The proposed site of an Acton battery energy storage system near Angeles National Forest Highway. Photo courtesy of Hecate Grid.

Acton residents sue over energy-storage project  

A group of residents upset over energy-storage system plans for Acton are raising money to support a lawsuit they’ve filed, angered by the actions of a renewable-energy company and county

Santa Clarita City Hall

City votes to join lawsuit over bail 

The Santa Clarita City Council voted 5-0 to join the city of Whittier in a lawsuit against L.A. County’s judicial system Tuesday, following a closed-session discussion.  Whittier announced the lawsuit

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station deputies stopped traffic on McBean Parkway on Monday after a fatal collision near Skycrest Circle Drive. Perry Smith/The Signal

Medical examiners ID boy killed in collision  

The L.A. County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office has identified the boy who was killed in a big-rig-versus-bike collision in Valencia on Monday morning.  Louie Barba, 17, of Santa Clarita, was pronounced

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City to discuss emergency-bail lawsuit 

In response to a lawsuit led by the city of Whittier claiming the reimplementation of the emergency bail system in L.A. County is a threat to public safety, Santa Clarita

Local temples to host rally for Israel 

Santa Clarita residents are holding a vigil and rally Tuesday before the Santa Clarita City Council’s regular meeting to support the citizens of Israel, after rocket attacks from Hamas and

City confirms bus drivers on strike 

The city of Santa Clarita’s bus drivers went on strike Monday morning, disrupting Santa Clarita Transit’s local and commuter bus services, following nearly a year of stalled contract negotiations.   MV

This composite photo shows two properties. The one on the left is at the corner of Fambrough Street and Ebelden Avenue in Newhall, and on the right is Newhall Avenue and Highway 14. Santa Clarita City Hall has received applications for both properties that would put hundreds of apartment units there. (left) Perry Smith/ (right) Dan Watson

Housing laws leave city little say-so  

The kinds of projects that the Santa Clarita City Council and city officials have worried about for years — proposals for relatively large-scale developments over which they have no real

Sue Solomon receives the One Hart Award from Wiliam S. Hart Union High School board member Joe Messina on Wednesday. Courtesy photo Hart district

Newhall board member honored by Hart district  

  Recognizing her nearly 24 years of community service as a Newhall School District board member, the junior high and high school district honored Sue Solomon with its “spirit award”

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Detectives file case in check-fraud investigation 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station detectives have presented a case to the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office that accused a 56-year-old Valencia woman of stealing more than $9,000 from the

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Cities suing over bail get case moved  

A group of cities suing the L.A. County Superior Court system seeking to stop the courts from re-implementing the emergency bail system obtained an order Wednesday to move the case