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Car-shooting suspects held to answer 

A San Fernando Superior Court judge last week ordered a man to answer for four felony counts, including attempted murder, and special allegations for a Dec. 3 car-to-car shooting on

Saugus nurse charged with Medicare fraud 

A federal indictment unsealed Wednesday alleged a licensed nurse living in Saugus committed health care fraud in Fresno County from June 2023 to February.  Federal prosecutors in Sacramento alleged that

Deputy gets 4 months for Lancaster altercation 

A Valencia man received a four-month prison sentence Monday in response to his federal conviction for using excessive force as a sheriff’s deputy responding to theft reported at a Lancaster

Residents host Chiquita Canyon media event  

More than three dozen residents, upset by Chiquita Canyon Landfill’s repeated claims of progress amid their ongoing claims of health problems in lawsuits seeking compensation for the problems caused by

Kirk attorney hopeful on sentencing  

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a Valencia man convicted of deprivation of rights under the color of law will face sentencing for a misdemeanor at his hearing next week,

City OKs trash-rate increase 

The Santa Clarita City Council on Tuesday authorized a rate increase for its commercial and residential waste-management services, which is associated with cost increases due to the closure of Chiquita

Chiquita offers tour of work on leachate, gases 

Two nauseating smells — one likened to rotten milk, another, the acetone in nail polish remover — permeated Chiquita Canyon Landfill on Wednesday during an invite-only media tour of the

Man hopes video will help lead to justice 

A Sand Canyon man is hoping some attention on a crime that happened almost at his front doorstep will help bring some accountability and justice, he said Tuesday.  Especially after

MetroWalk seeks changes from City Council  

Santa Clarita city planners are recommending the City Council on Tuesday approve some developer-requested changes to MetroWalk — plans for nearly 500 homes in Canyon Country — but not all

Chiquita Canyon Landfill ceased operations on Dec. 31, 2024. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Landfill closure prompts new trash rate 

For months last year, Chiquita Canyon Landfill officials forewarned of cost increases if the ongoing environmental crisis there forced it to close.  Then on Jan. 1, they abruptly closed the

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Judge sets hearing for deputy sentence 

The sentencing of a Valencia man convicted by a jury for his response to a Lancaster grocery store incident is set for next month, according to a federal docket posted