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Six Flags Magic Mountain was closed after receiving bomb threats on Monday morning, May 11, 2026. Kamryn Martell/The Signal.

False bomb threats delay Magic Mountain’s opening

Six Flags Magic Mountain was placed on a shutdown after receiving bomb threats around 8:07 a.m. on Monday, according to an official with the California Highway Patrol Newhall-area Office.  There was no evidence found that the threat was authentic, and

28-year-old man identified as suspect in hit-and-run 

A 28-year-old man has been identified as a suspect in a hit-and-run Sunday in Playa Del Rey that killed a toddler and a 25-year-old man.  Oswaldo Sandoval Amaya, 25, died at the scene, while 1-year-old Roger Sandoval Farias died after

FILE PHOTO A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Person found dead in Saugus 

A person was declared dead by Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel on Friday morning in a Saugus shopping center, according to an official with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.   According to

No arrests in Canyon Country shooting 

A drive-by shooting in Canyon Country remained under investigation Friday after the suspects fled in a vehicle and a man was left unharmed Thursday night, according to a Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station spokesman.   According to Sgt. Mark Perkins with the SCV Sheriff’s Station, deputies were

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Virginia Supreme Court strikes down congressional map 

By Jackson Richman Contributing Writer  The Virginia Supreme Court has struck down a congressional redistricting map approved by voters in a referendum last month, ruling that the Democratic-controlled Legislature failed to follow constitutional procedures

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Parent granted diversion in fight with child 

A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge granted a mental health diversion to a parent accused of a physical confrontation with his child — over the objection of the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office, according to

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Murder suspect ordered out of cell 

After a pair of back-to-back missed court hearings, an L.A. County Superior Court judge Wednesday ordered sheriff’s deputies to use more secure means to ensure a murder suspect’s appearance in

Extortion case delayed again 

Just as it looked like the case against a former homicide detective charged with extortion might be moving forward, it was delayed, again.  Judge Wesley L. Hsu’s latest order in federal