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August 15, 2011 Dodgers Lose To Brewers 3-0

Monday, The Los Angeles Dodgers were in Milwaukee for game one of a four game series against the Brewers. The Dodgers were unable to score with the Brewers scoring runs in the third and eighth innings. The final score was 3 to 0. L.A. and Milwaukee meet again on Tuesday for game two. Catch the action LIVE on AM-1220 KHTS ...

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Hart District Happy With Recent Test Scores Released

The California Department of Education released the 2010/11 STAR test results today and the data showed that Hart District students demonstrated slight increases from the previous year and continue to perform consistently higher than their peers county-wide.  It is these test scores that will be used to calculate the District’s, and each school’s, Academic Performance Index (API) that will be ...

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Redistricting Maps Certified By Commission, Referendum Looms

The maps drawn by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission have been approved by the Commission and have been submitted to the Secretary of State. The districts will now be put into place for elections held in 2012, unless a referendum derails the process. Districts for US Representatives, and state offices for Senate, Assembly and Board of Equalization, are routinely examined ...

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District Attorney Protests Ruling On DNA Collection

District Attorney Steve Cooley announced today that he has urged the California Attorney General to seek state Supreme Court review of this month’s appellate ruling prohibiting collecting DNA samples from arrestees.   Calling the state Court of Appeal decision “result-oriented,” Cooley said in a letter to Attorney General Kamala D. Harris that the ruling “cries out for an objective and ...

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STAR Testing 3rd Grade Anomaly

For the third Graders in the Saugus Union School District low proficiency rates in English-Language Arts may have them wondering if they should star on a TV show called “Are You Smarter Than a Second Grader.” The just released Standardized Testing and Reporting Program (STAR) reports show an anomaly of third grade scores for English-Language Arts ranging from 20% proficiency ...

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Strongarm Robbery Suspect Sought In Valencia

Deputies are still searching for a suspect in a strongarm robbery that took place Sunday afternoon in Valencia.     According to Sgt. Richard Nagler of the Santa Clarita Valley station, about 2:15 p.m. a male Hispanic in his 30s approached a woman getting into her car in the Kmart parking lot and grabbed cash from inside the woman’s purse ...

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Around the Barn – August 13, 2011

  Hosted By:  Nancy Zhe, Bobbi Jean Bell and Mike Dowler It’s All About Horse Nutrition and the Western Music Association (WMA) Studio Guests: Equine Nutrition Experts: Frank Rohling and Jeremy Fox. Cowboy, Singer/Songwriter, Author: Troy Andrew Smith SCVTV House Blend Host: Stephen K. Peeples Call-in Guests: Equestrian Susan Reynolds, author John Boston, Saloon Piano Player Dave Bourne and Hulda ...

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Agua Dulce Woman Killed by Alleged Drunk Driver

By Leon Worden/SCVTVAn Agua Dulce woman died as a result of injuries she sustained when struck by an alleged drunk driver Saturday night. According to a CHP report, the victim, Lori Lindlief, 56, and her fiance were walking their dogs on Mabana Street near the Agua Dulce Airpark around 8 p.m. when a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado came up behind her ...

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Middle East Advocate To Speak At Democratic Club Meeting

The Democratic Club of Santa Clarita Valley will host speaker Don Bustany, longtime activist and host of the radio show “Middle East In Focus” at its monthly meeting Thursday. The meeting is free and will be held at El Chaparral Mexican Restaurant in Canyon Country; social time begins at 6:30 with program at 7 p.m. Bustany was born in Detroit ...

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