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The southbound side of the I-5 Freeway was temporarily closed Thursday morning due to an overturned big rig near Lebec, north of the Santa Clarita Valley. Around 3:45 a.m. California Highway Patrol (CHP) officials began receiving reports of a slowdown on the 5 Freeway near Lebec due to an overturned big rig in the southbound lanes, according to CHP incident ...

A temporary reduction of credits required to graduate for seniors of the 2020/21 School Year in the William S. Hart Union High School District was approved at a board meeting Wednesday. In a regular board meeting for the William S. Hart Union School District Wednesday evening, Hart District Superintendent Mike Kuhlman introduced a motion to temporarily reduce the required credits ...

$1,500 worth of clothing items was reportedly stolen from the JCPenney at the Valencia Town Center Wednesday evening.  At approximately 5:40 p.m. Wednesday, officials with the Santa Clarita Sheriff’s station received a call for grand theft of approximately $1,500 worth of miscellaneous clothing at JCPenney, according to an official with the station. The suspect fled the scene and was reported ...

In a signing day event at Valencia High School Tuesday, 12 senior student athletes signed collegiate letters of intent to their future colleges. At a socially-distanced signing day event at the Valencia Vikings Football Stadium on Tuesday, 12 student athletes announced their letters of intent to their future colleges after graduation. “Today is pretty special for a lot of reasons,” ...

A Santa Clarita brush fire was quickly extinguished near the 14 Freeway Wednesday by firefighters. The brush fire, dubbed the Escondido Fire, was first reported to firefighters around 3:05 p.m. on the 14 Freeway south of Escondido Canyon Road in Agua Dulce, said Sean Ferguson, an inspector for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The fire was reported to be ...

For the third month in a row, the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station (SCV Sheriff) is offering catalytic converter etchings to help curb catalytic converter thefts in the valley. This month, the SCV Sheriff etching events are set to take place on Tuesday, May 11,18 and 25, Wednesday, May 26 and Thursday, May 27 with Reeves Complete Auto Center and ...

Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital announced the name of their new vice president and Chief Medical Officer on Wednesday.  Robert Pretzlaff, MD was named the new chief medical officer and vice president of Henry Mayo, according to a statement from the hospital.   Pretzlaff previously held leadership roles in the University of California Davis Health System as well as with the Dignity ...

17-year-old Santa Clarita filmmaker Griffin Loch has announced the upcoming premiere of his third feature-length film A Spark In Nothing at the Laemmle Theatre in Newhall. “It is very exciting to say that A Spark in Nothing has found a home for its premiere screening and showcase of winning art at the newly opened Laemmle Theatre in Newhall May 24th ...

Santa Clarita residents are being urged to celebrate Cinco de Mayo responsibly by having a sober driver if they attend a party. On Cinco de Mayo, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is set to have additional deputies on patrol from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. looking for drivers suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, according ...

Fostering Youth Independence (FYI), a Santa Clarita Valley non-profit, reminds the public that May is National Foster Care Month as the organization continues its mission to make a difference in the lives of Santa Clarita’s foster youth. May is National Foster Care Month, and non-profit FYI is reminding the Santa Clarita Valley about its continuing mission to support foster youth ...