News

D.A. charges Valencia mom with misdemeanor 

The L.A. County District Attorney’s Office filed a misdemeanor charge against a mother who was arrested after her 6-year-old girl was found running by herself near a major intersection around

A patrol vehicle pulls into the California Highway Patrol office in Oakland on Aug. 13, 2024. Photo by Florence Middleton, CalMatters

Newsom expands CHP deployments to major cities 

By Chase Smith Contributing Writer   California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday that new California Highway Patrol crime suppression teams will be deployed in major cities across the state, expanding a

Two detained during Valencia football game

Two juveniles were detained during a football game at Valencia High School on Thursday night, according to the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.  Sgt. Jerome Gage reported that a sheriff’s

Los Angeles County Fire department officials and law enforcement personnel responded to an unidentified incident where 17 patients were identified as needing medical attention at the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic, Calif., on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Chris Torres/The Signal

Task force seeks out ‘Happy Cards’  

Despite several high-profile arrests, drug smuggling at Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic remains a challenge for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, with “happy cards” a popular way narcotics are

National News

Trump targets flag burning with executive order 

By Jackson Richman and Joseph Lord Contributing Writers  President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to “vigorously prosecute those who violate our laws in

An L.A. County Sheriff's Department badge

Child found alone near Valencia intersection 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies placed a 6-year-old girl with special needs in her father’s custody, after the girl was found alone and in a diaper outside Five Below

College briefs

College Briefs for Aug. 28

Seidel named to Bucknell University dean’s list  William Seidel, of Valencia, has been named to the Bucknell University dean’s list for outstanding academic achievement during the spring semester of the

Newhall district reviews state testing results 

The Newhall School District governing board reviewed preliminary test results of the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress for the 2024-25 school year during Tuesday’s meeting.   The CAASPP, established

The Blonde Ambition band performs a tribute to Madonna at “Concerts in the Park” on Saturday Aug. 23, 2025 at Central Park in Saugus, Calif. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Photos: Madonna tribute at Central Park

Despite the triple-digit heat, the Concerts in the Park audience cheered as Blonde Ambition, a Madonna tribute band, took center stage on Saturday. People of all ages enjoyed a night

Politics and government

DWR report supports Delta Conveyance Project 

News release  A new report released from the Department of Water Resources examines how a combination of strategies, most importantly the Delta Conveyance Project, can help the State Water Project