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August 25, 2014 – Daily Brief
By Josh Premako
Speed Was a Factor: Investigators pointed to speed as a factor in the Friday night crash that killed two COC football players and seriously injured one near the Newhall Pass. KHTS
Making the Grade for Castaic: Grading work is set to begin soon on the site of Castaic's future high school, planned to open in 2017. The Signal
Class is in Session: The Albert Einstein Academy, which you may have heard of, cut the ribbon at the former Pinecrest school site, pretty much right down the street from the Newhall School District Offices. KHTS
A Community Says Goodbye: Some 200 people reportedly turned out for the memorial service for Connie Worden-Roberts, who was buried at Eternal Valley on Saturday. The SignalKHTS
They Call Him the "Undercover Jew": “To be a guy that is not Jewish and to be a guy that’s not Caucasian, and I have been entrusted with the safety of the Jewish families, the Jewish kids and Jews around Los Angeles, that is a very special thing for me." Profile of Stevenson Ranch resident Louis Perry, founder of Kadima Security Services, which works to keep synagogues and Jewish organizations safe. Jewish Journal
Construction Firm is Cold as Ice: Local construction firm C.A. Rasmussen likely has topped everyone else in the SCV's ice bucket challenge videos, after a front-end loader dumped about 1,200 gallons of water on employees Friday. Employees raised $1,000, and my sources tell me the "sizable" donation KHTS refers to was just that. KHTS
Another Reason to Just Go Inside the Bank: Granted, this report comes out of Europe, but it's safe to assume someone is doing this here, too. An ATM card skimmer so slim, it's practically impossible to detect. Gizmodo
Shooting for a New Trial: Facing several years in prison, the former sheriff's deputy and Santa Clarita resident who was convicted in a Los Angeles County jail corruption case is asking for a new trial. Daily News