Motor home fire in Castaic sparks immediate response
December 4, 2019
By Jim Holt & Bobby Block Signal Staff Writers A burning motor home seen fully engulfed in flames prompted a swift response by firefighters to a vacant lot in Castaic
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Deputy involved in Stevenson Ranch traffic collision
December 4, 2019
A local sheriff’s deputy became one of several motorists Wednesday morning to end up in a minor traffic collision on slick rain-soaked streets. Shortly before 10:45 a.m., a deputy with
SCV Sheriff’s Station captain to receive promotion
December 4, 2019
After more than two and a half years as the Santa Clarita Valley’s “top cop,” county officials confirmed Wednesday morning that SCV Sheriff’s Station Capt. Robert Lewis is slated to
Transients in a car accused of felony forgery, drug possession
December 3, 2019
Two transients, a man and a woman, were arrested on suspicion of felony forgery and drug charges Thursday after deputies pulled them over for a traffic violation. Deputies with the
Bakersfield man accused of battery in alleged scuffle with store staffers
December 3, 2019
A 24-year-old Bakersfield man was arrested on suspicion of battery recently for allegedly fighting with store security workers when they tried to handcuff him for shoplifting. On Nov. 27 at
Break-ins near golf course have residents concerned, patrols heightened
December 3, 2019
Burglars targeting homes that back onto a golf course in Sand Canyon apparently aren’t having trouble finding the green after a cluster of break-ins were reported in the upscale neighborhood
Mother ID’d as the driver of the car that killed her two daughters
December 3, 2019
A woman identified as both the injured mother of two young girls killed in a single-car crash in Stevenson Ranch last month and as the driver in that crash has
Deputies establish containment near Camp Plenty; one suspect detained
December 3, 2019
Deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station combed Canyon Country neighborhoods Tuesday in search of two juvenile robbery suspects, according to officials. “It sounds like they have a containment
Big rig hauling milk, overturns spilling diesel, prompting HazMat response
December 2, 2019
A big rig traveling through the Grapevine, hauling condensed milk on the southbound lanes of Interstate 5, crashed through a guardrail and plunged down an embankment, injuring the driver and
Thanksgiving storm moves on after spin outs, road closures
November 29, 2019
The cold, the rain and snow seemed to have all been tailor-made for Thanksgiving, as harsh weather conditions began lightening up on Friday. As the storm system began ushering in
Big rig jackknifes in Grapevine, prompting spill, lane closures
November 29, 2019
A big rig was one of several vehicles reported to have spun out in the northbound lanes of Interstate 5 Friday morning, causing the tractor-trailer to jackknife and prompting the
CHP: Woman charged with vehicular manslaughter in 2016 scooter death believed to be in Mexico
November 27, 2019
A Santa Paula woman charged with vehicular manslaughter in the 2016 traffic death of emergency medical technician Chris Parry is believed by California Highway Patrol investigators to have fled to
UPDATE: Hiker missing in Placerita Canyon is found
November 27, 2019
Search resumed at dawn Wednesday for a hiker reported missing in Placerita Canyon since shortly after midnight Tuesday — and, after 16 hours of missing in the cold and wet
Child airlifted to hospital from Sand Canyon
November 27, 2019
A child suffering an undisclosed medical condition was airlifted to safety and a pediatric hospital late Wednesday afternoon in Canyon Country. Shortly after 4:20 p.m., paramedics with the Los Angeles
LAPD throws dragnet over Newhall neighborhood in search of suspect
November 27, 2019
A man wanted by officers of the Los Angeles Police Department who was spotted in Newhall sparked a neighborhood to be cordoned off and a manhunt launched for the suspect
Morning rain triggers rollovers in the SCV
November 27, 2019
By Jim Holt & Gilbert Bernal Signal Staff Writers Early morning rain created slick roadways for Santa Clarita Valley commuters Wednesday morning, sparking more than a half-dozen “non-injury” collisions, spinouts
One in custody after morning car chase
November 27, 2019
One man was apprehended after a car chase ensued through heavy traffic going southbound Wednesday around 8 a.m. on the Interstate 5 and Highway 14, where the man was driving
City Council approves $330K youth crime prevention grant
November 26, 2019
Santa Clarita will receive a piece of more than $25.5 million in state grant dollars to continue funding programs aimed at curbing youth crime across the valley, a move made
Alleged domestic attack ends in man’s arrest
November 26, 2019
Reports of a man seen punching a woman in the face near Golden Valley Road sparked a foot chase by deputies through the shrubbery behind stores in the area, ending
Water heads name advisers to groundwater agency
November 26, 2019
It wasn’t easy for water officials tasked with hammering out a plan to manage the Santa Clarita Valley’s groundwater to find seven people to serve as the agency’s advisory group,