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Construction causes traffic back-up

Construction on the freeways snarled traffic in the Newhall Pass over the weekend. All lanes of eastbound Interstate 210 were fully closed between Interstate 5 and Roxford Street in Sylmar,

High-speed pursuit ends in crash

A motorcyclist led California Highway Patrol officers on a high-speed pursuit Sunday morning. The incident began around 9:30 a.m. on Highway 14, north of Sand Canyon Road, after a CHP

Firefighters attack riverbed fire at Whites Canyon Road

Firefighters held to 1 acre a fire reported in the Santa Clara River bed Saturday afternoon, shortly after 4 p.m., near the Whites Canyon Road bridge just north of Via Princessa.  No structures were being threatened

Officials asks for public’s help finding missing person

Sheriff’s Department officials are asking for the public’s help finding Kayla Ann Elmore.  Elmore, 30, was last seen Saturday around 8 a.m. on the 19200 block of Vicci Street in Canyon Country in a dark grey Jeep Grand

D.A. case rejections on the rise

  Summary: In the first four months of 2021, the District Attorney’s Office declined to file charges on 537 Santa Clarita Valley criminal cases — already 156% of the total number of declined cases

Valladares tours SCV Veterans Center

Assemblywoman Suzette Valadares toured the Santa Clarita Valley Veterans Center on Lyons Avenue Friday afternoon.  She met with Jeff Stabile, director of the SCV Veteran Services Collaborative, as well as two board members — Patti Ryan and

County officials answer reopening questions at virtual town hall

A virtual town hall Thursday brought together Los Angeles County Public Health officials to answer questions from the public about changes to coronavirus restrictions come Tuesday when California’s “blueprint for a safer economy” expires.  The county will align with the state on

Transitional housing on Planning Commission agenda

The Santa Clarita Planning Commission will consider Tuesday a transitional housing project on a vacant lot at 23652 Newhall Ave.  Family Promise of Santa Clarita Valley proposed the four 812-square-foot, single-story two-bedroom and one-bathroom apartments for single

SCV school districts reject COVID-19 testing funds

Many Santa Clarita Valley school districts plan to reject Centers for Disease Control (CDC) funding to provide comprehensive COVID-19-screening programs at SCV schools.  The Los Angeles County Office of Education

Northridge resident enters 25th District race

Not long after Jan. 6, Rhoda Nazanin, a Northridge resident, filed paperwork to run for Congress.  “The insurrection that took place on that day … was difficult for many of us,” Nazanin, a Democrat, told

Local legislators’ bills move forward

State legislators had until June 4 to pass their bills out of the house in which they originated, and legislators representing the Santa Clarita Valley are reporting multiple bills on the move.   Sens. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, and Henry Stern, D-Calabasas, received

UPDATE: Crash victim identified as Newhall resident

The person killed in a traffic collision involving two vehicles and a motorcycle was identified by the county medical examiner Friday morning as 23-year-old Donovan Daniel Williams from Newhall.  Williams was pronounced dead at the scene

SCV artist spreads chalk cheer during quarantine

Where some see a place to walk their dog or just a parking spot at home, Santa Clarita-based chalk artist Monique Newman sees a canvas.  Working for free — but also receiving a few homemade baked

Hospitalized fire captain in ‘fair’ condition

In an improvement from his critical, yet stable, status last week, the Los Angeles County Fire Department captain hospitalized at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital is in “fair” condition, according to

Report shows local water quality surpasses state and federal standards

The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency released its annual water quality report this week. This year’s report shows that customers continued to receive water that meets or surpasses rigorous state and federal drinking water compliance standards in 2020.   “This past