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Chiquita Canyon Landfill Launches Community Relief Program; Public Meeting Tonight

Chiquita Canyon Landfill

Chiquita Canyon Landfill (CCL) is accepting applications for its new “Community Relief Program” to provide assistance to residents impacted by odors. A public meeting is set to be held tonight.  CCL launched a new website aimed at residents impacted by odors to provide financial assistance towards expenses including temporary relocation, home hardening, and increased utility bills. Applications are currently being ...

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No Jailbreak Confirmed After Man Seen Walking On Freeway In Yellow Jumpsuit

LACoFD responds to reported stabbing at Pitchess Detention Center

Officials with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station confirmed there is no jail break from Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic Friday morning. A man wearing a yellow jumpsuit was seen walking on the 5 Freeway in Castaic, Sheriff’s officials said in a social media post. “No inmates have escaped, and all inmates are accounted for at Pitchess Detention Center,” Sheriff’s ...

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Costco, Trader Joe’s, Walmart Dairy Products Recalled Due To Listeria Outbreak

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Dairy products that have been tied to a deadly listeria outbreak in several states have been recalled from major retailers with Santa Clarita locations, including Costco, Trader Joe’s and Walmart. Cheese, dressings, dips, and salad and taco kits including those tampered ingredients from Modesto-based Rizo-López Foods, Inc. (“RLF”) have been pulled from shelves nationwide in the latest update in an ...

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L.A. County Public Works Issues Mudflow Forecast For Santa Clarita Burn Scar Areas

Louie: Flooding Alert Slider: Several inches of water over bike lane on street, reads "Flooding Alert"

Los Angeles Public Works has issued a mudflow forecast for burn scars throughout the County including ones in the Santa Clarita Valley. Los Angeles County Public Works has issued a PHASE 2 mudflow forecast for the Agua, Owen, Land, and Fish Fires. With a  phase 2 mudflow forecast residents can expect moderate debris and mudflows possible at more widespread locations. ...

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SCV Sheriff’s Station Holds Annual Active Shooter Training

1/15/24 shooter training

Monday morning, deputies from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station participated in their annual active shooter training at Castaic High School. The purpose of the training is to prepare deputies for an active shooting, whether it be at a school, mall, warehouse, or business. While deputies were being briefed on various scenarios to run through in the event of a ...

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Are You Being Stalked?

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One in six women and one in 19 men have been stalked at some point in their lives,  in observance of National Stalking Awareness Month, experts are offering identifying markers of the serious crime, as well as tactics for victims to keep themselves safe. Along with intimate partner and sexual violence, stalking is a crime that goes chronically underreported, especially ...

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Are You Ready To Rumble? LACoFD Shares Earthquake Safety Tips

10/19/23 earthquake

A 4.2 earthquake rattled parts of Los Angeles County Friday. Will you be ready when “The Big One” hits? California is riddled with major and minor seismic faults, including the famed San Andreas, which runs just to the north of the Santa Clarita Valley. The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) is offering a few reminders to prepare residents for ...

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Home Fires Sparked By Christmas Trees Spike In January 

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Officials with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) are urging residents to remove those drying out Christmas trees from their homes as January sees a spike in home fires caused by the holiday decor.     Around 34 percent of U.S. home fires involving Christmas trees occur in January. With this post-holiday fire hazard in mind, the NFPA strongly encourages everyone to ...

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Wood-Burning Ban Extended Another Day

South Coast AQMD has extended a residential No-Burn Day alert from Tuesday, Dec. 26 through Friday, Dec. 29, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. for all those living in the South Coast Air Basin, which includes Orange County and non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties such as the Santa Clarita Valley. South Coast AQMD reminds residents in these ...

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Wood-Burning Ban Extended Another Day

South Coast AQMD has extended a residential No-Burn Day alert from Tuesday, Dec. 26 through Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. for all those living in the South Coast Air Basin, which includes Orange County and non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties such as the Santa Clarita Valley. South Coast AQMD reminds residents in these ...

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