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FILE PHOTO A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene.

Stevenson Ranch man struck, killed in Bakersfield 

A Stevenson Ranch man was killed Thursday night after being hit by a car in Bakersfield, according to the California Highway Patrol’s Bakersfield-area Office.  The Kern County Coroner’s Office confirmed the man was 54-year-old Sibichan Varghese.  CHP personnel were called

Los Angeles County Fire department officials and law enforcement personnel responded to an unidentified incident where 17 patients were identified as needing medical attention at the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic, Calif., on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Chris Torres/The Signal

LASD digs for evidence in jail-smuggling operation 

The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department is working on another investigation into drug smuggling at the Pitchess Detention Center, according to court records obtained by The Signal.  The documents obtained from search-warrant requests

Santa Clarita Spring Games held at Hart High 

The Hart High School football field and gymnasium were transformed into a hub of basketball and bocce on Saturday for the Santa Clarita Spring Games hosted by the Special Olympics of Southern California.  

Deputies: Transient arrested on suspicion of multiple charges 

A transient man was arrested on suspicion of multiple charges after a report of a battery in Castaic early Tuesday morning, according to an official with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.  The charges were attempting to unlawfully start a

The SCV Water logo, located in Saugus, Calif. on Jan. 27, 2025. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

SCV Water honored with Silver Anvil Award 

News release  The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency announced its communications team has received one of the top honors in its field – the Public Relations Society of America Silver Anvil Award – for its in-house public relations campaign and

Politics and government

Whitesides calls for action on scams 

News release  Rep. George Whitesides, D-Agua Dulce, marked National Scam Survivor Day by bringing together survivors who have been personally targeted by fraud, the internet’s most prominent scam-fighting creators, and members

Hart district announces leadership appointments 

News release  The William S. Hart Union High School District has announced the appointment of two seasoned educators to key leadership roles within the district.   Jan Daisher has been named the new chief administrative officer of student services and leadership support, and Elizabeth Wilson will serve

2026 Election Filler

Massie loses primary to Trump-backed Gallrein 

By Jeff Louderback Contributing Writer  HEBRON, Ky. — Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., lost his Republican primary on Tuesday to former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein.  President Donald Trump had endorsed Gallrein as part of his effort to get Massie

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Baseball players go back to ‘where it all began’ 

Graduating baseball players from all nine high schools in the William S. Hart Union High School District and one player from Gorman Learning Center got together at the Hart Pony Baseball & Softball fields on

Courts filler

New firm in LAPD sexual-harassment suit  

An attorney brought on to spur action in a 3-year-old lawsuit had one word for what his side was seeking at a mediation conference next week: “accountability.”   Los Angeles Police