Kathryn Barger, L.A. County 5th District Supervisor, speaks to the crowd during the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce's 15th Annual State of the County at the Hyatt Regency Valencia on Thursday, June 6. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

County to take first look at budget plan  

L.A. County officials Monday offered their first look at the $47.9 billion budget for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1.  The county’s Board of Supervisors is scheduled Tuesday

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DA: No charge in ‘dispute between 2 neighbors’ 

The L.A. County District Attorney’s Office said Friday prosecutors were not filing charges from a criminal threat investigation into a February incident alleged between neighbors of a Canyon Country apartment

Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna spoke at a press conference on Wednesday, streamed live via Facebook, to highlight the Sheriff's Department's progress after his first year in charge. Screenshot.

Council sends letter of support to LASD  

The Santa Clarita City Council authorized a five-person letter as a call to the L.A. County Board of Supervisors “encouraging them to make investments in enhancing retention and strengthening recruitment

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Deputies recover SUV near Westridge thefts 

Local detectives credited a neighborhood watch “on high alert” in Westridge with helping them seize and search a BMW left not far from where “numerous high-value residential burglaries” have happened

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Deputy-assault suspect due back in court  

A Hollywood parolee who’s been in jail since his arrest on suspicion of assaulting an officer on Plum Canyon Road in October 2023 has been cleared to stand trial, per

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Theft suspects face hearing next week 

A preliminary hearing for a couple accused in a string of thefts, including incidents aimed at retailers like Target, is scheduled for next week, according to court records.  Santa Clarita

Senior home makes appearance in bankruptcy court 

Two active wage-fraud claims, a wrongful termination suit, a recently settled wrongful-death lawsuit and two pending elder-abuse complaints are among the legal problems facing a local senior living home.  Legal

Diez promoted to lead North Patrol Division  

After five years at the helm of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, its longest-serving captain, Cmdr. Justin Diez has now been promoted to lead five stations for the Sheriff’s

Santa Clarita surpasses prepandemic job levels 

The latest numbers from California’s Employment Development Department indicate the number of local jobs dipped in February, but Santa Clarita remains above its prepandemic levels, just over five years after