AQMD delays release of landfill report 

Air Quality Management District officials said Tuesday they’re unable to release a report from Chiquita Canyon Landfill about how much chemical the landfill has leaked into the soil after officials

Santa Clarita bus drivers demonstrate back in Octoberin front of a city transit center. Katherine Quezada/ The Signal

Bus strike heads into eighth week  

  While a Santa Clarita city official sought to address claims Tuesday that the city isn’t doing enough to end the bus strike, more than 30 drivers showed up to

Don Cruikshank smiles as he introduces his family during his appointment to the city of Santa Clarita's Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission in February 2016. Courtesy city of Santa Clarita.

Local businessman, parks commissioner dies  

A longtime local business leader and city parks commissioner died Friday, according to a city official.  Don Cruikshank ran a successful equipment and event rental business, a legacy continued by

Santa Clarita City Hall

City expected to OK work on McBean near hospital 

  The Santa Clarita City Council on Tuesday is expected to approve a project intended to improve traffic circulation on McBean Parkway near Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, according to city

SCV Water to discuss lawsuit over contaminants 

The governing board of the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency is meeting in closed session Friday to discuss a 36-page complaint against manufacturing giant 3M and more than a dozen

Firefighters douse a mobile shooting range at the Pitchess Detention Center after a fire in the mobile range burned several deputies. Photo courtesy of ABC7

Questions linger in Pitchess incident 

Two deputies remain hospitalized more than six weeks after an explosion at Pitchess Detention Center, according to L.A. County Sheriff’s Department officials.  “Both deputies are in stable condition,” according to

The Tick Fire burned more than 20 structures in 2020, according to Fire Chief Pat Sprengel. Signal File phoro

Fire chief rings early bell for inspections 

Fire officials are hoping L.A. County homeowners in the Santa Clarita Valley will have their properties ready for fire season inspections by May 1, according to a recent talk by

Founding member of City Council dies

Founding member of City Council dies 

  One of Santa Clarita’s original City Council members and someone who helped lead the effort for the city’s creation, Jan Heidt, died Monday, according to her husband. She was

Castaic Area Town Council member Oshea Orchid

Castaic council gains new member 

The Castaic Area Town Council recently named its newest member, who happens to also be involved in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Chiquita Canyon Landfill, a local facility that’s drawn more

Castaic Area Town Council members sit at a meeting on April 18, 2018, in this Signal file photo.

Castaic council gains new member

The Castaic Area Town Council recently named its newest member, who happens to also be involved in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Chiquita Canyon Landfill, a local facility that’s drawn more

Officials warn about holiday scams  

A Santa Clarita woman who was scammed out of her life savings recently serves as a stern reminder for this holiday season about the dangers in sending any money online,