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Man released after arrest on murder warrant  

A 19-year-old Newhall man who had been arrested on a murder warrant has been released, according to a spokesperson with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau.   Alejandro Trujillo was taken into custody by the LASD Community Partnerships

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Amber Alert issued for child abduction in SCV

An Amber Alert has been issued for two children who were abducted by their mother Wednesday in Santa Clarita, according to the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department.  Officials with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station said the

City to talk terms again with Newhall developer

Santa Clarita officials can now negotiate a deal that would book-end the revitalization of Downtown Newhall, with Tuesday’s authorization from the City Council to discuss terms exclusively with Serrano Development Group.  The plans involve

Christina Dronen (C, holding scissors) cuts the ribbon at the Finally Family Homes Oasis Resource Center ribbon cutting in Newhall, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

Finally Family Homes opens an ‘Oasis’ in Newhall 

Finally Family Homes has opened its “Oasis Resource Center” in Newhall for young adults ages 18-26 who are aging out of the foster care system or facing homelessness.  Christina Dronen, founder of the nonprofit Finally Family Homes, began the

Coyotes are seen out-and-about because of mating season. Signal file photo.

Mating season is here for coyotes 

Santa Clarita residents have reported that they have been seeing coyotes out-and-about recently, even in broad daylight. That is because it is the coyotes’ mating season.  California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Newhall shooting under investigation 

A suspect is at large after a reported shooting around midnight on Valle Del Oro in Newhall, according to an official with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.  Deputies responded to the area at

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Person dies after hit-and-run in Castaic 

A person has died after being struck by a semi-truck on the northbound off-ramp of Lake Hughes Road in Castaic on Wednesday morning, according to an official with the California Highway

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City takes down voter info site after law change 

The city of Santa Clarita has taken down its voter-information website, votesantaclarita.com, city officials confirmed Monday.  Typing in that address now takes residents to santaclarita.gov/city-clerk/elections, where viewers are told to “Please contact the Clerk’s Office for

Hart District students create PSA videos to spread awareness 

In the Valencia High School auditorium, William S. Hart Union High School District board members, students and parents watched 13 public service announcements with the incentive of educating the community and combating the fentanyl crisis on

LASD seeks help finding missing man, 31 

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Information Bureau is asking for the public’s help in locating Austin Boyd Kirby, 31, who was last seen in Castaic between Jan. 19 and 20.   Kirby, who is

A big rig shears a fire hydrant at the 23400 block of west Lyons Avenue near Apple Street on Monday evening. Photo courtesy of Cary Quashin.

Big rig shears fire hydrant 

A fire hydrant was sheared when a semi-truck trailer hit it trying to make a turn on the 23400 block of west Lyons Avenue near Apple Street on Monday evening, according to an official with Santa Clarita Valley

Alice Sumner celebrates her 101st birthday. Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Tucker.

Alice Sumner celebrates her 101st year of life 

When Alice Sumner was 20, she moved to the United States with her siblings and parents in April 1945 after being in the Philippines when the Japanese took over the area during World War II.  Sumner is

Multiple mailboxes were broken into at a condominium complex in Valencia Saturday morning. Signal Staff/The Signal

Mail box theft reported in Valencia 

Multiple mailboxes were broken into at a condominium complex in Valencia Saturday morning, according to the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.  Two callers told sheriff’s deputies some of their mail had been stolen in the Siena