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A sports car crashed and caught fire Friday afternoon on Interstate 5 just north of the Calgrove Boulevard on-ramp. Signal staff photo.

Sports car crashes, burns on I-5  

A sports car crashed and caught fire Friday afternoon on Interstate 5 just north of the Calgrove Boulevard on-ramp, drawing responses from the California Highway Patrol and Los Angeles County

Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) presides over a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 5, 2025. Photo by Madalina Vasiliu.

DOJ to start handing over Epstein files to Congress 

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer  A top House Republican said Monday that the Department of Justice has agreed to hand over documents from the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation.  “There are

First responders were dispatched to a small fire on Halsey Canyon Road in Castaic, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

Small fire breaks out in Hasley Canyon burn area

A small fire broke out Friday morning in Hasley Canyon, Los Angeles County Fire Department officials said.  According to Fire Department spokeswoman Kaitlyn Aldana, firefighters were dispatched at 11:03 a.m.  

Hartwell back on City Council agenda 

The Santa Clarita City Council is scheduled to take up discussion Tuesday of The Hartwell, a condos-and-retail project for downtown Newhall on Main Street — and the project is seeking

College briefs

College Brief for Aug. 21

Puglisi named to dean’s list at Grove City College  Dom Puglisi, a junior English major at Grove City College from Santa Clarita, was named to the dean’s list with high

Hart district celebrates national rankings 

News release  William S. Hart Union High School District high schools have been recognized among the nation’s best in the latest rankings released by U.S. News & World Report, the

The badge for a California Highway Patrol officer

CHP: Speeder tops 100 mph  

A California Highway Patrol officer arrested a woman driving more than 100 mph near Lake Hughes Road on Wednesday morning, according to officials.  The 20-year-old suspect from Bakersfield was seen

The suspect is transported from the scene via ambulance at the conclusion of the standoff on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Tyler Wainfeld/The Signal.

Man pleads not guilty in standoff charges 

  A Canyon Country man pleaded not guilty after a preliminary hearing Thursday for charges he threatened a Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputy with a machete before an hourslong