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SCV Fire Started By Boy Playing With Matches

Boy responsible for fire that destroyed 21 homes Los Angeles County Sheriff’s have released information that says that a juvenile boy started the Buckweed Fire in Agua Dulce last week. That fire, called the Buckweed Fire, raged through Agua Dulce and into Santa Clarita, destroying twenty-one homes and twenty-two outbuildings. The fire also damaged fifteen other homes and twenty-three outbuildings ...

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Kings Lose To Columbus

The Los Angeles Kings lost to the Columbus Blue Jackets, 4-1, on Halloween.  You can hear the Kings take on the Dallas Stars, on November 10th, at 7pm on KHTS.

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Restaurants Withdraw Appeal Against Westfield Expansion

Plan will now continue on Last minute discussions have yielded a mutually agreeable compromise between Westfield and two restaurants who had filed an appeal against the Planning Commission’s approval of two expansion stages for the Westfield Valencia Town Center.   Salt Creek Grille and Poquito Mas had filed an appeal with the City Council after the Santa Clarita Planning Commission ...

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SCV Outdoor Report: Defensible Space

By: Wendy Langhans This before and after shot of a Manzanita shows how proper pruning not only makes this native shrub look better but also provides less dead fuel for a wildfire to burn. In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.   ~ Dwight D. Eisenhower   Now is a good time ...

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Trick-Or-Treat Safety Tips

During Halloween, it is important for trick-or-treaters to follow safety precautions and rules while having a good time. The City offers these tips to ensure safety for everyone: Always carry a flashlight, some streets do not have properly lit areas making it easy for pedestrians to fall, trip and not see what objects are ahead a few feet. Pedestrians should ...

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Dillon Morse: A Big Little Guy

Ten Year Old Trying To Make A Difference For Fire Victims In SCV Like all ten year old kids, Dillon Morse loves junk food and cartoons. But he's doing something that sets him apart from most others … again.    Dillon formed Dillons Dollars, his own company in 2005 to raise money for the relief effort of Tsunami victims overseas.  ...

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After The Smoke Has Cleared: 22 SCV Homes Destroyed

93 buildings damaged by last week’s fires UPDATE – Tuesday 11:30 pm: Sheriff’s officials have now determined that a juvenile boy set the Buckweed Fire after playing with matches. Read more on this breaking story by clicking here. When the Santa Clarita wildfires started, it was only a matter of minutes before they sprinted up and through valleys and put ...

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Hometown Sports Report 10-31-07

Hometown Sports Report 10-31-07   The defending State Football Champion Canyon Cowboys Head Coach Chris Varner has announced the firing of John DiLuigi as Defensive Coordinator.  DiLuigi was in his second season as the coordinator, and fifth season as a Cowboys coach.  Varner will take over the defense for the remainder of the season.  John had already planned to move ...

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Dodgers Part Ways With Manager Little

Manager resigns- is Torre on the way?   By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com   LOS ANGELES — Manager Grady Little and the Dodgers ended a month of intrigue Tuesday by mutually parting company with a year left on his contract, presumably paving the way for the pursuit of former Yankees manager Joe Torre as his replacement. The announcement came in ...

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Mountain Lion Scare Still Lingering

Horses, dogs attacked in Canyon Country KHTS first reported alleged Mountain Lion Attacks in Canyon Country after two horses on the same property were attacked. Both survived, however their injuries appeared to be from a large cat, not a more common area predator such as a coyote.   Mountain Lion, photo courtesy California Department of Fish and Game Then, a ...

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