Valencia resident Cory Balousek casts his vote at the Saugus Union School District polling place in Valencia on Saturday, 030224. Dan Watson/The Signal

Ayala stays ahead in District 1 race 

Patsy Ayala’s lead in the first-ever district election for the Santa Clarita City Council is holding steady – but, she says, she is respecting the process and is not yet

A sign in front of the California Highway Patrol office.

CHP responds to fatal crash in Acton  

California Highway Patrol officers said no arrests were made as the result of a fatal crash on a rural road early Thursday morning in Acton.  CHP officers from the Newhall

People cast their ballots within a shopping mall in Henderson, Nev., on Oct. 19, 2024. Photo by John Fredricks.

No big shifts in 10th election update 

The votes continued to trickle in Friday but there weren’t any lead changes in the local races, according to the L.A. County Registrar Recorder’s Office.  The handful of Santa Clarita

COC Acting Chancellor David Andrus sorts through files on his desk during his first week as the leader of the college. Tyler Wainfeld/The Signal.

COC president calls for 20-year forensic audit  

Preliminary findings report potential policy violations, misuse of public funds; board to hold special meeting Monday  College of the Canyons is planning to consider a forensic audit Monday at a

Voters use the touch screens as they vote in person at La Mesa Junior High School in Santa Clarita on Tuesday, 060722. Dan Watson/The Signal

No real shake-ups in tightest races 

As the results continued to trickle in from the Nov. 5 election, another school board candidate claimed victory, but several other races remained too close to call as the number

Santa Clarita City Hall

City OKs housing for swap meet lot 

Santa Clarita City Council members unanimously approved the council’s second look at Riverview, a “mixed-use” plan for nearly 320 homes on acreage previously occupied by the Santa Clarita Swap Meet

 Medical examiners ID man who died in auto shop 

Medical examiners identified the man who died Monday inside a local auto parts manufacturer.  The L.A. County Medical Examiner’s Office identified Jonathan Ulgasan, a 54-year-old who worked at FCS Race

Attorneys seek cops’ records in LAPD suit  

The attorneys for a Valencia police officer suing the Los Angeles Police Department filed a “Pitchess Motion” seeking the records of an Internal Affairs investigation that did nothing to stop

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Good Samaritan ends up check-fraud victim 

As the expression goes, no good deed goes unpunished.  A Sierra Highway resident reported to the Detectives Bureau of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station that she was missing $4,500

Santa Clarita planning to increase open space 

Just a few weeks ahead of Thanksgiving, the city of Santa Clarita is preparing to widen its green belt, according to the agenda for Today’s City Council meeting.  Not quite

Sheriff's Department officials posted a "Be on the lookout" notice to other agencies in response to allegations made March 16, which was posted to social media.

Mayhem, torture suspects due back next year 

A preliminary hearing date was set for a Val Verde gang member and his girlfriend charged with mayhem and torture in a dayslong assault against a woman back in March. 

Voters continued to file during the middle of the afternoon at the precinct located at Greater Galilee Baptist Church in Charlotte, N.C., on Nov. 5, 2024. Photo by Jennifer Podis.

Alonso takes slight lead in COC race  

Edel Alonso has taken the lead back from Scott Schauer in the race for Trustee Area No. 2 on the Santa Clarita Community College District governing board as of Sunday

Over 1,200 students in world history, U.S. history, government, and economics classes at Golden Valley High School participated in a student mock election last week. Courtesy of Debbie Dunn.

Garcia clings to narrow lead 

The race for the 27th Congressional District, which is most of the Santa Clarita and Antelope valleys, tightened considerably with Friday’s vote total.  Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, now leads