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2011 - John Ford's 1924 "The Iron Horse," filmed in SCV, added to Library of Congress' National Film Registry [story]
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Nightly Lane Closures Ahead as I-5 Repaving in SCV Begins
Monday, Jul 10, 2017

Caltrans’ $171 million Interstate 5 Roadway Rehabilitation Project in the Santa Clarita Valley gets underway tonight, with temporary lane closures set for the hours between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. and on most nights for the duration of the project. Tonight, workers will paint new temporary lanes with...

July 26-27: Metro Public Meetings About I-5 Improvements

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has set a pair of community meetings in the Santa Clarita Valley to get further public feedback about the “I-5 Improvements in North County” project, now in the planning stages and slated to begin in 2019. Metro’s first meeting...

July 10: Last Day for Comment on National Monuments Review

By Adam Klasfield, Courthouse News Service Today, July 10, is the final day of public comment on the Interior Department’s review of national monuments created after January 1, 1996, with 27 monuments subject to possible delisting. The San Gabriel Mountains is the national monument closest to the...

Detectives Investigate Stabbing Death at Pyramid Lake

A man was found stabbed to death at the Piru Creek Campground by Pyramid Lake last weekend, and homicide detectives are asking the public’s help to identify the victim and the circumstances of his murder. Detectives ask anyone who might have seen anything suspicious at the lake last weekend to...

Crime Blotter: Robbery, Grand Theft in Valencia

Here is the Crime and Public Safety Information Report from the Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station for Valencia, Zone 5, for the week of June 26 through July 2, 2017: Monday 06/26/17 Vehicle Burglary – 27000 block of Wayne Mills Place An unknown suspect smashed the victim’s car window and...

Illegal Fireworks Spark Blaze, 2 Arrested

A Val Verde brush fire was caused by illegal fireworks. | Photo: News Source LA Two 19-year-old men were arrested in Val Verde early Sunday morning after their illegal fireworks sparked a brush fire, according to officials. The Los Angeles County Fire Department and the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s...

SCV Air Quality Unhealthy on Monday

Air quality will be unhealthy for all individuals in the Santa Clarita Valley and the San Gabriel Mountains, and for sensitive individuals in the East San Gabriel Valley, West San Gabriel Valley and the San Fernando Valley,  on Monday, July 10, according to an alert from the South Coast Air Quality...

Unidentified Man Found Dead Near Pyramid Lake
Sunday, Jul 9, 2017

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department detectives have opened an investigation to identify and determine the cause of death of a man whose body was found near Pyramid Lake Saturday. Officials began investigating the circumstances of the man’s death shortly after 5:30 p.m. As of Sunday, his identity...

Caltrans I-5 SCV Repaving Project Starts Monday
Friday, Jul 7, 2017

The California Department of Transportation will paint new temporary lanes with lower speed limits on a section of Interstate 5, aka the Golden State Freeway, in the Santa Clarita Valley as a $171 million repaving project gets underway Monday night. The roadway rehabilitation project will repair and...

Gang-Related Shooting Suspected in Newhall

Detectives from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station are investigating a confrontation in Newhall Thursday night that erupted into gunfire, according to station officials. Shortly before midnight, a suspected gang member approached another suspected gang member and the two exchanged words...

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2011 - John Ford's 1924 "The Iron Horse," filmed in SCV, added to Library of Congress' National Film Registry [story]
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The California Highway Patrol has announced that all lanes of the Interstate 5 freeway in the Castaic area have been shut down in both directions to a possible ruptured gas line.
UPDATE: All Lanes of I-5 Now Open in Castaic, Gas Leak Stopped
At this time last year, we had no idea what changes and challenges 2025 would have in store. What I did know, and what this year reaffirmed, is that whatever 2025 brought our way, we’d get through it together.
Kathryn Barger | 2025 Year in Review
The National Weather Service reports that the Santa Clarita Valley was drenched with nearly nine inches of rain from the atmospheric river that brought a soggy Christmas week to most of California.
Sunny Weather for SCV, Cool Temps, Roads Reopen
The city of Santa Clarita is seeking five artists to create artwork on five 60-inches by 60-inches canvases that will be featured above the Valencia Library Branch's children's area for two years, May 18, 2026 through May 23, 2028.
City Seeks ‘Under the Sea’ Artwork for Valencia Library
During the 2025 Christmas Holiday Enforcement Period, California Highway Patrol officers were on duty across the state, responding not only to enforcement needs but also to significant winter weather impacts, including snow, flooding and mudslides.
CHP Christmas Holiday Enforcement Period Results
Bring passport applications and all required documents to the Passport Community Fair, 1-5:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9 at the Old Town Newhall Library.
Jan. 9: Passport Community Fair at Newhall Library
1936 - Passenger plane crash in Rice Canyon kills all 12 aboard [story]
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The city of Santa Clarita has issued a traffic alert for Sand Canyon Road.
Sand Canyon Road Closed Due to Road Damage, Rock Slides
Property Management Professionals will hold its grand opening and ribbon cutting 4-4:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 29 at 25124 Springfield Court #220, Valencia, CA 91355.
Jan. 29: Property Management Professionals Grand Opening, Ribbon Cutting
The California Highway Patrol is highlighting new public safety laws passed during this year’s legislative session and signed by Governor Gavin Newsom that, unless otherwise stated, take effect Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026.
CHP Highlights Public Safety Laws Taking Effect 2026
Kaiser Permanente has awarded a $12,000 Community Health Grant to Bridge to Home to help address homelessness in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Kaiser Permanente Presents $12,000 Grant to Bridge to Home
Boys and girls Foothill League soccer teams have been on holiday schedule this past week, with some teams taking time off and others playing non-league matches. Consequently, league standings haven’t changed much.
Foothill League Soccer: Holiday Non-League Matches
College of the Canyons women's basketball notched another mark in the win column, as the Cougars were able to stack a second straight road victory 54-46 at Oxnard College on Wednesday, Dec. 17.
Cougars Notch Another Victory, 54-46 at Oxnard College
1873 - Vasquez gang raids Kingston in (now) Kings County; ties up townspeople, makes off with $2,500 in cash and jewels [story]
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The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station has issued the following traffic alerts: Due to heavy rains, the westbound right lane is closed on Soledad Canyon Road between Camp Plenty Road and Langside Avenue.
SCV Sheriff’s Station Issues Traffic Alert on Soledad Canyon Road
Fostering Youth Independence’s recent Charlie Brown Holiday party was attended by dozens of local foster youth and their volunteer Allies.
Fostering Youth Independence Hosts Holiday PJ Party
The National Weather Service as issued the following alerts for the Santa Clarita Valley. Flood Watch until Dec. 26, 4 p.m. PST, High Wind Warning until Dec. 25, 3 p.m. PST.
NWS Issues Flood Watch for SCV Through Friday
1852 - Acton gold mine owner & California Gov. Henry Tifft Gage born in New York [story]
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Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger is urging residents to remain vigilant as a powerful storm system moves through Los Angeles County, bringing periods of heavy rain and rapidly changing conditions.
Barger Urges Residents to Stay Alert, Follow Evacuation Orders
Thirteen suspects were arrested, and more than $800,000 in stolen merchandise was recovered following a coordinated, multi-agency operation targeting an organized retail theft network operating across Northern California.
CHP Makes Multiple Arrests in Organized Retail Theft Investigation
The California State Transportation Agency today announced a new joint effort by two of its departments, the Department of Motor Vehicles and California Highway Patrol, to curb excessive speeding and prevent deadly crashes.
Pilot Program to Crack Down on Extreme Speeding
The city of Santa Clarita invites the community to heat up the holiday season at the Holiday Spice Salsa Edition on Saturday, Dec. 27, at the Canyon Country Community Center, located at 18410 Sierra Highway Santa Clarita, CA 91351.
Dec. 27: Holiday Spice Salsa Edition at Canyon Country Community Center
1965 - Signal newspaper owner Scott Newhall shows up for a duel (of words) with rival Canyon Country newspaper publisher Art Evans, who no-shows and folds his paper soon after [story]
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