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Homemade Explosive Found In Canyon Country

A Canyon Country man walked into a Soledad Canyon Road fire station Wednesday morning and handed over a film can that he found. – a film can filled with gunpowder.   The firefighters called sheriff’s deputies, who responded with their Arson and Explosive squad.   After examining the crude device, the squad rendered the homemade explosive harmless.

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I-5 Closures Between Calgrove And McBean

Caltrans will close up to three lanes of the Golden State Freeway (I-5) between Calgrove Boulevard and McBean Parkway from 9 p.m. Thursday, July 16 to 5 a.m. Friday, July 17.   The closures are to enable grinding related to a pavement restoration project on I-5 between Calgrove Boulevard and Lake Hughes Road. J. Mcloughlin Engineering, Inc. is the contractor ...

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What Cost Is Too High?

Santa Clarita cyclist’s death raises questions about under-aged drinking Excitement. Popularity. Escape. The reasons why teens feel compelled to drink are endless; however, their lives, and more importantly, the lives of others are not. Last Saturday, a 20-year-old man with a prior driving under the influence conviction, hit three bicyclists, killing one. He was allegedly under the influence of alcohol ...

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Our Hometown Stories – Rodney Bayne: Going Horizontal

By Rachel Singer “My goal is to deny yours” If you do not play or follow soccer, you may have to sit and ponder that quote for a moment… If you are a goalkeeper on the soccer field, it makes perfect sense.  If you are a 71-year-old goalkeeper, it is your mantra!   I bring to you the words and ...

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City Okays Public Television JPA

Hart District, COC still need to approve plan.   Public Television in Santa Clarita continues to evolve, as the City, which was forced to take over public access T.V. in January, approved a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) which will generate content for the fledging station.   Four main partners make up the JPA:   SCVTV, who won the contract to ...

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Welfare Costs For Children Of Illegal Immigrants Continue To Rise

Figures from the Department of Public Social Services show that children of illegal aliens in Los Angeles County collected over $21 million in welfare and over $26 million in food stamps in May 2009 — an increase of $6 million from the month of January and an increase of $10 million from the same time last year, announced Los Angeles ...

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Santa Clarita Lanes

Family Entertainment Center   21615 W. Soledad Canyon Rd.Saugus, CA 91350(661) 254 – 0540   www.santaclaritalanes.com/ $20.00 certificate for $10.00(Certificate valid towards bowling and shoe rentals at Santa Clarita lanes and/or pizza at Vincenzo’s in Santa Clarita Lanes.)   Santa Clarita Valley’s “Party Headquarters” for: Birthdays Sports Teams Schools Adults Companies Fundraisers Holidays Family Get-Togethers Reunions AND MUCH MORE!! Santa ...

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Hot Spot SCV

  26240 Bouquet Canyon RoadSanta Clarita, CA 91350661-977-2700   HotSpotSCV.com is your local web guide promoting shop local, buy local, advertise local in the Santa Clarita Valley. We offer money saving printable coupons to drive traffic to your business and web site. We are founded on the belief that quality advertising should be effective and affordable. At HotSpot we call ...

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Valencia Charged With Murder In Cyclist Death

The drunk driver who killed cyclist Joseph Novotny while he rode along Bouquet Canyon Road Saturday morning was charged today with murder, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, felony hit and run and multiple counts of driving under the influence causing injury with prior conviction and driving with a suspended licence due to prior DUI convictions.     Marco Antonio Valencia, ...

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