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Trailer trucks are fully stopped at the I-5 North due to construction work and lane closures in October. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Construction on I-5 to prompt lane closures 

Commuters can expect lane closures of northbound Interstate 5 between Highway 14 and Calgrove Boulevard from Jan. 15 to 21 for emergency repairs, according to a release from the Metro

CHP’s retail theft team nabs 5  

Organized retail theft seen as growing problem throughout the state as police increase focus  California Highway Patrol officers Thursday touted five arrests and their recovery of more than $60,000 in

County approves updated outdoor dining ordinance 

Restaurants in unincorporated areas can now operate along public sidewalks, streets, alleys so long as public right-of-way is not impeded  The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved the updated

Dr. Robert Pretzlaff submitted his resignation as vice president and chief medical officer at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital this week. Courtesy photo.

Henry Mayo chief medical officer resigns 

Dr. Robert Pretzlaff moving to be closer to family, says he couldn’t pass up ‘really exciting’ opportunity  Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital will be looking for a new chief medical officer

Anxiety Summit geared to help people of all ages 

Residents who have experienced onset symptoms of anxiety are invited to attend Valencia Hills Community Church’s Anxiety Summit on Monday from 1 to 4:30 p.m.  The number of anxiety diagnoses

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Coroner IDs woman found in car  

The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station identified the woman who was found dead Jan. 2 in Valencia in the parking lot of a Big 5 sporting goods store.   Shaniesha Green,

Four lifelong friends, from left, Robin Bianchi, Cynthia Salas, Susanne Norton and Lu Madison old a photo of Chad O'Melia, right, who was murdered and his mother, Michelle, who reportedly died of sadness after his death, as they meet in Stevenson Ranch in December to raise awareness about Chad's murder case. 121223. Dan Watson/ The Signal

Family, friends seek justice for Chad

The prosecution and defense have rested.   The jurors have spoken, too.   They ultimately took less than four hours to find Bryn Spejcher guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the brutal, cannabis-induced

Deputies: Man and woman steal bikes 

A report of a disturbance at a business on Thursday turned into a grand theft case in which two bicycles were reported stolen — and then were returned to the

A sign in front of the California Highway Patrol office.

CHP: Vehicle stolen on Highway 14 

A 45-year-old Los Angeles man was arrested on suspicion of taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent, according to Officer Josh Greengard, a spokesman for the California Highway Patrol’s Newhall

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Box truck collides with guardrail 

A Penske box truck collided with the right-side wall and guardrail Monday night on southbound Interstate 5 near the Highway 14 on-ramp, according to Officer Michael Nasir with the California