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Deputy Jake Honored 19 Years After Fatal Shootout In Stevenson Ranch

Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station officials held their annual memorial event in remembrance of Deputy Hagop “Jake” Kuredjian on Monday, 19 years after he was fatally shot in Stevenson Ranch. On Aug. 31, 2001, Deputy Kuredjian, 40, was fatally shot after responding to a call of “shots fired” in Stevenson Ranch, where Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents were serving ...

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Los Angeles County Public Health Officials Discuss New State COVID-19 Guidelines

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Los Angeles County Public Health officials are discussing the state’s new COVID-19 guidelines released on Friday.  Supervisor Kathryn Barger said the new criteria would give the county a roadmap to recovery, with Los Angeles County remaining in the most restrictive Tier 1 as of Monday, due to positivity rate and daily new cases.  On Monday, public health reported an average ...

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Dodgers Finish Road Trip With 7-2 Win Over Rangers

The Los Angeles Dodgers (26-10) launched three home runs on their way to a 7-2 win over the Texas Rangers (12-21) to close out their recent six-game road trip. With the impressive offensive outing, the Dodgers claimed the National League record for most home runs in a month, totaling 57 in the month of August. Corey Seager got things started ...

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Two Teens Arrested For Felony Vandalism At Magic Mountain After Posting Video On Social Media

Two teens were arrested on Friday for felony vandalism after posting a video on social media showing a group of teens breaking into Six Flags Magic Mountain and causing damage. A video posted to TikTok shows the group entering the park after hours then climbing to the top of the Sky Tower, discharging fire extinguishers and dangling off the edge ...

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Small Castaic Brush Fire Reported Near 5 Freeway Prompts SigAlert

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A small Castaic brush fire reported near the 5 Freeway Monday morning has prompted a SigAlert, officials said. The brush fire, dubbed the South Fire, was reported just before 11 a.m. Monday north of the southbound 5 Freeway and Lake Hughes Road, according to Franklin Lopez with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Initial reports indicated the fire is about ...

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Mayor Cameron Smyth To Look Into Creation Of Santa Clarita’s Own Health Department

Mayor Cameron Smyth is expected to discuss the creation of a Santa Clarita health department at an upcoming City Council Meeting. Currently, Santa Clarita is under the jurisdiction of the Los Angeles County Public Health Department. Smyth said the County’s decision on Friday to not allow the reopening of salons and barbershops — despite the state allowing the change — ...

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How To Make A Bathroom More Disability-Friendly

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Disability can range from mental, Visual, mobility or hearing, and speech. Visual and mobility disability is the main, which can hinder someone from accessing some areas, including the bathroom, which needs customization to become disability-friendly. Every bathroom must be equipped with essential equipment and features to enable people with disabilities to use it easily with comfort. While most bathrooms get ...

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Easy Editing Tips To Take Your Photos To The Next Level

Photo editing is one of those skills that can always come in handy. You don’t always know when you need to be able to do it. If you take a picture you’re proud of, you probably want it to look well-polished. The core of your photo is there but a few tweaks can make it stand out. Good editing can ...

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Bicycle, Pedestrian Safety Operation Planned For Santa Clarita

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The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is set to conduct a bicycle and pedestrian safety enforcement operation in Santa Clarita this week. The operation is planned for Sept. 2, from 7 a.m. -11 a.m. aimed at keeping people who need to go out to exercise or run essential errands safe. While the COVID-19 pandemic is requiring residents to stay home ...

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Mortgage Brokers In Santa Clarita Discuss Current ‘Unbelievable’ Interest Rates

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A pair of mortgage brokers in Santa Clarita recently discussed the current interest rates in the housing market, which they said are “unbelievable.” Dave Cantrell and Fred Arnold of American Family Funding recently spent one segment of “The Financial Hour” on KHTS Radio talking about ways to drop an interest rate on a home mortgage. “We’re going to talk a ...

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