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Car Burglars Spotted By Deputies On Patrol

Deputies patrolling on Greenwood Place in Castaic caught two car burglars in the act Tuesday morning when something just didn’t look right. Unfortunately, the two suspects – both minors – got away before they could be apprehended.     On routine patrol at 2:19 a.m., the deputies spotted two young men rifling through a car parked in a resident’s driveway ...

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DUI Checkpoint Nabs Three

The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, in conjunction with the Sheriff’s Department Traffic Services Detail, conducted a D.U.I. checkpoint Friday night in Newhall. The checkpoint, which began at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, October 09, 2009, and concluded at 3:00 a.m. Saturday morning, October 10, 2009, screened cars on on Newhall Avenue at Valle Del Oro. The goal of the checkpoint ...

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Stolen Car Involved In Sand Canyon Wreck

A stolen car was found wrecked at Sand Canyon Road and Soledad Canyon Road Monday night after an aborted pursuit. Sheriff’s deputies spotted the car, which had been reported stolen out of Santa Clarita and began a pursuit on Soledad Canyon Road.   The chase was terminated between Luther Drive and Shangri-La Drive, but the stolen vehicle continued north on ...

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Freeway Closures For Carpool Lane Construction

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will close the following lanes, ramps, connectors and collector roads of the Antelope Valley Freeway (SR-14), the Foothill Freeway (I-210) and the Golden State Freeway (I-5) from Tuesday, Oct. 13 to Friday, Oct. 16 as part of a $161-million improvement project to construct High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV or carpool) lanes and a direct HOV ...

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Military Students Get Governor’s Approval To Wear Uniforms At Graduation

A bill guaranteeing high school students the right to wear their military uniform at graduation has been signed into law by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Assembly Bill 1463, by Assemblyman Cameron Smyth gives students who have completed military boot camp training, as well as all of their high school graduation requirements, the right to wear their military dress uniforms at high ...

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Decade Long Property Fight Resolved

The Rim of the Valley will get a long-awaited canyon added to its list. An Assembly bill signed late Sunday night has ended an almost decade long fight for the City of Santa Clarita. AB 110 was signed by Governor Schwarzenegger and will add Elsmere Canyon to the Rim of the Valley corridor. The canyon, which is at the end ...

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No. 18 The Master’s College Women’s Soccer Team Shuts Out San Diego Christian

The Master’s College women’s soccer team scored two second half goals and shut out San Diego Christian, 2-0, over the weekend. Kristyn Richards and Emily Bruton each scored for The Master’s College, the 18th-ranked team in NAIA. The Master’s College dropped in the rankings after a little two-game losing streak, including 1-0 to Cal Baptist, the top-ranked team in the ...

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Attempted Kidnapping In Newhall

An attempted kidnapping occurred this morning in Newhall in the area of Meadowridge Drive. A 15-year old girl was standing on Meadowridge near Newhall Avenue at approximately 6:30 a.m. when she was approached by a man in a vehicle who tried to get her in the car. The victim tried to run away, but the suspect pulled into a driveway, ...

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