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City to hold first budget study session  

February 5, 2024 5:26 pm

The city of Santa Clarita is once again starting its annual public budget process in a City Hall conference room with its council and commission members.   City Manager Ken Striplin

SCV gets nearly 5 inches of rain in 48 hours 

February 5, 2024 1:14 pm

  An atmospheric event predicted to touch down in the Santa Clarita Valley a week ahead of Super Bowl Sunday did not disappoint, with the area receiving a cumulative total

Kaiser Permanente mum on Tourney Road deal 

February 3, 2024 10:28 am

A representative for Kaiser Permanente declined to comment Thursday on the news of its acquisition this month of a building between its two existing facilities on Tourney Road.   The building

Sheriff's deputies established a containment in response to a barricaded suspect who was reported to be seen carrying a machete near Canyon Springs Elementary School on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Tyler Wainfeld/The Signal

Standoff ends, suspect in custody

February 1, 2024 2:41 pm

School locked down after report of man with machete; hourslong barricade ensues By Perry Smith & Tyler Wainfeld  Signal Staff Writers  Sheriff’s deputies with the department’s Special Enforcement Bureau arrested a

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Store owner reports $9K loss in robbery 

January 31, 2024 6:09 pm

The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station is investigating another brazen mid-day strong-arm robbery, which resulted in a reported loss of about $9,000 on Wednesday for the Canyon Country store owner.  SCV

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Teen arrested after rape reported at Old Orchard Park 

January 31, 2024 9:59 am

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies arrested a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of rape Tuesday night in Newhall, according to station officials.  Station officials received a report from the victim,

Money race is tight in 23rd District 

January 31, 2024 1:20 am

The fundraising race for one of the more hotly contested seats in California’s March 5 Primary Election is heating up with less than six weeks to go until Election Day. 

Marco Marrufo, 38, was leaving Chiquita Canyon Landfill in his 1999 Ford F-150 pickup truck around 5:30 p.m. when the collision occurred, according to Officer April Elliott of the California Highway Patrol. Courtesy

Father of 4 killed in fatal crash 

January 30, 2024 9:08 pm

The community is helping a Piru family mourning the loss of a father of four who died in a four-vehicle collision Friday in Val Verde.  Marco Marrufo, 38, was driving

Snow covers the mountain peak near the Phillips Station meadow where the California Department of Water Resources conducted its second media snow survey of the 2024 season at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada. The statewide snowpack is 52 percent of normal in the Sierras, with more snow expected in the next seven day forecast for the Sierras. The survey is held approximately 90 miles east of Sacramento off Highway 50 in El Dorado County. Photo taken January 30, 2024. Fred Greaves / California Department of Water Resources

Forecast warns of wet winter ahead  

January 30, 2024 6:50 pm

Santa Clarita Valley residents might want to keep their raincoats, umbrellas and galoshes at the ready this week, according to the forecast.  The rain could come as early as the

The historic state capitol building in Sacramento is nearly 150 years old. Free tours are available of this living museum. Photo Visit California.

Incumbent leads in 40th District fundraising  

January 30, 2024 3:02 pm

With the primary election less than six weeks away, the incumbent reported a hefty fundraising advantage in the state Assembly’s 40th District race, according to campaign finance forms due Thursday. 

Brian Keogle, a partner in the labor and employment practice group at Greenspoon Marder LLP discussed minimum-wage hikes for certain industries and more sick-pay requirements during his annual employment law update. Perry Smith/The Signal

SCV Chamber shares employment law update 

January 26, 2024 4:18 pm

An employment law expert said there wasn’t much good news for most California business owners, based on the legislative changes taking effect Jan. 1, but some employees might appreciate them. 

A box of ammunition on the counter at Big 5 Sporting Goods in El Cerrito on Sept. 9, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

City declines to add more rules for firearm sales 

January 25, 2024 6:50 pm

The Santa Clarita City Council declined to approve additional regulations for gun and ammunition dealers Tuesday during its discussion of new business.  The City Council unanimously voted not to adopt new

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. Courtesy city of Santa Clarita

City seeks balance in Town Center plan 

January 25, 2024 6:41 pm

Months of planning and outreach led to a set of guidelines the city of Santa Clarita created for one of its most significant economic drivers: the Valencia mall.  Santa Clarita