The courts
Driver pleads not guilty in crash
A 22-year-old man pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges he committed gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, in connection with a fatal Interstate 5 crash in November. Martin Enrique Cazares, a…
Signs indicating that businesses at Plum Commerce Center are still in operation were present during the Bouquet Canyon closure on Thursday, March 12, 2026. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal
City to host ‘Shop Local Pop-Up’ event in Bouquet Canyon
News release The city of Santa Clarita is inviting residents to shop, dine and discover local favorites during a special Shop Local Pop-Up Event on Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Bouquet Plaza (28200 Bouquet Canyon Road) and Plum Commerce…
The SCV Water logo, located in Saugus, Calif. on Jan. 27, 2025. Katherine Quezada/The Signal
Government Finance Officers Association honors SCV Water for 6th time
News release The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency announced it has received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for its annual comprehensive financial report for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2025, from the Government Finance Officers Association. …
City expands Film Incentive Program
News release The city of Santa Clarita is expanding its Film Incentive Program and launching a redesigned Film Santa Clarita website, reinforcing its ongoing commitment to supporting film and television production and keeping filming local, the city…
Santa Clarita Valley business news
CPA adds web tool for parents to check Trump account status
Children who are born from 2025 through 2028 are eligible for $1,000 if their parents or legal guardians sign them up for a Trump account. Children born between 2016 through 2024 will get…
Residential fire reported in Stevenson Ranch
L.A. County Fire Department officials did not report a suspected cause for a brief residential fire in Stevenson Ranch, but no injuries were reported. The location was a housing complex on Silver…
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft takes off for a mission during Operation Epic Fury, March 14, 2026. U.S. Air Force photo
CENTCOM: US destroyed key Iran surveillance tower in strait
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer The U.S. military has destroyed a key Iranian surveillance tower in the Strait of Hormuz that was used to monitor ships, according to a Friday statement from U.S. Central…
DHS issues funding warning to states that don’t purge voter rolls
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Friday said that states that do not purge their voter rolls of potentially ineligible voters and noncitizens could lose funding. …
President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the East Room of the White House on July 16, 2026. Saul Loeb/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
Trump: China illicitly obtained 220M US voter files
By Nathan Worcester Contributing Writer WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, in a primetime address on Wednesday, announced the declassification of information that he said reveals large-scale Chinese hacking of American voter information. “Over a period…
Firefighters made quick work of the Ida Fire in the riverbed near Magic Mountain Parkway and Bouquet Canyon Road on Friday, July 17, 2026. Katherine Quezada/The Signal
Firefighters make quick work of blaze in riverbed near businesses
By Signal Staff Los Angeles County firefighters were called to the South Fork of the Santa Clara River on Friday morning after a fire broke out in the riverbed, and…
5 Things Worth Evaluating in a Disability Aid Before Purchase
The evaluation process for a disability aid gets compressed in most purchase situations because the need driving the purchase is immediate, the options available are confusing, and the information provided…
Game-Day Guide: How NFL Fans Track Weekly Action
The NFL season changes every week with new results and exciting moments. Teams compete for wins, players chase strong performances, and unexpected outcomes can happen at any time. This constant…
John Boston | A Book Agent Who Works Out of Her Car …
So. I got scammed. Well. Nearly. I’m not out cash, but, I frittered away valuable time. They say you can’t kid a kidder. The person who said that? They’re a…
Letters to the Editor
Arthur Tom | A Lecture on Virtue
Gary Horton’s “Rise of the Village Idiots” (commentary, June 17) was well-written, and I appreciate his reference to Benjamin Franklin. Franklin is a good place to start when talking about…
Letters to the Editor
Max Morgan | Another Volley in Uniform Debate
In his letter of July 15, Rick Barker takes exception to a local bearded and ponytailed Army veteran who, by Barker’s own admission, wore a “non-approved uniform” in Santa Clarita’s…
Dan Walters | Will ‘Education Czar’ Make a Difference?
In June, after only a few minutes of discussion, both houses of the Legislature overhauled how California manages the nation’s largest public school system and nearly 6 million students. The…
Carl Kanowsky | A preview of Keplinger’s wines
Last week I had the distinct pleasure of spending an afternoon at Arrow & Branch Winery in Napa. They have some unique relationships with several other wineries. You see, besides producing…
Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, leads the press conference urging Chiquita Canyon Landfill and Waste Connections to take immediate action to help Val Verde residents in Valencia on Thursday, July 16, 2026. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal
Chiquita starts repairs, residents cry foul
Schiavo, Barger demand that landfill do more to protect residents while working to prevent catastrophic failure By Signal Staff Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo and L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger have issued a joint…
Nick Fowlkes following his win at the SCGA Amateur Championship at the Valencia Country Club. Kameron Kwong / Southern California Golf Association
‘A kid’s dream come true’ — West Ranch grad Nick Fowlkes wins SCGA Amateur
When Nick Fowlkes was playing high school golf with the West Ranch Wildcats, the Stevenson Ranch native never imagined playing golf past college was a possibility – let alone winning. But after the West Ranch graduate captured the 127th Southern California…
An L.A. County Sheriff's Department badge
Woman detained at CalArts after indecent exposure reported
A woman was detained at California Institute of the Arts after sheriff’s deputies received reports of indecent exposure, according to first responder radio dispatch traffic and a spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley…