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Haunted Jailhouse Hopes To Scare Up Visitors

Deputies from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station are asking the public to stop by the 21st Annual Haunted Jailhouse Halloween event this Sunday and help them look for ghosts and goblins spotted in and around the station jail. More than a thousand children and community members from all over the Santa Clarita Valley are expected to attend this year’s ...

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Streets To Close For Runners November 7

The Santa Clarita Marathon is scheduled for Sunday, November 7 and several streets will close for a few hours to accommodate the hundreds of runners expected.  Closures will be in place periodically throughout the day from 5 a.m. to 2 p.m. and detours will be provided for major closures.     McBean Parkway from Magic Mountain Parkway to Valencia Boulevard ...

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DISARM Program Gets Weapons, Drugs Off The Streets

Through a series of surprise residence checks, compliance and probation searches, officers from the DISARM program have confiscated 109 weapons – including 34 handguns, 4 assault rifles, and 21 rifles/shotguns, $17.5 million in illegal drugs, and arrested 207 probationers during 1,660 unannounced searches of residences, persons, vehicles, and businesses, during the month of September.   The searches were conducted through ...

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SCV Outdoor Report: More Than Meets The Eye

By Wendy Langhans No matter what time of year, you see their pictures everywhere – in magazines at the checkout counter, Dentist’s office and even the waiting room at the DMV.  Their pictures are plastered all over electronic media too – satellite and cable TV shows and web pages.  They’re high-fashion models, and we recognize them because most have a ...

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Hart Girls Golf Team Advances In CIF Playoffs

The Hart girls golf team advanced in the CIF golf playoffs, finishing third in the Northern Team Divisional at Soule Park in Ojai. Hart finished third and the top-four teams in the Northern Divisional advanced to the CIF-Southern Section team finals at Western Hills Golf Club in Chino Hills. Brenna Carlson was 1-under par at Soule Park to lead the ...

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Triage Tents Taken In Saugus Warrant Service

Determination and good detective work led to the recovery of nearly $200,000 worth of medical supplies this morning from an entrepreneur attempting to sell the items online.       Deputies from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff Station’s J-Team concluded a four week investigation early this morning with the service of a search warrant in the 21000 block of Kingscrest ...

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Norstom To Be Honored At Kings Game Saturday

Many of Mattias Norstrom’s former Kings teammates will be at Staples Center this Saturday night to help honor the former Kings captain/defenseman as part of “Mattias Norstrom Night” at Staples Center before the Kings host the New Jersey Devils on Saturday, October 30. As part of the evening, Norstrom will be honored during a special pre-game on-ice ceremony which is ...

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Veterans To Celebrate The Opening Of The Veteran’s Center At COC

The Rotary Club of the Santa Clarita Valley is inviting all veterans who have served our country since Sept. 11 to join them in the celebration of the opening of the Veteran’s Center at College of the Canyons. This special event will allow veterans the chance to meet other veterans as well as Rotarians who want to honor their service ...

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Teachers Get New Online Resources From The State

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell today announced the launch of CDE on iTunes U, a dedicated area within the iTunes Store (www.itunes.com).   “The launch of CDE on iTunes U means that California is able to offer educators free professional development resources that are produced primarily by local educational agencies and private education institutions throughout the state,” O’Connell ...

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