Letters to the Editor
Karla Edwards | More Detailed Data, Please
I think it would be helpful if the data column would also show the number of residents in each area. For example, Acton: 225 cases. How many people live in…
Zonta offers free tax workshop
News release A free tax workshop titled “Understand the Basics — Whether You Prepare Your Own or Not” is scheduled to be hosted Saturday via Zoom by Zonta Club of…
Alex Yang, Kyle Fabella and Ansen Chen, left to right, create the booths for Lucy’s Psychiatry, a student-run peer counseling service in the SCV. Courtesy
SCV teens create peer counseling service
In an effort to help Santa Clarita Valley residents in need of someone to talk to, West Ranch High School senior Caitlin Ong created Lucy's Psychiatry, a peer-counseling service. “Lucy’s…
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Supes extend eviction ban and rent relief program
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved Tuesday extending and enhancing the countywide ban on evictions and a rent-relief program as the county awaits its share of the $25…
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Crime watch Jan. 5, 2021: from the SCV Sheriff’s Station, CHP field reports
Editor’s note: The following article was compiled from reports recently available at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, and via communication from Sheriff’s Station officials, as well as California Highway…
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Henry Mayo medical director on ambulance transports, overwhelmed ERs countywide
Amid reports of the nightmarish circumstances in overrun Southern California hospitals, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital officials said Tuesday while resources are thin, the hospital hasn’t been impacted by a recent…
SIGNAL FILE PHOTO: A shopper walks out of Vallarta Supermarkets with their groceries on March 17, 2020. Bobby Block / The Signal
Supes approve ‘hero pay’ for grocery, drug store workers
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved the creation of “hero pay” for frontline workers at larger grocery and drug retail stores during Tuesday’s regular meeting. The motion, which…
COVID-19
COVID-19: Public Health expects ‘devastating’ figures in January
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials are expecting “devastating” COVID-19 figures to continue in January, as the impacts of the winter holiday are felt. “The higher the number…
The West Ranch National English Honor Society made a special delivery of nearly 100 holiday cards to the Oakmont of Valencia senior living facility on Christmas Eve. Courtesy photo.
West Ranch honor students spread holiday joy
News release The West Ranch National English Honor Society made a special delivery to the Oakmont of Valencia senior living facility on Dec. 24 of almost 100 holiday cards. Members…
An overturned vehicle crash on Copper Hill Drive prompts an emergency response Tuesday afternoon. January 05, 2021. Bobby Block / The Signal.
Firefighters respond to overturned vehicle
A traffic collision where one vehicle overturned prompted response from first responders Tuesday afternoon. Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel responded to reports of two vehicles involved in a collision,…
A driver is pronounced dead on arrival after a loaded ACE Hardware truck fell down an embankment off Interstate 5 Monday afternoon. January 04, 2021. Bobby Block / The Signal.
Driver in fatal big rig crash on 5 freeway identified
The Los Angeles County Coroner-Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the driver of a loaded Ace Hardware truck who died after the big rig fell down an embankment off Interstate 5…
Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel respond to a traffic collision where a vehicle hit a power line in Sand Canyon Tuesday morning. January 05, 2021. Bobby Block / The Signal
Car collides with power line, resulting in outage
A traffic collision in which a vehicle hit a power line cut power to approximately 1,200 Sand Canyon residents Tuesday morning. Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel respond to a…
10 Questions Every Pet Food Manufacturer Should Answer
Pets make our small little world more meaningful, happy, and beautiful. Their presence brings joy even in the dullest times of our lives, and they are even the reason to…
Firefighters knock down Val Verde structure fire
Firefighters responded to an early morning structure fire in Val Verde Tuesday. Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel responded to reports of a fire at a two-story, single-family dwelling on…
Letters to the Editor
Jill Klajic-Ryan | Remembering Allan Cameron
I have just received the devastating news of the death of my lifelong dear friend and sometimes partner in crime Allan Cameron. Allan Cameron has spent many years working for…
Letters to the Editor
Steve Petzold | Concerning Info on Rink Deal
This letter was almost not written. After all, what good will it do? The city of Santa Clarita has already closed escrow on the Ice Station Valencia after agreeing to…
Law enforcement personnel investigate a vehicle-versus-building crash on Nearbrook Street in Canyon Country on Monday, Jan. 4, 2020. Cory Rubin For The Signal
Crash ends in DUI arrest
A man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence following a traffic collision in which a vehicle hit a home in Canyon Country Monday evening. Los Angeles County…
Crews work at a Southern California Edison facility in Valencia as the company implements a public safety power shut-off (PSPS) in an effort to mitigate fire risks during dry, windy weather in Santa Clarita on Monday. Bobby Block/The Signal
Barger motion pushes to investigate legal options to mitigate power shutoffs
Los Angeles County Counsel could investigate legal options to mitigate the impacts of future public safety power shutoffs, following a series of Southern California Edison events that left thousands of…
Emergency personnel respond to a traffic collision on northbound Interstate 5 in Castaic on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. Bobby Block/The Signal
SigAlert issued for Castaic crash
A SigAlert was issued for northbound lanes of Interstate 5 following a traffic collision in Castaic that sent at least one person to the hospital Monday evening. Los Angeles County…
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Supes to consider extending eviction moratorium through end of February
Eviction protections for residential renters across Los Angeles County are set to expire at the end of January, but they could extend for at least an additional month should the…
