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MS-13 ‘shot-caller’ gets life for murders 

The Department of Justice reported Tuesday a “ranking member of a San Fernando Valley-based wing of the transnational criminal organization Mara Salvatrucha 13” was sentenced to life in prison for

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Televangelist Jim Bakker dies at 86 

By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer  Jim Bakker, who built an evangelical media empire with his former wife, Tammy Faye, during the 1970s, has died at age 86.  His second wife, Lori

Firefighters report 2-acre blaze near freeway 

The Los Angeles County Fire Department reported that a 2-acre fire broke out near Interstate 5 and Lake Hughes Road, north of Santa Clarita, on Tuesday.  Firefighters were dispatched to

Voters to decide 2 L.A. County measures 

Santa Clarita Valley voters will see city, state and federal races on their ballots next month, and in addition to a slew of state propositions, there are also two county

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Man denied bail for weapons, burglary charges 

A Saugus man facing narcotics and weapons charges was denied bail at a recent hearing at the San Fernando Courthouse.  Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies arrested Andre Michael Tabnak,

Man arrested on suspicion of identity theft 

A 35-year-old Palmdale man was arrested on suspicion of identity theft and violating parole after Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies enforced a traffic stop on his vehicle on Sand

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

Gas leak reported in Saugus 

A gas leak was reported on the 19300 block of Laroda Lane around 12:50 p.m. on Monday, according to officials with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  The call of

Emily Fire gets quick knockdown  

A small, 1-acre fire, dubbed the “Emily Fire” was burning near the freeway in light to medium fuels along State Route 14 just north of Soledad Canyon Road in Canyon

A man was detained after a call went out about a kidnapping on Challenger Way and Avenue J in Lancaster with the suspect and the victim fleeing the scene in a 2011 silver Kia Forte on Saturday afternoon. Signal Staff/The Signal

Kidnapping suspect detained on I-5 

A man was detained after a call went out about a kidnapping on Challenger Way and Avenue J in Lancaster with the suspect and the victim fleeing the scene in

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The Signal to host candidate forums 

The Santa Clarita Valley Signal is hosting candidate forums at the Canyon Theatre Guild on Tuesday and Wednesday, giving the public a chance to hear from local candidates as Los