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LA County Sheriff's Department deputies at the scene of an officer-involved shooting investigation Friday on Parker Road in Castaic. Katherine Quezada/ The Signal

Man gets 19 years in DV standoff 

A Santa Clarita Valley man pleaded no contest to holding his ex-wife and son against their will at gunpoint, which led to a brief standoff and then a shooting that

San Fernando Superior Courthouse. Courtesy

Man convicted of murder in DUI crash 

A jury Friday convicted a Canyon Country man of murder in the Nov. 1, 2023, DUI crash that killed Orlando Gomez Salas, 39.  Prosecutors charged Raul Rosalezs Ramirez with murder

Person killed in multi-vehicle crash  

One person was killed and multiple people were transported to the hospital in unknown condition following a multivehicle crash on Tuesday afternoon in Canyon Country, according to Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials.   The

DeFlock SCV raises flap over traffic cameras 

Flock Safety isn’t on Tuesday’s Santa Clarita City Council agenda, but a local group plans to keep pressing the city over its $500,000 contract for 35 traffic-surveillance cameras until the group’s public-safety and privacy

Photo courtesy of California Highway Patrol Newhall-area Office.

Diesel spill causes hours-long delays, closures 

A semi-truck, hauling two fuel tank trailers on Interstate 5 northbound south of Templin Highway on Sunday morning, punctured one of the fuel tanks, causing an hours-long delay on the highway, according to an official with the

Canyons quarterback River Warren (6) carries the ball during the second quarter of Saturday's game against El Camino at College of the Canyons on Sept. 5, 2026. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

COC football falls at home to No. 12 El Camino College  

Following a shutout loss in the team’s season opener last week, College of the Canyons’ football head coach Ted Iacenda was looking for consistency from his Cougars in Saturday’s non-conference matchup against the No. 12-ranked El Camino

Small brush fire breaks out in Newhall Pass 

A small half-acre brush fire, dubbed the “Jasper Fire,” broke out Saturday afternoon on The Old Road, near Highway 14 in the Newhall Pass, according to the Watch Duty app.  Firefighters responded at

Subcommittee on Defense visits COC 

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, chaired by Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Riverside County, held a field hearing titled “Industrial Base and Workforce Development for Skilled Trades” at the College of the Canyons Performing Arts Center on

City to take up Bouquet Canyon relief 

Nearly seven months after a Bouquet Canyon Road closure made Plum Canyon business owners fret for their future, the Santa Clarita City Council is expected to discuss how it can help

The Santa Clarita Courthouse Dan Watson/The Signal

Man convicted of sharing nudes with church 

After two days of deliberation, a Santa Clarita Valley jury Monday convicted a man of violating the state’s “revenge porn” law for sharing nude photos of his now ex-wife with

Photos: Blood drive

The City of Santa Clarita City Hall hosted a blood drive by the American Red Cross, organized by Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, on Friday during the morning and early afternoon.

A portrait of Joshua Trujillo. Courtesy of GoFundMe.

No charges in fatal shooting at Sports Complex 

A detective with the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau confirmed this week that no arrests have been made and no charges are expected to be filed in the fatal May 30 shooting outside the Santa

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District sued over claims that teacher touched student

Attorneys for the William S. Hart Union High School District filed an Aug. 24 response denying the district’s liability for a family of a former seventh-grade student suing the district over claims of negligence, negligent hiring,

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Former CHP officer takes plea deal 

The L.A. County District Attorney’s Office reached a plea deal this week with a former California Highway Patrol officer from Castaic accused of criminal threats, illegal possession of an assault