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Homicide investigating death of 2-year-old 

Detectives with the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau are investigating the death of a 2-year-old Thursday morning in Skyline Ranch.    Officials with the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office

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

No injuries in morning train crash 

No injuries or transport to the hospital were reported after an early-morning freight train collided with a vehicle on the tracks Thursday, according to an official with the L.A County

10 SCV elementary schools earn state distinguished honor 

State Superintendent Tony Thurmond announced Tuesday that 10 local elementary schools were among the 336 schools selected for the state’s distinguished schools list for 2025.    Old Orchard Elementary, Meadows Elementary,

FILE PHOTO A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene.

Unconscious man transported to hospital 

L.A. County Fire Department personnel on Sunday morning transported an unconscious man suspected of being intoxicated on the northbound side of Sierra Highway near the State Route 14 freeway exit,

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Lancaster man arrested on suspicion of freeway shooting 

A 34-year-old Lancaster man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder Wednesday in relation to the freeway shooting that California Highway Patrol Newhall-area officers were investigating.    Officer Carlos Burgos-Lopez, spokesman

Mycologist Bat Vardeh shows an attendee small mushrooms growing on a dead branch at Placerita Canyon Nature Center on Sunday afternoon, March 16, 2025 Maya Morales/The Signal

Looking for fun, guys: Head outside 

Nature center hosts mushroom foraging expedition  Karen Arechiga and her friends were among the large group of people who attended a mushroom foraging hike at the Placerita Canyon Nature Center

34% hike expected for Castaic student population 

District’s projected 667-student growth spurt a result of new development  The Castaic Union School District governing board at Thursday’s meeting approved a report of the next seven-year projections of its

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Shots fired at vehicle on SR 14  

California Highway Patrol officers are investigating a report of shots fired between two vehicles on the southbound State Route 14 freeway near Golden Valley Road on Tuesday afternoon.   Officer Carlos

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies were dispatched to a report of a robbery at the Bridge to Home shelter Monday afternoon, March 17, 2025. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

Robbery reported at Bridge to Home shelter  

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies were dispatched to a report of a robbery at the Bridge to Home shelter in Newhall on Monday afternoon, according to a station official.