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Deputies respond to afterschool dustup at Saugus 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies said there were no arrests and no indication of any weapons after a group of juveniles were seen fighting Friday afternoon outside Saugus High. 

The Santa Clarita Artists Association held its reception, "Eye Candy," at the SCAA Gallery in Old Town Newhall on Saturday, Aug. 3. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

City offering prep for grant applications  

Santa Clarita is getting ready to give away about $200,000 in community funding through its annual grant application process, according to city officials, who are offering eligible nonprofits help with

A spokeswoman with the county Parks and Recreation Department said in a statement Friday afternoon the HVAC system at the Castaic Regional Sports Complex “has been running nonstop the entire summer due to excessive heat.” Tyler Wainfeld/The Signal

Triple-digit heat to remain until next week 

Any hopes for a cooling off later this weekend have evaporated like any small amount of water left outside in this heat wave, according to weather officials, who have extended

How to protect pets during triple-digit SCV heat 

As temperatures soar for the remainder of the week, Santa Clarita residents are advised to take precautions to protect not only themselves, but also their beloved pets.   Residents are encouraged

Hearing scheduled for gang murder suspect 

A brazen late-morning double-murder that’s played a role in reigniting long-simmering local gang rivalries in Santa Clarita and put a community on edge is on the calendar for November, according

Manual Rosas Aguilar, a 41-year-old Lancaster man, is being charged with a misdemeanor in the Nov. 27 collision that killed 31-year-old Cynthia Campana Contreras, a Valencia mother of two. Courtesy photo

Charge filed in November fatal crash 

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office filed a vehicular manslaughter charge without gross negligence in a fatal crash that occurred in November on San Francisquito Canyon Road.  Manual Rosas

Power outage affecting more than 1,300 in Newhall 

Southern California Edison reported a power outage Wednesday impacting more than 1,300 of its customers, according to the utility’s website.   The SCE power outage map indicated an unknown cause was

DA drops case against vandalism suspect 

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office declined to pursue a case against a man arrested on suspicion of felony vandalism on McBean Parkway, after victims identified him as the

A helicopter drops water over a brushfire on the hillside next to State Route 14U on Wednesday morning. Trisha Anas/ The Signal.

Three brush fires break out along SR-14   

Three brush fires broke out along the northbound side of State Route 14 Wednesday morning, according to Geovanni Sanchez, spokesman for the L.A. County Fire Department.  Firefighters initially responded to