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A bear is seen hanging in a tree in the area of Lost Canyon Road and Sand Canyon Road, Thursday, May 14, 2026. Habeba Mostafa/The Signal

Bear spotted again in Stevenson Ranch

The bear that was hanging out in a tree on Thursday and running through the streets of Canyon Country on Friday was spotted again on Monday — this time, continuing his tour of the Santa Clarita Valley

Bicyclist suffers from cardiac arrest  

A bicyclist was transported by helicopter after suffering a cardiac arrest on the 21400 block of west Copper Hill Drive in Saugus on Saturday morning, according to officials with the

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

Reports: Bicyclist seriously injured 

A bicyclist was reportedly injured at Haskell Canyon Bike Park in Saugus on Saturday morning, according to a crime reporting app.   Officials with the Los Angeles County Fire Department and Santa Clarita Valley

City shifts project plans in Newhall 

The city is changing the goal for a community project in Newhall after the federal government said the city’s original plan violated the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s floodplain policies.   The

Missing woman found

A 55-year-old woman, who was last in Newhall on the morning of May 8, has been located according to a Nixle alert sent out by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

An L.A. County Sheriff's Department badge

CHP conducting sobriety checkpoint tonight 

Deputies from the California Highway Patrol’s Newhall-area Office are operating a sobriety checkpoint somewhere in unincorporated L.A. County Friday night, according to a press release from the office.  The exact location of the sobriety

Bear roaming — again — in Canyon Country  

A bear who napped in a local tree on Thursday was spotted in Canyon Country again on Friday, running across oncoming traffic at a busy intersection before climbing over a brick wall and into a mobile home

World News Filler: China

Takeaways from Trump’s China visit 

By Emel Akan, Frank Fang, Dorothy Li Contributing Writers   President Donald Trump wrapped up a high-stakes two-day summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday. During the visit, Trump and his team discussed a

Pitchfest is scheduled May 27.

Heroes of Color, COC launch creative workforce incubator 

News release  Heroes of Color, a creative enrichment program focused on empowering young artists through business and storytelling, is launching the Santa Clarita Creative Workforce Incubator in close partnership with College of the Canyons, the organization announced in a news release.   This educational collaboration, which delivers

The SCV Water logo, located in Saugus, Calif. on Jan. 27, 2025. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

SCV Water wins awards for communications initiatives 

News release  As “Carl the Waterwise Hero” managed his home irrigation system from outer space, drawing applause from the crowd, the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency’s communications team received its first “Best-in-Show” award of the afternoon from the California Association

2026 Election Filler

Primary voter registration deadline Monday   

News release  Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean C. Logan is reminding eligible voters that Monday, May 18, is the deadline to register to vote and receive a Vote by Mail ballot for the June 2 Statewide Direct Primary Election.   Registering to vote can be completed

LASD: Two arrested in dirt e-bike assault on sheriff’s deputy  

Two teens riding dirt e-bikes have been arrested following what L.A. County Sheriff’s Department officials are calling an intentional assault on a peace officer, in which one suspect veered into a motorcycle deputy, causing a collision on Thursday evening, according to the LASD.  Additional details have

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

 One injured in deputy-involved collision 

A motorcycle sheriff’s deputy was transported to the hospital in unknown condition following a traffic collision on Thursday evening in Saugus, according to a source familiar with the incident.   The Los Angeles County Fire Department and Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station

Politics and government

Schiavo’s legislation package moves forward 

News release   Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, announced progress on her 2026 legislative package, which includes bills focused on affordability, public safety, consumer protection, veteran services and accountability that have cleared committees in the legislative process.  “Our