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Photos: ‘Celebrate’ Cajun culture

The city of Santa Clarita hosted the second installment of “Celebrate” at Canyon Country Community Center on Friday. Showcasing Cajun culture, the first cultural region in Celebrate history, attendees could

28-year-old man identified as suspect in hit-and-run 

A 28-year-old man has been identified as a suspect in a hit-and-run Sunday in Playa Del Rey that killed a toddler and a 25-year-old man.  Oswaldo Sandoval Amaya, 25, died at the scene, while 1-year-old Roger Sandoval Farias died after

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

Person found dead in Saugus 

A person was declared dead by Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel on Friday morning in a Saugus shopping center, according to an official with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.   According to

No arrests in Canyon Country shooting 

A drive-by shooting in Canyon Country remained under investigation Friday after the suspects fled in a vehicle and a man was left unharmed Thursday night, according to a Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station spokesman.   According to Sgt. Mark Perkins with the SCV Sheriff’s Station, deputies were

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Virginia Supreme Court strikes down congressional map 

By Jackson Richman Contributing Writer  The Virginia Supreme Court has struck down a congressional redistricting map approved by voters in a referendum last month, ruling that the Democratic-controlled Legislature failed to follow constitutional procedures

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Parent granted diversion in fight with child 

A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge granted a mental health diversion to a parent accused of a physical confrontation with his child — over the objection of the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office, according to

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Murder suspect ordered out of cell 

After a pair of back-to-back missed court hearings, an L.A. County Superior Court judge Wednesday ordered sheriff’s deputies to use more secure means to ensure a murder suspect’s appearance in

Ken Placek is given a birthday sash at his birthday breakfast during Coffee 4 Veterans at Crazy Otto's Diner in Canyon Country, Calif., Thursday, May 7, 2026. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

WWII veteran turns 103 

By Kamryn Martell  Signal Staff Writer  Ken Placek, a World War II veteran, is turning 103 and celebrated with his friends in  the Coffee 4 Veterans group at Crazy Otto’s Diner on Thursday morning.  The restaurant was

Extortion case delayed again 

Just as it looked like the case against a former homicide detective charged with extortion might be moving forward, it was delayed, again.  Judge Wesley L. Hsu’s latest order in federal