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Business can help build local philanthropy

A revamped community foundation is seeking to build a new generation of philanthropists in the Santa Clarita and San Fernando valleys, and local businesses can help. The Community Foundation of

Apprenticeship program to train skilled workers

A three-way partnership fueled by state and federal workforce development grants will add 16 skilled jobs in the SCV starting this month. AMS Fulfillment Services is collaborating with College of

UPDATE: Placerita Fire destroys 3 Disney sets

  In addition to having burned 760 acres over the weekend, the Placertia Fire also destroyed three of Disney’s production sets on the Golden Oak Ranch, a Disney spokesman told

Jury trial to begin in newlywed murder case

  The murder trial of a 50-year-old Santa Clarita man accused of killing his 25-year-old bride in their Newhall home two years ago is slated to begin Wednesday, a spokesman

AMG thrives amid public-sector building boom

A surge in public-sector construction throughout California is keeping Santa Clarita-based contractor AMG & Associates busy, with clients that range from public school and college districts to the federal government.

County approves $30 billion budget

With a 5-0 vote, the Los Angeles County’s Board of Supervisors passed their budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year Monday morning, boasting fiscal responsibility. The $30 billion budget is an

Placerita Fire Day 2: the latest information

Day 2: Monday, June 26 9:45 a.m. Inspector David Dantic of the Los Angeles County Fire Department reports the Placerita Fire is now at 57 percent containment, having burned at

Placerita Fire: the latest information

Day 1: Sunday, June 25 6:09 p.m. The Los Angeles County Fire Department reports the Placerita Fire has burned 750 acres, down from an earlier estimate of 850 acres. The