In an ongoing effort to enliven the subject matter taught in history classes, Sierra Vista Junior High School hosted an authentic Japanese tea ceremony on Friday.  

The event was part of the school’s monthly “Brown Bag Presentations,” where students are encouraged, often with the incentive of extra credit, to attend topical events that enrich their curriculum.  

Shaping Beauty, Inc. has been informed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that a weight loss dietary supplement sold and marketed by the firm contain an undeclared drug ingredient. FDA lab analyses of dietary supplements distributed by the company were found to contain undeclared Sibutramine used as an appetite suppressant for weight loss.

A mother and son are in the hospital with moderate injuries after being hit by an 18-year old allegedly driving under the influence Wednesday night.

Tyler Gonzales, whose blood alcohol level was allegedly .20, more than twice the legal limit, was traveling westbound on Soledad Canyon Road  around 10:30 p.m. when he ran the red light at Valley Center Drive and struck a vehicle carrying the mother and son.

A low unemployment rate and a strong safety net of resources were the message taken away from the SCV Chamber of Commerce’s quarterly luncheon, held Thursday at the Hyatt Regency in Valencia.