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CHP: Man detained after sitting on freeway shoulder 

A man was detained after being found sitting on the shoulder of the truck routes in the Newhall Pass on Wednesday afternoon, according to an official with the California Highway Patrol Traffic Management Unit.  The man was a pedestrian

Woman killed in crash on SR-14 

A 49-year-old woman from Palmdale has been identified as the person killed in a three-vehicle crash on Sunday night on the northbound side of State Route 14 just south of

Attendees participate in the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir's New Community Gospel Choir workshop at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Photos: New Community Gospel Choir workshop

Residents participated in the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir’s New Community Gospel Choir workshop at St. Episcopal Church on Saturday. After learning two songs by the end of the workshop, the

Father shares memories of son killed in crash 

Jonathan Xavier Dicristofaro, 18, had just graduated high school and made a pact with his father, Alvaro, the elder Dicristofaro recalled in a phone interview Tuesday.  Jonathan Dicristofaro had been

Two big rigs crashed on northbound Interstate 5, near the Valencia Boulevard off-ramp, Tuesday morning on Oct. 14, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Man killed in morning crash  

Major uptick in collisions accompanies wet weather  A man was killed in a two-vehicle collision on Tuesday morning in Castaic, according to a spokesperson with the California Highway Patrol Newhall-area

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Suspect arrested in Castaic rape investigation  

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies arrested a man after he was accused of two incidents of sexual assault against the same alleged victim in Castaic.   The 36-year-old Palmdale bus