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City Council committee requests research on workforce housing

The Santa Clarita City Council Development Committee asked city staff to examine workforce housing projects in other cities to determine if the housing option is a good fit for Santa Clarita.  The committee continued Tuesday afternoon a discussion started the

Proposed Sand Canyon Resort appealed to City Council

The Santa Clarita Planning Commission voted Tuesday evening to deny the Sand Canyon Resort project proposed by Sand Canyon Country Club owner Steve Kim.  Kim appealed the Planning Commission’s decision Wednesday and will

SCV kids take gardening to space

Santa Clarita Valley residents Hutch and Sophia Siegen, sixth- and fifth-grade students at iLEAD Schools, are taking their science experiment out of this world.   While participating in iLEAD’s DreamUp to Space mission, a program that

Schools temporarily lock down after shooting, fire

Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District campuses temporarily locked down in response to a Tuesday morning shooting at Los Angeles County Fire Station 81 in Agua Dulce.  “We are very grateful that no harm

This Signal file photo shows Pitchess Detention Center.

Another overdose reported at Pitchess

Emergency personnel were called to Pitchess Detention Center again Monday evening for another reported overdose. This incident follows reports that Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel had transported at least

GOP EDD bills advance to Assembly

Multiple state bills addressing the “critical lapses in security at California’s Employment Development Department” were sent to the state Assembly last week after receiving the unanimous support of the Senate, according to Senate

Heat wave may worsen air quality in SCV this week

The South Coast Air Quality Management District issued a heat wave advisory that will last until Friday for the South Coast Air Basin, including the Santa Clarita Valley.  Smog — the predominant summertime pollutant — is likely to reach

Staying positive post-pandemic

While the pandemic and the resulting business closures were difficult on business owners from all walks of life, women were hit especially hard, studies found. A new Union Bank survey

Two ambulances requested for Newhall crash

A crash involving at least two vehicles out front of Eternal Valley Memorial Park and Mortuary Monday resulted in two ambulances being requested.   The incident was reported just after 1:30

One airlifted from Rowher Flat

One person was airlifted following a reported injury at Rowher Flat Sunday afternoon. The incident was reported just after 3:30 p.m. at the off-road area, located on the 13800 block

Emergency personnel called to Pitchess Detention Center

Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel responded to another medical emergency at Pitchess Detention Center Sunday.   This incident follows reports that emergency personnel had transported at least a half-dozen inmates from the