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Deputies receive reports of person with gun 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies responded to reports of a man armed with a gun in Canyon Country on Sunday afternoon and after conducting their investigation didn’t find any

Tropicana stilt walkers welcome attendees to the city of Santa Clarita Celebrate series, Cuba installation on Friday evening at the Canyon Country Community Center. 071224 Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Photos: Celebrate series Cuba

The city of Santa Clarita hosted its monthly Celebrate series, this month’s theme being Cuba, on Friday evening at the Canyon Country Community Center. In attendance were hundreds of people

FILE PHOTO A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

10-acre fire contained overnight 

A 10-acre brush fire on City Highline Motorway Fire Road, south of Forest Route 5N27, has been contained, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department Supervising Dispatcher Melanie Flores.   Firefighters

Sheriff's deputies investigate the scene where a person was killed in a shooting Monday night near the intersection of Newhall Avenue and Lyons Avenue. Staff photo

Newhall violence prompts safety concerns 

Santa Clarita has consistently ranked highly on several lists of the safest places in the country.   Online outlets like MoneyGeek, SmartAsset and WalletHub, which give advice on what neighborhoods are

A fire in Agua Dulce, dubbed the Poppy Fire, broke out Wednesday afternoon. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Poppy Fire nearly contained 

The brush fire that began in Agua Dulce Wednesday afternoon had reached 98% containment as of Thursday afternoon, with its estimated acreage revised downward from 150 acres to 86 acres

A door to William S. Hart's mansion shows signs of wear on March 29, 2024. Perry Smith/The Signal

City agrees to Hart Park takeover 

With a holler that would have done the legendary Hollywood cowboy proud, the Santa Clarita City Council approved a takeover of William S. Hart’s nearly 160-acre property in Newhall, replete

Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook, College of the Canyons Chancellor, speaks during the 2022 College of the Canyons Women's Conference held at the Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook University Center on the Valencia campus of College of the Canyons on Saturday, 032622. Dan Watson/The Signal

Van Hook to be placed on administrative leave 

College of the Canyons Chancellor Dianne Van Hook will be placed on administrative leave, effective Monday, Santa Clarita Community College District board President Edel Alonso announced Wednesday night after a

Jey Wagner, former CEO of the SCV Economic Development Corp., confirmed his resignation Wednesday. Courtesy

EDC, CEO part ways; VP promoted 

The president and CEO of the Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corp., an organization that strives to promote business growth and retention for the region, confirmed his resignation Wednesday.  Former