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SCV Water ‘Drought Ready, SCV!’ Campaign Wins Best In Community Relations Award

(L-R): Event Coordinator Casey Gordon, Communications Manager Kevin Strauss, Senior Public Affairs Specialist Lindsey Gibson, Senior Public Affairs Specialist Laura Gallegos. (SCV Water)

In recognition of its outstanding achievements in public relations, SCV Water received five prestigious awards from the Public Relations Society of America’s Los Angeles chapter (PRSA-LA). In addition to three PRism Awards and one Award of Excellence, SCV Water’s “Drought Ready, SCV!” campaign was also named Best in Community Relations, earning the top prize over all other entrants from the ...

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Boys & Girls Club Receives $100,000 From Premier America Foundation

Non-profit Premier America Foundation has pledged $100,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley for its operations.     The non-profit is founded by a Premier America Credit Union, who has made a ten-year pledge to the club as a part of it’s Capital Impact Project.   “The work that the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley does ...

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Suspect Wanted For Stealing $55K In Target Merchandise Arrested In SCV

A Target employee was arrested Friday night at the Golden Valley store in Santa Clarita for allegedly taking photos of a woman in the changing room

A man who allegedly stole approximately $55,000 worth of merchandise from Target stores across Southern California was arrested in Canyon Country Friday.  Around 7:30 p.m. Friday, deputies responded to a theft at the Target located on the 19100 block of Golden Valley Road in Canyon Country, said Deputy Natalie Arriaga, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.  “A male ...

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Southbound 5 Freeway Reduced To Two Lanes Due To Landslide

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) reduced the 5 freeway north of Castaic to two lanes on Sunday due to a landslide.  On Friday, the landslide was located on the 5 freeway just north of Templin Highway in Castaic, according to Caltrans officials.  Since Friday, Caltrans has closed an additional lane due to the landslide.   The two right southbound lanes ...

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Ron Jeremy Committed To State Mental Health Facility  

Former adult film star Ron Jeremy, 69, was committed to a state mental health facility Tuesday.   Jeremy was committed to the state mental health facility after he was found incompetent to stand trial in multiple sexual assault cases, including assaulting a 15-year-old girl at a house party in Santa Clarita, according to Greg Risling, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles ...

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Santa Clarita Residents Invited To Via Princessa Park Community Engagement Open House

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Santa Clarita Residents Invited To Via Princessa Park Community Engagement Open House   The City of Santa Clarita invites community members to offer their feedback at a Community Engagement Open House for the proposed Via Princessa Park. Community members are invited to offer their feedback and have their questions answered by City staff and project consultants next week, said officials with ...

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60 Pounds Of Fireworks Confiscated Over The Fourth Of July In Santa Clarita

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Deputies confiscated approximately 60 pounds of fireworks intended for use by residents in the Santa Clarita Valley this Fourth of July. On Monday, the Fourth of July, deputies conducting a firework crime suppression operation and were able to successfully remove 60 pounds of fireworks from local residents, said Deputy Natalie Arriaga, spokesperson with The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.  Those ...

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L.A. County Raises Minimum Wage, Affecting Unincorporated SCV

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Los Angeles County is set to raise its minimum wage, affecting the unincorporated areas of the Santa Clarita Valley starting Friday. Angelenos’ wallets are set to see an increase in the minimum wage from the previous $15 per hour to $15.96 dollars per hour, according to L.A. County officials.  The rate of increase has been rising steadily since 2016, ever ...

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