Dr. Luisa Rebull of the Spitzer Science Center to speak.

The Local Group, a nonprofit group dedicated to studying the stars above, will host a lecture meeting on April 19 featuring Dr. Luisa Rebull, a research scientist from Caltech who works at the Spitzer Science Center.

Traffic stops help curb drunk driving problems.

Three people were arrested at a DUI sobriety checkpoint Friday night on Valencia Boulevard just east of Creekside Drive. The checkpoint was conducted from 7 p.m. Friday to 3 a.m. Saturday.

A total of 1,014 vehicles passed through and 916 were screened. Eight vehicles were pulled off the line and the drivers received further testing.

City is Awarded Grant for Second Straight Year.

The City of Santa Clarita was recently awarded a $435,000 grant from the State of California’s “State Safe Routes to School Grant.” The grant money is allocated to the City’s ongoing campaign to create a safer environment surrounding schools for children as well as to encourage them to walk and bike to school, which should help to decrease traffic. This is the second year that the City has received this grant.