One person hurt in early morning crash
October 20, 2016
One person was injured and taken to the hospital early Thursday morning following a single vehicle crash on Highway 14 near Sand Canyon Road. The traffic collision happened about 1:50
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5 big rigs burn in 2 fiery crashes near Lebec
October 20, 2016
Two early morning multi-truck fiery crashes at the Kern County line – one involving two big rigs, the other three big rigs – ended with all five trucks destroyed. At
Shaved mailbox keys seized in arrest
October 20, 2016
On the heels of news this month of mailboxes being pilfered, mail stolen, mailboxes broken into and mail dumped into bags by identity thieves, now there’s a skeleton key of
Saugus USD names Isa De Armas assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction
October 20, 2016
News release issued by the Saugus Union School District. SANTA CLARITA, Calif. – The Saugus Union School District today announced the appointment of Isa De Armas, Ed.D. to the position of
Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley receives $5,000 grant from Foot Locker
October 20, 2016
Helping the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley take the next step in serving the community’s youth, the Kids Foot Locker Foundation gave the local organization a $5,000
Crews scramble for reports of small plane crash
October 20, 2016
Emergency response crews responded to reports Thursday morning of a small plane seen crashing in the Sand Canyon area, north of Highway 14. The unconfirmed report first reached the attention
Hart School District awards contract to build Castaic High School
October 20, 2016
News release issued by the William S. Hart Union High School District. SANTA CLARITA, Calif – The William S. Hart Union High School District Governing Board unanimously approved a contract
Castaic mobile home fire turns out to be burning tires
October 20, 2016
Firefighters responded to reports Thursday morning of a mobile home on fire in Castaic, only to find tires on fire instead. The incident happened shortly before 8 a.m. Thursday when
Santa Clarita’s ‘Pawn Stars,’ Newhall store attempts to change stereotypes of times past
October 20, 2016
When thinking of pawnshops, the first thing that comes to mind is what’s seen in the movies: a dark, dingy, overcrowded store manned by a curmudgeon behind the counter. But
COC students gather to watch, then discuss, Clinton-Trump debate
October 19, 2016
About 75 students from College of the Canyons gathered at the Valencia campus’ cafeteria Wednesday night to watch Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump tussle over matters both great and grating.
Valencia High School responds to racial slur video circulated on social media
October 19, 2016
Valencia High School is calling the language used in a discriminatory, racial video “offensive” and “unacceptable.” The video shows several white Valencia High School students shouting the “N” word and
Tour of contaminated Whittaker-Bermite meant to educate officials
October 19, 2016
Elected officials took a break from campaigning Wednesday to go on a guided tour of the contaminated – soon to be de-contaminated – area of Whittaker Bermite. Tour participants got
Castaic resident reports no mail ‘service’ in the area
October 19, 2016
There’s no ‘service’ in postal service in Castaic, according to Castaic Area Town Council member John Kunak, who shared his nightmarish postal experience with The Signal. Kunak, a member of
Pot bust at Canyon Country plaza nets one arrest, 2,000 plants seized
October 19, 2016
A pot bust made at a Canyon Country shopping plaza Wednesday morning netted about 2,000 marijuana plants and one man arrested, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and
Castaic woman charged with murder pleads not guilty by reason of insanity
October 19, 2016
A Castaic woman charged with murder Wednesday in the stabbing death of her elderly father two years ago pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Denise Ann Gillis, 48, appeared
Area parks will get facelifts
October 19, 2016
Several parks in Castaic, Stevenson Ranch and Val Verde will get facelifts under grants approved by the L.A. County Board of Supervisors. The supervisors this week approved a resolution authorizing
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital breaks ground on new patient tower
October 19, 2016
After more than a decade in the making, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital symbolically broke ground on its new patient portal Wednesday morning. The $151 million patient tower, set to open
Soccer players, COC officials celebrate new complex with ribbon-cutting ceremony
October 19, 2016
College of the Canyons’ athletes are now playing on a state-of-the-art soccer facility at the college’s Valencia campus. COC officially revealed its completed turf installation and LED light project at
Murder charge for Castaic woman
October 19, 2016
A Castaic woman accused of killing her elderly father two years ago was scheduled to be arraigned today on a felony charge of murder after a judge ordered her to
Pitchess jail transfer plan finally OK’d
October 18, 2016
What everybody agreed was a routine matter — allocating $5.6 million to contract out mental-health services for county prisoners, and transferring 320 of them from the Twin Towers