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LAPD harassment suit gets closer to trial 

Both sides indicated this month they’re ready for trial in a lawsuit brought forth by a Valencia cop alleging harassment and discrimination at the hands of the Los Angeles Police Department, after her ex-husband, also an LAPD

Hartwell plan drops units, offers price cut 

The last piece of the Hartwell project — which would have built a total of 98 new condos on the south side of Main Street — is back on the market, the owners confirmed Monday.  Carl Goldman, co-owner of KHTS FM 98.1

City shares crash rates for busiest intersections 

Santa Clarita’s engineers said a recent look at the city’s busiest intersections indicates local traffic volumes are pretty consistent with last year’s in terms of where Santa Clarita cars travel the most.  The city’s

Homicide Bureau seeks info in 2023 case 

Detectives with the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau declined to give any specifics Friday as to why they issued an early-morning alert regarding a 2023 shooting investigation that had previously been assigned to

Feds arrest 9 in ICE operation 

Federal officials confirmed Thursday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers took nine individuals into custody this week during an operation seen throughout various parts of the Santa Clarita Valley  The

Residents once again raise concern about Eternal Valley 

Signs indicated water work is under way Wednesday at Eternal Valley Memorial Park, but there was no reason given for why big patches of dead and dying grass are scattered throughout the local cemetery.  “Waterworks Renovation

Developer seeks approval on 3,600 homes west of I-5 

The L.A. County Regional Planning Commission is reviewing a staff recommendation next week to approve the permits and tract map for Homestead South, a development of more than 3,600 homes, just south of State Route 126 and the Santa Clara

SCV winery headed to auction block  

A 25-year-old Santa Clarita Valley winery that’s struggled to find a buyer over the past three years is now hitting the auction block, according to a statement from Concierge Auctions out of New

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Theft case could head to trial  

A judge ordered a pretrial conference next month for a woman accused of theft and weapons charges from Santa Clarita Valley retail stores, after a plea discussion apparently broke down.  Maria Delatorre,

City moves ahead on Vista Canyon plan 

The city of Santa Clarita has approved further steps to take over the care of a parking structure for an ambitious transit-friendly commercial and residential property in Canyon Country that’s failed to meet an anticipated demand for several

Councilmember Jason Gibbs moderates the VIA Cocktails & Conversation with Senator Scott Wilk at Margarita's Mexican Grill on Thursday, June 20. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

City councilman named to Metro board 

Santa Clarita City Councilman Jason Gibbs has been nominated for appointment to the board of the L.A. County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, better known as Metro, a regional planning group that manages billions in transit investment. 

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Alleged intrusion leads to standoff, arrest 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies arrested a San Fernando woman Sunday on suspicion of felony burglary charges after they responded to a report of a break-in in Saugus.  The

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Driver pleads not guilty in crash 

A 22-year-old man pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges he committed gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, in connection with a fatal Interstate 5 crash in November.   Martin Enrique Cazares, a

Residential fire reported in Stevenson Ranch  

L.A. County Fire Department officials did not report a suspected cause for a brief residential fire in Stevenson Ranch, but no injuries were reported.   The location was a housing complex on Silver

One charged in Creekview Park robberies 

The L.A. County District Attorney’s Office is bringing a pair of charges against an 18-year-old Newhall man accused of meeting people online for purchases and then robbing them at a