A photo of Patty and Genry Ortiz. Photo courtesy of the GoFundMe page.

Fatal crash under investigation, GoFundMe set up 

A fatal crash involving three vehicles resulted in a married couple being killed at Newhall Ranch Road and Bouquet Canyon Road on Friday evening, according to Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials. 

Flowers and a hockey stick were placed near the entrance of The Cube in Valencia after members of a girls hockey team were involved in a crash in Colorado that killed the father of one of the girls on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

SCV girls hockey team involved in fatal Colorado crash, driver dies

A Sprinter van carrying members of a Santa Clarita Valley-based girls hockey team was involved in a fatal three-vehicle crash with a snowplow that killed a team member’s father on Interstate 70 in Colorado on Thursday morning, according to Colorado State Patrol officials and

Amber Alert Jan. 29, 2026

Amber Alert issued for child abduction in SCV

An Amber Alert has been issued for two children who were abducted by their mother Wednesday in Santa Clarita, according to the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department.  Officials with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station said the

Christina Dronen (C, holding scissors) cuts the ribbon at the Finally Family Homes Oasis Resource Center ribbon cutting in Newhall, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

Finally Family Homes opens an ‘Oasis’ in Newhall 

Finally Family Homes has opened its “Oasis Resource Center” in Newhall for young adults ages 18-26 who are aging out of the foster care system or facing homelessness.  Christina Dronen, founder of the nonprofit Finally Family Homes, began the

Coyotes are seen out-and-about because of mating season. Signal file photo.

Mating season is here for coyotes 

Santa Clarita residents have reported that they have been seeing coyotes out-and-about recently, even in broad daylight. That is because it is the coyotes’ mating season.  California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Newhall shooting under investigation 

A suspect is at large after a reported shooting around midnight on Valle Del Oro in Newhall, according to an official with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.  Deputies responded to the area at

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Person dies after hit-and-run in Castaic 

A person has died after being struck by a semi-truck on the northbound off-ramp of Lake Hughes Road in Castaic on Wednesday morning, according to an official with the California Highway

‘Shalom and Solidarity’ scheduled for Sunday 

Santa Clarita Valley Jewish Community and Friends are scheduled Sunday to host an event with vendors, a kids’ carnival, keynote speakers, a mental health expert and resources.   The event is scheduled noon to 4 p.m. at The Centre,

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