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Developer to ask council for OK on self-storage plan 

The Santa Clarita Planning Division’s staff is recommending the Santa Clarita City Council uphold a Planning Commission ruling, while a Cerritos developer hired a city-registered lobbyist and paid the appeal fee to make

The black GMC endures a traffic collision and gets overturned on Valencia Boulevard between McBean Parkway and Citrus Street, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

Pickup hits pole, overturns near Valencia Town Center 

An overturned vehicle resulted in one transport at the intersection of Valencia Boulevard and McBean Parkway on Monday afternoon, according to an official with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  Shirley Miller, spokeswoman for the

Students returned to the Valencia campus for the start of the 2026 spring semester. Courtesy photo.

Photos: COC spring semester begins 

The College of the Canyons spring 2026 semester is underway after classes began recently. The semester includes more than 1,690 sections of core courses across a wide range of subjects, along

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More than 10K flights canceled amid massive snowstorm 

By Evgenia Filimianova Contributing Writer  More than 10,000 flights scheduled for between Sunday and Tuesday were canceled across the United States as a powerful nor’easter pounded the East Coast with heavy snow, strong winds and coastal flooding, disrupting air travel and prompting emergency declarations in several states.  Data from FlightAware showed 3,440 cancellations on Sunday, followed by 5,535 on Monday and another 1,619 scheduled for Tuesday.  On Monday alone, 88% of outgoing flights and 87% of incoming flights at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York were canceled, according to FlightAware. At Boston Logan International Airport,

Glass and small car pieces are left behind after a traffic collision on Railroad Avenue and Oak Ridge Drive, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

Suspect tased, one transported after traffic collision 

A 35-year-old man was tased after being uncooperative in the aftermath of a five-vehicle traffic collision that resulted in one transport on Oak Ridge Drive and Railroad Avenue on Sunday afternoon, according to an official with the

The sidewalk gets fixed after an underground explosion on the 23700 block of Valencia Boulevard, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

Exposed wires cause explosion in Valencia 

Exposed wires underground caused multiple explosions on the 23700 block of Valencia Boulevard on Sunday afternoon, according to an official with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.  The explosion was in

Suspects outstanding after mall fight  

Four juveniles are outstanding after a mall fight broke out in which they jumped one juvenile near the arcade at the Valencia Town Center on Friday afternoon, according to an official with the Santa

As Baby Boomers and Generation Xers continue to retire, a larger portion of the overall population will have time to travel.

Travel Opportunities for Retirees 

Retirement provides individuals with ample time to engage in activities they enjoy. Many seniors spend that newfound free time relaxing and seeing the sights.   Seniors are a travel-friendly demographic. The

The Knerdy Knitters and Crocheters of the San Fernando Valley host weekly Zoom gatherings that prove creativity knows no geographic limits. ©ADOBESTOCK

The Real-Life Communities of Hobbyists 

On screens, they look like passing trends — a viral quilting tutorial, a sped-up knitting timelapse, a perfectly lit candle-pouring reel — but across the Santa Clarita Valley, those clicks

The Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve has eight miles of trails that wander through gentle rolling hills. ©ADOBESTOCK

Showers Bring Flowers 

As spring approaches in the Santa Clarita Valley, anticipation is blooming throughout Southern California, will the winter rains bring forth another historic superbloom?  The answer to the superbloom question is mixed, some experts

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911 calls re-routed during overnight outage  

Calls to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department were automatically re-routed to patrol station business phone lines Thursday night.   The LASD Information Bureau released a notification about the outage late Thursday evening. According to the press statement, the department

Students gather at the corner of Valencia Boulevard and McBean Parkway to protest Immigration Customs Enforcement on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Local high school students protest ICE 

Dozens of students who attend schools in the William S. Hart Union High School District spent their Saturday afternoon protesting the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency’s tactics, an act that’s

Press release

SCAG scholarship program accepting applications 

News release  The Southern California Association of Governments announced that the application window for the 2026 SCAG Scholarship Program is now open.   The program, in collaboration with the California Transportation Foundation, will award nine