Castaic News

A former Southern California executive has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for an embezzlement scheme that cheated the credit union he worked for out of nearly $832,000. Federal prosecutors say Milton Callan of Castaic was also ordered to pay full restitution to the Lockheed Federal Credit Union.

You report The following rainfall totals were reported Saturday by our readers. * Valencia .93 inches as of 4 p.m. Saturday Contributed by Dennis O'Neill * Castaic .70 as of 4 p.m. Saturday Contributed by Jack Infranca * Saugus 1 inch as of 4 p.m. Saturday Contributed by Joy Williamson * Circle J Estates 1.5 inches as of noon Saturday Contributed ...

The Hart district board this week delayed a vote on taking the next step on the way to building a Castaic high school.

You report The following rainfall totals were reported by our readers: * Castaic 1.3 inches 4 p.m. Wednesday to 6 p.m. Thursday Contributed by Jack Infranca * Canyon Country 1.5 inches midnight to 5 p.m. Thursday Contributed by Gene Mock * Valencia 1.12 inches 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday Contributed by Dennis O'Neill * Santa Clarita 2.7 inches noon ...

You report The following rainfall totals were reported by our readers. * Castaic 1.3 inches from 4 p.m. Tuesday to 4 p.m. Wednesday Contributed by Jack Infranca * Santa Clarita 1 inch from noon Tuesday to noon Wednesday Contributed by Bill Lyons * Saugus 1.7 inches as of 5 p.m. Wednesday Contributed by Joy Williamson * Valencia 2.4 inches from 6 ...

Los Angeles County sheriff's investigators are looking into whether two deputies helped smuggle drugs into a gang leader's jail cell in 2003.

'We're crossing our fingers.'a 'Nicole Nishida, L.A. County Sheriff's Office California Highway Patrol officers keep vehicles from entering the Northbound Interstate 5 at Lake Hughes Road in Castaic, Calif .

More info * For a list of addresses in Acton to be evacuated, visit the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works' Web site or go to http://dpw.lacounty.gov/care . You report The following rainfall totals were reported by our readers.

State legislators have long seen an urgent need to provide adequate water supply information to planners.

Saugus Union School District: $4,967 Newhall School District: $4,970.61 Sulphur Springs School District: $4,979.19 Castaic Union School District: $4,989.72 Los Angeles County average for elementary schools: $5,473.08 William S. Hart Union High School District: $5,975.99 Los Angeles County average for high schools: $6,522.86 * 2008-09 Base Revenue ...

Two teenage boys were arrested at Valencia High School on Wednesday in connection with "prolific" tagging in the Castaic area, according to the sheriff's department.

Off The Beaten RawHyde Adventures is a factory-authorized off-road training facility for BMW, complete with flashy concrete BMW signage and a selection of adventurous Bavarian machinery.

Q: Does the city of Bakersfield have a way of reporting litterbugs' license plate numbers online? I live near a city park and the local high school kids just throw their trash out of their car windows onto my street.

A new year in crime kicked off with a knife attack and some robberies in the Santa Clarita Valley, authorities said Monday.

A man who was crushed to death by at least 5,000 pounds of granite slabs he was unloading from a truck trailer was identified today as Jacob Israel Margalit, 44, of Castaic.

Castaic Union School District board members Tuesday passed on the Race to the Top, the federally funded education reform program that is expected to provide up to $700 million to California.

The body of a Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy was discovered on Monday afternoon on a mountain road north of Glendora.

Airport police in Los Angeles want the federal government to use full-body scanners on every airline passenger, officials said Monday.

Want to know what it takes to be a school principal or administrator? The Santa Clarita Valley Education Foundation invites community leaders to spend an upcoming day shadowing a local public school principal or district administrator during the annual "Principal for a Day" event.

More than 2,000 people packed Castaic Lake and the Castaic Regional Sports Complex to remember a Castaic resident during the Ron Smith Celebration of Life Family Festival last month.