George Whitesides | Honoring National Police Week
Each May, during National Police Week, we come together as a country to honor the courage and sacrifice of the men and women in law enforcement. This week is not…
Pilar Schiavo | Clarity for the Reactionary
Let’s be crystal clear. I just voted yes on Assembly Bill 379, along with 18 Republicans, to create a new felony that protects 16- and 17-year-olds from being bought for…
Letters to the Editor
Jayme Sun Thomas | Emergency Energy Legislation
The following is a copy of a letter to Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, and Rep. George Whitesides, D-Agua Dulce. I am Jayme Sun Thomas, wildlife photographer…
Letters to the Editor
Marilyn Chase | Preserve Old Town Newhall
I cannot imagine such a large building in Downtown Newhall. Loyd Houghton built the courthouse. His daughter Betty Pember, a friend, preserved many places of historical interest. The Kingsbury house…
Tanner Prentiss, 22
Missing UCSB student from SCV found dead in Big Bear Lake
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department reported Monday a missing U.C. Santa Barbara student from the Santa Clarita Valley was found dead in Big Bear Lake. Tanner Prentiss was identified…
Alfredo “Freddy” Flores, 51, a 22-year veteran of the department, died Apil 20, 2024, at a hospital from complications of thermal burns, nearly six months after suffering them in the Oct. 10, 2023, incident that a medical examiner listed as an “accident” on his death certificate. Courtesy
Family of deputy who died at Pitchess files lawsuit
The family of a deputy who died last year from burn injuries sustained in an October 2023 explosion at Pitchess Detention Center announced Monday a wrongful death and civil rights…
Photo of Justin Gant. Courtesy of Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Deputies seeking help in locating missing Santa Clarita man
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is seeking the public’s help in locating a missing man, Justin Gant, last contacted on Thursday. Gant, 38, is described as white male, 5…
Authorities respond to reports of an overturned vehicle at the intersection of Avenue Scott and Avenue Stanford in Valencia on Monday. Lucas Nava/The Signal
Vehicle overturns on Avenue Stanford
First responders arrived at the scene of an overturned vehicle at the intersection of Avenue Scott and Avenue Stanford in Valencia on Monday afternoon, according to the Santa Clarita Valley…
Deputies: Woman arrested on suspicion of DUI causing an injury
A 23-year-old North Hills woman was arrested on suspicion of a DUI causing an injury on Monday at 2:45 a.m. on Golden Valley Road and Via Princessa, according to Deputy…
Man arrested on suspicion of criminal threats, battery after threatening a family
A 74-year-old man from Valencia was arrested on suspicion of criminal threats and battery around noon Saturday at the 25400 block of Town Center Drive in Valencia, according to Deputy…
The courts
Judge hears arguments in deal for deputy
Judge Stephen V. Willson heard arguments from the plaintiffs, defense and victim in the case of a Valencia man convicted for deprivation of rights under the color of law over…
The badge for a California Highway Patrol officer
CHP: Man arrested on suspicion of hit and run after allegedly forcing vehicle off highway
California Highway Patrol officers tracked down and arrested a 52-year-old Los Angeles man on Friday on suspicion of felony hit and run after he allegedly forced a vehicle carrying a…
Second traffic collision on Whites Canyon Road, Ashboro Drive in matter of days
A woman was extricated from her vehicle and detained by sheriff’s deputies after a single-vehicle traffic collision on Whites Canyon Road and Ashboro Drive in the early hours of Sunday…
A man was arrested on suspicion of vandalism of $400 or more and arson on property at the Habebe Cafe and Hookah Lounge on Saturday night, Monday, May 19, 2025. Kamryn Martell/The Signal
Deputies: Man arrested on suspicion of arson, vandalism
A 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of arson of property and vandalism costing $400 or more on the 31500 block of Castaic Road on Saturday night, according to Deputy…
FILE PHOTO A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
UPDATE: Off-duty deputy killed, 3 hurt, in San Francisquito Canyon Road Crash
California Highway Patrol officers are investigating a multicar crash on a rural road in Saugus that resulted the death of a 21-year-old sheriff’s deputy Monday afternoon, according to CHP and…
FILE
Assembly passes child protection bill after outcry, restores felony provision
Compiled from CalMatters reports and news releases In the state Legislature, an open rebellion sometimes does wonders. On May 1, Assemblywoman Maggy Krell, a first-year Sacramento Democrat, publicly defied…
President Joe Biden in Washington, on Nov. 7, 2024. Photo by Madalina Vasiliu.
White House voices confidence in government doctors after Biden cancer diagnosis
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the administration is voicing confidence in the White House Medical Unit and professionals at Walter Reed National Military Medical…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters outside the White House in Washington on April 9, 2025. Photo by Travis Gillmore.
Bessent warns tariffs will go back up for nations that do not negotiate in ‘good faith’
By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that reciprocal tariffs could return to the levels set by President Donald Trump on April 2 if trading partners…
Saugus' Zackery Seeley (18) runs to third base during the sixth inning of the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 4 playoff game against Da Vinci at Saugus High School on Friday, May 16, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal
Seely’s 2 homers send Saugus baseball to second round of playoffs
SCV playoff baseball roundup: West Ranch, Castaic, Valencia, Trinity all join Saugus in moving on to second round Saugus High School junior Zack Seeley knew where the ball was going…
New Orleans jailbreak: FBI increases reward to $10,000 per escapee
By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer The FBI said on Sunday that it has increased the reward for information leading to the arrests of seven inmates who remain at large after escaping…
