Read more about the article Spot fire extinguished off of 14 freeway
Firefighter Christian Muro of Station 150 in Canyon Country sprays foam on an area of brush and grass charred by flames on June 28, 2017. The blaze was the second in less than a week to hit the same area. (Austin Dave/The Signal)

Spot fire extinguished off of 14 freeway

By Christina Cox and Austin Dave  Firefighters quickly put out a spot fire that broke out on the shoulder of the southbound 14 freeway north of the Golden Valley Road…

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Read more about the article Hart girls hoops making the most of its summer
Hart's Annie Christofferson, pictured here during practice last November, and her Indians teammates have been busy this summer. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Hart girls hoops making the most of its summer

In the past seven days, Hart girls basketball has played 14 games. That’s on top of practicing at 6 a.m. sharp every morning. “It’s just kind of one of those…

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Read more about the article Canyon football grad catches on in Canada
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League selected Canyon High grad and former Minnesota Golden Gopher Drew Wolitarsky (82) on Tuesday in the supplemental draft. Photo courtesy of University of Minnesota Athletic Communications

Canyon football grad catches on in Canada

After weeks of bearing the weight of bad news and good food, Canyon High graduate Drew Wolitarsky got a pick-me-up Tuesday when the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football…

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Read more about the article UPDATE: House fire in Newhall damages home contents
A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

UPDATE: House fire in Newhall damages home contents

  Fire crews responding to reports of a house fire on Chestnut Street in Newhall Tuesday afternoon found “light smoke” coming from the location. The fire was reported shortly after…

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Read more about the article UPDATE: Domestic assault suspect arrested after barricading himself in vacant store
SCV Sheriff's deputies wait out domestic assault suspect who remains barricaded inside vacant store in Stevenson Ranch. photo by Austin Dave, The Signal.

UPDATE: Domestic assault suspect arrested after barricading himself in vacant store

  An “armed and dangerous” suspect believed “high on meth” and wanted for domestic assault who hid in the rafters of a vacant Sports Chalet building in Steveneson Ranch Tuesday…

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Read more about the article Barger motions to install air monitoring for Chiquita Canyon Landfill
Chiquita Canyon's district manager Steve Cassulo gives a tour of the landfill on Wednesday, March 1, 2017, to members of the public and county commissioners. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Barger motions to install air monitoring for Chiquita Canyon Landfill

After months of rebuttals from locals and support from businesses concerning the extension of the Chiquita Canyon Landfill, Fifth District Supervisor Kathryn Barger made a motion on Tuesday that addressed…

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Read more about the article Latest suppression patrol targets Castaic “transient area”
"Suppression Patrol" team converges on an section of Castaic Road Friday. photo courtesty Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station.

Latest suppression patrol targets Castaic “transient area”

  After two consecutive days of successful “suppression patrols” carried out across the SCV, the team specially struck for the operation turned their attention to Castaic this past weekend, netting…

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