What to Know Before Choosing a Gulf Coast Injury Law Firm
After a serious accident, the legal questions often arrive at the same time as medical bills, missed work, insurance calls, and uncertainty about what happens next. A person may know…
Deputies: Man, woman arrested on suspicion of multiple charges
A man and woman were arrested on suspicion of multiple charges after an argument on the 25000 block of Avenida Balita in Newhall on Saturday, according to an official with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s…
Deputies: Man arrested on suspicion of elder abuse
A 46-year-old Valencia man arrested on suspicion of elder abuse after he left an elderly, gravely disabled woman inside a vehicle at the Costco in Canyon Country on Sunday, according to officials with the…
Jonathan Kraut | An Affront to the Dignity of Our Shared History
On June 19, former U.S. Olympian David Hearn was arrested for “vandalizing” the D.C. Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. He admitted to touching a piece of the floating coating that had…
Andrew Taban | Pausing, getting back to what matters most
Hello reader, and happy August! I hope you're surviving this incredible heat right now. It's been rough, almost like there really is climate change, which, you know, there is. For…
Letters to the Editor
Arthur Saginian | No Saving Necessary
To Andrew Taban (Letters, July 7), our country doesn't need saving (any more than our planet needs saving) so please stop talking like it does, and that people like yourself…
Letters to the Editor
Gerald Staack | How to Define Freedom
Freedom is generally defined as having the liberty to achieve one's dreams. Wanting the liberty FOR something is called positive liberty. Wanting freedom, the liberty FROM government interference, is defined…
Jackie the bald eagle. Photo courtesy of Ojai Raptor Center.
Jackie, famed Big Bear bald eagle, dies
Jackie, the bald eagle who won the hearts of nest watchers throughout Southern California and beyond, has died. The Ojai Raptor Center announced that the famed eagle had died Monday morning…
Update: City Council races shape up
Andrea Zito is not a candidate in District 4; Peter Yahiayan qualified for the District 4 race The deadline to file for the Santa Clarita City Council election passed Friday,…
The SCV Water logo, located in Saugus, Calif. on Jan. 27, 2025. Katherine Quezada/The Signal
SCV Water appoints Steve Cole as general manager
News release Effective Aug. 1, the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency board of directors appointed Steve Cole as general manager following the retirement of Matt Stone. As general manager, Cole oversees agency operations to ensure reliable delivery and effective management of its water supplies for the Santa Clarita…
First responders were dispatched to an assault with a deadly weapon at the intersection of Baywood Lane and McBean Parkway, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025. Kamryn Martell/The Signal
Road-rage suspect takes plea deal
A 2025 Valencia road-rage incident with a knife that was caught on video and shared on social media led to a conditional plea deal at the San Fernando Courthouse, according to…
Deputies: Man arrested on suspicion of multiple charges
An 18-year-old Oxnard man was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence, robbery, criminal threats and false imprisonment on the 17000 block of Soledad Canyon Road in Canyon Country on Friday night, according to…
The badge for a California Highway Patrol officer
CHP: Man in custody after pursuit
A man was detained after a pursuit resulted in a traffic collision just north of State Route 14 on Monday morning, according to officials with the California Highway Patrol Newhall-area Office. At…
CHP: Man arrested on suspicion of DUI causing injury
A 73-year-old Santa Clarita man was arrested on suspicion of DUI causing injury after a traffic collision on Vasquez Canyon Road south of Bouquet Canyon Road on Sunday evening, according to an official…
The Santa Clarita Community College District has been awarded $728,226 through the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Rebuilding Nursing Infrastructure Grant Program. Courtesy photo.
COC receives $728K Rebuilding Nursing Infrastructure grant
News release The Santa Clarita Community College District has been awarded $728,226 through the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Rebuilding Nursing Infrastructure Grant Program, reinforcing the college’s commitment to addressing…
The Tasha Fire blazes through Sierra Highway and Neeham Ranch Parkway on Saturday evening. Signal Staff/The Signal
‘Tasha’ fire knocked down, fires near SCV almost contained
Multiple fires in and around the Santa Clarita Valley were nearing the end as of Monday afternoon, according to the Watch Duty app and L.A. County Fire Department personnel. The Tasha fire near Sierra Highway south of Needham…
First responders go to a home on the 27000 block of Attwell Lane, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. Kamryn Martell/The Signal
Homicide detectives investigate death at Five Knolls, victim identified
The typically quiet neighborhood, Five Knolls, was shaken when multiple Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies rolled up to a home on the 27000 block of Attwell Lane for a…
A Relocation Checklist for New Hires Moving to San Jose
Starting a new job is exciting enough on its own. Add a cross-city or cross-country move into the mix, and the logistics can quickly feel overwhelming. If you have accepted…
What an interstate move into Houston actually involves
Here is where the migration statistics turn into a logistics problem for the people actually making the move. An interstate relocation is a different undertaking than moving across town, and…
U.S. Air Force airmen secure the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon Instrumented Measurement Vehicle 2 as it is loaded under the wing of a B-52H Stratofortress at Edwards Air Force Base on Aug. 6, 2020. Giancarlo Casem/U.S. Air Force
Pentagon asks manufacturers for plans to boost weapons production
By Melanie Sun Contributing Writer The Pentagon is pushing ahead with rebuilding the defense industrial base by asking weapons manufacturers to share plans for how they will increase weapons production and…