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The sign in front of the William S. Hart Union High School District administrative office. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Hart district settles decades-old sex-abuse claims 

William S. Hart Union High School District officials Thursday confirmed the district settled all three of its cases related to the Child Victims Act, a 2020 law allowing those sexually abused as children a new “look-back” window to file claims against their abusers.  The three settlements totaled $6,099,999, with the bulk of the funds being paid by the district’s insurance

DUI stop draws a half-dozen deputy vehicles 

Sheriff’s deputies arrested one person on suspicion of driving while intoxicated on Wednesday afternoon on Rye Canyon Road, according to a spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.   The

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Murder suspects held to answer  

Two men were held to answer murder charges in the death of 31-year-old Fernando Edgar Bernabe, who was fatally shot in the chest outside Valencia liquor last summer.   They had

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Man arrested on suspicion of sexual assault 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies arrested a man who contacted them to deny a sexual assault allegation, after the woman he was with accused him of the crime, a

LASD investigating faulty DNA kits 

Compiled from news releases  The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced that it is evaluating its protocols after it became known that a vendor had provided the department with faulty DNA

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Homicide investigating death of 2-year-old 

Detectives with the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau are investigating the death of a 2-year-old Thursday morning in Skyline Ranch.    Officials with the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office

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Hochman announces death penalty policy changes 

Compiled from news releases   Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman has implemented changes to the current and historic policies of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office regarding