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High-speed pursuit ends in crash

A motorcyclist led California Highway Patrol officers on a high-speed pursuit Sunday morning. The incident began around 9:30 a.m. on Highway 14, north of Sand Canyon Road, after a CHP

Michelle Dorsey memorial service: ‘She was a hero’

Michelle Denise Dorsey’s life was celebrated by more than 200 people during a memorial service at Real Life Church in Valencia Saturday morning.  During the service, family and friends shared memories of Dorsey, who was remembered

Firefighters attack riverbed fire at Whites Canyon Road

Firefighters held to 1 acre a fire reported in the Santa Clara River bed Saturday afternoon, shortly after 4 p.m., near the Whites Canyon Road bridge just north of Via Princessa.  No structures were being threatened

Officials asks for public’s help finding missing person

Sheriff’s Department officials are asking for the public’s help finding Kayla Ann Elmore.  Elmore, 30, was last seen Saturday around 8 a.m. on the 19200 block of Vicci Street in Canyon Country in a dark grey Jeep Grand

D.A. case rejections on the rise

  Summary: In the first four months of 2021, the District Attorney’s Office declined to file charges on 537 Santa Clarita Valley criminal cases — already 156% of the total number of declined cases

Valladares tours SCV Veterans Center

Assemblywoman Suzette Valadares toured the Santa Clarita Valley Veterans Center on Lyons Avenue Friday afternoon.  She met with Jeff Stabile, director of the SCV Veteran Services Collaborative, as well as two board members — Patti Ryan and

County officials answer reopening questions at virtual town hall

A virtual town hall Thursday brought together Los Angeles County Public Health officials to answer questions from the public about changes to coronavirus restrictions come Tuesday when California’s “blueprint for a safer economy” expires.  The county will align with the state on

Transitional housing on Planning Commission agenda

The Santa Clarita Planning Commission will consider Tuesday a transitional housing project on a vacant lot at 23652 Newhall Ave.  Family Promise of Santa Clarita Valley proposed the four 812-square-foot, single-story two-bedroom and one-bathroom apartments for single

SCV school districts reject COVID-19 testing funds

Many Santa Clarita Valley school districts plan to reject Centers for Disease Control (CDC) funding to provide comprehensive COVID-19-screening programs at SCV schools.  The Los Angeles County Office of Education

Saugus playoff run ends in tough loss to Millikan

By Nikash Nath For The Signal  The Centurions’ underdog run came to an end Friday as Saugus High baseball fell 9-0 to Millikan in the teams’ quarterfinal matchup for the CIF Southern Section Division 3 playoffs.  Despite the tough loss, Saugus head baseball coach Carl

Trinity girls basketball wins CIF championship

By Ryan MenzieFor The Signal  Trinity Classical Academy girls basketball players rolled into Friday night’s CIF Southern Section Division VAA Championship matchup with the poise and confidence a team earns by winning its past three playoff games by an average of 21 points.   For their title

Northridge resident enters 25th District race

Not long after Jan. 6, Rhoda Nazanin, a Northridge resident, filed paperwork to run for Congress.  “The insurrection that took place on that day … was difficult for many of us,” Nazanin, a Democrat, told

SCV hotels rebound as pandemic winds down

As COVID-19 ravaged the nation, the hotel and hospitality industry was among the hardest hit, experiencing major losses in 2020.  However, hotels in the Santa Clarita Valley have been able

Local legislators’ bills move forward

State legislators had until June 4 to pass their bills out of the house in which they originated, and legislators representing the Santa Clarita Valley are reporting multiple bills on the move.   Sens. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, and Henry Stern, D-Calabasas, received

Hart survives second-round matchup with Cerritos

By Nikash Nath  For The Signal  While it might have been Brayden Jefferis’ first CIF playoff game, you would have never known it from his clutch performance at the plate.  With two outs and a

UPDATE: Crash victim identified as Newhall resident

The person killed in a traffic collision involving two vehicles and a motorcycle was identified by the county medical examiner Friday morning as 23-year-old Donovan Daniel Williams from Newhall.  Williams was pronounced dead at the scene