The outbreak of meningitis in Los Angeles County has resulted in three deaths, Department of Public Health officials confirmed Friday. Five other cases of the disease have been reported.

Several decisions that would affect the Santa Clarita Valley and surrounding areas are on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors' agenda for Tuesday's meeting. These involve, road expansions, sewer fees and improvements for Pitchess Detention Center.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors received a report on Tuesday from several county health departments on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, enrollment numbers and plans going forward.

With overall film production decreasing in California, Supervisor Michael Antonovich has asked the board to pen a letter to state government, requesting that they help stem runaway production. But, TV production in the SCV continues to increase.

Deputies responded Tuesday morning to an apparent heroin overdose in Newhall, involving a 25-year-old male. Responding Fire Department personnel were unable to resuscitate him.

The second of two recent earthquakes shook Los Angeles County Monday morning. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was followed by several smaller aftershocks. Know what to do and how to keep your family safe in an earthquake.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will vote Tuesday on whether to authorize taxes that will pay for a bond passed by the Sulphur Springs School District in 2012. They are also scheduled to hear a report on the Affordable Care Act.

Two motions affecting the Santa Clarita Valley, one on storm water capture to mitigate the drought across the county and one on new playground equipment for the Castaic Sports Complex, were passed by the County Board on Tuesday.

Newhall Land and Farming officials are dealing with another lawsuit filed against them and their Newhall Ranch development last week, as the first meeting of the Newhall Ranch Sanitation District is scheduled for Tuesday.

Rabies season 2014 started in February, with a bat found dead in an Agua Dulce swimming pool. Last year saw an abnormally high number of bats in Los Angeles County and a large percentage of them in the Santa Clarita Valley.