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

Signal file photo of CHP Newhall office

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

A sign in front of the California Highway Patrol office.

Big-rig crash stalls morning commute 

California Highway Patrol officers responded to a non-injury crash that brought the morning rush-hour commute to a standstill Thursday on the southbound lanes of Interstate 5.   “Upon arrival, CHP officers

Residents in Santa Clarita saw rain Friday afternoon on April 5, 2024. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Forecast calls for another weekend of rain  

Those making plans for the great outdoors Friday through Sunday might be disappointed to learn that the Santa Clarita Valley is, in fact, once again receiving rain that’s making an

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station officials issued an alert over two men accused of committing a dine and dash at Kisho's at April 6. Couertesy

Sheriff posts BOLO after alleged dine-and-dash 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials shared a picture of two men accused of “defrauding an innkeeper,” also known as a dine-and-dash, at Kisho’s in Valencia.  Station officials posted a

Construction workers drill into the soil to build a new water treatment facility next to the William S. Hart Pony Baseball & Softball field in the Santa Clara River wash Monday afternoon in this 2019 Signal file photo. Cory Rubin/The Signal

SCV Water welcomes federal help with PFAS costs  

The federal Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday a new “legally enforceable” standard for “forever chemicals” that have plagued the Santa Clarita Valley’s water supply for decades.  It was not immediately

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Sand Canyon mom takes plea in weapons charge 

A 35-year-old Sand Canyon mother pleaded no contest to carrying a concealed weapon in a vehicle after two local girls reported being threatened outside a frozen yogurt shop in Canyon

Signal file photo of CHP Newhall office

CHP arrests man after pursuit 

  A Pasadena man was arrested Friday after leading California Highway Patrol officers on a brief pursuit through Santa Clarita, according to a spokesman for the agency.   The suspect was

Second agent pleads in embezzlement case

The second of two men accused of using the state’s Department of Justice to embezzle funds took a plea deal this week, according to the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office.