Kathryn Barger, L.A. County 5th District Supervisor, speaks to the crowd during the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce's 15th Annual State of the County at the Hyatt Regency Valencia on Thursday, June 6. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

County looks at hard cuts in $47.9B budget 

The L.A. County Board of Supervisors prepared residents for significant cuts and a budget that 5th District Supervisor Kathryn Barger called “very sobering” at a hearing Wednesday.  The county is

Downed crossing arm repaired after crash 

A Metrolink official confirmed Wednesday a crew was working to repair a partially downed crossing gate near the intersection of Golden Oak and Soledad Canyon roads in Canyon Country.  The

Blue Star Ranch needs new home by June 

After more than a decade of helping veterans and their families with post-traumatic stress disorder, Nancy Pitchford Zhe of Blue Star Ranch is putting out an “urgent and unprecedented” call

The fatal shooting occurred on the 25700 block of Vista Fairways Drive early Sunday morning in Valencia. Katherine Quezada/ The Signal

Homicide says no arrests in SCV’s last murder of 2023 

Homicide detectives confirmed Thursday there have been no arrests in their 16-month-old investigation into a bloody early-morning murder in an otherwise quiet, residential neighborhood in Valencia.  Devin Marshall, 37, died

Sheriff's deputies investigate the scene where a person was killed in a shooting Monday night near the intersection of Newhall Avenue and Lyons Avenue. Staff photo

Suspects plead not guilty to murder charge 

Two men accused in the shooting death of a Newhall man in the parking lot of Valencia Liquor June 17 pleaded not guilty at their arraignment.  Omar Garcia Ramirez, 25,

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Newhall hit-and-run under investigation 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies are investigating a Newhall hit-and-run traffic collision that left a pedestrian injured Thursday.  Sgt. Bill Edson of the Crime Prevention Unit said the station

Santa Clarita City Hall

City budget sees slight increase  

 Santa Clarita City Manager Ken Striplin started Tuesday’s study session for the city’s 2025-26 budget with a caution that reflected the latest financial forecasts.  Striplin leads several such talks each

Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, speaks about the California insurance crisis to a room of people at College of the Canyons in Valencia, Friday, March 21, 2025. Michael Picarella/The Signal

Valladares bill on tips move forward 

Sen. Suzette Valladares, R-Acton, shared her personal connection to a bill she co-authored during its April 23 hearing in front of the Revenue and Taxation Committee in Sacramento.  When she

Landfill bill heads to Appropriations Committee 

As the underground fire continues at Chiquita Canyon Landfill, a bill from Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, aimed specifically at preventing a similar situation somewhere else passed its first hearing Monday

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Canyon Country man pleads guilty to break-in 

A Santa Clarita Valley man charged with breaking into a Canyon Country home with the intent to commit a sexual assault pleaded no contest to first-degree burglary Monday, according to

Pacifica closure leaves questions

All evicted residents have relocated, 1 week ahead of deadline Los Angeles County officials confirmed Friday that all residents have been transferred from Santa Clarita Hills Senior Living, one week

Signal file photo of CHP Newhall office

Two charged in car-to-car shooting 

The L.A. County District Attorney’s Office is charging two men in connection with a car-to-car shooting Dec. 3 — an 18-year-old they allege was the shooter and an alleged accomplice