Sheriff looks to PR firm for hiring help 

  The L.A. County Board of Supervisors is looking at spending up to $1.5 million over the next few years to help address a department-wide staffing shortage in the Sheriff’s

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

County fire handles roadside blaze in Newhall 

 By Signal Staff  L.A. County firefighters extinguished a quarter-acre brush fire Monday evening in Newhall, according to officials.   No injuries were reported and no structures were threatened by the blaze,

Teens reach terms in lawsuit against L.A. County 

Los Angeles County has reached as-yet-undisclosed settlement terms with three teens who sued alleging their civil rights were violated when they were held at gunpoint after bystanders called 911 and

VIA, Wilk host annual State of the State 

State Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, hosted an informal question-and-answer session with the local business community Friday as the Valley Industry Association hosted its annual State of the State event

Officials with the Oak Tree Gun Club restricted access to the location Wednesday after a report of a shooting. Dan Watson/ The Signal

Coroner IDs man who died at gun club 

  Medical examiners of the L.A. County Coroner’s Office identified the man who died in a shooting Tuesday from what’s been reported as a self-inflicted gunshot wound.  Abel Valderrama Centeno,

Officials with the Oak Tree Gun Club restricted access to the location Wednesday after a report of a shooting. Dan Watson/ The Signal

Fatal shooting under investigation at gun club 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies responded to a report of a shooting Wednesday afternoon at Oak Tree Gun Club that’s now part of a death investigation, according to station