Residents protest county plan to house violent youth offenders
April 12, 2022
Taking to the streets only a few miles from where the site is located, a group of a few dozen local residents held a protest Tuesday night in opposition to
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City Council accepts change to district voting
April 12, 2022
Following a closed-door 4-1 vote held just before the night’s regular meeting was scheduled to begin, the Santa Clarita City Council announced Tuesday they had approved a settlement in a
Brief pursuit ends in blown car engine, arrest
April 12, 2022
A brief vehicle pursuit on Interstate 5 in Castaic ended when the suspect reportedly blew the engine on his vehicle, according to law enforcement officials. The pursuit, according to Deputy
Valencia High School JROTC team to compete in National Academic Bowl Championship
April 12, 2022
News release The Valencia High School Air Force JROTC Academic Team will compete at the National Academic Bowl Championship event in Washington, D.C. Tens of thousands of students participate
Body found in Val Verde
April 12, 2022
By Michael Picarella & Caleb Lunetta Signal Staff Writers Hikers discovered the body of a dead woman at approximately 10 a.m. Tuesday on a hiking trail near San Martinez Road
Former Santa Clarita educators ordered to return to court
April 11, 2022
Two former Santa Clarita Valley educators — one a former governing board president and the other a principal — returned to court on Monday, both receiving future dates to appear
City Council to discuss possible pay increase, ongoing litigation
April 11, 2022
The Santa Clarita City Council is slated to discuss Tuesday, among other things, the ongoing litigation involving the council’s election process as well as a possible pay increase for the
Academy of the Canyons named one of California’s best schools
April 11, 2022
Academy of the Canyons was named as one of the top high schools in the state, according to a report published on Stacker.com. AOC, the William S. Hart Union High
COC automotive technology program receives donation from Rotary Club
April 11, 2022
News release College of the Canyons has received a $4,750 donation from The Rotary Club of Santa Clarita Valley in support of the college’s automotive technology program. The donation will
Biden announces new ghost gun policy, honors Saugus High shooting victims
April 11, 2022
During a press conference held in Washington, D.C. on Monday to unveil new ghost gun regulations, President Joe Biden honored the victims of the Saugus High School shooting. In a
Garcia travels to Poland, visits Ukrainian officials, refugees
April 11, 2022
News release WARSAW, POLAND – Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, joined a bipartisan delegation of lawmakers to travel to Poland this past weekend to meet with U.S. armed forces and
Student wins journalism award for editorial calling for Hart mascot change
April 11, 2022
Ava Paulsen, student journalist and editor-in-chief of Castaic High School’s student newspaper, will be presented with two national awards for journalism by Scholastic’s Art & Writing Awards. The two awards,
Local church hosts egg hunt, earns partnership award
April 10, 2022
More than 2,000 people attended the Great Egg Hunt event at Real Life Church in Valencia on Saturday, featuring a pair of Easter egg hunts that included more than 14,000
Church’s ‘car hop’ puts new twist on Easter egg hunt
April 10, 2022
Around 300 people gathered at the Newhall Church of the Nazarene on Saturday for their first Easter car hop. The event featured family-oriented attractions such as a petting zoo, a
Fiery crash kills one on I-5
April 10, 2022
California Highway Patrol officers responded to a fiery car crash in which a person was killed on Interstate 5 south of Valencia Boulevard at approximately 1:55 a.m. Sunday. According to
City highlights environment in tree-planting, cleanup events
April 10, 2022
City Council members, children from the Newhall Community Center after-school program, and Mayor Laurene Weste all joined together on Saturday morning for a tree-planting ceremony in commemoration of Earth Day.
High-speed pursuit suspect crashes into Sheriff’s car after initially evading authorities
April 9, 2022
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies engaged in a high-speed pursuit of a vehicle suspected of carrying stolen catalytic converters near Valencia Boulevard and Interstate 5 early Saturday morning, sheriff’s
Planning Commission approves general plan update
April 8, 2022
The city of Santa Clarita Planning Commission approved Tuesday updates to portions of the municipality’s general plan, bringing the decade-long outline into alignment with current California state housing and safety
‘Everything seemed fine’
April 8, 2022
SCV resident recalls her journey overcoming colorectal cancer Santa Clarita resident Melissa Ursini would wake up every day soon after her husband, Dominick, left for his job as an electrician
Deputies: Man arrested after being found with meth, several catalytic converters
April 8, 2022
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies reported Thursday that they had arrested a man on suspicion of drug possession, as well as possession of stolen catalytic converters, after they pulled