Jada Smith plays with a plastic hammer and plastic nails at LEAP Children's Museum's "Building Tomorrow's Innovators" event at the Valencia Town Center Friday morning in Santa Clarita, Calif., on July 26, 2024. Trisha Anas/ The Signal.

SCV children’s museum a work in progress 

For a handful of parents in the Santa Clarita Valley, finding a summertime activity while keeping cool from the heat can be difficult with limited options. But a fun alternative

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One person dead in Soledad traffic collision 

A fatal traffic collision occurred Saturday evening between Soledad Canyon Road and Agua Dulce Canyon Road, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Sean Lough.   The solo collision was initially reported

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Deputies: Escaped prisoner apprehended 

A Palmdale prisoner escaped early Saturday morning while being transported southbound on Highway 14, and was later apprehended at around 5:30 a.m., according to Palmdale Sheriff’s Station Deputy Michael Rathbun.  

A helicopter assists firefighters on the ground by dropping water onto a brush fire between Via Princessa and Highway 14 in Canyon Country. 072624 Photo courtesy of Jordan Issa.

Brushfire breaks out on Via Princessa 

A vegetation fire broke out Friday afternoon between Via Princessa and Highway 14, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesperson Luis Garcia.  Garcia said that firefighters were dispatched at around

L.A. Party Dolls vocalists Rosanne Limeres (L), Laura Powers (Center) and Michelle Giacopuzzi (R) sing during a performance Friday evening as part of the free summer concert series at the Valencia Marketplace on July 19, 2024.

Photos: The L.A. Party Dolls

The L.A. Party Dolls, featuring vocalists Rosanne Limeres, Laura Powers and Michelle Giacopuzzi, lit up the Valencia Marketplace last Friday night as part of a free summer concert series. The

Briana Jankowski, who has been living in SCV for 25 years, dances during a live performance from Tom Petty cover band "Heartbreak Over Petty" at the Senses Block Party Thursday night in Old Town Newhall on July 18, 2024. Trisha Anas/ The Signal.

SCV block party fit for an Olympian 

Arrows were sent flying and bean bags were tossed, as Santa Clarita Valley residents got an early start to the 2024 Summer Olympics with this month’s Senses Block Party on

Jazz composer and conductor Ladd McIntosh led his Big Band Wednesday night at Club 507 in the American Legion Post 507 in Santa Clarita, Calif., on July 10, 2024. Trisha Anas/ The Signal

Big band in full swing at local club 

When Ladd McIntosh was 16 years old, his father purchased a record player and a few jazz albums for him. It was from then on McIntosh knew he wanted to

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department seal. File Photo

Nighttime shooting leaves deputies in the dark 

A shooting occurred Monday evening in the 20400 block of Valle de Oro, near Nandina Lane, according to Deputy Robert Jensen of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.  Jensen said

Flat Top Tom and his Jump Cats kicked off a series of free summer concerts on Friday night at the Valencia Marketplace on July 12, 2024. Trisha Anas/ The Signal.

Photos: Flat Top Tom and His Jump Cats

Swing and blues band “Flat Top Tom and His Jump Cats” performed during the inaugural show of the 2024 “Summer Concert” series held at the Valencia Marketplace on Friday. The

FILE PHOTO A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

10-acre fire contained overnight 

A 10-acre brush fire on City Highline Motorway Fire Road, south of Forest Route 5N27, has been contained, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department Supervising Dispatcher Melanie Flores.   Firefighters

A fire in Agua Dulce, dubbed the Poppy Fire, broke out Wednesday afternoon. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Poppy Fire nearly contained 

The brush fire that began in Agua Dulce Wednesday afternoon had reached 98% containment as of Thursday afternoon, with its estimated acreage revised downward from 150 acres to 86 acres