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Second agent pleads in embezzlement case

The second of two men accused of using the state’s Department of Justice to embezzle funds took a plea deal this week, according to the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office. 

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CHP investigating big rig crash 

The California Highway Patrol Newhall office is investigating the circumstances that led to a big rig semi-truck crashing into a section of K-rail, a concrete temporary divider, on the southbound

Heavy clouds could be seen over the Santa Clarita Valley on Easter Sunday morning after receiving up to 3 inches of rain over the weekend. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

SCV gets break from rainy weather

Santa Clarita Valley residents will be getting a brief break from stormy weather for the next few days as the current storm system moves past the area, according to the

The Sheriff's Department's Special Enforcement Bureau was called to the scene of a barricaded suspect on Springbrook Avenue on March 30, 2024. Oscar Sol/The Signal

Suspects in custody after standoff with deputies

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Special Enforcement Bureau personnel responded Saturday morning to assist Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies with a report of an armed, barricaded suspect after an

A door to William S. Hart's mansion shows signs of wear on March 29, 2024. Perry Smith/The Signal

Hart Park theft prompts concerns

Recent theft and visible damage seen from the outside of William S. Hart’s mansion at Hart Park in Newhall left its advocates frustrated Thursday and asking about ways to get

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SCV Water lays out goals of strategic plan 

Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency officials touted the cleanliness and abundancy of water in the SCV during a Zoom presentation of the agency’s five-year strategic plan on Monday evening.  The

Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, was honored with the One Hart Award at Wednesday's Hart district governing board meeting after helping to fund wellness centers. Tyler Wainfeld/The Signal.

Schiavo honored by Hart district 

Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, was at Wednesday’s William S. Hart Union High School District governing board meeting to present a check to the district for its wellness centers.  And while

Avid reader and library community member Toni Adams (left) gets her free book “The Woman of the Castello,” signed by author Kelsey James at the “One Story, One City” annual series hosted at the Centre on Friday. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

One Story One City: Readers meet the author 

Avid readers and library members joined historical suspense novelist Kelsey James to discuss her book “The Woman in the Castello” at the Centre last week.   Guests heard about James’ creative