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Celebrate two of February’s National Food Days with pizza and wine. ©ADOBE STOCK

Celebrate February’s National Food Days 

By Michele E. Buttelman  Sunday Signal Staff Writer  Who doesn’t enjoy a good excuse for enjoying a pizza and a margarita?  February is packed with national food days, celebrating not only pizza and margaritas, but also

Newhall Community Center celebrates 20 years 

 In a city that has developed over the past 20 years, one thing has remained constant for the Newhall community.   Some would say it has served as a lifeline, a gathering place for education and recreation, and helped at-risk youth have the

Hasley Canyon on-ramp to close for construction 

As part of the Interstate 5 North County Enhancements Project, the southbound Hasley Canyon Road on-ramp is slated to be fully shut down for reconstruction from Feb. 18 through March, according to a news release from the Los

Planners offer virtual tour of Belcaro 

The city of Santa Clarita offered the community an update on what it’s working on with Belcaro in Sand Canyon, a new housing development for residents 55 and older.  New

Planning to take another look at Northlake 

The L.A. County Department of Regional Planning is expected next week to hold another hearing as part of a court order from lawsuits over the Northlake Specific Plan, for a community that’s been talked about for

Biologists seek to reunite mountain lion cub with family  

Biologists are working to reunite a mountain lion cub with her mother after the cub was found earlier this week in the middle of a Castaic roadway, a California Department of Fish and Wildlife spokesperson said.   Initial reports indicated that a mountain lion cub may have possibly been hit

Commission irked by smoke-shop bust 

A Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station raid on a recently permitted smoke shop in Newhall drew the ire Tuesday of the Planning Commission, after members claimed the business had violated the trust it was given with a special permit to operate.  A news report

Mayor Laurene Weste, City Council members, local dignitaries and other local leaders gathered for the groundbreaking of Via Princessa Park at the Via Princessa Metrolink Station on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

City breaks ground on Via Princessa Park 

The city of Santa Clarita hosted a groundbreaking for its 41st park, “Via Princessa Park,” right near the Metrolink station in Canyon Country on Thursday morning.  Local dignitaries and the City Council were in attendance to commemorate the

CHP: Daytona Beach man arrested on suspicion of murder 

A 34-year-old man from Daytona Beach, Florida, was arrested on suspicion of murder after the U.S. Marshals Service placed him under arrest for the warrant and informed California Highway Patrol Newhall-area officers of the arrest on Wednesday, according to an

An SUV crashed into a wall at the intersection of Seco Canyon Road and Coral Way, causing a power outage in the Saugus neighborhood on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Collision causes power outage in Saugus 

A man was transported after hitting a fire hydrant and power line pole, causing a power outage at the intersection of Coral Way and Seco Canyon Road near Hazel Street on Thursday afternoon, according to officials

Main entrance of Santa Clarita Elementary School on Seco Canyon Road. Katherine Quezada/ The Signal

City offers to buy Santa Clarita Elementary property 

The city of Santa Clarita has offered to buy the Santa Clarita Elementary School property, the Saugus Union School District’s governing board president announced at Tuesday’s meeting following closed session.   After the city submitted a letter offering to buy the former school site located on the

Homeless count kicks off in Santa Clarita  

The Los Angeles County Homeless Services Authority’s annual homeless count began Tuesday night, with thousands of volunteers spreading throughout the county, including in Santa Clarita, to complete the largest count of its kind in the country.   There were 34