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Supes vote to take over LASD record requests

By Jim Holt Senior Investigative Reporter  Citing a refusal by the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department to give county lawyers documents about deputy shootings, allegations of misconduct and body camera footage, county

Santa Clarita Skate Park hosts league competition

The Santa Clarita Skate Park was buzzing with excitement Saturday, as many children with watchful parents were skating in preparation for the California Amateur Skateboard League competitions. The event was

SCVi students celebrate Black History Month

By Karen Marroquin  Signal Staff Writer  Children circled around and played their drums Friday at Santa Clarita Valley International Charter School. But they weren’t playing for leisure — these students

City seeks volunteers for 2022 homeless count

The city of Santa Clarita is seeking volunteers for the 2022 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, an annual census that counts the local homeless.   The city, along with its partners

Home finally

Refugees from Afghanistan, temporarily settled in Santa Clarita, are picking up pieces to start a life in a new community   By Sarah Sikandar  Signal Staff Writer On a Friday morning,

Denied: Gascón refuses most SCV cases

In his first year as the county’s top prosecutor in Los Angeles County, District Attorney George Gascón has declined nearly two-thirds of all criminal cases presented to him by the

A mask uprising: Parents, students protest masks

UPDATED to remove incorrect information about a mask incident in which a school was misidentified. By Sarah Sikandar   Signal Staff Writer   On Tuesday morning, around 9, Erin McGinnis received a

County: Spring may bring indoor mask relief

By Jim Holt  Senior Investigative Reporter When the first day of spring arrives, it might just be the first day L.A. County residents get to be indoors without a mask. 

Court gavel

Two former-SCV educators return to court

Two former Santa Clarita Valley educators — one a former school district governing board president and the other a principal — returned to court on Thursday, both receiving future dates

Incumbents, newcomers ramp up for City Council race

With City Councilman Bill Miranda announcing Thursday that he will be seeking reelection this coming November, the field of prospective Santa Clarita City Council candidates has now grown to eight.