The Los Angeles County Fire Department respond to a HAZMAT situation at a business in the Valencia Industrial Center on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Hazmat called, employees evacuated after leak at business  

Los Angeles County Fire Department Health Hazardous Materials personnel were dispatched to a business in the Valencia Industrial Center after a leak was reported and employees reported the smell of chlorine in the building Thursdayafternoon, according to

Nessa Santistevan (L) and Lucy Elderd (R) install the AED at Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry. Photo courtesy of Nessa Santistevan.

Valencia High sophomores add AED to SCV Food Pantry 

When Valencia High School sophomores Nessa Santistevan and Lucy Elderd decided on their project to help spread community awareness from their Valencia Medical Science Academy class, they quickly realized there was not enough awareness of automated external defibrillators.   Elderd said Valencia

Single-vehicle traffic collision results in one transport 

A blue Honda endured major front-end damage and one person was transported after it crashed in the No. 1 lane on Interstate 5 northbound just south of McBean Parkway on Monday morning, according to an official with the California

The mobile home sits with the damaged belongings in the front on the 20400 block of Soledad Canyon Road in Canyon Country, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

Fire victim: ‘Lost and living in a nightmare’ 

Karole Kopecky, a Canyon Country resident, was having a normal day and grabbing dinner on her way home from her second job, when her next-door-neighbor’s daughter called her saying she needed to get home immediately — because

Deputies detain suspect at gunpoint in Saugus 

A 37-year-old Saugus man was held at gunpoint after a felony traffic stop by Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies at the intersection of Urbandale Avenue and Bouquet Canyon Road in Saugus around 11:30 a.m. on Thursday,

A semi-truck involved in a traffic collision lays on its side on the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 near Vista Del Lago on Thursday morning. Screenshot courtesy of ABC7.

Big-rig collision blocks I-5 near Vista Del Lago 

A semi-truck caused lanes to be blocked for about four hours after a traffic collision in which the truck rolled onto its side on Interstate 5 near Vista Del Lago on Thursday morning, according to officials with

Valencia High School’s Two ’N Four Vocal Jazz Ensemble perform a free preview concert on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026 before they are set to go to New Orleans for the Jazz Education Conference. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Valencia choir’s jazz ensemble heads to the Big Easy 

Group set to perform at national jazz showcase in New Orleans  Valencia High School’s Two ‘N Four Vocal Jazz Ensemble performed a preview showcase of the group’s numbers at The Auditorium on Tuesday afternoon in preparation for a performance in a national

A car merges onto the northbound side of Interstate 5 on Tuesday morning, which had traffic delays following a fatal collision. Jan, 6. 2026. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Person dies in early-morning crash on I-5  

One person died after an early-morning crash involving two box trucks and one sedan on the Interstate 5 northbound just south of Magic Mountain Parkway on Tuesday morning, according to

Deputy rushed to local trauma center after collision 

A Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputy was rushed to a trauma center after a traffic collision late Saturday evening at the intersection of Tournament Road and Oak Vale Drive, according to officials with the

Carol Ballou (L) and Kim Puckett (R) show off their team colors before the Rose Bowl’s New Year's Day football game, Courtesy photo of Carol Ballou.

Next door neighbors’ football teams face off at Rose Bowl game 

Carol Ballou and Kim Puckett have been neighbors and friends for over 10 years, and it always has been positive – except when it comes to their alma maters.  Ballou went to the University of Alabama, graduating in 1983. Puckett went to Indiana

The L.A. County Department of Medical Examiner logo.

Children from fatal Christmas Day crash identified  

Los Angeles County Medical Examiner officials have identified the two minors who were pronounced dead after a fatal traffic collision on Interstate 5 near Vista Del Lago on Thursday afternoon.  Jorge Preciado, 9, and