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March 16, 2015· santaclarita.com · SantaClarita.com (SCVTalk 5.0) · Wayback capture

March 16, 2015 – Daily Brief

  • More Layoff Notices: The Sulphur Springs School District board approved 21 layoff notices for district staff, though the notices are not official until a new fiscal year budget is approved. KHTS
  • A New Nonprofit Rides Into Town: A Vietnam veteran and his wife have launched a nonprofit organization that provides equine therapy for war veterans dealing with PTSD. KHTS
  • A Chance to Say Thanks: "The steering wheel, dashboard, pedals — everything was smashed in, to put his legs in a two-foot-by-one-foot compartment.” Nearly four years after a horrendous crash, Joe Clopton was able to thank the firefighters who saved his life. The Signal
  • Shots Fired: A Westridge homeowner opened fire early Sunday morning when he found two men breaking into his car. The pair fled the scene, reportedly ditching their car and fleeing across the golf course. The Signal
  • Seeing Green, A Day Early: Some St. Patrick's Day facts and trivia, courtesy of Dianne Erskine-Hellrigel. SCVNews
  • How the Outbreak Spread: "In other words, the only way to explain how the measles spread from a single person at Disneyland to 142 people in seven states is that a substantial number of American parents have not had their children fully immunized with the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine." Researchers point to those refusing to vaccinate their children as the cause of the recent outbreak of measles in Mousetown. LA Times
  • Cowboy Roundup: There's a full lineup of music and entertainment for Cowboy Festival weekend, which hits downtown Newhall in just a few more weeks. KHTS
  • A Truly Spicy Career: "Who could have anticipated something like this? Most farmers are invisible. Produce goes through a number of hands before it gets to the customer. This is pretty direct. We grow the peppers and it goes straight to the sauce." Meet the man who grows the peppers for that delicious, spicy Sriracha. LA Times


March 16, 2015 – Daily Brief

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