First responders gathered for drills at Six Flags Magic Mountain on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

County, Six Flags hold safety drill at closed park  

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials confirmed emergency radio activity Wednesday morning was not for a real-life emergency: The radio traffic regarding an active shooter at Six Flags Magic Mountain

City Council to revisit plans for Main Street 

The Santa Clarita City Council on Tuesday is hosting another discussion for the recommended approval of The Hartwell, a 78-unit condo-and-retail project for Main and Market streets.  If the first

The city of Santa Clarita has designated its public library branches, including the Valencia Library (above) as cooling centers to offer residents a place to cool off during the heat wave expected today through Sunday. Photo courtesy of the city of Santa Clarita.

Forecast projects heat wave, possible rain 

Whether a fan of fairly intense heat or light rain, the Santa Clarita Valley’s five-day weather forecast has something for everyone.  On Friday and Saturday, the SCV is expecting temperature

Kathryn Barger, L.A. County 5th District Supervisor, speaks to the crowd during the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce's 15th Annual State of the County at the Hyatt Regency Valencia on Thursday, June 6. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

County looks at hard cuts in $47.9B budget 

The L.A. County Board of Supervisors prepared residents for significant cuts and a budget that 5th District Supervisor Kathryn Barger called “very sobering” at a hearing Wednesday.  The county is

Downed crossing arm repaired after crash 

A Metrolink official confirmed Wednesday a crew was working to repair a partially downed crossing gate near the intersection of Golden Oak and Soledad Canyon roads in Canyon Country.  The

Blue Star Ranch needs new home by June 

After more than a decade of helping veterans and their families with post-traumatic stress disorder, Nancy Pitchford Zhe of Blue Star Ranch is putting out an “urgent and unprecedented” call

The fatal shooting occurred on the 25700 block of Vista Fairways Drive early Sunday morning in Valencia. Katherine Quezada/ The Signal

Homicide says no arrests in SCV’s last murder of 2023 

Homicide detectives confirmed Thursday there have been no arrests in their 16-month-old investigation into a bloody early-morning murder in an otherwise quiet, residential neighborhood in Valencia.  Devin Marshall, 37, died

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Newhall hit-and-run under investigation 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies are investigating a Newhall hit-and-run traffic collision that left a pedestrian injured Thursday.  Sgt. Bill Edson of the Crime Prevention Unit said the station