In this episode:
In a closed session vote Tuesday night, the Santa Clarita City Council denied a benefits claim filed by councilman TimBen Boydston; Concerns about the Arts Commission’s choices of three public art pieces led to the council tabling the decision to approve about $45,000 dollars in public art.

Also:
The founder of Santa Clarita based charity Help the Children, Robert Presgrove, passed away on Sunday, after a long battle with skin cancer; Friends and family of a young Santa Clarita couple killed in a weekend traffic collision shared memories, a few laughs and tears at a candle light vigil Tuesday night.

Entertainment:
On Friday night, House Blend alum Sean Wiggins and her guitar-partner and producer Paul Houston bring their entertaining duo act to Wine 661, starting at 8 pm; And Saturday night at 10, it’s the premiere of Season 4 of SCVTV’s House Blend show with The Shoemaker Brothers, who rocked Concerts in the Park in 2012.

Finally:
Westfield Valencia Town Center is getting into the holiday spirit early with the 11th annual Festival of Trees sponsored by the Boys and Girls Club of the Santa Clarita Valley; local weather.

SCV NewsBreak is a co-presentation of KHTS AM-1220 and SCVTV. It can be viewed on both organizations’ websites – HomeTownStation.com, SCVTV.com and SCVNews.com.
Television viewers can catch it on SCVTV at the top of every hour from 6 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.

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.