A spokeswoman with the county Parks and Recreation Department said in a statement Friday afternoon the HVAC system at the Castaic Regional Sports Complex “has been running nonstop the entire summer due to excessive heat.” Tyler Wainfeld/The Signal

Triple-digit heat to remain until next week 

Any hopes for a cooling off later this weekend have evaporated like any small amount of water left outside in this heat wave, according to weather officials, who have extended

Hearing scheduled for gang murder suspect 

A brazen late-morning double-murder that’s played a role in reigniting long-simmering local gang rivalries in Santa Clarita and put a community on edge is on the calendar for November, according

Manual Rosas Aguilar, a 41-year-old Lancaster man, is being charged with a misdemeanor in the Nov. 27 collision that killed 31-year-old Cynthia Campana Contreras, a Valencia mother of two. Courtesy photo

Charge filed in November fatal crash 

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office filed a vehicular manslaughter charge without gross negligence in a fatal crash that occurred in November on San Francisquito Canyon Road.  Manual Rosas

Power outage affecting more than 1,300 in Newhall 

Southern California Edison reported a power outage Wednesday impacting more than 1,300 of its customers, according to the utility’s website.   The SCE power outage map indicated an unknown cause was

DA drops case against vandalism suspect 

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office declined to pursue a case against a man arrested on suspicion of felony vandalism on McBean Parkway, after victims identified him as the

Weather officials warn of triple-digit heat wave 

While triple-digit heat is nothing particularly new to the Santa Clarita Valley in September, starting Wednesday, the weather is expected to be hot enough to cause concern, especially for sensitive

A hotline for the plans and ads being circulated for the meetings refer to work stretching from the freeway’s junction with Interstate 5 through to Highway 138, which is also referred to as Pearblossom Highway.

Metro, Caltrans eye Highway 14 plans  

A little help with Highway 14’s “choke points” and maybe even a small wildlife corridor are among the possible suggestions being evaluated to alleviate east-side traffic concerns on the state

Members of Santa Clarita's roller-skating community and city officials pose for a photo after the groundbreaking. Perry Smith/The Signal

Skaters rejoice over rink beginnings 

Dawn Walker still sounds kind of blown away when she talks about how quickly the community effort came together.  Her daughter, like millions of others during the pandemic, took part

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City discusses concerns in Old Orchard 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials sought to assure community members this week that they are taking action in Valencia, after a City Council discussion Tuesday that described an Old

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Deputies searching for suspect after stabbing 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies are investigating a stabbing at a Canyon Country mobile home park that represents what sheriff’s officials have described as a growing community concern: domestic