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McKeon Announces 25th District Finalist In Natl Congressional Art Competition

Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA) announced today that Jordan Recchia, a student from Valencia High School, will represent the 25th Congressional District in the National Congressional Art Competition.  His winning entry, a portrait of his father which was painted in oil pastels, will be displayed on Capitol Hill for one year, along with entries from among high school students ...

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Hollywood Power Brokers Visit Santa Clarita

What:  a CAN’T-MISS (and nearly sold out) EVENT FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN A CAREER IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY   When:  Tomorrow, Saturday, March 25th, 2006 from 10am- 5pm   Where:  The Hyatt Valencia   Who:  SANTA CLARITA SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS & HOLLYWOOD INSIDER EDUCATORS   Mike Josten — owner of Santa Clarita School of Performing Arts (and a film ...

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Lane Closures For I-5 Pavement Repairs Near Sylmar, 3/24 – 3/25

Caltrans will close two lanes of the northbound and southbound Golden State Freeway (I-5) from State Route 118 to I-405, overnight as follows:   • From 8 p.m. Friday, March 24 to 11:59 a.m., Saturday, March 25   The closures are necessary in order to perform storm-related pavement repairs. Signs will be posted to assist motorists. Caltrans reminds motorists to ...

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Deputies Investigating Homicide

Residents of a quiet Canyon Country neighborhood were mystified after a well-liked gardener was found dead Thursday morning. Raymond Castro, 43, was reported missing late Wednesday when his family arrived at their Evron Avenue home to find blood on the driveway and in various rooms of the house, and Castro and his pickup truck missing, according to a statement from ...

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Man Missing – Blood Found in Home

UPDATE: The white 1996 Chevrolet pickup truck of a missing Canyon Country man was found Thursday with a body inside. It's unclear if the body found inside is that of the missing man, 43-year-old Raymond Castro, Sgt. Paul Patterson of the Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau said. Authorities say his pickup truck was finally found near the Antelope Valley (14) Freeway in ...

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City To Break Ground For “Gap Closure” For Cross Valley Connector

The City of Santa Clarita will be joined by Congressman Howard “Buck” McKeon to break ground for a critical portion of the Cross Valley Connector, called the “gap closure,” located between I-5/126 and Copperhill/Rye Canyon Road. The groundbreaking will commence on Friday, March 24, 2006 at 10 a.m., behind the Walmart on Rye Canyon Road and Copperhill. The Cross Valley ...

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Runner Authors Resolution to Rename Portion of I-5 to Honor the “Newhall Four"

  To honor the four slain California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers, known as the “Newhall Four”, who provided extraordinary public service, Senator George Runner (R-Antelope Valley) is authoring a resolution to rename a portion of I-5 as the California Highway Patrol Officers James E. Pence, Jr., Roger D. Gore, Walter C. Frago, and George M. Alleyn Memorial Highway. “This resolution ...

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