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5 Freeway Motorcycle Crash North Of Santa Clarita Sends One Person To The Hospital 

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A 5 freeway motorcycle crash just north of Santa Clarita sent one person to the hospital Thursday, temporarily blocking lanes, officials said.  At around 5 p.m. Thursday, emergency responders received reports of a traffic collision near the I-5 and Cherry Canyon just north of Templin Highway, according to officials with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  A motorcycle slid into ...

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Family Of Santa Clarita Murder Victim Michelle Dorsey Expresses Disgust Over Charges Under D.A. Gascón

In the aftermath of Santa Clarita resident Michelle Dorsey’s murder at the hands of her estranged husband two weeks ago, her family has been left to pick up the pieces in the face of new policies set by District Attorney George Gascón which could allow her killer to be eligible for parole in only 20 years. Dorsey is remembered by ...

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Assemblywoman Valladares Introduces Bill To Assist Wildfire Prevention

On Thursday morning, Santa Clarita Assemblywoman Suzette Martinez Valladares’ bill aimed to prevent wildfires passed through the Assembly floor and is now on it’s way to the Senate.  The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency to prepare and certify an environmental impact report on a project that it proposes to carry out. Existing law exempts actions of ...

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Resident Describes North Fire Evacuation In Santa Clarita

After several neighborhood evacuations Wednesday, a Santa Clarita resident described his North Fire evacuation experience as the fire’s containment reaches 25 percent. A Santa Clarita resident described his North Fire Evacuation experience after several evacuations were authorized in a Valencia neighborhood Wednesday.  The North Fire’s acreage was downgraded from 650 acres to 640 acres Thursday morning with 25 percent containment, ...

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Wilk Bill Allowing Public Input For Santa Clarita Mine Passes Senate Unanimously

Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced Thursday that a bill allowing public input on CEMEX’s controversial Santa Clarita mine has passed unanimously through the state senate.   Senate Bill 520 (SB 520), coauthored by Assemblywoman Suzette Valladares, R-Santa Clarita, would allow public input on projects approved more than 30 years before being constructed, including the planned CEMEX Mega-Mine in Santa Clarita.  ...

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Man Arrested After Allegedly Strangling Mother During Argument In Santa Clarita

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A Santa Clarita man was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly strangled his mother during a verbal argument. Around 3 p.m. Wednesday, deputies received reports of a family disturbance in the 20000 block of Crest view Drive in Canyon Country, said Sgt. Brian Shreves, with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. “It was an argument between the suspect and his mother,” ...

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Six Hart District High Schools Ranked In Top 12 Percent Nationally

Six of the traditional high schools in the William S. Hart Union High School District were ranked in the top 12 percent of public high schools in the country by U.S. News and World Report Tuesday. Canyon, Golden Valley, Hart, Saugus, Valencia, and West Ranch high schools all ranked near the top of the publication’s high school rankings, released Tuesday, ...

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License Revoked For Santa Clarita Veterinarian Following Pet Deaths

On Tuesday, April 27, Santa Clarita veterinarian Dr. Balpal Sandhu’s license was revoked, after the board reportedly ruled that the doctor had failed to comply with certain regulations and committed acts of negligence and unprofessional conduct.  The California Veterinary Medical Board ruled on Tuesday that acts of negligence and unprofessional conduct, among other listed acts, were reportedly committed by veterinarian ...

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Fundraiser Set Up For Family Of Santa Clarita Motorcycle Deputy Struck By Big Rig

Deputy Perrigo and family at a lake

A GoFundMe has been set up for the family of Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station Deputy Chad Perrigo, who is in the hospital recovering from severe injuries after being hit by a big rig Tuesday, according to the fundraiser description. The fundraiser is set to go towards Perrigo’s wife and three boys after an accident Tuesday morning in Valencia left him ...

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