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L.A. County firefighters were dispatched to Sierra Highway and Via Princessa at 12:18 p.m. on Tuesday after reports came in of a tree on fire in a parking lot. Courtesy art.

Tree catches fire on Sierra Highway 

L.A. County firefighters were dispatched to Sierra Highway and Via Princessa at 12:18 p.m. on Tuesday after reports came in of a tree on fire in a parking lot, according

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

Small Acton fire closes down Metrolink 

A half-acre brush fire was quickly put out Monday afternoon at Bootlegger Canyon Road and Soledad Canyon Road in Acton, according to Craig Little, spokesman for the L.A. County Fire

Edison workers on a lift work on the power lines along Golden Valley Road in Santa Clarita on April 27. Dan Watson/The Signal

Ratepayers express concern over energy costs 

In response to a number of posts online expressing “sticker shock” over July energy bills, Southern California Edison shared a few tips Monday on how ratepayers can “make the most”

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station deputies put up security tape at the scene of a crash in Stevenson Ranch. file photo

Former deputy takes plea deal in DUI coverup 

An off-duty sheriff’s deputy spotted covering up another deputy’s Stevenson Ranch DUI crash two years ago received informal probation as part of a plea deal agreed to Friday.  On Aug.

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

Soledad Canyon brush fire halted at 2 acres 

A 2-acre brush fire that broke out between Soledad Canyon Road and Camp Plenty Road Sunday afternoon was quickly halted, according to Supervising Fire Dispatcher Bernard Peters of the L.A.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department seal. File Photo

Person robbed in Canyon Country  

Personnel with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station responded to reports of a person robbed on Saturday afternoon in Canyon Country.   The robbery involved a male suspect with no additional

Man killed by fence injury identified 

Officials have identified the man who was pronounced dead last week after being found bleeding from a fence wound in Newhall.  Miguel Ramos, 39, was found by deputies responding to

This Signal file photo shows Pitchess Detention Center.

Ricochet from FBI agent hits Pitchess inmate 

   L.A. County Sheriff’s Department and FBI officials Friday confirmed an Aug. 9 training incident that left a Pitchess Detention Center inmate “grazed by a ricocheted bullet” fired by federal

Authorities respond to a vehicle fire on the Interstate 5 near the State Route 14 freeway junction on Thursday night. Courtesy photo.

CHP responds to vehicle fire on I-5

A single-vehicle fire was reported on the Interstate 5 near the State Route 14 freeway junction, according to the California Highway Patrol and L.A. County Fire Department.  “That’s a vehicle