Yearly Archives: 2022
Read more about the article Heat wave, flex alerts continue for Santa Clarita
Santa Clarita Christian Cardinals player Andrew Fowler (6) speaks attempts to drink water at halftime during a non-league game against the Lancaster Baptist Eagles at the Canyon High School football field on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. The Cardinals lost 24-37. Chris Torres/The Signal

Heat wave, flex alerts continue for Santa Clarita

The heat wave that has broiled much of the state of California for the past week is forecasted to continue until at least Friday, resulting in “extreme heat warnings” and…

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Read more about the article Tickets on sale for State of the City
Hundreds attend the reception after the City of Santa Clarita 2021 All-Star City - State of the City event as city employees dressed as referees serve food at the Canyon Country Community Center in Canyon country on Thursday, 110421. Dan Watson/The Signal

Tickets on sale for State of the City

News release  This year’s State of the City event is scheduled to be held 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, at the Canyon Country Community Center. This year’s theme is Celebrating…

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Read more about the article Minimum-security inmate walks off Acton fire camp
Matthew Wells, May 30, 2022. Photo courtesy of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Minimum-security inmate walks off Acton fire camp

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are searching for a minimum-security inmate who walked away from his fire camp Monday afternoon, according to law enforcement officials.   Matthew Wells, 36,…

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Read more about the article Interstate 5 road closures listed as ‘long-term’
Multiple big rig trucks drive in heavy traffic on the I-5 northbound freeway due to the #Route Fire burning north of Castaic Lake on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. Chris Torres/The Signal

Interstate 5 road closures listed as ‘long-term’

Two lanes of Interstate 5 remained closed north of Castaic on Tuesday due to damage sustained in last week’s Route Fire.  According to the California Department of Transportation’s District 7…

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Read more about the article Brush fire on I-5 south of Templin contained
A Los Angeles County Fire twin rotor helitanker makes a drop near power lines in a canyon as forestry hand crews access the fire on a utility road near Templin Highway and the northbound I-5 Freeway on Tuesday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Brush fire on I-5 south of Templin contained

A brush fire Tuesday morning near the northbound side of Interstate 5, about a mile south of Templin Highway, was quickly contained, according to Angeles National Forest officials.   According to…

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Read more about the article Hart district holds discussion on school safety
Attendees break into discussion groups during the William S. Hart Union School District Safe School Discussion event held at City of Santa Clarita Activities Center in Santa Clarita on Wednesday, 083122. Dan Watson/The Signal

Hart district holds discussion on school safety

In the wake of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting and recent incidents involving students in the WIlliam S. Hart Union High School District, school officials have made it a priority…

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Read more about the article Boots and Brews attracts a crowd of over 7,000 country music fans
Country music star Brad Paisley performs on stage as the headlining artist at the Boots & Brews Country Music Festival at Central Park in Saugus. Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2022. Chris Torres/The Signal

Boots and Brews attracts a crowd of over 7,000 country music fans

Despite the triple-digit heat wave, more than 7,000 people attended the country music festival, Boots and Brews, headlined by Brad Paisley on Saturday at Central Park.   Boots and Brews is…

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Read more about the article Weather Service: Severe thunderstorm warning issued for SCV
A thunderstorm cell hovers over Santa Clarita from Skyline Ridge Road in Saugus, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. Chris Torres/The Signal

Weather Service: Severe thunderstorm warning issued for SCV

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued at 4:30 p.m. for the interior areas of Ventura and Los Angeles Counties by the National Weather Service on Sunday, which included a warning…

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Read more about the article No case yet presented against deputy accused of drunkenly crashing his car
Courtesy of the Los Angeles County District Attorney

No case yet presented against deputy accused of drunkenly crashing his car

No case has yet been presented against the 50-year-old sheriff’s deputy accused of drunkenly crashing his vehicle in Stevenson Ranch last week, according to officials at the L.A. County District…

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Read more about the article Route fire now at 87% containment
The scorched earth left behind after the Route Fire burned through more than 5,000 acres near the Castaic Lake State Recreation Area on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. Chris Torres/The Signal

Route fire now at 87% containment

The Los Angeles County Fire Department gave its final incident update on Saturday night, in which it announced the Route Fire was at 87% containment.   All evacuation orders have been…

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Read more about the article Saugus resident arrested on suspicion of burglary
The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station on Golden Valley Road.

Saugus resident arrested on suspicion of burglary

A Saugus resident was arrested on suspicion of burglary on Thursday, according to Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials.   According to Deputy Robert Jensen, a spokesman for the station, in…

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