Garcia bill to help firefighters passes House 

Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, said Tuesday he’s optimistic his bill with bipartisan support to improve firefighting technology will have a hearing in the Senate this summer.   The Fire Weather

Local residents get a glimpse of the wild California Black Bear napping on a tree on the 27570 block of Violin Canyon Road in Castaic on Monday. 042924 Katherine Quezada/The Signal

When bears are spotted 

The Santa Clarita Valley was visited Monday by a frequent seasonal visitor in the spring, the California black bear.  Tim Daly, information officer for the South Coast and Inland Deserts

A rendering of "The Kaleidoscope Sound Hallway" by Annette Coleman, up for approval as the civic art piece to be constructed as part of the city's roller rink project. Courtesy rendering.

Parks Commission to discuss The Rink 

The city of Santa Clarita’s Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission is expected to talk Thursday about plans for The Rink Sports Pavilion, the city’s $25 million roller-skating space that’s

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Deputies arrest 3 after carjacking 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies credited “ground-level police work” with the arrests of several suspects after a warrant was served at a Newhall home.  Deputies received a report of

City staff share budget update 

Santa Clarita City Manager Ken Striplin presented a big-picture look and a few nuts and bolts on technology spending in a Thursday afternoon meeting of the City Council’s Budget Committee. 

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SCV deputies arrest man on suspicion of murder 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies arrested a man Thursday who’s been charged in connection with a July 2022 murder, according to L.A. County Superior Court and L.A. County Sheriff’s

City Council OKs speed-hump changes 

The Santa Clarita City Council approved staff-recommended changes to its speed-hump policy Tuesday, which codifies how the “speed cushions” can get installed, removed and paid for when residents make requests

A sign points to the entrance of Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Castaic. Dan Watson/ The Signal

Landfill facing hundreds of claims

A San Diego law firm recently joined the frenzy of legal action against Chiquita Canyon Landfill, with L.A. County Superior Court records indicating more than 250 claims have been filed

Mario Alberto Contreras Hernandez, 39, of Castaic, died in a crash April 12, 2024.

Family seeks help after fatal crash 

The family and friends of a man who died in an April 12 crash on The Old Road is seeking the community’s help to cover the cost of a funeral