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Jury convicts man of murder in 1978 killing
One of two men accused of killing gas station attendant Leslie Long 36 years ago was convicted of murder by a jury Thursday. Jurors deliberated for less than a…
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Planning commission approves Acton drive-through ban
If you come to Acton, be sure to stop awhile, put your feet up and enjoy the town’s rustic country hospitality - just don’t expect to zip in and…
A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Four hurt in trailer crash near Acton
Four people were injured in a traffic collision near Acton Thursday morning when two trucks hauling trailers collided, sending one into the ditch on top of a propane tank, sparking…
Los Angeles County firefighers work to evacuate a passenger with a medical issue from a Metrolink train stopped in Acton due to track integrity problems. Austin Dave/The Signal
Flood-damaged train tracks repaired
Flood-damaged railway tracks in Acton have been fixed and trains allowed to run, a Metrolink spokesman said Friday. It was a no go for some Metrolink trains the morning after…
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Surviving boys of triple fatal Acton crash still critical
Two children who survived a fatal solo-vehicle crash in Acton that claimed the lives of a Los Angeles woman, an infant girl and an eight-year-old boy, remain in hospital, their…
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UPDATE: Infant killed in solo SUV crash near Acton, 8-year-old survivor dies later in hospital
An early morning crash near Acton that claimed the life of an infant girl also claimed the life of an eight-year-old child later in the day. "One of the…
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Minor injuries reported in pileup crash near Acton
A multi-vehicle pileup on Highway 14 near Acton Wednesday morning left at least one woman with minor injuries, complaining of neck and back pain. Between five and six vehicles…
2 hurt in early morning crash near Acton
Two people were injured and at least one of them taken to the hospital following a traffic collision near Acton early Wednesday morning. The two-vehicle collision happened shortly after 4:10…
A cadet, armed with a paintball gun, crouches in a field near Paintball USA in Santa Clarita during a military simulation operation on a Saturday. Samie Gebers/The Signal
Paintball USA owners shot down by County
The married couple who owns Paintball USA, already frustrated over “exorbitant” county demands required in renewing a zoning permit, ran up against more opposition Tuesday. Mike and April Schwartz applied…
County planners deny paintball facility in Acton
After three decades of enabling grown men to run between trees and shoot each other with paintballs, the married couple that own Paintball USA say they are being driven out…
Child hit by truck in Acton
A child in Acton was airlifted to the hospital Monday after being hit by a truck. The incident happened shortly after 12:15 p.m. Monday on the 32900 block of Listie…
Mail truck thieves stole mail, keys
U.S Postal Service officials are learning more about thieves who stole two mail trucks in Acton Monday and finding evidence of a much larger crime. They learned later that the…
Mail trucks stolen in Acton, found abandoned
Thieves stole two empty US Postal Service mail trucks in Acton early Monday morning. “We’re treating it as a burglary,” Stacie Crane, spokeswoman for the US Postal Inspection Service, told…
