Bill Schonhorst poses with his chuckwagon at the 30th annual Cowboy Festival in Newhall, Calif., Sunday, April 19, 2026. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

Chuckwagon travels through time at Cowboy Festival 

Bill Schonhorst has had his chuckwagon for about 15 years after he bought it from a friend.  A chuckwagon, according to Schonhorst, has its roots in ranching and is like a pickup truck today.  “Well, they start out as a farm wagon on the

A California Highway Patrol officer successfully deploys a spike strip to disable a reportedly stolen work struck involved in a pursuit that started Thursday in Sylmar and passed through the Santa Clarita Valley before ending near Rosamond in the Antelope Valley. Screenshot from video by Eyad Alawi/KNN, for The Signal.

Pursuit begins in Sylmar, passes through SCV on SR-14 

California Highway Patrol Newhall-area officers participated in a pursuit of a reportedly stolen work truck Thursday that began in Sylmar and passed through the Santa Clarita Valley to the Antelope Valley, according to the

A small brush fire was quickly extinguished at the 31400 block of Castaic Road in Castaic, Calif., Thursday, April 16, 2026. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

Grass fire extinguished in minutes 

A small 10-foot-by-10-foot grass fire was quickly extinguished by a fire extinguisher on the 31400 block of Castaic Road on Thursday morning, according to an official with the Los Angeles County

Driver involved in hit-and-run nowhere to be found 

A silver Toyota Tacoma hit a light pole in the early hours of Wednesday morning near the Newhall Avenue offramp by the State Route 14 freeway, according to officials with the Santa Clarita Valley

Screenshot from video by Austin Dave/KNN/For The Signal.

Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run identified  

Officials with the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner have identified the man who was killed in a hit-and-run on Magic Mountain Parkway and Tourney Road on Friday evening.  Dion Mumphery, 39, a transient, has

Portrait of Rick Patterson. Signal file photo

Longtime local lawyer Rick Patterson dies  

Rick Patterson, founding partner of Owen, Patterson & Owen Injury Lawyers, has died, according to an announcement posted on the firm’s social media.  Patterson was well-known in the community for his support

The badge for a California Highway Patrol officer

Man dies at hospital after incident on SR-14 

A man was pronounced dead at the hospital after the California Highway Parol’s L.A. County Communications Center broadcasted a call of a vehicle facing sideways in the HOV lane on the southbound State Route 14

Deputies: Man, woman arrested on suspicion of burglary 

A 25-year-old Lancaster man and 28-year-old Rosamond woman were arrested on suspicion of burglary after a Feb.15 incident at a business on the 25000 block of Avenue Stanford in Valencia, according to an official with the Santa

Deputies: Attempted robbery suspects at large 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies responded to the 17800 block of Chelsea Way in Canyon Country around 2 p.m. on Monday after receiving calls regarding a possible burglary/assault with a deadly weapon,