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City planners discuss affordable housing plans  

City planners are reviewing plans for a 287-unit affordable housing development on several parcels at the corner of Sierra Highway and Newhall Avenue, according to city records.  The project was discussed Dec. 4

‘Saugus Restaurant’ opens for business 

There were some familiar faces but a new name as the Saugus Restaurant opened up at 5 a.m. Monday for business, inside the home of the Original Saugus Cafe.  The Original Saugus

Community groups host Day of Service  

School was out Monday at Sierra Vista Junior High School for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but there were plenty of lessons available next door at the Santa Clarita Valley Boys & Girls Club.  

Crash causes power outage in Canyon Country  

A Canyon Country traffic collision shortly after midnight Monday left resulted a fire, a power outage and an arrest, according to Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials.  City officials reported

SCV Water to talk management plan with city  

The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency is continuing public outreach Tuesday over the Urban Water Management Plan, the five-year strategy the agency uses to manage local water need and supply.   The agency

Belcaro developer to offer virtual tour 

The Santa Clarita Planning Commission is scheduled to receive a virtual tour Tuesday at City Hall for the first public look at the Belcaro at Sand Canyon project.  The plan has been

One arrested after report of illegal filming at mall 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies arrested a Canyon Country man on suspicion he was illegally filming women without their consent — allegedly through the use of a camera on his shoes.  Stephen Martin,

Kaiser to pay $556M over allegations of false claims 

The Department of Justice announced a more than half-billion-dollar settlement with Kaiser Permanente over claims the health care provider submitted false diagnosis codes for Medicare Advantage Plan customers in order

Firefighters echo residents’ battery-storage concerns 

  The L.A. County Fire Department refrained from commenting this week about a firefighter union’s concerns over how, why and where the county approves battery-energy storage systems, or BESS facilities.  Firefighters Local 1014,

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State Route 14 crash slows traffic 

California Highway Patrol officers responded to a crash Thursday afternoon in the northbound lanes of State Route 14, south of Placerita Canyon Road, according to L.A. County Fire Department.  L.A. County Fire officials said medical units were dispatched

One more pleads guilty in crime-tourism ring 

A suspect in an international crime-tourism ring, believed to be orchestrated by a Sand Canyon couple, has pleaded guilty, according to federal records available online.  Miguel Angel Barajas, 59, of Northridge,

Authorities investigate reports of a shooting on the 22200 block of Park Street in Newhall on Tuesday. Signal Staff photo.

Suspect sought in Creekview Park shooting 

The investigative record from a bedside interview at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital offers another glimpse at the difficulty in investigating gang-related crimes, according to court records obtained by The Signal.  

Deputies raid Newhall smoke shop 

A smoke shop given a special permit by the Planning Commission as a “test case” to expand its “tobacco paraphernalia” offerings is now under investigation for illegal sales of marijuana, mushrooms and nitrous oxide, according

Signs on three consecutive lawns along Woodside Drive on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, calling for the cancellation of a planned detour that will route drivers away from Bouquet Canyon Road for 11 months.

City promises Benz Road access for residents 

In response to continued concern about Bouquet Canyon Road’s pending closure, city of Santa Clarita officials announced another potential change in the plan Tuesday: local access for Benz Road residents.  

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Santa Clarita man pleads no contest to rape charge 

A 20-year-old Santa Clarita warehouse worker is expected to receive a three-year sentence in state prison after pleading no contest Thursday to one count of sexual assault.   De’Angelo Lee Rivera

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Man arrested after fight in Newhall parking lot 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies arrested a man on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon last month after he was accused of running over another man after a dispute about

Newhall parking lots on closed-session agenda  

The city of Santa Clarita is once again negotiating with Serrano Development, this time in closed session about property previously identified for a parking structure at the south end of Main Street. 

DA reports millions in theft from Painted Turtle 

A Porter Ranch man stands charged with embezzling millions from a Lake Hughes camp that helps children with chronic and life-threatening medical conditions.  The complaint filed by L.A. County District Attorney Nathan Hochman accuses