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City reviews its legislative platform 

The Santa Clarita City Council’s Legislative Committee updated its 2025 advocacy platform with what city officials described as a few relatively minor tweaks, proposing changes on city stances for utility

Valencia resident Cory Balousek casts his vote at the Saugus Union School District polling place in Valencia on Saturday, 030224. Dan Watson/The Signal

Ayala stays ahead in District 1 race 

Patsy Ayala’s lead in the first-ever district election for the Santa Clarita City Council is holding steady – but, she says, she is respecting the process and is not yet

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department seal. File Photo

Missing man found  

A man who was reported missing on Sept. 11 has been found, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials reported.  Last week, the department’s Missing Person Unit sent out a news

A sign in front of the California Highway Patrol office.

CHP responds to fatal crash in Acton  

California Highway Patrol officers said no arrests were made as the result of a fatal crash on a rural road early Thursday morning in Acton.  CHP officers from the Newhall

Personnel with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and the Los Angeles County Fire Department on the scene of a pedestrian versus vehicle at the parking lot of the McDonalds located on the 23100 block of Valencia Boulevard on Sunday afternoon. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Pedestrian struck by vehicle in Valencia 

Personnel with the L.A. County Fire Department and Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station were dispatched to the McDonald’s parking lot on the 23100 block of Valencia Boulevard for a traffic

Deputies responded to a large brawl between adult soccer league players on Sunday morning at West Ranch High School. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Fight breaks out among adult soccer players  

By Maya Morales and Katherine Quezada  Signal Staff Writers  Authorities with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station were asked to respond to reports of a large brawl on the soccer

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Theft reported at Best Buy  

Two suspects stole over $1,000 worth of items from the Best Buy electronic store in Saugus on Saturday, according to law enforcement officials. The incident took place on the 26500

People cast their ballots within a shopping mall in Henderson, Nev., on Oct. 19, 2024. Photo by John Fredricks.

No big shifts in 10th election update 

The votes continued to trickle in Friday but there weren’t any lead changes in the local races, according to the L.A. County Registrar Recorder’s Office.  The handful of Santa Clarita

COC Acting Chancellor David Andrus sorts through files on his desk during his first week as the leader of the college. Tyler Wainfeld/The Signal.

COC president calls for 20-year forensic audit  

Preliminary findings report potential policy violations, misuse of public funds; board to hold special meeting Monday  College of the Canyons is planning to consider a forensic audit Monday at a

Hail fell in Westridge on Friday. Courtesy photo.

Hail, rain showers pop up in SCV

Sporadic rain showers and even hail popped up in the Santa Clarita Valley on Friday. These photos and video were taken in Westridge, on the valley’s west side.

Mugshot of Amanda Leeann Porter, 44, of Virginia, Courtesy of the Burbank Police Department.

HMNH issues statement regarding alleged fake nurse

Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital has issued a statement following the arrest of 44-year-old Amanda Leeann Porter, of Virginia, who was taken into custody on suspicion of impersonating a registered nurse