Julie Oates, Burbank PD Julie Oates, a Valencia resident and Burbank police officer, graduated Thursday from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Training Academy with the highest academic scores in her 67-student class. The Sheriff’s Department trains officers both for its...

Rene Paragas Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow made the cover – again – but open the Dec. 19 edition of Sports Illustrated to the “Faces In The Crowd” section and you’ll find a nice write-up on the Santa Clarita Valley’s own Rene Paragas, who did something no one...

Councilwoman Laurie Ender was selected Tuesday by her colleagues on the Santa Clarita City Council to serve as mayor for 2012. She outlined her goals in her acceptance speech, which follows (as prepared for delivery):   Good evening.  This is a very exciting night for me and the start of what I...

Santa Clarita Councilwoman Marsha McLean completed her second nonsecutive year as mayor Tuesday, handing the gavel to first-term Councilwoman Laurie Ender at the City Council’s annual reorganization meeting. McLean reflected on the city’s accomplishments during her mayoralty in her outgoing...

Golden Valley High School senior Taylor McKnight, SCVTV’s Student Athlete of the Week for Oct. 10, has been selected as one of 12 finalists in the U.S. for the National High School Football Rudy Awards. Now in their third year, the Rudy Awards were named for Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger, the subject...

The United States is  transitioning away from energy monopolies. Deregulation of the electricity and gas industry has been mandated by Congress to be completed by 2015. It’s already here in California. Residences and businesses will now have a choice for their energy needs. Empire Communications...

Helen Wheels Band The Helen Wheels Band will perform at Valencia Wine Co.’s annual Christmas Bash on Friday, Dec. 16, from 9 p.m. to 2 p.m. The classic rock and blues band features lead singer and local Realtor Helen LaPrairie, with Gerry Rothschild on guitar, Lynn “Wooly” Woolever...

Dine at the California Pizza Kitchen tonight (Thursday, Dec. 8 ) – or order take-out – and 20 percent of your purchase will go to the Hart High School band and colorguard. California Pizza Kitchen is located at 24061 Newhall Ranch Road in Valencia, in the Bridgeport shopping center. Click...

Living and dying in California will get a little more expensive Jan. 1 when fees for certified copies of birth and death certificates go up. Certified birth records in Los Angeles County will cost $21 and death records will cost $14 when the increase takes effect. County Clerk Dean Logan said the fee...

Don’t think you can afford to advertise on television? Think again. If you qualify for SCVTV’s new grant program for small business owners, you may be able to advertise on local television absolutely free. The Outreach for Small Businesses program offers federally funded Community Development...