Crime remains at quarantine levels
August 29, 2021
The good news on the local crime picture is that, overall, crime is ever-so-slightly lower from the same time last year, when most of the world was shut down, and violent
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Veteran support comes to Veteran Center
August 29, 2021
Additional resources for the Santa Clarita Valley’s veteran community are now available at the Santa Clarita Veteran Services Collaborative’s Veteran Center. A peer support specialist with Los Angeles County’s Veteran
Gubernatorial candidate’s bus tour makes campaign stop in Santa Clarita
August 28, 2021
Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, a Republican, made a campaign stop at Black Bear Diner in Santa Clarita Saturday morning as part of his two-week bus tour across California leading up to the Sept. 14 gubernatorial
Supervisors to hear Pico Canyon development appeal Tuesday
August 28, 2021
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will hear an appeal Tuesday for a 37-home development proposed for a 94.38-acre parcel of undeveloped land located southwest of Pico Canyon Road near Interstate 5, just east of Magnolia Lane. The county Regional Planning Commission approved the project, known
Summer housing market stays hot in SCV
August 28, 2021
As the economy continues to recover in the midst of the pandemic, housing prices continued to increase, hitting record numbers for this time of year in the Santa Clarita Valley.
West Ranch beats Buena 45-31, secures first win of season
August 27, 2021
By Ryan Menzie Signal Sports Writer The West Ranch Wildcats’ first game at home brought a win Friday against the Buena Bulldogs, 45-31. In the high-scoring matchup, the Wildcats proved too much for the Bulldogs, taking
Five COVID-19 deaths in five days at Henry Mayo
August 27, 2021
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital announced Friday an additional COVID-19 death, bringing the total number of COVID-19 deaths at the hospital to 160. Friday’s announcement also marks the fifth COVID-19 death in
Three city employees test positive for COVID-19
August 27, 2021
Three city of Santa Clarita employees are under self-isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 earlier this month. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health recently posted on its website an active outbreak of COVID-19
Garcia to host telephone, in-person town halls in September
August 27, 2021
Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, announced Friday that he will be holding one in-person town hall in Simi Valley and telephone town halls in the Santa Clarita and Antelope valleys next week. He will host
Valencia football game cancelled vs Quartz Hill
August 27, 2021
By Ryan Menzie Signal Sports Writer The Valencia Vikings game against the Quartz Hill Royals was canceled Friday due to an unspecified COVID-19 issue involving the Royals. Kickoff had been set for 7 p.m. Friday. “Tonight’s game vs QHHS football has just been cancelled,” the Vikings
Local legislators denounce bills mandating COVID-19 vaccine for employment
August 27, 2021
A trio of local state legislators denounced Friday a rewrite of Assembly Bill 1102, a bill that would now allow employers in California to require COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment. AB 1102, authored by Assemblyman Evan Low,
West Ranch girls’ volleyball competes at Ann Kang Invitational in Hawaii
August 27, 2021
By Ryan Menzie Signal Staff Writer The West Ranch Wildcats were one of eight schools invited to the Ann Kang Invitational Volleyball Tournament, which invites some of the top varsity girls’ teams in
Repeat offenders list for Santa Clarita grows as justice system reforms come under a microscope
August 27, 2021
At 10:20 a.m. Aug. 6, 40-year-old Canyon Country resident Justin Davis was released from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station after being arrested hours earlier on suspicion of selling narcotics.
One person transported to the hospital after a motorcycle traffic collision
August 27, 2021
At least one person was transported to the hospital after a motorcycle traffic collision in Canyon Country on Friday. The report of the collision was received at 1:03 p.m. near
Cierzan returns to court, receives future court date for murder case proceedings
August 27, 2021
A man accused of killing his uncle and removing his body from a Saugus home returned to court on Thursday. Daniel Cierzan, 25, has been held to answer on one count
Deputies: Guns and narcotics found during Canyon Country traffic stop
August 27, 2021
A man was arrested Thursday with a cache of firearms and drugs after a warrant was served at his home following a Canyon Country traffic stop on Tuesday, according to deputies with the Santa
D.A. declines case against Sand Canyon trespassing suspect; no case presented against retired detective who shot him
August 27, 2021
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has declined to file a case against the man accused of trespassing in a Sand Canyon neighborhood earlier this year, and D.A. officials said there had been
Former SCV music teacher gets 15 years in federal prison for producing child pornography
August 27, 2021
A former music teacher who taught a handful of clinics at Santa Clarita Valley schools has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty last year to producing child pornography.
Garcia calls on Biden to disregard Afghanistan withdrawal deadline in wake of bomb attack
August 26, 2021
Reacting to a bombing attack in Kabul that killed at least 13 U.S. service members and dozens of Afghans on Thursday, Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, issued a statement calling on President
Local veterans saddened by events in Afghanistan
August 26, 2021
Sonny Argumaniz, of Valencia, served in Afghanistan for 420 days — and the U.S. Marine Corps veteran said it’s been tough to watch the news coming out of that country in recent weeks, as U.S.