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Read more about the article Hundreds joined together to support loved ones at the Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Leia Obloy, 2, of the Rebel Legion, dressed as Star Wars character, Rey, carries a purple flower for a relative she lost to Alzheimer's as she attends the 2018 Walk to End Alzheimer's event held at Bridgeport Park in Valencia on Saturday, October 06, 2018. (Photo by Dan Watson)

Hundreds joined together to support loved ones at the Walk to End Alzheimer’s

Santa Clarita families showed love and support as they took part in the 2018 Walk to End Alzheimer’s at Bridgeport Park on Saturday.

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Read more about the article Mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile Virus in L.A. County
A mosquito sits on a human's arm. Los Angeles County Department of Public Health/Facebook

Mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile Virus in L.A. County

After collecting samples of mosquitoes from two San Fernando Valley communities, the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District both tested positive for West Nile virus, officials said in a release on Friday.

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Read more about the article Senate OKs resolution on Batten Disease Awareness Weekend
Sebastian Velona, 14, holds up a banner for the nonprofit Project Sebastian that is working to educate the public about Batten Disease and to help find a cure. Courtesy Photo

Senate OKs resolution on Batten Disease Awareness Weekend

The California Senate approved a Senate Joint Resolution on Tuesday that declares the first weekend in June Batten Disease Awareness Weekend, an effort led by State Sen.Scott Wilk, R-Antelope Valley.…

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Read more about the article Beyond the overdose: addiction’s deadly side effects
Dr. Darrin Privett speaks about the effects of drugs he sees in the emergency room at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital before hundreds of attendees at the city's third "Heroin Kills" symposium held at the Santa Clartia Sports Complex in 2013. Photo by Dan Watson.

Beyond the overdose: addiction’s deadly side effects

Less than 10 days before Christmas, another Santa Clarita Valley family lost a son to the heroin epidemic. It wasn’t an overdose, but a growing concern that’s associated with the…

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Read more about the article SCV in recovery: Alex’s story
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station officials suspect that as many as a half-dozen people have died of drug overdoses this year. The "SCV in Recovery" series is looking at the work of the Sheriff's Station's J-Team in its daily fight against addiction.

SCV in recovery: Alex’s story

Ed. note: This story is the first in an occasional series looking at Santa Clarita Valley residents who are in recovery or part of the constant struggle with the disease…

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