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Garcia Regains Lead In Tightly-Contested Congressional Race

Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, has taken back the lead in the tightly-contested race for the seat in California’s 25th Congressional District (CA-25) after losing it to Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, the day before. As of 4:01 p.m. Tuesday, Garcia regained the lead from Smith in the CA-25 race, overcoming a gap of nearly 1,300 votes from the day ...

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UPDATE: Two Hospitalized After Solo-Vehicle Canyon Country Crash

Two individuals were taken to a nearby hospital early Tuesday morning as the result of a solo-vehicle Canyon Country crash that trapped a female passenger for nearly an hour. UPDATE (1 a.m. Tuesday): First responders with the Los Angeles County Fire Department managed to free the trapped woman after nearly an hour on scene. Both she and the driver, an unidentified ...

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COC Coronavirus Testing Site Worker Diagnosed With COVID-19

An individual working at the coronavirus testing site at the College of the Canyons Valencia campus was diagnosed with COVID-19, college officials confirmed Monday. On Monday evening, college spokesman Eric Harnish sent an email out to the faculty and staff of College of the Canyons to inform them of the diagnosis. “We are writing to provide notification that a member ...

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Gibbs Maintains Lead For Second Santa Clarita City Council Seat

Jason Gibbs continues to maintain his lead for the second open seat on the Santa Clarita City Council, while incumbent Mayor Cameron Smyth retained the first seat in record-breaking fashion.  As of 4:15 p.m. Monday, Gibbs held a 3,003-vote lead over Kelvin Driscoll, with the two currently earning the second and third largest number of votes in Santa Clarita City ...

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Christy Smith Retakes Lead In Tight Congressional Race

Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, retook the lead over Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, in the race for California’s 25th Congressional District (CA-25) Monday, with just under 1,300 votes separating the two. As of 4:15 p.m. Monday, Smith regained the lead over Garcia in what has been one of the most tightly-contested races in recent memory for CA-25, overcoming a ...

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Wilk’s Lead Narrowly Expands In Close State Senate Race

State Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, narrowly expanded his lead over Democratic challenger Kipp Mueller Monday, with just over 3,600 votes separating the two candidates. As of 4:15 p.m. Monday, Wilk was ahead of Mueller by an estimated 3,640 votes, earning an estimated 50.52% of the vote counted so far, as opposed to Mueller’s 49.48% This is a slight expansion ...

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Santa Clarita Residents Celebrate Projected Biden, Harris Win

Dozens of Santa Clarita residents gathered Saturday to celebrate the projected presidential victory of Democratic candidates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris by several major news networks earlier that morning. On Saturday afternoon, dozens of residents met in the parking lot of Bridgeport Elementary School, where they proceeded to drive through Valencia as part of a small parade before ending at ...

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L.A. County Cautions Residents To Avoid Crowds As COVID-19 Cases Continue To Rise

Los Angeles County Coronavirus Laker Celebration

Officials with Los Angeles County are continuing to ask residents to avoid crowds as Saturday marks the third consecutive day of over 2,000 new COVID-19 cases across the county. An additional 61 coronavirus cases have been reported in the Santa Clarita Valley on Saturday as part of the 2,418 reported cases across Los Angeles County, according to the L.A. County ...

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No New Los Angeles County Election Updates Expected Until Tuesday

Santa Clarita election

Santa Clarita residents following some of the close local contests of the 2020 election may have to wait a little longer than they had hoped, as officials with Los Angeles County are not expected to issue another update regarding the vote count until Tuesday. Officials with Los Angeles County are not expected to issue an update on the vote count ...

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