Castaic celebrates 255 graduates  

As rain began to sprinkle down Thursday on the guests of Castaic High School’s newest graduating class inside College of the Canyons’ Cougar Stadium, a video played throughout on a massive screen. 

City Council signs off on budget for new year 

After months of meetings and hearings, the Santa Clarita City Council on Tuesday approved its 2026-27 spending plan, which is nearly 5% larger than last year’s, and once again balanced, according to city officials. 

Driver killed in crash after medical emergency  

A driver’s medical emergency behind the wheel Friday afternoon is suspected of causing a crash that ultimately killed the driver and left one other injured, a Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station official said Friday evening.  L.A.

The Signal’s California Primary Preview:  

The 30th Congressional District   The 30th Congressional District race is also a brand new seat for the Santa Clarita Valley, the second of two new districts that picked up a portion of the SCV

Assembly candidate fires back over residency complaint 

Ahlers’ property records dispel false allegations  A Woodland Hills law firm has launched a residency challenge against a candidate in the 40th Assembly District, a territory that comprises nearly all of the Santa Clarita Valley. 

Kebab Shop: No local cases in E. coli notice 

Amid national reports of E. coli contamination, the manager of a Santa Clarita Valley restaurant that’s part of the impacted chain said he’s not aware of any local cases.   The Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety

Deputies offer warning before operation  

The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station offered a warning Tuesday ahead of a planned operation Thursday for motorcycle safety.  SCV Sheriff’s Station Sgt. Mark Perkins, who leads the Traffic Unit,

FILE PHOTO A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

One injured in rollover crash 

The California Highway Patrol Newhall-area Office responded to a single-vehicle rollover crash Monday afternoon on San Francisquito Canyon Road. Officer Carlos Burgos-Lopez said the driver was “life-flighted” with minor injuries, with

Wiley Canyon project heading back to court 

The residents trying to stop a development in Wiley Canyon in the courts received another hearing, this time in September, after refiling and serving a different party believed to be

Bike-park frustration arises in Saugus 

The cycling community is thoroughly enjoying the city of Santa Clarita’s “brand new free bike park,” according to the Instagram post shared with The Signal by a frustrated neighbor of

Brush fire reported in river wash  

L.A. County Fire Department officials confirmed a small brush fire in the Santa Clara River wash, near the intersection of Auto Center and Cinema drives, just after 7 p.m. Thursday. 

More traffic study called for on Golden Valley project 

A major project on Golden Valley Road — a 60-room hotel, a four-story assisted living facility and 73 senior condos — drew a host of upset residents and questions from the Planning Commission, which asked for more

Los Angeles County Fire department officials and law enforcement personnel responded to an unidentified incident where 17 patients were identified as needing medical attention at the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic, Calif., on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Chris Torres/The Signal

LASD digs for evidence in jail-smuggling operation 

The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department is working on another investigation into drug smuggling at the Pitchess Detention Center, according to court records obtained by The Signal.  The documents obtained from search-warrant requests

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New firm in LAPD sexual-harassment suit  

An attorney brought on to spur action in a 3-year-old lawsuit had one word for what his side was seeking at a mediation conference next week: “accountability.”   Los Angeles Police

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Man sues over county’s lot-split denial 

While city of Santa Clarita leaders have been complaining about their loss of local control in housing approvals because of state law, a man living just outside city limits says the opposite

City shifts project plans in Newhall 

The city is changing the goal for a community project in Newhall after the federal government said the city’s original plan violated the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s floodplain policies.   The