Hazardous materials officials probing fire in Canyon Country storage yard
A firefighter is blown backward by a combination of wind and heat from a fire that broke out on Thursday near Sierra Highway and Via Princessa. According to officials on scene, hazardous materials were possibly burned during the blaze. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Hazardous materials officials probing fire in Canyon Country storage yard

By Austin Dave & Jim Holt Signal staff writers Haz Mat crews - including a specialty unit responsible for monitoring health consequences of fires - spent more than six hours…

Geologist discusses probability of ‘The Big One’ hitting SCV
Golden Valley High School administrators organizes classrooms rosters during to account for all students during The Great California ShakeOut (cq) drill at their school on Thursday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Geologist discusses probability of ‘The Big One’ hitting SCV

  United States Geological Survey (USGS) scientists estimate that half of Americans, or 143 million people nationwide, live and work in areas that are exposed to potentially damaging earthquakes. This…

Students participate in Great California ShakeOut
Thousands of Golden Valley High School students wait on the football field for the all clear to head back to their classrooms during the 2016 Great California ShakeOut drill at Golden Valley High School. Dan Watson/The Signal

Students participate in Great California ShakeOut

More than 2,000 students at Golden Valley High School dropped, covered and held on as part of the state’s annual Great California ShakeOut Drill. The Great California ShakeOut, observed by…

Trinity volleyball wins 1st Heritage League title
Trinity Classical Academy's Hannah Caddow, left, coach Rebecca Peluffo and team members on the bench celebrate a point against Santa Clarita Christian School on Thursday. Photo by Dan Watson for The Signal.

Trinity volleyball wins 1st Heritage League title

Santa Clarita Christian girls volleyball players lunged, dove and dug to fend off three straight Trinity Classical Academy attacks. The fourth wouldn’t be denied. Kathryn Brooks’ hit sped unimpeded to…

5 SCV men charged in New York with running illegal online gambling are back in California
Members of a multi-agency police operation led by New York Police Department investigators surrounded Cyrus Irani's Saugus home on Oct. 28, 2015, and arrested him and four other Santa Clarita men for illegal $32 million nationwide sports betting ring. Photo by Austin Dave/The Signal

5 SCV men charged in New York with running illegal online gambling are back in California

Five Santa Clarita Valley men arrested, then extradited, to New York a year ago following the crackdown of an alleged illegal $32 million nationwide sports betting ring are back in…

One person hurt in early morning crash

One person was injured and taken to the hospital early Thursday morning following a single vehicle crash on Highway 14 near Sand Canyon Road. The traffic collision happened about 1:50…

5 big rigs burn in 2 fiery crashes near Lebec
Firefighters inspect the damage to big rigs that collided near Lebec early Thursday morning. Photo by Jeff Zimmerman, for The Signal.

5 big rigs burn in 2 fiery crashes near Lebec

Two early morning multi-truck fiery crashes at the Kern County line - one involving two big rigs, the other three big rigs - ended with all five trucks destroyed. At…

Seniors, beware of Medicare sales scams

News release from the California Department of Insurance: SACRAMENTO -- The California Department of Insurance is alerting seniors and their advocates to be on their guard against improper sales practices during the…

Shaved mailbox keys seized in arrest

On the heels of news this month of mailboxes being pilfered, mail stolen, mailboxes broken into and mail dumped into bags by identity thieves, now there’s a skeleton key of…

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