Daily Archives: August 19, 2019
Read more about the article Vape use up 30% in LA County high school students
Valencia High School officials encountered a number of cords with exposed wires and cut ends in May, which prompted school leaders to warn parents of a new “vaping” technique that allows teenagers to inhale flavored nicotine with the help of charger cables.

Vape use up 30% in LA County high school students

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced Monday that more than 30% of high school students across L.A. County have reported using e-cigarette products, prompting health officials to…

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Read more about the article Tractor Supply Co. prepares for Out Here with Animals celebration and pet adoptions
Santa Clarita’s Tractor Supply Co. is located at 16904 W. Sierra Highway in Canyon Country, and residents can contact the store at 661-252-1656 for more information.

Tractor Supply Co. prepares for Out Here with Animals celebration and pet adoptions

Santa Clarita’s Tractor Supply Co. is inviting community members and their leashed, friendly animals to celebrate the company’s annual Out Here with Animals celebration, which is a monthlong event recognizing…

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Read more about the article No DUI arrests in sobriety checkpoint
FILE PHOTO. The California Highway Patrol runs a sobriety checkpoint on the Old Road near Constitution Avenue in Stevenson Ranch on Friday, August 18, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

No DUI arrests in sobriety checkpoint

Not a single motorist was arrested for impaired driving during Friday’s DUI checkpoint carried out by the California Highway Patrol, despite 400 drivers stopped. “During our recent DUI Checkpoint on…

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Read more about the article Motorist hits tanker, punctures fuel tank spilling 30 gallons of diesel into storm drain

Motorist hits tanker, punctures fuel tank spilling 30 gallons of diesel into storm drain

A motorist was reportedly to blame for having sideswiped gasoline tanker on Interstate 5 at noon Monday, puncturing the tank and causing between 20 and 30 gallons of spilled diesel…

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Read more about the article Man who led police on wild RV chase found guilty of kidnapping, fleeing from cops
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Man who led police on wild RV chase found guilty of kidnapping, fleeing from cops

A man was found guilty Monday of kidnapping his two young children and fleeing from law enforcement in a motorhome last year, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced.…

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Read more about the article Pair detained in Friday traffic stop, one suspected of murder, identified
LASD car. Signal file photo.

Pair detained in Friday traffic stop, one suspected of murder, identified

A man and a woman arrested in Canyon Country Friday morning, one of them on suspicion of murder, have been identified as being from the Antelope Valley. Jonathan Johnson, 27,…

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Read more about the article Grand Junction man identified as person killed in Wednesday’s crash
Officials with the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner remove body from the scene. Signal photo, Gilbert Bernal.

Grand Junction man identified as person killed in Wednesday’s crash

The coroner has identified the man killed Wednesday after his pickup truck collided with a big rig on Interstate 5, near Castaic, as 35-year-old Sergio Martinez, of Grand Junction, Colorado.…

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