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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH) provided an overview of the plan for the distribution of the first 82,875 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine allocated to the county, in a brief on Thursday afternoon. The FDA recently issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) of the Pfizer vaccine after it completed Phase Three clinical trials, and there ...

Jasmine George joined The Way Out Recovery SCV radio show to talk about her journey to recovery and continues to help others who used to be in her place. “It was no longer a choice for me to drink anymore,” Jasmine said.

A Canyon Country kidnapping suspect appeared in court Wednesday on charges of carjacking a vehicle from his ex-girlfriend which had their 3-month-old twins inside, officials said. James O’Neal, 26, was arrested on several different felony charges including carjacking, domestic violence, child abduction without right and false imprisonment, said Shirley Miller, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station at the ...

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is temporarily suspending behind-the-wheel driving tests for at least two weeks beginning Dec. 14.  The DMV is taking this step for the health and safety of customers and employees during the current statewide surge in COVID-19 cases. “Behind-the-wheel drive tests require two people to share space in one vehicle and – while we ...

Waste Management is set to temporarily pick-up green waste trash only twice a month starting next week due to the coronavirus. Residential green waste pick-up, which normally occurs weekly, will now take place every other week, effective Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, according to the City of Santa Clarita.  While the schedule modification is expected to be temporary, the new schedule ...

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) announced Wednesday that they are not going to be issuing parking citations in the unincorporated Los Angeles County during the stay-at-home order.      The recent stay at home order issued in early December brought to light once again the need for additional parking across Los Angeles County, according to Sheriff’s officials.  Understanding the needs ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion Tuesday to seek a formal exemption from conducting the 2021 homeless count. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires local homeless authorities to conduct a Point-in-Time (PIT) count of unsheltered people experiencing homelessness in January of every other year in odd-numbered years. In addition to counting unsheltered ...

Introduction There are many different dimensions and factors that can affect an addiction. The causes range from psychological to biological to social to spiritual, and can even traverse categories. All in all, addiction is an incredibly complex area to understand, what more treat! Thankfully, over the years the developments in medical and social science research have given us a much ...

A Castaic man has been found after being missing for over a month, officials said.  On Thursday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) announced 21-year-old Noah Michael Englerth, of Castaic, has been located but did not provide any details where he was found.  “Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Person Unit is advising Noah Michael Englerth has been located,” ...

As families are staying safe at home, Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) is encouraging its eligible customers to apply for the Gas Assistance Fund. The program helps income-qualified customers pay their natural gas bill with a one-time grant of up to $200 per household, according to SoCalGas. So far this year, SoCalGas’ Gas Assistance Fund received over $370,000 and benefitted ...