A big rig shears a fire hydrant at the 23400 block of west Lyons Avenue near Apple Street on Monday evening. Photo courtesy of Cary Quashin.

Big rig shears fire hydrant 

A fire hydrant was sheared when a semi-truck trailer hit it trying to make a turn on the 23400 block of west Lyons Avenue near Apple Street on Monday evening, according to an official with Santa Clarita Valley

Alice Sumner celebrates her 101st birthday. Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Tucker.

Alice Sumner celebrates her 101st year of life 

When Alice Sumner was 20, she moved to the United States with her siblings and parents in April 1945 after being in the Philippines when the Japanese took over the area during World War II.  Sumner is

Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel works to extinguish a chimney fire on the 26000 block of Moreno Drive in Valencia, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2025. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

Firefighters make short work of chimney fire 

First responders were quick to extinguish a chimney fire on the 26000 block of Moreno Drive in the early hours of Sunday evening.  Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel were

Child airlifted after bike incident 

At least one child was transported by helicopter after reportedly getting hit by a dirt bike on Pettinger Canyon Road and Haskell Canyon Road on Sunday afternoon, according to radio dispatch traffic.  PulsePoint

CHP: Castaic pursuit ends near Verdugo Avenue 

A suspect was detained after a pursuit that started on Interstate 5 near Vista Del Lago and ended near Verdugo Avenue in Burbank in the early hours of Sunday morning, according

California Highway Patrol officers engage with one of the cars after the pursuit on State Route 14 near Soledad Canyon Road. Signal file photo.

CHP: 2 people detained after pursuit 

Two people were detained after a pursuit that ended in a single-vehicle traffic collision on State Route 14 near Soledad Canyon Road on Saturday evening, according to California Highway Patrol Traffic Management.  Officers on

Mayor Laurene Weste, City Council members, local dignitaries and other local leaders gathered for the groundbreaking of Via Princessa Park at the Via Princessa Metrolink Station on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

City breaks ground on Via Princessa Park 

The city of Santa Clarita hosted a groundbreaking for its 41st park, “Via Princessa Park,” right near the Metrolink station in Canyon Country on Thursday morning.  Local dignitaries and the City Council were in attendance to commemorate the

CHP: Daytona Beach man arrested on suspicion of murder 

A 34-year-old man from Daytona Beach, Florida, was arrested on suspicion of murder after the U.S. Marshals Service placed him under arrest for the warrant and informed California Highway Patrol Newhall-area officers of the arrest on Wednesday, according to an

An SUV crashed into a wall at the intersection of Seco Canyon Road and Coral Way, causing a power outage in the Saugus neighborhood on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Collision causes power outage in Saugus 

A man was transported after hitting a fire hydrant and power line pole, causing a power outage at the intersection of Coral Way and Seco Canyon Road near Hazel Street on Thursday afternoon, according to officials

2-vehicle collision results in one arrest  

A two-vehicle traffic collision is under investigation after an arrest was made in the early hours of Sunday morning on State Route 14 at Sand Canyon Road, according to officials with California Highway Patrol Traffic

Victim accidentally shoots himself with gun  

A man was transported to Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital after accidentally shooting himself with a gun on the 31500 block of Castaic Road on Saturday night, according to officials with the

Shirley O'Connell poses with a birthday banner at her home at Atria Senior Living in Newhall, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

Shirley O’Connell is ‘104 and Fabulous’ 

Already a few days into age 104, Shirley O’Connell is as full of life as ever. As she celebrated, she wore a birthday tiara and a sash that said “104 and Fabulous,” and