Lt. Brandon Barclay, acting captain for the Santa Clarita Valley, speaks to the crowd during the Summer Fire Safety Press Conference at Towsley Canyon Trailhead on Friday, June 20, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

City Hall to host Public Safety Committee update 

The Santa Clarita City Council’s Public Safety Committee is scheduled to host an update on crime and public safety concerns with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station captain.  The committee

SCE announces PSPS meeting Monday 

For Santa Clarita Valley residents tired of losing their power every time the mercury rises and humidity level drops, the latest messaging Tuesday from Southern California Edison served as a

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City accepts affordable-housing funds  

Ahead of the Santa Clarita City Council’s first discussion on affordable housing next month, the city entered an agreement with the L.A. County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency to receive its

The SCV Water logo, located in Saugus, Calif. on Jan. 27, 2025. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

SCV Water to hold meeting on contaminated well 

The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency is holding a public meeting next month as part of a legally prescribed process for a “critical groundwater supply” where water officials have detected

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DA charges pursuit suspect on probation 

The L.A. County District Attorney’s Office filed two charges Thursday in connection with a suspect arrested by California Highway Patrol officers with the Newhall-area Office.  Ian Kianduma Karune, 20, of

Protestors and local officials gather at Hasley Canyon Park Tuesday morning for the Chiquita Landfill Press Conference to call on California and Los Angeles to declare a State of Emergency on Oct. 15, 2024. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Chiquita wants county development fees back 

Chiquita Canyon Landfill is seeking $9.5 million from Los Angeles County, claiming county officials “prejudicially abused their discretion” by refusing to give Chiquita Canyon its money back, which the landfill

COC Acting Chancellor David Andrus (right) speaks with (from left) administrative assistant Samantha Smith, Assistant Superintendent Jasmine Ruys and administrative assistant James McLaughlin. Tyler Wainfeld/The Signal.

Leadership, litigation talk back on COC agenda 

The leadership at College of the Canyons is once again being faced with discussion of possible litigation and an employment update for its interim superintendent, less than two weeks after

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Man gets 2-year sentence for gun charge 

An L.A. County Superior Court judge sentenced a Castaic man to two years and eight months in prison for a weapons charge Thursday, as part of a plea deal.  Judge

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Man found near Val Verde Road identified 

A Homicide Bureau official indicated Thursday evening that a dead body found in Val Verde on Sept. 13 was not determined to be a part of a criminal investigation.  Clark

The neighborhood would have four residential planning areas on approximately 28 acres, with 122 detached single-family condos and 196 attached townhomes — 22 identified as affordable for low-income households.

City to host affordable-housing talk in October 

Near the end of Tuesday’s Planning Commission meeting, Planning Manager Patrick LeClair announced a significant first for the city of Santa Clarita: a study session on affordable housing is being

Several pieces of memorabilia were placed to honor L.A. County Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer on Saturday, Oct. 21 at Pocock Brewing Company. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

LASD looks to address staffing issues 

Measures aim at safety concerns as cases are pending around deputy deaths   The L.A. County Board of Supervisors honored Deputy Ryan M. Clinkunbroomer in perpetuity Tuesday with the renaming of