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SCV vaccination rate moves up 5%

Just over 37% of Santa Clarita Valley residents 16 and older have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, according to data through April 4 published by Los Angeles County Department of

Council to weigh hospital expansion proposal

Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital will present to the Santa Clarita City Council Tuesday its request to expand hospital facilities by 200,000 square feet. Planning commissioners unanimously approved the expansion in March.   The hospital’s request includes a second inpatient tower with 115,700 square feet

Laemmle officially opens in Old Town Newhall

Nearly 100 people gathered in front of the highly anticipated Laemmle 7 in Newhall to officially open the theater to the Santa Clarita Valley community. Guests were welcomed by the sight of a table filled with theater popcorn, fountain drinks and water placed near

Judge halts Centennial development project in Tejon Ranch

A judge’s ruling this week dealt a setback to the Tejon Ranch Co.’s proposed 19,000-unit Centennial development project in the upper northwest corner of Los Angeles County.   Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff ‘s decision on two cases filed by the Center

Stern urges support for Holocaust education bill

On Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Sen. Henry Stern, D-Calabasas, urged passage of Senate Bill 693, the Never Again Education of 2021. Stern’s bill is intended to help address the growing knowledge gap among young Americans about the Holocaust and

2021 Santa Clarita Marathon postponed

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying public health restrictions in place for large events and community gatherings, as well as past participation numbers, the city of Santa

Garcia launches election security congressional group

Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, announced Tuesday the creation of the Election Integrity Caucus in Congress.   “The caucus will focus on addressing election security and restoring faith in the U.S. election

Council committee recommends opposition to state land-use bills

The Santa Clarita City Council Legislative Committee briefly met Thursday morning to recommend that the City Council oppose four pieces of state legislation that would expand the state’s land-use authority.  Councilmen Cameron Smyth and Jason Gibbs voted

RedState editor, Daily Mail dismissed from Hill’s ‘revenge porn’ case

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Yolanda Orozco dismissed Thursday RedState.com managing editor Jennifer Van Laar as a defendant in former Rep. Katie Hill’s lawsuit related to the publication of intimate images of Hill. The decision comes one day after Orozco dismissed the Daily Mail as a

UPDATE: Missing Valencia man found

A Valencia man who was reported missing Wednesday has been found, according to officials with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide and Missing Persons Unit. Anthony Orellana had last