City Council to move on speed-cushion talk 

The Santa Clarita City Council on Tuesday is expected to bring back a discussion on the process behind how new speed humps, or “cushions,” are installed.  City officials last talked

Val Verde kidnapping case continued again  

Two defendants, including a documented local gang member, accused of a dayslong kidnapping and assault, had their hearing delayed again Friday morning in San Fernando Superior Court because one of

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Saugus home searched by Narcotics Bureau 

Detectives with the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department seized methamphetamine, Xanax, fentanyl and digital scales from a Saugus home during a recent investigation into the local sales of narcotics.  The residence

SCV Water approves elections change 

The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency’s governing board Tuesday approved a move intended to create a more even distribution of its elections, according to a spokesman for the agency.   Ultimately,

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City discusses potential open-space deal 

The Santa Clarita City Council held a closed-session discussion April 9 over negotiations for a pair of properties near a project site on the west side of the Santa Clarita

A flier from the city of Santa Clarita's outreach effort in April 2023, when officials were looking for input on the Town Center Specific Plan, an area that includes Valencia Town Center. The city recently concluded its comment period. Courtesy city of Santa Clarita

Planners share framework for mall property 

City planners on Tuesday discussed their goals for one of the most important pieces of property in Santa Clarita, the Town Center Specific Plan, in which they hope to create

Masseuse takes plea to battery charge 

A Santa Clarita masseuse pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor battery charge in December, after a client accused him of a sexual assault.  As part of the plea deal, one

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Planners to discuss mall plan, Farmer Bros.  

City planners are expected Tuesday to present the Town Center Specific Plan to the Planning Commission and discuss their efforts to turn the mall into a “place-making space.”   The commission

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Lancaster sues LASD over contract costs 

The city of Santa Clarita had little to say Monday in response to a class-action lawsuit over allegations the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department has been overbilling contract cities for its

Matt Eaton, the Sanitation District's deputy assistant chief engineer, whose role is essentially CFO, discusses the proposed rate changes and outreach Monday. Perry Smith/ The Signal

SCV Sanitation District to consider rate increase  

Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District officials Monday approved a schedule of discussion as part of the required public notice for rate increases on two different potential schedules for county sewer

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Fiery fatal crash leaves 1 dead in Stevenson Ranch

California Highway Patrol officers are investigating a fiery fatal single-car crash that occurred shortly after midnight Friday morning on The Old Road.  The 39-year-old driver, a Castaic resident whose identity

Family: O.J. Simpson died of cancer 

Orenthal James Simpson, a former Heisman Trophy winner, NFL star, actor and convicted robber who was accused but acquitted of double murder, died Wednesday. He was 76.  His family issued