Read more about the article Public workshop to focus on local housing needs
Santa Clarita City Hall, as pictured on February, 26, 2020, is located on the 23900 block of Valencia Blvd. Dan Watson/The Signal

Public workshop to focus on local housing needs

The city of Santa Clarita is scheduled to host a virtual public workshop Thursday, April 29, at 6 p.m. to discuss the city’s housing element, which provides a framework to guide new residential development in the city.  The housing…

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Metro to provide city with about $1M in pandemic relief funds

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) approved Thursday distributing federal coronavirus relief funds for highway infrastructure programs to Los Angeles County and the county’s 88 cities, including Santa Clarita.   The city will receive $1,035,968 of the $47.5 million provided to the county “to…

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Read more about the article City releases schedule for 2021 Concerts in the Park
Thousands attend the Concerts in the Park at Central Park in Saugus in August 2019. Dan Watson/The Signal

City releases schedule for 2021 Concerts in the Park

Concerts in the Park are coming back: The city of Santa Clarita published Thursday the schedule for this summer’s Concerts in the Park series at Central Park.  The 2021 Saturday concert series starts at 7 p.m. July 3, with The PettyBreakers, a tribute to Tom Petty. Thereafter, concerts are…

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Fatal crash investigation continues; D.A. awaits findings

The investigation into a fatal Acton crash that resulted in the death of a 19-year-old man from Canyon Country remains active, according to California Highway Patrol officials.   Emily Dominguez, 19, of Santa Clarita,…

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Deputies arrest man on suspicion of possessing large amounts of heroin and fentanyl

Deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Juvenile Intervention, or J-Team, on Thursday arrested a number of suspects, including one they say had a large amount of heroin and fentanyl on him, during an operation.   In…

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Read more about the article COVID-19: Walk-in vaccine appointments available next week
Intensive Care Unit nurse Kathy Brady looks on as Pharmacist, Courtney Mattley, left, draws the first dose of Pfizer BioNTech, Covid-19 vaccine before administering it to Brady at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital in Valencia on Thursday, 121720. Dan Watson/The Signal

COVID-19: Walk-in vaccine appointments available next week

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials announced Thursday COVID-19 vaccine walk-ins will be offered starting immediately at all county-run mass vaccination sites, including at College of the Canyons. …

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Read more about the article Killer pleads guilty to first-degree murder of Sgt. Steven Owen
LASD Sgt. Steve Owen

Killer pleads guilty to first-degree murder of Sgt. Steven Owen

The man who murdered Sgt. Steven Owen in Lancaster nearly five years ago entered a guilty plea Thursday, according to officials.   Officials from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office had not returned a request for comment as…

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Read more about the article Overturned truck closes onramps on 5 and 126 freeways
A team off loads diesel fuel from an overturned rig hauling paper goods on the on ramp of the northbound 5 freeway from the 126. Dan Watson/The Signal.

Overturned truck closes onramps on 5 and 126 freeways

A 75,000-pound semi-truck carrying paper products overturned, causing the closure of the outermost lane of northbound Interstate 5 at Highway 126 Thursday morning, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Peter Nicholson.  CHP issued a SigAlert after receiving a…

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Read more about the article Boyfriend, girlfriend arrested on suspicion of receiving stolen property, conspiring to get reward money
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Boyfriend, girlfriend arrested on suspicion of receiving stolen property, conspiring to get reward money

A boyfriend and girlfriend were arrested this past week on suspicion of knowingly purchasing a stolen laptop from a homeless individual, and then conspiring together to exchange it for reward money.   On Saturday, deputies…

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