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Reader poem: ‘Peace in the New Year’
By Richard Myers Valencia resident This new year may bring World Peace At least that's what I think If the leaders of all countries Would take the time to have…
Signal 100 | Demon Rum and The Story of Booze
No. 10 in a series of 52 commemorating 100-year anniversary of The Signal “A nihilist, a socialist, and a neo-Marxist walk into a bar and order drinks. “The bartender says,…
Drivers headed northbound on Interstate 5 at Balboa Boulevard were caught in Thanksgiving holiday traffic starting Wednesday afternoon, and through the evening. Katharine Lotze/Signal
NHTSA issues safety travel tips ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday
Motorists will have to plan ahead for a lot of time with tens of millions of other Americans on the road this Thanksgiving holiday, according to the advice of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in a news release issued Friday.
One person was killed Wednesday, after a sedan collided with an SUV at a high rate of speed and then collided with a utility pole, near the intersection of Bouquet Canyon Road and Wellston Drive.
Alcohol found in driver in fatal July 4 crash
Alcohol played a factor in a fatal July 4 crash that took place on Bouquet Canyon Road, a Sheriff’s Department official said this week.
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A fishing boat glides at the lower lagoon of Castaic Lake on Wednesday. 042915
Boating checkpoints and BUI laws will be enforced through Operation Dry Water
In joining the national effort to deter drug and alcohol related accidents on America’s highways, California’s law enforcement will also direct its attention to reduce the number of boating under the influence, BUI, accidents on the water, according to a news release.
The Santa Clarita Courthouse. KATHARINE LOTZE/Signal.
Liquor license of convicted Newhall restaurant owner under investigation
State liquor licensing officials are investigating the license issued to a Newhall restaurant owner convicted Friday of sexual battery and ordered to register as a sex offender. The California Department…
A memorial sits near the site of where Collin Gore and Joel Godfrey died in a head-on collision on McBean Parkway near Decoro Drive on Monday night. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Coroner’s report shows alcohol involved in last year’s double fatal crash
A 34-year-old man, one of two drivers killed in a traffic collision last summer, was intoxicated at the time of the fatal crash, according to a coroner’s report obtained by…
Three Santa Clarita businesses cited for allegedly serving alcohol to minors
Two restaurants and a liquor store in the Santa Clarita Valley were accused of selling alcohol to minors in a sting operation aimed at ferreting out people who put alcohol…
The California Highway Patrol runs a sobriety checkpoint on The Old Road in August 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Nearly three dozen weekend arrests involve drugs, alcohol
Santa Clarita Valley deputies and officers arrested 51 people over the weekend, and more than two-thirds of those arrests involved the illegal use of drugs or alcohol. Of the arrests…
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Sting nets 2 violations for alcohol given to minors
The latest sting operation carried out by local sheriff’s deputies, aimed at people who put alcohol in the hands of minors, netted two violations recently. Members of the Santa…
UPDATE: Drugs or alcohol suspected in fatal crash Friday near Gorman
Drugs or alcohol may have been a factor in a fiery head-on crash near Gorman Friday night which claimed the life of a Lancaster woman and critically injured another…
Wrong way driver arrested for DUI and assault
A Chatsworth man who allegedly rammed a California Highway Patrol Officer twice on Interstate-5 as he drove the wrong way along the freeway was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of…
Transient arrested for robbery after tiff over booze price
A 62-year-old transient unhappy over price of booze was arrested for robbery Sunday after he allegedly threatened the clerk with his cane and left with the unpaid beverage. The incident…
The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station can be reached by calling 661-255-1121.
More than half of weekend arrests involved drugs or alcohol
Anyone wondering if Santa Clarita Valley wrestles with a substance abuse problem need only check out this weekend’s arrest log which shows more than half the people arrested over the…
