Gusty northeast winds and low humidity will bring critical fire weather conditions to lower elevation areas Thursday evening through Saturday afternoon.

Northerly winds across the area today (Thursday) will shift to the northeast tonight, producing the first widespread Santa Ana event of the season.

A pair of reported scam attempts has Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials cautioning college students looking for financial aid deals, officials said Thursday.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department has published “Engineering our Future

SANTA CLARITA — The Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees has adopted a resolution in support of Proposition 30 – The Schools and Local Public Safety Protection Act of 2012, which will appear on the ballot in the upcoming general election, being held Tuesday, Nov. 6. The action came during the board’s regularly scheduled business meeting on October 10 at the college’s Canyon Country campus. The motion was passed by a margin of 4-1, with board member Scott Wilk voting against the resolution.