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Firefighters with the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to a brush fire with 3 fully engulfed trailers near Tapia Canyon Road and Charlie Canyon Road in Castaic on Friday afternoon. 080224 Katherine Quezada/The Signal

3-acre fire handled in Castaic  

A 3-acre brush fire that broke out Friday afternoon between Tapia Canyon Road and Charlie Canyon Road that saw three trailers catch fire was handled, according to Los Angeles County

Garcia awarded ‘Hero of Main Street’ 

The National Retail Foundation honored Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, with the 2024 “Hero of Main Street” award for his support of local retailers, according to a news release from

Downed power lines prompts closure on I-5  

A power pole was hit by a crane operator on a construction site northbound Interstate 5 Freeway in the Newhall Pass at Calgrove Boulevard early Friday morning, prompting road closures

Members of Single Mothers Outreach and Spectrum gather for a photo with Mayor Cameron Smyth during the Back-to-School giveaway event at CrossPoint Church on Thursday, Aug. 1. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Photos: Single Mothers Outreach Back-to-School event

Single Mothers Outreach welcomed parents and children to their Back-to-School event on Thursday at CrossPoint Church. While families received free supplies to welcome the new school year, Single Mothers Outreach

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station deputies patrol a crash site Thursday night in Valencia. Oscar Sol/The Signal

Homicide detective from Saugus killed in crash 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials are investigating a crash Thursday night that killed an off-duty sergeant for the Homicide Bureau of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department who lived

Rotary Club hosts barbecue for sheriff’s deputies 

After hearing some of the challenges facing the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, such as departmentwide staffing levels that make overtime mandatory for deputies, a local community service organization wanted

Deputies arrest man after brief pursuit, crash 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies arrested a man after a very brief mid-day pursuit on Newhall Ranch Road on Wednesday, according to station officials.  Sgt. Mark Perkins of the

College briefs

College Brief for Aug. 1

Over 20 local students named to Biola University dean’s list  Approximately 1,600 students were named to the Biola University dean’s list in Fall 2023. Biola students are placed on the

A small white dog sits alongside three women in bright pink clothing and bows during a screening of "Barbie" Friday night, as part of the City of Santa Clarita's "Cinemas in the Park" series on July 26, 2024. Trisha Anas/ The Signal.

City Cinemas in the Park: Barbie

The city of Santa Clarita kicked off their “Cinemas in the Park” series last Friday night with a screening of “Barbie” at Central Park. People brought food, lawn chairs, blankets