Scorpion provides financial support to COC’s First Year Promise program
January 3, 2018
The donation is expected to provide 24 First Year Promise students with a $1,000 scholarship in 2018 and 2019
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Average apartment rent dips slightly, but still trending up from 2016
January 2, 2018
The average renter in Santa Clarita paid $10 less per month for a two-bedroom apartment, but the city still outpaces much of Southern California as home to some of the
Mom seeks to find missing special needs daughter
January 2, 2018
The parents of a Valencia High School graduate with special needs who has been missing since Saturday are seeking the public’s help in finding their daughter. Sharon Bird said Tuesday
Education Department wants California to improve its ESSA plan
January 2, 2018
In a letter to California education officials, the U.S. Department of Education noted several flaws in the state’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan, a federal law that addresses the
More than 40 speed citations issued on Golden Valley Road in one week
January 2, 2018
The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station’s motorcycle detail issued more than 40 citations for unsafe speed on Golden Valley Road within the last week of December. “Many of the motorists
13 suspected drunk SCV drivers over New Years
January 2, 2018
Arrest records indicate the slightest of declines in reported DUI numbers for Santa Clarita Valley drivers over the New Year’s weekend. Just over a dozen drivers were arrested on suspicion
Best watchdog is a watchful neighbor
January 2, 2018
There’s the latest doorstep electronic surveillance camera. An alarm system can have someone at the door within minutes. And don’t forget, the family dog that barks at everything. However, if
Thomas becomes president of Condie, Thomas & Harbo
January 2, 2018
Outgoing president Condie takes over as chairman of the board
Knight: Cemex mine, infrastructure, among 2018 priorities
January 2, 2018
Representative Steve Knight, R-Palmdale, said last week he’s had a positive year for legislation, but has already outlined several top priorities for the new year. The two-term congressman said he
Deputies investigate fatal rollover crash near Rio Vista Elementary
January 2, 2018
Santa Clarita’s deputies and fire officials responded to a fatal, single-vehicle rollover crash in the Rio Vista Elementary School parking lot, officials said Tuesday. The car, described as an off-road
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital to host film screening on maternal health
January 2, 2018
An estimated one in seven mothers struggles with maternal mental health issues, according to Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital. To help inform the Santa Clarita Valley community of this hidden epidemic
Scorpion provides financial support to COC’s First Year Promise program
January 2, 2018
Scorpion, a Valencia-based internet marketing firm, donated $24,000 to the College of the Canyons Foundation to support the college’s First Year Promise program, which gives first-year, full-time students the opportunity
NSD turns attention to English Learners following Dashboard release
January 2, 2018
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series looking at how Santa Clarita Valley school districts performed on the fall 2017 release of the California School Dashboard. Following the
New education laws passed by California Legislature in 2017
January 2, 2018
This past year, dozens of bills related to education passed through the California legislature and received Gov. Jerry Brown’s signatures. The new laws effect everything from public school instruction and
DMV reports new laws for motorists in 2018
January 1, 2018
With the new year just around the corner, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) wants to inform the public of several new laws or changes to existing law that,
Fire alarm empties movie theaters, prompts crowd control concern
January 1, 2018
The new year got off to a disappointing start Monday for about 500 movie patrons who chose to start 2018 off with a show, and were then forced from their
UPDATE: Man injured in hit and run crash taken to hospital
January 1, 2018
A man was injured and rushed to the hospital Monday afternoon after he was intentionally struck by a hit and run motorist who is now the suspect of a hit
Castaic man takes on litter, one piece at a time
January 1, 2018
Mike Richter walked slowly but methodically along the jagged Lake Hughes Road sidewalk, following the incongruous panels of the cement path as it crossed below an Interstate 5 overpass. A
Legislative roundup: Lackey cracks down on drugged driving
January 1, 2018
Assemblyman Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale, said drugged driving was a centerpiece issue for him in 2017 and will continue to be a factor in the new legislative year. The former highway
Smoking microwave prompts fire response at Valencia hotel
January 1, 2018
A smoking microwave oven at the Holiday Inn New Year’s Eve set off a smoke alarm, forced some hotel guests from their rooms and prompted swift response from firefighters. No