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

Crime numbers stay below 2024 level

The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station reported the third-quarter crime numbers for 2025, indicating that property crimes are down just over 19%, but violent crimes are up 8.78%, based on

Wasco man arrested in connection with fatal I-5 crash  

California Highway Patrol officers Monday identified their suspect for a DUI investigation into a fatal crash near Templin Highway late Sunday night. CHP officers with the Newhall-area Office arrested Martin Enrique

LASD confirms LAPD officer killed in fatal crash 

A Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station official confirmed the person killed in a fatal collision just after 2 a.m. Saturday was an off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer.  A message

Mayor raises concerns on 8-story courthouse plan 

\ The Judicial Council of California confirmed Thursday it’s still in the land-acquisition phase for its more than half-billion-dollar, eight-story courthouse being planned for a property across the street from

Council to hear appeal for Wiley Canyon project 

The Santa Clarita City Council will hear from residents’ appeal on plans for a Wiley Canyon property next to Interstate 5 later this month, according to planning officials.  Neighbors of

The U.S. Capitol building on July 1, 2025. Photo by Madalina Kilroy.

Under Prop. 50, SCV to get new representatives  

Nearly 64% of California’s voters Tuesday supported Proposition 50, a move that gives the state five more blue-leaning congressional districts in response to a similar redistricting move in Texas by

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Judge issues warrant for theft suspects 

Judge David Stuart issued bench warrants for a man and woman charged with multiple felony counts from a store-theft investigation at Target.  Neither Nathaniel Rivas Jr. nor Maria Elizabeth De

Gold’s Gym acquired by EōS Fitness 

After nearly 40 years in the Santa Clarita Valley, Gold’s Gym is no longer around, with the recent announcement that Dallas-based EōS Fitness has acquired a new footprint in Southern

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DUI investigation leads to felony charges 

The L.A. County District Attorney’s Office charged a Santa Maria woman with three felonies after an Oct. 28 DUI investigation on State Route 14.  A spokesman for the California Highway

Cedarcreek celebrates edible schoolyard 

The Cedarcreek Elementary School community celebrated the fruits from years of labor quite literally at a recent ribbon-cutting.   The K-6 school on Camp Plenty Road welcomed the community to an

Newhall shooting death believed to be suicide 

An official with the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau said Monday a shooting death in Newhall over the weekend is suspected to be a suicide.   Medical examiners identified the

Homicide detectives ID 2 killed in shooting  

Detectives with the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau said there have been no arrests made yet into a Halloween night shooting that left two people dead.  Homicide Bureau officials

AQMD announces rebates to replace gas appliances 

In an effort to cut household emissions, the Air Quality Management District shared an incentive program aimed at reducing pollution from gas-burning utilities at Tuesday’s Santa Clarita City Council meeting.