Motorcyclist killed in solo Saugus crash
March 14, 2019
A 57-year-old man died Thursday evening after his motorcycle struck a curb and then hit a fire hydrant on a Saugus roadway. The crash happened at 6 p.m. near the
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Elected officials react to Newsom’s death-penalty decision
March 14, 2019
The Signal reached out to the Santa Clarita Valley’s elected officials regarding their reaction to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement of a moratorium on the death penalty. “The executive order also
Defense lawyers present their case in vehicular manslaughter trial
March 13, 2019
After six weeks of testimony and evidence presented by prosecutors in the case of a commercial driver charged with six counts of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter, defense lawyers began arguing their
Burglar couple gets two years prison time for gym thefts
March 13, 2019
A 29-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman who stole from the lockers and parked cars of LA Fitness patrons across the Santa Clarita Valley were sentenced to two years in
Driver injured in rollover on San Francisquito Canyon Road
March 13, 2019
A day trip to see flowers blooming in Lancaster was cut short for a group of friends after the SUV they were in lost control and flipped over on San
Heavy winds uproot trees, break branches
March 13, 2019
By Jim Holt & Tammy Murga Signal Staff Writers Strong winds ripped through the Santa Clarita Valley overnight Tuesday, uprooting a couple of trees and downing some branches. Despite the
Local man begins serving prison term for sexual battery, assault, burglary
March 13, 2019
A Santa Clarita man accused of sexually assaulting a woman after breaking into her Los Angeles home has begun serving a 24-year prison sentence Thursday, after pleading no contest recently
Conservancy gets $1.5 million grant to ‘strengthen fire resiliency’
March 13, 2019
State officials in an effort to better prepare against the type of wildfire that destroyed much of Malibu last year, gave $1.5 million to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy to
Saugus man who stabbed his mother to death committed to mental hospital
March 13, 2019
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge committed a Saugus man to a state mental health hospital Wednesday after the man pleaded no contest to one count of second degree murder,
Teen arrested at Newhall Park in suspicion of petty theft and battery
March 13, 2019
A teenager was detained amid a specialized operation Friday evening in Newhall, sheriff’s officials confirmed. Shortly before 5 p.m., the 15-year-old boy was taken into custody at Newhall Park, near
LASD detectives looking for missing woman
March 13, 2019
Detectives dealing specifically with “at-risk” people are hoping the public can help them locate a missing woman who suffers from depression. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s At Risk Missing Persons
Vehicular manslaughter trial now in its seventh week
March 13, 2019
The trial of a commercial trucker accused of killing two women and four young children when his big rig hit a minivan two years ago resumed Monday and is expected
Firefighters respond to blaze at abandoned mobile home park in Canyon Country
March 13, 2019
Firefighters responded to a structure fire late Tuesday night at the abandoned Soledad Trailer Lodge mobile home park in Canyon Country. At least one unit of the mobile home park
Palm Tree Bandits ringleader who robbed Stevenson Ranch bank sentenced
March 12, 2019
The man who led the “Palm Tree Bandits” armed robbery crew that held up a Stevenson Ranch bank in 2016 — and other bank branches in Los Angeles and Kern
Guilty plea, prison stint provide little solace for dad of crash victim
March 12, 2019
The father of a young woman killed in a 2016 crash takes little solace from the driver pleading guilty for the crash — or the more than 22 years he’ll
Castaic man begins serving 10-year sentence for arson
March 11, 2019
A Castaic man convicted of arson of an inhabited structure or property has begun serving a 10-year prison sentence for the crime in North Kern State Prison. In mid-January, Abel
Man accused of kidnapping after allegedly forcing girlfriend into car
March 11, 2019
A Canyon Country man was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping Wednesday after he allegedly forced his girlfriend into his car. About 10:15 a.m. that day, deputies with the Santa Clarita
Court date set for parents of rescued girl
March 11, 2019
Parents of a girl rescued after she was found pushing on a second-floor window screen last week are expected to appear in court Monday on suspicion of cruelty to a
Guilty plea, prison sentence, little solace for Valencia dad’s loss
March 11, 2019
The father of a young woman killed in a 2016 crash takes little solace from the driver pleading guilty for the crash — or the more than 22 years he’ll spend
Thieves knock over Newhall laundromat
March 11, 2019
It may remain a mystery where lost socks go in the washing machine, but the owner of a Newhall laundromat says it’s no mystery that he was victimized by burglars