BY LEON WORDEN, SCVNEWS.COM Local cycling advocate and political activist Kevin D. Korenthal was recovering Monday at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital in Valencia after sustaining major injuries in a head-on collision Saturday on Sand Canyon Road. Korenthal was riding his mountain bike at about 10:30 a.m. when a 16-year-old boy in a Honda Civic turned onto Sand Canyon from Bear ...
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Brown Pardons 79 Ex-Cons
BY LEON WORDEN, SCVNEWS.COM Gov. Jerry Brown granted Christmas Eve pardons to 79 ex-cons Monday, including a three-time convicted felon who might have been a three-striker had the crimes been committed today. Although some media sources are characterizing the majority of the pardoned crimes as simple drug possession, the truth is that they range from dealing cocaine and LSD to ...
Read More »Hart Boys Basketball Team Kicks Off Holiday Classic Against Burbank
The Hart Holiday Classic boys basketball tournament begins today with four games including the host Indians against Burbank. The tournament starts with Glendale vs. Heritage Christian at 3 this afternoon. Reseda plays South Bakersfield, one of the top teams from the CIF Central Section. Grant plays Channel Islands in the other first round game. The Canyon, Saugus and Valencia boys ...
Read More »Top Things To Do This Weekend – December 26, 2012
City of Santa Clarita “Arctic Chill Polar Bear Swim”—Bike Santa Clarita—Hike Santa Clarita—Rancho Camulos Tours—Top Stories of 2012— City of Santa Clarita “Arctic Chill Polar Bear Swim” When: January 1, doors open at 8:45am, event begins at 9:00am Where: Santa Clarita Aquatics Center, 20850 Centre Pointe Parkway Details: You, too, can be a polar bear. Join in on the city ...
Read More »SCV Outdoor Report: And Called It Macaroni
This Report is a Best of Wendy Langhans It truly is a “feather in his cap” and it does looks a bit like elbow macaroni. But technically, it’s known as a head plume, or more commonly, a “top knot”, a head ornament that consists of six overlapping black feathers in the shape of a comma. It’s hard to miss – ...
Read More »SCV Fishing Report: Halibut Hal Fishing Trip of May 4, 2012
This is a “Best Of Halibut Hal Report” Halibut Hal’s Fishing Trip – May 4, 2012 On Friday, May 4th, at 4:30AM I arrived with my fishing buddy, Ron, in Santa Barbara. The 65 foot “Stardust” left the dock at 5AM with us, along with 26 other anxious fishermen. Luke, our skipper, decided to head up the coast ...
Read More »Deputies Spread Holiday Spirit With Youth Activity League
(SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT) — For more than 15 years, the Santa Clarita Youth Activities League (YAL) has been making a difference in the lives of children and young adults in the Val Verde area of unincorporated Los Angeles County during the holiday season. This year was no exception as Deputy Brian Rooney, who oversees the YAL program in Santa Clarita, was ...
Read More »Antonovich: Opposition To Flood Control Tax Hike Mounts
In yet another setback for Flood Control District’s effort to impose additional stormwater fees on County property owners, the United Chambers of the San Fernando Valley and the Long Beach Unified School District have voted to oppose the new tax, Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich announced Thursday. “The new tax effort is losing the support of school districts and businesses despite ...
Read More »Group Hosts Party For Homeless Shelter
The Democratic Club of the Santa Clarita Valley is hosting a fundraiser holiday party Dec. 29 from 7-10 p.m. to benefit the Santa Clarita Valley Emergency Winter Shelter. The party is a nonpartisam event, open to all members of the community, and its sponsors are asking for those who would like to attend to bring a few of the items ...
Read More »Lender Foreclosing On Santa Clarita Athletic Club
From SCVNews.com A foreclosure sale is scheduled for Jan. 8 in Pomona to auction off the Santa Clarita Athletic Club property at 24640 Wiley Canyon Road in Newhall. According to trustee Chicago Title Co., the business is in default on a 2004 loan secured by a deed of trust to the real property, buildings and accounts, exclusive of mineral rights ...
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