Read more about the article Medical problem sends car into tree
A Santa Clarita Sheriff's Deputy climbs over a wall into the back yard of a residence where a Chevrolet truck crashed into a tree and into a wall on Goldcrest Drive near Sienna Drive in Valencia on Wednesday, December 12, 2018. Dan Watson/The Signal

Medical problem sends car into tree

A driver crashed into a tree and then into a wall in Valencia late Wednesday afternoon after having suffered an undisclosed medical problem. The driver was treated by paramedics of…

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Read more about the article School deputies seize drugs, make arrests, in Valencia
Deputies arrest suspect in crackdown. Signal photo, Austin Dave.

School deputies seize drugs, make arrests, in Valencia

School resource deputies, monitoring the welfare of students, carried out a special operation Wednesday seizing drugs and drug materials, arresting at least one man on suspicion of drug possession and…

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Read more about the article Newhall district scores in the top tier of the California School Dashboard
Mascot, Harry the Husky, high-fives Newhall School District students during an assembly at Pico Canyon Elementary School in Stevenson Ranch. Dan Watson/The Signal

Newhall district scores in the top tier of the California School Dashboard

Newhall School District leaders have long considered their schools to be among the best in the state, and the newly released California School Dashboard results appear to support that claim.…

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Read more about the article Acosta: ‘still looking at his options’; forms committee
Assemblyman Dante Acosta poses for a picture at his Santa Clarita office on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Acosta: ‘still looking at his options’; forms committee

Campaign filings indicated Thursday morning that former 38th District Assemblyman Dante Acosta had opened a campaign committee for the 2020 election. When asked, Acosta said he was still keeping his…

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Read more about the article Sulphur Springs district welcomes new trustee
The newest member of the Sulphur Spring School District Board Brenda Martinez Gerson attended her first meeting as board member Wednesday night. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Sulphur Springs district welcomes new trustee

With the retirement of 29-year board member Kerry Clegg becoming official last week, Sulphur Springs Union School District trustees welcomed Brenda Martinez Gerson, the newest member of the governing board,…

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Read more about the article Criminal proceedings back on for woman accused of murder in wrong way crash
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Criminal proceedings back on for woman accused of murder in wrong way crash

A local woman facing multiple criminal charges, including murder, in connection with a fatal wrong-way traffic collision in January, and who underwent a mental competency assessment in September, is expected…

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Read more about the article Arraignment date set for man accused in stabbing death of rehab pal
Captain Robert Lewis of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station at the scene of fatal stabbing. photo by Austin Dave.

Arraignment date set for man accused in stabbing death of rehab pal

A Pacoima man accused of killing his rehab pal is scheduled to be arraigned Monday on a charge of murder. David Alonso Figueroa, 35, appeared in San Fernando Superior Court…

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Read more about the article City working on clarifying proposed streetlight maintenance assessment information
Santa Clarita City Hall is located on the 23900 block of Valencia Blvd. File photo

City working on clarifying proposed streetlight maintenance assessment information

After being under fire for sending out what residents have described as an ambiguous letter, about a proposed streetlight maintenance assessment to homeowners, the city of Santa Clarita is working…

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Read more about the article COC’s Grace Ferguson named to All-American and All-State team in Women’s volleyball
Freshman middle blocker Grace Ferguson led the state in hitting percentage and total blocks. Jacob Velarde/COC Sports Information

COC’s Grace Ferguson named to All-American and All-State team in Women’s volleyball

The College of the Canyons women’s volleyball team had a season filled with ebbs and flows, as the Cougars were able to defeat some of the top teams in the…

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