Supervisors challenge LASD Sheriff over reinstatement

After grilling L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva about domestic violence and the gravity of firing sworn officers, three county supervisors challenged his reinstatement of a deputy fired for domestic abuse.

Motorcyclist hurt in collision with car

A motorcyclist was hurt and taken to the hospital Tuesday afternoon following a traffic collision on Golden Valley Road. The crash happened shortly after 4:35 p.m. when a motorcycle and

Chiquita Canyon Landfill to pay for monitoring

By Jim Holt Signal Senior Staff Writer County officials paying close attention to what gets dumped, and how much gets dumped, at Chiquita Canyon Landfill are getting some help monitoring

Sentencing for Newhall gang member postponed

A Newhall woman who confessed to being a member of a gang and testified at the murder trial of her ex-boyfriend has seen her sentencing date postponed yet again. Jaqueline

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McMillan leaving SCV Water board after 16 years

Long-standing local water board member Jacque McMillan is resigning and, in so doing, giving her Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency peers an opportunity to decide whether to reduce the size

SCV water directors reflect on first year

Local water officials hunkered down for two days of reflection this past weekend, reviewing what they did right this past year and finding ways to do things better. The two-day

Jury selection begins in Harvill murder trial

Jury selection began Thursday for the murder trial of a Fresno man accused of killing Kimberly Harvill, whose body was found near Gorman more than two years ago. Alex Richard

Tapia Ranch revised plan rejected

Developers of Tapia Ranch, who want to build more than 400 homes between Castaic and Tesoro del Valle, were sent back to the drawing board Thursday by regional planners who

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Church addresses pastor taking his own life

Officials at the Real Life Church are dealing with the unexpected death of one their own after learning Pastor Jim Howard took his own life Wednesday. Within a couple of

Saugus Union School District holds lockdown drills

Schools in the Saugus Union School District carried out lockdown drills Thursday morning, and administrators said they were pleased with how well the exercise unfolded. “The idea for having them

Crash kills fire captain near Sand Canyon

By Jim Holt Signal Senior Staff Writer An off-duty L.A .County firefighter was identified as the man killed in a freeway collision near Sand Canyon Road, after his Jeep crashed

Homicide detectives probe shooting death in Valencia

Homicide detectives began investigating the death of a person they suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the backyard of a Valencia home Wednesday. Shortly before 3:40 p.m., paramedics