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Applications are in for Planning Commission seat 

Santa Clarita officials Friday released the names of 11 applicants for the “unplanned vacancy” on the city’s Planning Commission, which had an extended deadline of 5 p.m. Thursday for applications. 

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DUI suspect pleads not guilty to murder 

A 22-year-old Santa Clarita man pleaded not guilty to a second-degree murder charge Thursday at his arraignment.   Through an interpreter, prior to his preliminary hearing, Raul Rosales Ramirez turned down

City announces new captain for station  

The city of Santa Clarita announced Thursday that Capt. Brandon Barclay, who has been serving in the role in an acting capacity since April, is replacing Cmdr. Justin Diez on

LASD: Man found in car believed to be suicide 

A Homicide Bureau official confirmed Thursday a person found dead Wednesday on Sierra Highway is being investigated as a suspected suicide.  Medical examiners identified the decedent as Jose Aparicio Cordova,

An Alert California mountaintop camera shows the King Fire as of approximately 6:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. Courtesy of Alert California.

King Fire burns 577 acres, 40% containment 

The King Fire erupted early Thursday near Gorman and was burning south toward Castaic as the morning commute got under way.  The fast-moving fire was first reported on the 45100

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

CC standoff suspect held to answer 

Deputy Richard Wyatt testified that he remembered hearing his partner telling somebody to drop a knife, before he saw Carl Wayne Pruett emerge from behind some bushes swinging a large

County announces progress on Bouquet Creek 

Los Angeles County officials Tuesday announced the first progress on a yearslong multimillion-dollar effort to restore Bouquet Canyon Creek, a watershed eyed as being in need of work since a

"Locked Out of Heaven," a Bruno Mars tribute band, performed during the fifth installment of the city of Santa Clarita's Concerts in the Park series at Central Park on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Photos: ‘Locked Out of Heaven’

Residents gathered for the fifth installment of the city of Santa Clarita’s Concerts in the Park series on Saturday at Central Park. “Locked Out of Heaven,” a Bruno Mars tribute