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Judge Declines Einstein Request to Extend Charter

From Newhall School District: "The judge declined a request by (the Acton-Agua Dulce Union School District and Albert Einstein Academy) to extend AEA-SCV's current operation, validate its charter or validate the new 'STEAM' charter petition submitted late last year by AEA and approved by the AADUSD board. ... All of this leaves the status of AEA-SCV in serious question." READ STORY

Florida Nurse Sues 'Dog Whisperer' for Pit Bull Attack

Dog whisperer Cesar Millan's Santa Clarita Valley facility negligently released a vicious pit bull that brutally mauled a woman six days later, she claims in court.

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SCV Man to Pay $265K to Settle Insider Trading Charge

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Santa Clarita man and three others involved in a California-based insider trading ring that generated nearly $750,000 in illegal profits by trading in advance of four corporate news announcements.

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Another Suspect Tries to Run Over Deputy in Valencia

A peace officer was assaulted with a deadly weapon in the 27000 block of Las Mananitas Drive in Valencia after a male suspect tried to force entry into a residence by kicking down the door. The victims called the Sheriff's station right away, and deputies were on scene within seconds. The suspect ran toward his vehicle and tried to flee while the deputy was present. In attempting to flee, the suspect tried to run over the deputy with his vehicle... READ STORY

Girls Basketball: Hart vs. West Ranch

The Hart Indians defeated the West Ranch Wildcats (63-44) in this girls high school basketball game televised on SCVTV. WATCH GAME

Trinity Moves to 11-Man Football

Head Coach Les Robinson and Dr. Matthew Dixon, Director of Athletics and Physical Education at Trinity Classical Academy will lead the Knights' transition from 8-man to 11-man football where they will compete in CIF-SS Div. XIII this fall.

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Athletes Make Choices on Signing Day

Several Santa Clarita high school athletes made their college sports plans known Wednesday, aka National Letter of Intent Signing Day.

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Our Valley Santa Clarita

Our Valley Santa Clarita is an entertaining, inspiring and educating show for viewers who aspire to succeed. Setareh Khatibi and Bill Miranda interview amazing guests who tell their incredible stories of how they overcame many challenges to achieve success. WATCH

JPL: What's Up for February

Venus, traditional goddess of love, attracts Mars though their closest encounter happens a week after Valentine's Day, on the 21st. On that day, the two planets are just half a degree apart; that's the width of the moon. WATCH

Today in SCV History: Feb. 6, 1953

Newly public Newhall County Water District
holds first board meeting.

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New Old Stuff: Zero Degrees of Separation?

From Pico on the west to Placerita on the east, the Newhall area was flowing with oil at the dawn of the 20th Century. In a weird little coincidence, the state government man who certified an oil well location near Placerita Canyon in 1900 was the same guy who, 16 years earlier, as what passed for an archaeologist (today we'd call him a looter), purchased the most important assemblage of Tataviam Indian artifacts ever found, and shipped them off to the Peabody Museum at Harvard. They'd been discovered in a cave at what is now the Chiquita Canyon Landfill property. Maybe you've heard of Bowers Cave. The man's name was Stephen Bowers. In 1899 he was appointed State Mine Examiner by our own California Gov. Henry Gage, owner of the Acton gold mines. You might say all of California was a small town back then.

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