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Murder suspect headed back to criminal court 

Criminal proceedings were reinstated against a San Fernando Valley man accused in the shooting death of a College of the Canyons student last year.  Grigor Hovsepyan, a 23-year-old Granada Hills

City expands scope for first responder statue  

The city of Santa Clarita expanded the scope and budget for a series of statues proposed to honor first responders in front of the city’s Santa Clarita Sports Complex.  The proposal brought

Edison conducting pole replacement near Circle J 

If you noticed something in the sky over Circle J Ranch over the past couple of weeks, it’s possible it wasn’t a bird or a plane: It might have just been Southern California Edison.   A spokeswoman for

Santa Clarita City Council to choose mayor 

If tradition holds, the Santa Clarita City Council on Tuesday is expected to once again name Santa Clarita Mayor Pro Tem Laurene Weste as mayor.  In addition to currently holding

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Local hate crime reports decline 

  L.A. County’s Human Relations Commission released its 2024 Report on Hate Crime last week, with the countywide numbers remaining well above historic levels, despite a 1% year-over-year decrease.  The

DA charges suspect in fatal crash 

The L.A. County District Attorney’s Office filed one felony count and a serious-felony special allegation in an alleged DUI crash that led to a 60-year-old man’s death last month.  Martin

Cemex headed for public showdown over water rights 

.  California’s 2nd District Court of Appeals dealt Cemex a blow and handed Santa Clarita an opportunity this week, in a long-running battle over sand-and-gravel mining rights in Soledad Canyon. 

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CHP officers seize drugs, gun after pursuit 

A California Highway Patrol investigation into speeding and unsafe lane changes on Highway 14 yielded drugs and a handgun after a man crashed and fled on foot in October, according

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station deputies look for evidence after a shooting on the 22200 block of Park Street in Newhall, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. Signal Staff/The Signal

LASD: Teen arrested with gun in Newhall 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies patrolling an apartment complex frequented by a “generational street gang” arrested a teen on suspicion of drug and gun charges, seizing several weapons from

Santa Clarita City Hall

Planning upholds denial of self-storage next to Aldi 

A property owner’s request was denied unanimously amid concerns about “spot-zoning” for a proposed change to Santa Clarita’s Lyons Avenue corridor plan, during a city Planning Commission hearing Tuesday at

Murder suspect held without bail  

L.A. County Superior Court Judge Pamela T. Usher ordered the suspect to remain held without bail Monday for his trial in the February homicide of a California Institute of the

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Pursuit suspect charged with 2 felonies 

A Palmdale man is due back in court in January for a hearing on felony charges for his alleged involvement in a high-speed pursuit with California Highway Patrol officers that

Burglars hit restaurants over Thanksgiving weekend 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials confirmed Tuesday there have been no arrests yet in their investigation into a break-in at a family-run Canyon Country restaurant over the holiday weekend.  The

Santa Clarita City Hall

Self-storage facility seeks permit on appeal 

The city of Santa Clarita’s Planning Commission is set to take a second look at an application for a self-storage facility, one of several that have been proposed in the city over the past few