Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced Wednesday that legislation seeking to crack down on illegal dumping was unanimously approved by the Senate Committee on Public Safety. Senate Bill 409, which
As other local representatives work to assist victims of human trafficking, state Sen. Henry Stern applauded the Senate Judiciary Committee for passing Senate Bill 630 through committee Wednesday. The legislation
Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, stood with fellow state legislators Tuesday to announce the Legislative Women’s Caucus 2019 priority agenda, which included a bill recently authored by Smith. Co-authored by
Rep. Katie Hill, D-Agua Dulce, announced Tuesday she raised more than a half-million dollars in the first fundraising quarter of the 2020 campaign. In total, Hill raised nearly $560,000, a
Santa Clarita Councilwoman Laurene Weste made a trip to Washington, D.C., Tuesday to testify in support of a bill aimed at including the proposed Rim of the Valley Corridor Unit
More than 200 Saugus Union School District parents and community stakeholders have joined a new Facebook group named after their unifying cause: “Parents for Smaller Class Sizes in SUSD.” The
Firefighters were dispatched to the Valencia Industrial Center Wednesday morning for what was initially reported as a sheared hydrant. At 9:36 a.m., Los Angeles County firefighters from Fire Station 126
Three women who ran stores in Palmdale and Littlerock were arrested in the Santa Clarita Valley on Tuesday on suspicion of fraud in connection with an alleged $6 million “food
Members of the SCV Water Agency board agreed Tuesday night to take no increase in the amount of money they’re paid to attend meetings. On Tuesday, the SCV Water board
Local children in grades six through eight are invited to participate in the upcoming career-exploration-themed College of the Canyons Summer Institute. Registration is open for the 2019 Summer Institute as
City officials acknowledged for the first time Wednesday an informal agreement on the surface rights of the proposed Cemex mine site in Soledad Canyon led the mining company to drop
The city of Santa Clarita is conducting a survey aimed at improving mobility across the area and feedback from the public is sought. The 20-question survey, dubbed the “Santa Clarita
Scores of boxes filled with historic photos of Santa Clarita Valley history are now in the hands of the nonprofit SCV Historical Society for the community thanks to The Signal’s
A Valencia man accused of strangling his boyfriend in 2017 made a brief court appearance Tuesday, only to have his case put off until May. Christian Alexander Ortiz, 22, charged
County supervisors have ordered staffers to streamline the process of homelessness relief funds getting to the homeless. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors directed county staff to
Distracted Driving Awareness Month began this week, and California Highway Patrol officers plan to carry out two enforcement operations before the month is over. “We will be doing a couple
Family Promise of Santa Clarita Valley, a nonprofit dedicated to serving local homeless families, hosted their first A Taste of Hope beer-tasting fundraiser at Fasthouse on Saturday. “I thought we
Newhall School District officials have announced NSD board President Susan Solomon was named the statewide winner of the 2019 Ferd Kiesel Memorial Distinguished Service Award. Distributed each year by the
Between 120,000 and 165,000 gallons of water went down the drain, literally, Tuesday after a hydrant was sheared off in Newhall in the morning, and a service line broken later
Residents who have voiced concerns over speed humps on Abelia Road in Canyon Country say their efforts to address them aren’t finished, following a meeting with the city of Santa