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We’re Havin’ A Heatwave – And A Wildfire Warning

By Leon Worden, SCVNews.com The National Weather Service issued a “red flag” warning Sunday morning, advising Santa Clarita Valley residents to prepare for a heightened potential for wildfires from Monday morning through late Tuesday afternoon. During that time, a “fire weather watch” will be in effect for the Santa Monica Mountains “due to locally gusty winds, hot temperatures and low ...

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Man Injured In Fall from Hurricane Harbor Slide

By Carol Rock A man was reportedly taken to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital after falling from a water slide at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Sunday afternoon. His condition is not known at this time. Six Flags issued the following statement regarding the incident: “At approximately 4:15 p.m., a 19-year-old male guest was injured on the speed slide, Venom Drop ...

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Update On SR-138 Widening Project In Littlerock

The California Department of Transportation will work on SR-138 daily Monday, October 1, through Friday, October 5.  In Segment 5 (Littlerock), from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m., between 77th Street East and 82nd Street East  and 85th  Street East to 87th Street East, the work will take place in the center of the road way.  In Segment 12 (Llano), from ...

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Woman Robbed At Gunpoint In CC Motel Parking Lot

By Carol Rock A woman was robbed at gunpoint Friday morning in the parking lot of the Travelodge on Sierra Highway in Canyon Country. Lt. Mark Hershey of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station said that the woman was leaving for work around 6:30 a.m. when she was approached by a black man with a gun who demanded her money ...

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What Carmageddon II Is Really All About

The California Department of Transportation will perform several maintenance activities inside of the 53-hour closure of the San Diego Freeway (I-405) for the demolition of the north side of the Mulholland Bridge as part of the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project. Maintenance crews will begin work at 11:59 p.m., Friday, September 28 to 12:01 a.m., Monday, October 1.  Crews will ...

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