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A sports car crashed and caught fire Friday afternoon on Interstate 5 just north of the Calgrove Boulevard on-ramp. Signal staff photo.

Sports car crashes, burns on I-5  

A sports car crashed and caught fire Friday afternoon on Interstate 5 just north of the Calgrove Boulevard on-ramp, drawing responses from the California Highway Patrol and Los Angeles County

First responders were dispatched to a small fire on Halsey Canyon Road in Castaic, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

Small fire breaks out in Hasley Canyon burn area

A small fire broke out Friday morning in Hasley Canyon, Los Angeles County Fire Department officials said.  According to Fire Department spokeswoman Kaitlyn Aldana, firefighters were dispatched at 11:03 a.m.  

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CHP: Speeder tops 100 mph  

A California Highway Patrol officer arrested a woman driving more than 100 mph near Lake Hughes Road on Wednesday morning, according to officials.  The 20-year-old suspect from Bakersfield was seen

The suspect is transported from the scene via ambulance at the conclusion of the standoff on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Tyler Wainfeld/The Signal.

Man pleads not guilty in standoff charges 

  A Canyon Country man pleaded not guilty after a preliminary hearing Thursday for charges he threatened a Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputy with a machete before an hourslong

Brush fire breaks out in Valencia wash

L.A. County Fire Department officials took roughly 20 minutes Wednesday to put out a three-quarter-acre brush fire in Valencia.  The fire was reported to firefighters at 4:11 p.m, in the

LASD confirms federal officers in SCV 

Federal officials with the Department of Homeland Security did not respond Wednesday to emails seeking comment about an arrest in Newhall that was captured on videos distributed via social media. 

Chlidren learn swimming techniques from the lifeguards during the "World’s Largest Swim Lesson" at the Santa Clarita Aquatic Center on Thursday, June 26, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

SCV under extreme heat warning  

The Santa Clarita Valley is expecting one of the hottest heat waves of the summer this week, and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is urging residents to

Residents participated in the "Etch & Catch" event hosted by the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station, in partnership with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Vehicle Theft Task Force, at Santa Clarita City Hall in Valencia on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Photos: ‘Etch and Catch’

In an effort to prevent vehicle theft, residents participated in the “Etch & Catch” event hosted by the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, in partnership with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s

The California Chamber of Commerce, a powerful business lobbying group, has honed a specific strategy with a high success rate — labeling bills it deems most burdensome “job-killers” and tracking them on an annual list. State Capitol photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters

Lawmakers share stances on redistricting  

The Santa Clarita Valley’s state representatives shared their contrasting views Monday on a plan spearheaded by Gov. Gavin Newsom designed to make the overwhelmingly blue California even more so, impacting

Wiley Canyon project heads back to Planning with ADUs 

The four-member Santa Clarita Planning Commission is expected to hear another revision of the Wiley Canyon Mixed-Use Project on Tuesday.  After several meetings filled with neighboring residents’ complaints about density

Big rig goes over the side near Templin 

California Highway Patrol officers worked with Caltrans officials Monday morning to recover a big-rig truck that went over the side of Interstate 5 near Templin Highway around 8:15 a.m.  The