• Former State Senator Tony Strickland officially announced he’s running for Congress Tuesday.

• As drought conditions persist statewide, local officials are encouraging residents to conserve water and protect their homes against brush fires.

• California Highway Patrol Officers will host a DUI checkpoint in the SCV Friday night.

• Toppers pizza, located where Bob’s big boy used to be on the corner of Valencia Blvd. and Magic Mountain Parkway opened it’s doors Monday.

• The deadline to enter one of Santa Clarita’s sweetest fundraisers is fast approaching.

• Tickets are now available for a tour of the St. Francis Dam site in Saugus this spring.

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.