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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

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Trump declares end to war in Gaza 

World leaders sign cease-fire deal; hostages freed  Compiled from news service reports  In a speech in Egypt, President Donald Trump declared an end to the war in Gaza between Israel

Hundreds join the effort to raise awareness for domestic violence at the Child & Family Center’s annual Purple Walk on Oct. 11, 2025. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Hundreds join Purple Walk 2025  

It took years and help from her family for Megan Elsie to understand she was in an abusive relationship.   She was never physically harmed, but her abuse came in an