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Measles in Valencia

Los Angeles County Health officials have identified the first modern case of measles in the Santa Clarita Valley.



State: Castaic School District Won't Break Even 
Castaic Union School District is one of five districts in the state to receive a "negative certification" from the California Department of Education, state schools superintendent Tom Torlakson announced Wednesday.  READ STORY
SCV Man Arrested for Attempted Murder in Knife Attack
Cameron Hansen, 29, of Santa Clarita, was arrested by Burbank PD officers and charged with attempted murder, officials said Wednesday.

Ex-Einstein Coach Extradited to L.A.
to Face Molestation Charges
Former Einstein Academy basketball coach Randy Jackson, who was charged with a litany of sex crimes against several former students he worked with in the L.A. area, was extradited from Washington, D.C., on Tuesday and taken into custody Tuesday night, according to Sheriff's Department records.  READ STORY
GV Bridge Widening Starts Soon

The ribbon cutting ceremony for the project is expected to be held Wednesday, March 18 at 2 p.m. at the Golden Valley Road Bridge over the 14 freeway. Actual construction should start in April.

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U.S. Afghanistan Policy: Transition, Risks, Lessons Learned
 
House Armed Services Committee Hearing:
U.S. Policy, Strategy, and Posture in Afghanistan: Post-2014 Transition, Risks and Lessons Learned.
Dawn Spacecraft Arrives Friday at Dwarf Planet Ceres
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory held a briefing at 9 a.m. PST (noon EST) Monday, March 2, to discuss the March 6 arrival of the agency's Dawn spacecraft at the dwarf planet Ceres.

Living up to the billing as a NCAA Division I transfer, Russell Byrd capped a prolific regular season by being named to the 2014-15 All-GSAC Men's Basketball Team presented by Under Armour. 

Local AYSO Names New Commissioner
The Board of Directors of the Newhall, Valencia & Stevenson Ranch branch of the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) has announced the selection of Gordon Schaffner as Regional Commissioner for the 2015 and 2016 seasons. Mr. Schaffner succeeds Louis Chevalier who led the program from 2013 to 2015.
 

Op-Ed: Calla Lily Shadows | Dr. Gene Dorio
Mama Bear was now alone, but she and her kids still had family - the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, which has helped them ever since. "I wouldn't have made it without them, financially and emotionally."
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Today in SCV History: March 5, 1864


L.A. Star newspaper report: County supervisors have accepted Beale's Cut as complete.


New Old Stuff: SCV's Buried History
There's a whole lot of history buried under that one grave marker. It actually bridges two major areas of research on SCVHistory.com - the SCV's Native Americans, and the St. Francis Dam Disaster. Pete Rivera was a Native American born at Elizabeth Lake. He married into the family that traces its roots to the Tataviam Indian villages in the Newhall and Castaic areas prior to European contact, when they were the only people here. So, Pete is an ancestor of many of the Tataviam Indians who are alive and well today. Later, Pete remarried into the LeBrun family. The LeBruns owned a ranch in San Francisquito Canyon that they sold in 1920 to the city of L.A. when the big-city water barons wanted to build a dam. Eight years later that dam on the ex-LeBrun Ranch collapsed and killed a number of LeBrun descendants and their in-laws - including Pete Rivera.
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