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Santa Clarita budget adjustments in the black 

The number-crunchers at Santa Clarita City Hall have some good news to report in the annual midyear budget picture: The city now expects to receive nearly $5 million more than

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Newhall man held on warrant for DV charge 

A Newhall man wanted for an outstanding domestic violence warrant was arrested by Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies on suspicion of a “ghost gun” charge Monday, according to L.A. County Sheriff’s

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Arguments over Realtor-rape allegation move to federal court in LA 

A thumb drive full of evidence could prove important in a yearslong lawsuit that alleged former local Realtor Mike Bjorkman committed multiple sexual assaults that were covered up by the billion-dollar real estate firm that employed him.  A federal judge granted an

County to hold hearing for thousands of homes in Castaic 

A plan more than 30 years in the making for thousands of homes in the NorthLake community of Castaic is nearing another public hearing with the Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission, based on a legal notice published

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Charges reduced in Canyon Country dispute  

An L.A. County Superior Court judge Wednesday reduced the charge that stemmed from an alleged fight between a security guard and a tenant in Canyon Country, after a preliminary hearing last week.  Judge Robert Sanchez

Placerita Canyon told to wait until next year 

 Placerita Canyon residents expressed no desire to wait until “sometime next year” to address their concerns about The Master’s University, but city officials said last week there wasn’t much they could do in the

SCV’s top cop speaks with business community 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Capt. Brandon Barclay, the SCV’s de facto “chief of police,” shared a message with the business community Thursday, touting another month of reduction in overall crime numbers

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Murder suspect headed back to criminal court 

Criminal proceedings were reinstated against a San Fernando Valley man accused in the shooting death of a College of the Canyons student last year.  Grigor Hovsepyan, a 23-year-old Granada Hills

City expands scope for first responder statue  

The city of Santa Clarita expanded the scope and budget for a series of statues proposed to honor first responders in front of the city’s Santa Clarita Sports Complex.  The proposal brought

Edison conducting pole replacement near Circle J 

If you noticed something in the sky over Circle J Ranch over the past couple of weeks, it’s possible it wasn’t a bird or a plane: It might have just been Southern California Edison.   A spokeswoman for

Santa Clarita City Council to choose mayor 

If tradition holds, the Santa Clarita City Council on Tuesday is expected to once again name Santa Clarita Mayor Pro Tem Laurene Weste as mayor.  In addition to currently holding

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Local hate crime reports decline 

  L.A. County’s Human Relations Commission released its 2024 Report on Hate Crime last week, with the countywide numbers remaining well above historic levels, despite a 1% year-over-year decrease.  The

DA charges suspect in fatal crash 

The L.A. County District Attorney’s Office filed one felony count and a serious-felony special allegation in an alleged DUI crash that led to a 60-year-old man’s death last month.  Martin