In this episode:
A Santa Clarita man charged with soliciting his wife’s murder was ordered to stand trial Wednesday; Santa Clarita is considering a deal to get rid of 62 billboards along Soledad Canyon Road and Railroad Avenue.

Also:
The Castaic Lake Water Agency is looking to fill the seat of Peter Kavounas who resigned earlier this year; Four homes decked out in spectacular Christmas fashion will be open to the public Saturday to help raise money for Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital; This weekend and next Six Flags Magic Mountain is giving free admission to anyone who donates a new unwrapped toy worth $20 or more; local weather.

Entertainment:
Friday night, the COC Studio Jazz Ensemble big band and the COC Lab Band feature an evening of holiday music at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center; Also this weekend enjoy hayrides and rides in the vintage KHTS fire truck in Old Town Newhall; And Saturday night at 10, catch the ENCORE broadcast of punkabilly ravers Hard Six on SCVTV’s House Blend.

Television viewers can catch the SCV NewsBreak on SCVTV at the top of every hour from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., repeating the following morning at 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. SCVTV runs on Time Warner Cable Channel 20 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 99, and streaming on SCVTV.com.