Ed. Note: The following article is a news release provided by the Bank of Santa Clarita. Bank of Santa Clarita announced record profitability for the first half of 2015 as it earned $658,000. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. The earnings exceeded exceeding the net income reported in the first half of 2014 ...

More than 100 Santa Clarita Valley residents and businesses joined together in a lawsuit likely to seek at least $20 million from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power over the Powerhouse Fire, an attorney said Tuesday. A lawsuit brought forth by the law offices of Gerard Singleton, claims LADWP facility Powerhouse No. 1, the first power plant for Los Angeles, is responsible for the fire, Singleton said. “Pretty much everyone involved believes that the lines caused the fire, but we don’t know the exact mechanism,” Singleton said. The law firm is awaiting permission for full access to the facility so its experts can conduct their own investigation.

Millions of Californians, including Santa Clarita residents, participated in the annual Great California Shakeout drill hosted on Thursday, October 17, 2013 at 10:17 a.m. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. The largest earthquake drill in America was given quake safe tips prior to the drill and communities statewide took cover under ...