House fire leaves questions in aftermath 

Questions remain unanswered following a residential fire that destroyed a single-family home in Canyon Country on Saturday after a person reportedly set the house on fire, according to officials.   Numerous first responders among different agencies, including the Los Angeles County Fire Department

Corrections bus transporting inmates involved in collision  

Four vehicles, including a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation bus transporting inmates and a working California Department of Transportation vehicle, were involved in a crash on Interstate 5 on Monday morning.   The California Highway Patrol was dispatched to a traffic collision at 11:21 a.m.

Lights and holiday cheer 

Siblings Cade and Tate Sturdyvin, joined by their grandparents, paused to admire something from afar before heading to an evening outing with the rest of their family.  They pointed upward, as if gazing

Hart district chooses board officers for 2026 

The William S. Hart Union High School District governing board chose Joe Messina to take the helm as the 2026 board president in a unanimous vote during Wednesday’s organizational meeting.  Board member Aakash Ahuja motioned the approval and board

Photos: ‘Cookies with Santa’

The NorthPark Community Church held its annual Cookies with Santa on Saturday welcoming the community to a day of arts and crafts, food, and a chance to greet and take

Lancaster man ID as person found dead in Newhall 

The investigation continues into the circumstances of the death of a 26-year-old man found down an embankment on Wednesday in Newhall, and L.A. County Sheriff’s Department officials are asking for the public’s help.   Angel Negrete, 26, of Lancaster, was identified as the man found unconscious down

Trailer carrying 6,900 gallons of fuel overturns in Sand Canyon  

A trailer carrying 6,900 gallons of fuel overturned near the northbound State Route 14 on-ramp at Sand Canyon Road, causing a hard closure in the area on Friday, according to a California Highway Patrol Newhall-area Office official.   The incident was first reported at approximately 9:26 a.m., said Carlos Burgos-Lopez, a spokesman for the CHP

FILE PHOTO A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Bicyclist transported following collision  

At least one person was transported to the hospital in unknown condition following a traffic collision involving a bicyclist in Newhall on Thursday afternoon, according to officials.   The incident was reported as a collision involving a pedestrian and was reported on the

Boston releases sequel to ‘Naked Came the Sasquatch’ 

Local author and Signal columnist John Boston has released the long-awaited sequel of his 1992 novel “Naked Came the Sasquatch,” available for purchase through his own publishing company John Boston Books.   The sequel, titled “Naked Came the Novelist,” is part of a planned 15-book series and is centered

Photos: Holiday Boutique

The American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Santa Clarita Valley held its annual Holiday Boutique on Saturday at the Santa Clarita United Methodist Church in Saugus. Shoppers were met

MESA Program Director Amy Foote (left) shows COC Trustee Edel Alonso the “MESA Student Highlights” wall during the MESA Program’s 25th anniversary celebration in the Aliso Courtyard of the College of the Canyons campus on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

COC’s MESA program celebrates 25 years 

The College of the Canyons Mathematics, Engineering, Science, Achievement Program celebrated its 25-year anniversary of streamlining students toward academic success on Tuesday in the Aliso Courtyard.   Students, faculty, professors and governing board members were among those present to celebrate over

A self-driving Waymo vehicle awaits passengers in Los Angeles on July 1, 2025. Photo by John Fredricks.

Waymo to perform tests in SCV  

Self-driving cars are making their way into the Santa Clarita Valley in Waymo’s effort to expand into other parts of Southern California.   According to the Department of Motor Vehicles, Waymo was approved in new