Read more about the article More than 40 speed citations issued on Golden Valley Road in one week
Sheriff's Sgt. William Lynch measures the speed of approaching vehicles outside the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station on Nov. 22, 2017. Austin Dave/The Signal

More than 40 speed citations issued on Golden Valley Road in one week

The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station's motorcycle detail issued more than 40 citations for unsafe speed on Golden Valley Road within the last week of December. "Many of the motorists…

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Read more about the article 13 suspected drunk SCV drivers over New Years
The California Highway Patrol runs a sobriety checkpoint on The Old Road in August 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

13 suspected drunk SCV drivers over New Years

Arrest records indicate the slightest of declines in reported DUI numbers for Santa Clarita Valley drivers over the New Year’s weekend. Just over a dozen drivers were arrested on suspicion…

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Read more about the article Knight: Cemex mine, infrastructure, among 2018 priorities
Signal File Photo: Congressman Steve Knight speaks about his work in Washington during a public meeting. Dan Watson/For the Signal

Knight: Cemex mine, infrastructure, among 2018 priorities

Representative Steve Knight, R-Palmdale, said last week he’s had a positive year for legislation, but has already outlined several top priorities for the new year. The two-term congressman said he…

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Deputies investigate fatal rollover crash near Rio Vista Elementary

https://youtu.be/Q0n39-1zxLk Santa Clarita’s deputies and fire officials responded to a fatal, single-vehicle rollover crash in the Rio Vista Elementary School parking lot, officials said Tuesday. The car, described as an…

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Read more about the article Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital to host film screening on maternal health
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital.

Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital to host film screening on maternal health

An estimated one in seven mothers struggles with maternal mental health issues, according to Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital. To help inform the Santa Clarita Valley community of this hidden epidemic…

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Read more about the article Scorpion provides financial support to COC’s First Year Promise program
FILE PHOTO: Members of the 2017 graduating class march in to begin the College of the Canyons commencement ceremony held in the Honor Grove at College of the Canyons in Valencia on June 2. Dan Watson/For the Signal

Scorpion provides financial support to COC’s First Year Promise program

Scorpion, a Valencia-based internet marketing firm, donated $24,000 to the College of the Canyons Foundation to support the college’s First Year Promise program, which gives first-year, full-time students the opportunity…

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Read more about the article NSD turns attention to English Learners following Dashboard release
FILE PHOTO: Old Orchard elementary School Principal Ken Hintz, right, welcomes students, parents and dignitaries as they tour the new science lab at the school after the official ceremony for the opening of two new permanent modular buildings at Old Orchard Elementary School in Newhall on Monday, Oct. 10, 2016. Dan Watson/The Signal

NSD turns attention to English Learners following Dashboard release

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series looking at how Santa Clarita Valley school districts performed on the fall 2017 release of the California School Dashboard. Following the…

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Read more about the article 2017 All-SCV girls cross country team
Saugus girls cross country's Mariah Castillo runs down a hill in Central park on Monday. Castillo is The Signal's All-SCV girls cross country runner of the year. Ryan Painter & Christian Monterrosa/The Signal

2017 All-SCV girls cross country team

Saugus cross country runner Mariah Castillo remembers running a timed mile in fifth-grade gym class. She wanted to set the school’s mile record – six minutes and 30 seconds. She…

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Read more about the article DMV reports new laws for motorists in 2018
Highway 14 winds through Santa Clarita on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017. A sample of about 5,000 California drivers widely supported a pilot program that could pave the way for taxing motorists in Santa Clarita and statewide on a per-mile basis, according to a state report released this month. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

DMV reports new laws for motorists in 2018

With the new year just around the corner, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) wants to inform the public of several new laws or changes to existing law that,…

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Read more about the article Fire alarm empties movie theaters, prompts crowd control concern
Deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station respond to call for crowd control at movie theater. photo by Jason Schaff, The Signal.

Fire alarm empties movie theaters, prompts crowd control concern

The new year got off to a disappointing start Monday for about 500 movie patrons who chose to start 2018 off with a show, and were then forced from their…

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Read more about the article Couple welcomes first Santa Clarita baby of new year
Angelica and Jairol Gonzalez welcome their baby boy Adrian at Henry Mayo Hospital on Jan. 1, 2018. Adrian was the first baby born at the hospital in the new year. Andrew Clark/The Signal

Couple welcomes first Santa Clarita baby of new year

Angelica and Jairol Gonzalez rang in the New Year at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, anticipating the birth of their first child, a baby boy named Adrian. The couple checked into…

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Read more about the article Lynne Plambeck: Goodbye, Newhall County Water District
Opponents of Senate Bill 634, which created the new Santa Clarita Valley Water agency, gather in front of Santa Clarita City Hall before delivering letters to State Senator Scott Wilk’s office on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017. Signal File Photo

Lynne Plambeck: Goodbye, Newhall County Water District

Gov. Jerry Brown on Oct. 15 signed the law that will eliminate Newhall County Water District at the urging of the majority of its board, creating a new mega water…

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