The new year will bring new laws for California motorists including tougher Driving Under the Influence (DUI) penalties, expansion in the Child Passenger Safety Seat law and stricter Electric Vehicle (EV) parking regulations. These new traffic laws, which go into effect January 1, 2012, were passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor earlier this year, and the California ...

Here we are, the final Friday of 2011. Today’s newsletter will be a combination of both the latest economic news along with some news highlights of the year. This week the Case-Shiller Home Value Index showed that home prices are still declining. The index reported an average drop in home values in 20 major cities by 1.2% in the month ...

Canyon’s Coley Apsay has been the Heat Miser, the hottest player on the court, in the Ventura boys basketball tournament. He scored 31 points and led Canyon to the Ventura tournament championship. Canyon beat host Ventura, 53-50, in the title game. Apsay hit seven 3-pointers and was selected as the tournament MVP. The Cowboys are off to a 14-1 start, ...

Back to the Peeples Place at KHTS portal. You’ve landed on Peeples Place at KHTS! We’re on holiday break. Thanks for your support in 2011 and we invite you to join us again in the New Year, when we’ll return with news and interviews on a more occasional basis, as time and inspiration allow. Think “Deacon Blues.” We do have ...

The Kings lose a tough one against the Jets in Winnipeg Thursday night. The game was quiet with no scores from either team and was an even contest until the end of game regulation. Then in overtime, Evander Kane scored the one and only goal for the Jets to get the victory for the Jets. Kings get shutout 1-0. Tune ...

NASA’s twin spacecraft to study the moon from crust to core are nearing their New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day main-engine burns to place the duo in lunar orbit. Named Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL), the spacecraft are scheduled to be placed in orbit beginning at 1:21 p.m. PST for GRAIL-A on Dec. 31, and 2:05 p.m. PST ...

In what city officials are calling the “worst case scenario,” the California Supreme Court ruled today that Governor Jerry Brown’s proposal to eliminate redevelopment agencies as a way to deal with the state’s fiscal crisis will stand and struck down an alternative proposal, which would have allowed redevelopment agencies to make payments into funds that benefited schools and special districts ...

By Leon Worden and Carol Rock The U.S. Postal Service held a public meeting last night in Bakersfield to discuss the prospective closure of Bakersfield’s mail processing facility. This move would have an impact on our community because the workload – as well as some of the jobs – would shift to the Santa Clarita processing facility on Franklin Parkway ...

by Leon Worden/SCVNEWS.com Los Angeles County and USDA Forest Service fire fighters made quick work of a brush fire that broke out shortly before noon Thursday in the mountains above Santa Clarita. The fire was located in a remote area north of Pyramid Lake and east of Interstate 5. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking news alerts delivered right to ...

In 2012, Californians will see a host of new laws and regulations go into effect – from increasing the age of children requiring booster seats in cars to prohibiting the sale of live animals on street corners or parking lots to internet bullying and eliminating the “open carry” of handguns – starting Sunday. In 2011, all 50 states and territories ...