Read more about the article Two transported to hospital after tractor trailer strikes parked vehicle  
Two people were transported to a local hospital in unknown condition after a tractor trailer struck a parked vehicle on State Route 14 in the early hours of Saturday morning, according to officials.  Oscar Sol/ For The Signal

Two transported to hospital after tractor trailer strikes parked vehicle  

Two people were transported to a local hospital in unknown condition after a tractor trailer struck a parked vehicle on State Route 14 in the early hours of Saturday morning,…

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Read more about the article Deputies: Escaped prisoner apprehended 
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Deputies: Escaped prisoner apprehended 

A Palmdale prisoner escaped early Saturday morning while being transported southbound on Highway 14, and was later apprehended at around 5:30 a.m., according to Palmdale Sheriff’s Station Deputy Michael Rathbun.  …

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Read more about the article Weitzeil snags fifth Olympic medal 
Abbey Weitzeil starts the 100 backstroke on Thursday. Dan Watson / Signal File Photo

Weitzeil snags fifth Olympic medal 

Saugus alumna Abbey Weitzeil secured her fifth Olympic medal on Saturday after Team USA’s second-place finish in the women’s 400-meter freestyle relay in the Olympic Games in Paris.  The Team…

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Read more about the article Building a vision: Van Hook’s tenure at COC results in elevation of college, state 
Chancellor Dianne Van Hook gave her speech during the Vision 2030 meeting. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Building a vision: Van Hook’s tenure at COC results in elevation of college, state 

When Dianne Van Hook officially became chancellor of College of the Canyons on July 1, 1988, she became just the fourth leader of the college and the first woman to…

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Faces of the SCV: Santa Clarita native keeps big-band music alive 

David Weston As a kid, Newhall resident David Weston would ride his bike from his home in the old Bonelli tract of Saugus all the way to Newhall to spend…

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Read more about the article Santa Clarita scribe takes step in the ‘write’ direction 
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Santa Clarita scribe takes step in the ‘write’ direction 

If the Green Bay Packers lost the Super Bowl, he’d stay home in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. But if they won, he’d move over 2,000 miles away to Los Angeles in pursuit…

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Read more about the article Photos: Trailer fire causes road closure
A trailer fire that broke out on Friday afternoon left commuters in traffic on the 24000 block of West Copper Hill Drive in Valencia. Oscar Sol/ For the Signal

Photos: Trailer fire causes road closure

A trailer fire that broke out on Friday afternoon left commuters in traffic on the 24000 block of West Copper Hill Drive in Valencia.  Firefighters with the Los Angeles County…

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Read more about the article Court records: Deputy bitten; woman taken to Olive View after disturbance  
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Court records: Deputy bitten; woman taken to Olive View after disturbance  

A Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station deputy was attacked while trying to perform a welfare check on a mentally ill woman during a disturbance call at a Newhall gas station…

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Read more about the article Brushfire breaks out on Via Princessa 
A helicopter assists firefighters on the ground by dropping water onto a brush fire between Via Princessa and Highway 14 in Canyon Country. 072624 Photo courtesy of Jordan Issa.

Brushfire breaks out on Via Princessa 

A vegetation fire broke out Friday afternoon between Via Princessa and Highway 14, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesperson Luis Garcia.  Garcia said that firefighters were dispatched at around…

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Read more about the article Athletes descend on Paris for historical Olympic ceremony 
Delegations arrive at the Trocadero during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024. Pool photo by Loic Venence/AFP via Getty Images 

Athletes descend on Paris for historical Olympic ceremony 

By Todd Karpovich Contributing Writer  Eighty-five boats carrying thousands representing 206 countries traveled along the Seine River, officially opening the 2024 Olympics in Paris on Friday.  There was also a parade…

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Read more about the article SCV sheriff’s deputy part of cohort at Paris Olympics 
A group of Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies in Paris to help with the Paris Olympics. Photo courtesy of LASD.

SCV sheriff’s deputy part of cohort at Paris Olympics 

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department sent a group of sheriff’s deputies to Paris this week to help with the 2024 Paris Games and learn what will be needed when…

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