Crime

Mayor raises concerns on 8-story courthouse plan 

\ The Judicial Council of California confirmed Thursday it’s still in the land-acquisition phase for its more than half-billion-dollar, eight-story courthouse being planned for a property across the street from

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Judge issues warrant for theft suspects 

Judge David Stuart issued bench warrants for a man and woman charged with multiple felony counts from a store-theft investigation at Target.  Neither Nathaniel Rivas Jr. nor Maria Elizabeth De

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Deputies locate embezzled vehicle in Newhall 

Deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station located an embezzled vehicle on Wednesday morning in Newhall, according to a station official.   When patrolling the area deputies came across a

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DUI investigation leads to felony charges 

The L.A. County District Attorney’s Office charged a Santa Maria woman with three felonies after an Oct. 28 DUI investigation on State Route 14.  A spokesman for the California Highway

Newhall shooting death believed to be suicide 

An official with the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau said Monday a shooting death in Newhall over the weekend is suspected to be a suicide.   Medical examiners identified the

Homicide detectives ID 2 killed in shooting  

Detectives with the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau said there have been no arrests made yet into a Halloween night shooting that left two people dead.  Homicide Bureau officials

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Driver gets 6 years in fatal DUI crash  

A 45-year-old San Fernando man was sentenced to six years in state prison after pleading no contest to driving intoxicated and causing a fatal crash in Newhall that killed his

Curfew violators to face ‘community court’ 

Parents’ concerns prompted another brief discussion about Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station operations at Tuesday’s Santa Clarita City Council meeting, with complaints about teens being arrested minutes after the 10

Santa Clarita Valley sheriff’s deputies investigate reports of shots being fired near the intersection of Walnut Street and 15th Street in Newhall on Wednesday, with the incident also involving a vehicle collision. Signal Staff photo.

Deputies investigating shots fired on Walnut Street

Authorities are investigating reports of shots being fired near the intersection of Walnut Street and 15th Street in Newhall on Wednesday evening, according to the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.  According