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Heather Langham was working at Tournament Players Club in Valencia when she decided her dream was worth one more try. The vivacious young woman, a graduate of Arizona State University, was in Southern California to pursue a career in entertainment. The daughter of a dance studio owner, she had a degree in dance and years of practice behind her and ...

This morning, Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich will convene his first board meeting as Los Angeles County’s Mayor for 2011 and outline his goals for the coming year.       Antonovich plans to focus his attention and efforts on the following issues: Pension Reform Structural Reforms Public Safety Foster Care Emergency Preparedness Job Growth and Economic Development Don’t miss a ...

The Board of Supervisors approved a lease modification with the City of Santa Clarita allowing the County to move forward with the expansion and refurbishment of the Canyon Country Jo Anne Darcy Library, according to Supervisor Mike Antonovich.   The modification agreement requires the City to pay the County $1.2 million to complete the remodeling project while prohibiting it from ...

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell today released the annual report on dropout and graduation rates for the 2008-09 school year. In 2008-09, 70.1 percent of public school students in California graduated from high school, up from 68.5 percent last year. The adjusted four-year derived dropout rate for the same school year is 21.7 percent, up from 18.9 percent ...

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled on Tuesday in favor of Jamie McCourt, invalidating a disputed 2004 marital agreement that would have made Frank McCourt the sole owner of the Dodgers.   While the ruling by Judge Scott Gordon is not expected to affect the day-to-day operations of the Dodgers, the legal process could continue for some time, the ...

The College of the Canyons women’s basketball team won its fourth game in a row, 73-63, over Moorpark College. The COC women handed Moorpark its first loss of the season. Kelli Lewis scored 17 points and had five steals for COC. Tinky Dahte and Dominique Turner each scored 14 points. The College of the Canyons men’s basketball team went 2-1 ...

Assemblyman Cameron Smyth was sworn in for his third term in the State Assembly this morning.  With his family by his side, Smyth took the oath of office for the final time in the Assembly.  Term limits will require Smyth, who has served the 38th Assembly District since 2006, to leave the Assembly in 2012.   While Smyth acknowledged that ...

More discussion is ahead for the City of Santa Clarita’s proposed update to its General Plan, known as One Valley One Vision.   Tuesday’s Planning Commission meeting will focus on OVOV’s circulation and land use subject areas – topics continued from the commission’s meeting on November 16.   Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking news alerts sent right to your ...

College of the Canyons’ blossoming network of gardens was given an extra boost on Monday.   In front of small crowd gathered at the Valencia campus, Jim Bizzelle, representing Pardee Homes and parent company Weyerhaeuser, awarded the community college with a $5,000 check toward the Gardens of the Canyons.   Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking news alerts sent right ...

From CNN The discovery of hard plastic inside packages prompted a nationwide recall of 72,000 pounds of canned chicken salad, one of several recalls involving poultry and meat products issued through U.S. food safety authorities in recent days.   The Suter Company is recalling 8.2-ounce packages of the “Bumble Bee Lunch on the Run Chicken Salad Complete Lunch Kit” and ...