by the Association of California School Administrators.
Hart District’s Collyn Nielsen Named ACSA Negotiator of the Year
The city of Santa Clarita Planning Commission has scheduled a site tour of the Princessa Crossroads Specific Plan Project and a virtual tour of the Belcaro at Sand Canyon Project. These projects are expected to hold public hearings in the near future.
Jan. 20: City of Santa Clarita Planning Commission Plans Site Tours
Free business training webinars are available from the College of the Canyons Small Business Development Center this January.
COC SBDC Hosting Free Webinars to Help Grow Businesses
The Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a unique gala on Saturday, March 7, 6-10 p.m.
March 7: ‘Live From Santa Clarita, It’s Saturday Night’ SCVHS 50th Anniversary
Saugus High School Instrumental Music gives back while raising much-needed funds for the high school's music program.
Saugus High Music Clothes for Cash Fundraiser
Join the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce for a special Non-Profit Council Roundtable, "Non-Profit Love Match: A High-Impact Networking Experience for Professionals & Nonprofits," 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10 at the Education Center at Child & Family Center.
Feb. 10: Non-Profit Council Roundtable’s ‘Non-Profit Love Match’ at Child & Family Center
There are places in our community where history is not simply remembered, but carefully safeguarded and brought to life every day. William S. Hart Park is one of those rare treasures.
Laurene Weste | Preserving the Past, Building the Future at Hart Park
Congregation Beth Shalom offers a monthly film series that shows selected independent films one Sunday per month at 2 p.m.
Jan. 18: CBS Film Series Presents ‘Truth & Treason’
The California Department of Public Health is collaborating with the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration to remind consumers and retailers that products containing kratom or 7-hyrdroxymitragynine, commonly known as 7-OH, are associated with addiction, serious harm, overdose and death.
CDPH Reminds Retailers, Public About Dangers of Kratom, 7-OH Products
Foothill League soccer is coming into a final flurry of league matches that will sort out standings.
Foothill League Soccer: The Big Push
The Valencia FivePoint Farmers Market will offer a special live cooking demonstration and tasting on Sunday, Jan. 18.
Jan. 18: Valencia FivePoint Farmers Market Free Cooking Demonstration
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California residents and visitors will receive free vehicle day-use entry to participating California state parks on Monday, Jan. 19.
Jan. 19: California State Parks to Offer Free Vehicle Entry on MLK Day
1926 - Newhall Community Hospital, est. 1922, opens in larger, more modern hospital building at 6th & Spruce streets [story]
Newhall Community Hospital
Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo will host the Third Annual MLK Day of Service on Monday, Jan. 19. The event will be held 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Santa Clarita Vallet Boys and Girls Club Thomas E. Dierckman Clubhouse.
Jan. 19: Schiavo to Host MLK Day of Service, Donations Encouraged
The Ridge Route Preservation Organization will host a Ridge Route Storm Clean Up Day Sunday, Jan. 18 at 7 a.m.
Jan. 18: Ridge Route Preservation Organization Work Day
The city of Santa Clarita January Community Hike will be held Saturday, Jan. 17, at 10 a.m. in the Quigley Canyon Open Space, Cleardale Avenue, Santa Clarita, CA 91321.
Jan. 17: Santa Clarita Community Hike in Quigley Canyon Open Space
The city of Santa Clarita invites the community to celebrate the groundbreaking of Via Princessa Park on Thursday, Jan. 22, at 10 a.m.
Jan. 22: City of Santa Clarita to Break Ground on Via Princessa Park
Canyon Country Jo Anne Darcy Library will host a "Teen Library Eats: Ramen Noodle," event Thursday, Jan. 29, 4-5 p.m. at 18601 Soledad Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91351.
Jan. 29: ‘Teen Library Eats: Ramen Noodle Bar’ at Canyon Country Library
The city of Santa Clarita has issued a traffic alert for Smyth Drive in Valencia.
Traffic Alert Issued for SCV Water Pipeline Installation on Smyth Drive
Sam Shepard’s dark comedy "Curse of the Starving Class," presented by Eclipse Theatre LA, will run weekends beginning Friday, Jan. 23-Feb. 1 at The MAIN.
Jan. 23-Feb. 1: Eclipse Theatre LA Presents ‘Curse of the Starving Class’ at The MAIN
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