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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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
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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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Read more about the article Thieves steal from two Ralphs locations Sunday
Shoppers entering Ralphs Supermarket following a pair of thefts at other local stores. Gilbert Bernal / The Signal

Thieves steal from two Ralphs locations Sunday

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies are investigating a string of thefts early Sunday evening at two local Ralphs supermarkets. Ralphs market personnel at two local stores: Hasley Canyon Village…

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Young attendees of Muslim Youth of Santa Clarita's Eid Al Adha picnic play carnival games. Matt Fernandez/ The Signal

Muslim Youth of Santa Clarita celebrates Eid Al Adha picnic

Sounds of laughing filled the air of Valencia Glen Park while families played games on Sunday afternoon as the Muslim Youth of Santa Clarita (MYSC) held a picnic to celebrate the Muslim holiday of Eid Al Adha.

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Read more about the article Cornhole tournament helps baseball team’s New York dreams
Rusty Rightmyer (left) and Mark Peck held a corn hole fundraiser at Wolf Creek Brewery to help offset costs of sending their team to New York. Matt Fernandez/ The Signal

Cornhole tournament helps baseball team’s New York dreams

On Sunday, Longshot Cornhole hosted a tournament at Wolf Creek Brewery to help the Valley Jethawks Baseball Club fundraise for a trip to the All Star Village baseball tournament. In…

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Read more about the article Surreal beauty at Bryce Canyon
Bryce Canyon boasts the largest concentration of spectacular “hoodoos” in the world, from tall pointy spheres to otherworldly, precariously balanced free-form sculptures.

Surreal beauty at Bryce Canyon

Attracting about 2.7 million visitors per year, Bryce Canyon National Park might be a bit crowded but is way more manageable to navigate than neighboring Zion National Park, which hosts 4.5 million visitors annually.

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Read more about the article David Hegg | Yes, It Was Me: Society’s Culture of Blame-Shifting
David Hegg is senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church and a Santa Clarita resident. "Ethically Speaking" runs Saturdays in The Signal.

David Hegg | Yes, It Was Me: Society’s Culture of Blame-Shifting

By David Hegg For several years between my graduate studies and my first ministry position, I was in the corporate world. Providing for my family while serving as a lay…

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