One charged in Creekview Park robberies 

The L.A. County District Attorney’s Office is bringing a pair of charges against an 18-year-old Newhall man accused of meeting people online for purchases and then robbing them at a

Planning OKs new objective design standards 

The city of Santa Clarita on Tuesday took the first step in adopting new rules for planners, with the Planning Commission’s approval of objective design standards, or ODS.  City planners

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CPUC alerts landline customers 

AT&T is planning to end its “legacy voice service,” also known as “landlines,” which has prompted some concern in the past from Santa Clarita Valley customers, particularly those in rural areas, or places

Planning Commission irked by Belcaro schedule 

Several members of the Planning Commission expressed concern Tuesday about the discussion of the Belcaro of Sand Canyon project at City Hall, questioning why the meeting was held the same day a more-than-7,000-page report on the project was

Spectrum offers reward in ‘criminal attack’ 

A service outage at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station was part of a “criminal attack that happened this morning near Santa Clarita,” according to an email Tuesday from a Spectrum

County OKs $3M settlement in deputy assault 

More than three years after a police-brutality incident resulted in a four-month jail sentence for a Lancaster sheriff’s deputy from Valencia, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $3 million settlement for

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Temps to rise through Friday  

L.A. County Public Health officials warned that temperatures are on the rise throughout the county this week, passing along a heat advisory from the National Weather Service.  Lisa Phillips, NWS meteorologist, said

Road crews will be working on the north shoulder between McBean Parkway and the mall entrance through October, as part of a capacity improvement project. Courtesy image.

City announces night-time roadwork near mall 

The city announced Monday that night-time road work is under way to increase capacity at one of its busier intersections.  Starting 8:30 p.m. Monday, road crews will be working on

Planners to discuss city design standards  

The Santa Clarita Planning Commission is once again scheduled Tuesday to take up a discussion of objective design standards, which planners consider a critical way for the city to maintain its distinctive

Bill aimed at ‘elderly’ parole law moves on 

A Senate bill aimed at raising the state’s parole-eligibility requirements for “elderly” inmates unanimously passed the Assembly’s Public Safety Committee, according to a statement Wednesday from Sen. Brian Jones, R-San

Community still awaiting word on Cemex hearing 

In December, the courts told state regulators they can make Cemex re-notice its water rights application to use the Santa Clara River for a 56-million-ton sand-and-gravel mine in Soledad Canyon.   Since then, Cemex has

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DA declines to file assault allegation  

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office cited insufficient evidence in its refusal to file formal charges this week regarding an alleged sexual assault that occurred Tuesday evening, according to a Sheriff’s Department official.   Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s

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Newhall service call leads to Valencia drug bust 

A Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputy’s call for service involving a motorist slumped over his steering wheel led to a drug seizure and arrest at a Valencia home, according to L.A.

LA County Sheriff's Department deputies at the scene of an officer-involved shooting investigation Friday on Parker Road in Castaic. Katherine Quezada/ The Signal

Trial scheduled for suspect in Castaic shooting 

A domestic-violence suspect shot by a Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputy during an Oct. 11, 2024, incident about 2 miles from Castaic High School could go to trial this summer, according to L.A.