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UPDATED: Shelter Benefit Raises $5K; Name Change To Be Announced At Open House Wednesday

The “Humor Helps” fundraiser for the Santa Clarita Valley Emergency Winter Shelter headlined by comedian Michael Loftus at Blessed Kateri Catholic Church Sunday night raised about $5,000 as organizers prepare for the shelter’s Open House on Wednesday and its opening for the season on Thursday, Dec. 1. “We don’t have all the bills in and all the money counted yet, ...

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2011 All Foothill League Football Teams

Player of the Year: Ryan Gorman     LB     Sr. Valencia Offensive Player of the Year: Drew Wolitarsky   WR   Jr.   Canyon Defensive Player of the Year: Billy Shipman   DL   Sr.   Valencia Lineman of the Year: Denley Rodriguez   DL   Jr.   Saugus 1st Team Offense Tedric Thompson          WR      Jr .       Valencia Zach Kelley                   WR      Sr.        Valencia Mikey Halliday              ...

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Dr. Conrad Murray Gets Maximum Sentence, 4 Years

Los Angeles (CNN) — Dr. Conrad Murray was sentenced Tuesday to four years in jail — the maximum sentence allowed under the law — in the death of Michael Jackson. Judge Michael Pastor, in a lengthy statement delivered before sentencing Murray for involuntary manslaughter, said he felt a significant responsibility to determine the appropriate sentence, utilizing his “sense of fairness ...

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Shelter No Longer A Scary Place, Thanks To Human Touch

The Castaic shelter, run by the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control, is a stopping ground in many animal journeys. People stop to look for a new friend, or stop to leave an animal because it doesn’t “work” with their family, often bidding them a tearful farewell. Some stop on a regular basis to make donations of ...

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Black Thanksgiving Good For Economy

Black Friday spending was up, especially when you include Black Saturday, Black Sunday and the brand new Black Thanksgiving in the whole mix. Total spending over the four-day weekend reached a record $52.4 billion, up 16 percent from $45 billion last year, according to the National Retail Federation. For the first time some retailers began sales in the latter part ...

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Local Men Jailed For Money Laundering And Fraud Charges

By Leon Worden/SCVNEWS.com One Santa Clarita man was sentenced Monday and a second local man awaits trial on fraud and money laundering charges related to a bogus debt collection agency they ran out of Bakersfield,  Monrovia and Anaheim. Stefan Lemar Miller, 32, pleaded guilty in September and was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Anthony W. Ishii to six years ...

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High Winds, Cooler Temps Through The Weekend

High Wind and Red Flag Alerts In Effect Wednesday through Friday Our extended summer is almost over, but not quite. Wednesday’s partly cloudy skies and high temperature in the upper 70s will give way to cooler temperatures in the 50s and 60s in the Santa Clarita Valley through the weekend, with strong northeast winds 40-55 mph and gusts as high ...

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