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Firefighters echo residents’ battery-storage concerns 

  The L.A. County Fire Department refrained from commenting this week about a firefighter union’s concerns over how, why and where the county approves battery-energy storage systems, or BESS facilities.  Firefighters Local 1014,

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State Route 14 crash slows traffic 

California Highway Patrol officers responded to a crash Thursday afternoon in the northbound lanes of State Route 14, south of Placerita Canyon Road, according to L.A. County Fire Department.  L.A. County Fire officials said medical units were dispatched

The Los Angeles County Fire Department respond to a HAZMAT situation at a business in the Valencia Industrial Center on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Hazmat called, employees evacuated after leak at business  

Los Angeles County Fire Department Health Hazardous Materials personnel were dispatched to a business in the Valencia Industrial Center after a leak was reported and employees reported the smell of chlorine in the building Thursdayafternoon, according to

One more pleads guilty in crime-tourism ring 

A suspect in an international crime-tourism ring, believed to be orchestrated by a Sand Canyon couple, has pleaded guilty, according to federal records available online.  Miguel Angel Barajas, 59, of Northridge,

Voters drop their ballots in a drop box at the Valencia Library in Valencia on Tuesday, 060722. Dan Watson/The Signal

Potential new SCV representative announces she won’t seek reelection 

The current representative for California’s 26th Congressional District, Julia Brownley, D-Ventura, will not be seeking reelection, according to a news release from the congresswoman’s office.  The move injects some uncertainty into this year’s local congressional races: After Proposition 50 was passed by California voters

Nessa Santistevan (L) and Lucy Elderd (R) install the AED at Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry. Photo courtesy of Nessa Santistevan.

Valencia High sophomores add AED to SCV Food Pantry 

When Valencia High School sophomores Nessa Santistevan and Lucy Elderd decided on their project to help spread community awareness from their Valencia Medical Science Academy class, they quickly realized there was not enough awareness of automated external defibrillators.   Elderd said Valencia

Authorities investigate reports of a shooting on the 22200 block of Park Street in Newhall on Tuesday. Signal Staff photo.

Suspect sought in Creekview Park shooting 

The investigative record from a bedside interview at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital offers another glimpse at the difficulty in investigating gang-related crimes, according to court records obtained by The Signal.  

Deputies raid Newhall smoke shop 

A smoke shop given a special permit by the Planning Commission as a “test case” to expand its “tobacco paraphernalia” offerings is now under investigation for illegal sales of marijuana, mushrooms and nitrous oxide, according

Driver killed in solo crash on State Route 14  

A solo crash that killed a man on State Route 14 near Newhall Avenue on Wednesday afternoon may have been the result of a flat tire, according to the California Highway Patrol.  Initial calls indicated that a single-vehicle crash

Signs on three consecutive lawns along Woodside Drive on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, calling for the cancellation of a planned detour that will route drivers away from Bouquet Canyon Road for 11 months.

City promises Benz Road access for residents 

In response to continued concern about Bouquet Canyon Road’s pending closure, city of Santa Clarita officials announced another potential change in the plan Tuesday: local access for Benz Road residents.