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Family, Investigators Seek Help Locating Missing Lancaster Man

Along with investigators, the family of a Lancaster man who has been missing for nearly a month are seeking the public’s help finding him. Officials with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) Missing Persons Unit are looking for any information regarding the location of Kameron David Bryant, a 27-year-old man who was last seen in Lancaster on Oct. 20. ...

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Santa Clarita Community Remembers Veteran Advocate Bill Reynolds

The Santa Clarita community is remembering veteran advocate Bill Reynolds this Veteran’s Day after his passing earlier this year. Reynolds, a Santa Clarita advocate for local veterans, is being remembered for his contributions in time for Veteran’s Day after passing away on Jan. 11, 2021. “Bill can never be replaced, he can only be emulated,” said Santa Clarita veteran Max ...

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Two Teenage Burglary Suspects Detained After Brief Pursuit, Containment In Santa Clarita

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Two teenage girls suspected of burglary in Santa Clarita were detained by law enforcement in Valencia on Monday evening, after a brief pursuit. At around 5:45 p.m. Monday, a Sergeant was flagged down by an employee on the 24200 block of Magic Mountain Parkway in Valencia, according to Deputy Natalie Arriaga, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. “He ...

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Big Rig Fire Slows Traffic On Southbound 5 Freeway In Santa Clarita

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A big rig fire slowed traffic on the southbound 5 freeway in Santa Clarita Monday evening. At around 6:20 p.m. Monday, first responders received reports of a vehicle fire on the southbound 5 freeway near Lake Hughes Road in Castaic, according to dispatch supervisor Jeremy Stafford with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “It was reported that a semi truck ...

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SCV Charity Chili Cook-Off Goes Spooky To Raise Money For Kids And Teens

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On Thursday, for the first time ever, the annual Santa Clarita Valley Charity Chili Cook-Off had a spooky theme, with funds going toward charities benefitting kids and teens in the valley. After being cancelled last year due to the pandemic, the SCV Charity Chili Cook-Off took place at the Hyatt Regency in Valencia on Thursday, Oct. 28 with proceeds going ...

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Rollover Crash Impacts 14 Freeway Traffic In Santa Clarita

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A rollover crash delayed traffic on the northbound 14 freeway in Santa Clarita late Tuesday morning. At around 11:40 a.m. Tuesday, first responders received reports of a rollover crash on the northbound 14 Freeway just north of Sand Canyon Road in Canyon Country, according to Jon Matheny, a spokesperson with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “Initial reports were that ...

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Three-Vehicle Crash With Rollover Slows Traffic In Santa Clarita

A three-vehicle crash left one vehicle overturned and slowed traffic on Newhall Ranch Road in Santa Clarita Tuesday evening. At around 7:04 p.m. Tuesday evening, first responders received reports of a three-vehicle crash with an overturned car close to the intersection of Newhall Ranch Road and Copper Hill Drive in Valencia, according to Imy McBride, Dispatch Supervisor for the Los ...

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Santa Clarita City Council To Vote On State Distribution Of Rental Assistance, Approval Of Two Contracts

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In a regular meeting Tuesday, the Santa Clarita City Council is set to vote on whether to allow the State of California to distribute rental assistance funds and whether to award contracts for service with two companies. The Santa Clarita City Council is set to vote on several items in their Oct. 26 meeting, including on having the state of ...

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Saugus High School Teacher, California Teacher Of The Year Celebrated In White House Ceremony

Saugus High Teach Jim Klipfel

Jim Klipfel, a Santa Clarita educator and a California teacher of the year was honored alongside other state teacher finalists at a White House event. Klipfel, a history teacher at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, was one of 100 state teachers of the year for 2020 and 2021 celebrated at the Council of Chief State School Officers 2020 and ...

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Zonta Santa Clarita Holds First Celebration Of Women In Film, Screens LUNAFEST Films

The Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley celebrated several local women working in the film industry and screened LUNAFEST films in Old Town Newhall Thursday evening. On Thursday evening in Old Town Newhall, the Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley, a branch of an organization which works to empower women, held their first celebration of women in film honoring 11 ...

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