Read more about the article UPDATE: HazMat officials deemed “no hazard” for abandoned drums marked “corrosive”
Firefighters including those with HazMat units responded to reports of corrosive material being dumped on the 28000 block of Industry Drive in Castaic Tuesday morning. Gilbert Bernal/The Signal

UPDATE: HazMat officials deemed “no hazard” for abandoned drums marked “corrosive”

By Jim Holt & Gilbert Bernal Signal Staff Writers HazMat crews were called to the suspected illegal dumping of a corrosive material in Castaic on Tuesday morning. Firefighters with the…

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Read more about the article UPDATE: Multiple injuries reported in 7-vehicle pileup near Escondido
A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

UPDATE: Multiple injuries reported in 7-vehicle pileup near Escondido

At least a half-dozen people were hurt, including three taken to the hospital, following a seven-vehicle pileup on Highway 14 at Escondido Canyon Road, shortly after noon Tuesday. Shortly before…

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Read more about the article Politicians, first responders tell SCV residents to prepare for wildfires
A panel addresses the crowd at a wildfire town hall at the Centre in Canyon Country Monday evening. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Politicians, first responders tell SCV residents to prepare for wildfires

Sensing a need for public discussion on the changing face of wildfires in Southern California, a panel of elected officials and first responders discussed their plans to address those changes,…

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Read more about the article Gunshots related to rattlesnake sighting prompts law enforcement response in Acton
FILE PHOTO A rattlesnake makes its way across the Six Flags Magic Mountain parking lot. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Gunshots related to rattlesnake sighting prompts law enforcement response in Acton

Palmdale Sheriff’s Station deputies patrolling Monday night responded quickly to sounds of gunshots in an Acton neighborhood and discovered a resident shooting at a snake.  Around 9:23 p.m., multiple shots…

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Read more about the article 2019 CA Speedo Summer Sectionals come to a close
The Speedo Summer Sectionals held at The Santa Clarita Aquatics Center in Santa Clarita on Friday. Dan Watson/The Signal

2019 CA Speedo Summer Sectionals come to a close

As the four-day 2019 CA Speedo Summer Sectionals at the Santa Clarita Aquatics Center came to a close on Sunday, July 21st, Canyons Aquatics and Paseo Aquatics swimmers put down…

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Read more about the article Vikes baseball alumnus Keston Hiura named NL Player of the Week
Valencia baseball alumni Keston Hiura at Valencia High School on Wednesday, November 21, 2018. Dan Watson/The Signal

Vikes baseball alumnus Keston Hiura named NL Player of the Week

By Signal Staff  The Milwaukee Brewers second baseman and former Valencia Vikings Keston Hiura was named the National League Player of the Week on Monday. The rookie had an 11-game…

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Read more about the article Mobile health tour to provide free health screenings Thursday
The DaVita Health Tour is scheduled to visit the Canyon Country Community Center, located at 18792 Flying Tiger Drive in Santa Clarita, this Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The mobile health clinic will include Diabetes and biometrics screenings, and participants will have the ability to review their personal and confidential results with DaVita staff.

Mobile health tour to provide free health screenings Thursday

DaVita Kidney Care’s mobile health tour, which seeks to provide free health screenings and kidney care education to residents across California, plans to stop at the Canyon Country Community Center…

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Read more about the article The Paseo Club to host 7th annual triathlon
A cyclist coasts down Lake Hughes Road near the Lower Lagoon at Castaic Lake as he completes the cycling portion of the 2017 World Police and Fire Games triathlon on Monday, August 14, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

The Paseo Club to host 7th annual triathlon

The Paseo Club is set to host its seventh annual triathlon next month to benefit A Light of Hope, a local nonprofit that acts as a support center for teens…

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Read more about the article City to hold smart gardening workshops
A display of warm season flowers at Green Thumb Nursery in Newhall on Thursday. Dan Watson/The Signal

City to hold smart gardening workshops

In partnership with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, the city of Santa Clarita is hosting a series of smart gardening workshops.  Classes are scheduled to take place…

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Read more about the article Patient receives medical care after jumping off Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital second floor
Hospital employees look out a second story window that was broken after a suicidal man jumped outy of it at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Monday evening. Cory Rubin/The SIgnal

Patient receives medical care after jumping off Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital second floor

A man was treated for severe injuries after reports of a patient jumping off the second floor of a Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital building Monday evening.  Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s…

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