A one-acre brush fire was reported near the northbound I-5 freeway and Templin Highway Thursday morning. The fire was reported at 11:36 a.m. and crews arrived on scene at 11:38 a.m., said a spokeswoman with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The fire appears to be hots spots, the spokeswoman said....

County supervisors approved a motion to fund $15 million to build a new Sheriff’s Station in the Santa Clarita Valley. Santa Clarita City Council members voted to fund $36 million at last week’s meeting. Motion by Supervisors Michael Antonovich:    

A bicyclist was struck and killed by a car Wednesday afternoon on Placerita Canyon Road, just east of the 14 Freeway. The cyclist was identified as 53-year-old Rod Bennett of Valencia, the band director and math teacher at Arroyo Seco Junior High School. “Rod Bennett was a beloved teacher, mentor...

Santa Clarita City Council unanimously approved to move forward with the new Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station during their Tuesday meeting. The cost of the new station is expected to be $51 million and will replace the current “undersized and obsolete” station in Valencia. The new station...

The Santa Clarita City Council directed staff Tuesday evening to continue design research on the proposed memorial in the Veterans Historical Plaza. Numerous community members spoke at the meeting. The action, unanimously voted on by the City Council, was to direct staff to research designs for the monument...

U.S. Rep. Steve Knight reintroduced federal legislation Monday to memorialize the 1928 St. Francis Dam Disaster that killed an estimated 431 people from Saugus to the Pacific Ocean. H.R. 5244, the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act, would “provide for the establishment of a national memorial...

The Santa Clarita City Council approved a fee of $24.04 per household Tuesday to clean out storm drains during the 2015-16 fiscal year. The rate is a 48-cent increase from last year’s fee of $23.56. The difference, as allowed under Proposition 218, is equal to rise in the Consumer Price Index for Los...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to continue moving forward with a potential parks funding measure Tuesday morning. County officials are working with The Trust for Public Land, a national nonprofit with expertise in public finance measures for parks and open space, to create a plan to...

The Santa Clarita Planning Commission gave its seal of approval Tuesday to Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital’s modified master plan and development agreement. The modification includes an increase of building square footage by 30,566 square feet and the relocation of the helipad to the northwest corner of...

The Board of Supervisors authorized a third bond issuance Tuesday for the Sulphur Springs Union School District. The approval allows the district to issue $35 million in voter-approved bonds to Piper Jaffray & Co, an investment bank and asset management firm. Voters in June 2012 approved Measure...