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911 calls re-routed during overnight outage  

Calls to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department were automatically re-routed to patrol station business phone lines Thursday night.   The LASD Information Bureau released a notification about the outage late Thursday evening. According to the press statement, the department

Students gather at the corner of Valencia Boulevard and McBean Parkway to protest Immigration Customs Enforcement on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Local high school students protest ICE 

Dozens of students who attend schools in the William S. Hart Union High School District spent their Saturday afternoon protesting the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency’s tactics, an act that’s

The SCV Water logo, located in Saugus, Calif. on Jan. 27, 2025. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

SCV Water online workshop reveals its drought plan, supply portfolio

As the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency prepares to submit its updated Urban Water Management Plan to the state by July this year, the agency is sharing its water supply outlook and drought plans with the valley residents it stands to affect.  The UWMP

Chamber’s Business Choice Award winners honored 

The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce’s 103rd annual Business Choice Awards and board installation ceremony was, to its president’s mind, a celebration of the Santa Clarita Valley’s impressive business diversity.  From an ambitious yoga studio to the city’s

Students made their way back to College of the Canyons on Monday, Aug. 25, for the start of the fall 2025 semester. Courtesy photo.

COC employee reps raise concerns about AI for college’s workforce, students 

Amid conversations about the impact of artificial intelligence on the future of higher education, some College of the Canyons employee representatives are saying they’re foreseeing a “fire hose” of impacts for students and employees.   COC’s Classified Senate President Michael Monsour told the college’s governing board during its monthly business meeting Wednesday he wasn’t confident in

The SCV Water headquarters, located in Saugus, Calif. on Jan. 27, 2025. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

SCV Water to host third Urban Water Management Plan workshop 

The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency is scheduled to host its third Urban Water Management Plan community workshop on Wednesday, giving SCV residents the chance to continue learning about the agency plan as it’s being updated.  The UWMP is a state-mandated document that helps water agencies forecast future

Barger votes no on proposed half-cent sales tax for health services 

County Supervisor Kathryn Barger cast the sole “no” vote Tuesday on a resolution to put a half-cent Los Angeles County sales tax to a vote later this year. The motion passed 4-1.   The tax, if approved by county voters in June, would be allocated to various

Castaic shelter meets the people where they’re at at dog adoption event 

There’s a reason Castaic’s county-run animal shelter hosts pet adoption events outside the dog house, so to speak.  Events like Castaic Animal Care Center’s Valentine-themed “Paws for Love” adoption meet Saturday at the Canyon Country Jo Anne Darcy Library, where seven shelter dogs took

Crash kills husband and wife in Saugus 

A fatal collision in Saugus left a husband and wife dead and a male driver arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence Friday night, according to the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.  Watch Deputy Rafael Fierra

Sulphur Springs Union School District administrative offices.

Sulphur Springs teachers say raise offer falls short 

The Sulphur Springs Union School District’s recent governing board meeting was standing room only as educators from Sulphur Springs’ nine elementary schools packed into the district office.   Teachers had shown in force at the Jan. 21 meeting for two reasons: The first was that the district

Retiring Sulphur Springs Union School District Superintendent Robert Nolet in his office on Friday., June 6, 2014. Signal file photo.

Longtime Sulphur Springs superintendent dead at 77 

A former longtime Sulphur Springs Union School District superintendent died late last month after a five-year battle with cancer.  Robert “Bob” Albert Nolet served as the district’s superintendent between 1983 and 2015, the year Catherine Kawaguchi took on the

A GoFundMe has been established to support the family of Brenda Greenwald, a Santa Clarita Flyers hockey player’s mother, who remains in critical condition at a Colorado intensive care unit. Photo courtesy of GoFundMe.

GoFundMe created for mother injured in Colorado collision  

A GoFundMe has been established to support the family of a Santa Clarita Flyers hockey player’s mother, who remains in critical condition at a Colorado intensive care unit after a van crash that killed another player’s parent.  Brenda Greenwald, 48, was in the Sprinter van that

Mixed emotions as 12U Flyers girls welcomed back to The Cube 

When the Santa Clarita Flyers 12-and-under girls’ hockey team arrived at The Cube Wednesday night – their home rink – many rituals honoring their return awaited.  There were the fellow hockey players flanking their entrance with raised sticks, the phone call in

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Shots fired at vehicle at Newhall Park  

An unknown suspect shot at a vehicle in the Newhall Park parking lot Monday night, according to Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies.  Sgt. Juan Muralles said a victim told deputies