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UPDATE: Medical examiner rules Tichenor death a suicide
A former College of the Canyons trustee who entered a plea of guilty on a charge that he solicited a minor for sex over the Internet has killed himself, an official said Tuesday.
Valencia woman dies of apparent drug overdose
The body of a Valencia woman was found Tuesday morning after she died of an apparent drug overdose, Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station officials confirmed.
75-year-old charged after hit-and-run incident
A 75-year-old Newhall man was charged with a felony hit and run following a traffic collision that left one woman injured, Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's deputies said Monday.
I-5 collision blamed on diabetes
Two cars collided on Interstate 5 near Lyons Avenue on Monday afternoon after a motorist suffered a significant drop in blood sugar, an officer with the California Highway Patrol said.
Hunter rescued from harrowing cliffside night
Search and Rescue team members hiked more than a mile and a half in darkness, then crossed chest-deep fast-moving water to find and pluck an experienced hunter stranded on a cliff side, a local sheriff's deputy said Monday.
Driver arrested, motorcyclist injured in Old Road collision
A hit-and-run collision Sunday ended with a motorcyclist injured and a motorist arrested and charged, a California Highway Patrol officer confirmed.
Suspect arrested in Stevenson Ranch demo iPhone theft
Local detectives have arrested the "split tongue" bandit who allegedly ripped a demonstration iPhone from its mooring inside a Verizon location last month, a sheriff's spokesman said.
3 injured in Canyon Country multiple-vehicle crash
Three people were injured, including one woman taken to a hospital, in a multi-vehicle crash near Canyon Country Park today, local sheriff's officials said.
Veterans Day: ‘An honor to meet you’
After more than half a century of living quietly with the memory of defending the United States in the world's largest global war, three local World War II vets went to Washington recently to see a monument in their honor.
Yee restraining orders extended
Local school board officials moved to extend restraining orders obtained to keep away from local schools a Valencia man alleged to have threatened to hurt children, a Hart district spokeswoman said Thursday.
CORRECTION: Rape claim fabricated
By Jim Holt Signal Senior Staff Writer Santa Clarita Valley sheriff's deputies searched through Tuesday night and into early Wednesday morning looking for rape suspects who turned out to be nonexistent. The search began after a 16-year-old girl told deputies she had been raped. She said she was walking on a bicycle path near College of the Canyons toward the bus transfer station when she was grabbed by two males, said Deputy Josh Dubin of ...
Autopsy confirms local man shot himself
An autopsy completed Wednesday on the body of a man found dead on the porch of the home he rented in Valencia has confirmed what family and friends of the victim have known since Monday, coroner's officials confirmed.
CORRECTION: Arson suspected in Saugus condo fire
A fire early today at a multiple-family condominium building in Saugus is suspected of being deliberately set, a Fire Department spokesman said.
Polling brisk at Santa Clarita Valley stations
Voting was brisk and steady after polling stations opened in the Santa Clarita Valley on Election Day, according to volunteers and voters.
UPDATE: 1 out on bail in Sand Canyon racing case
One of two men identified as street racers in a Sand Canyon crash that claimed the life of a 19-year-old Canyon Country man early this year posted bail Tuesday and was released from custody.
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UPDATE: Riderless horse prompts Canyon Country search
The day-long mystery of a riderless horse that showed up in a Canyon Country park has been solved.
Two injured in rollover at Golden Valley Road
Two people were taken to the hospital with undisclosed injuries this morning following a two-vehicle rollover collision on Highway 14 at Golden Valley Road, a Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesman said.
Deadline looms for cleanup of Whittaker-Bermite site
The Whittaker-Bermite site's nearly 1,000 acres in the center of Santa Clarita needs to be ready for development by 2016 - and the state plans to ensure that happens, an official said recently.
Burglaries increase during first 2 months of year
The city of Santa Clarita's crime rate rose slightly during the first two months of this year compared to last, with burglaries showing the greatest increase, Capt. Paul Becker of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station said Thursday.
2 probation officers added to SCV Sheriff’s Station
Two county probation officers have joined the ranks of local sheriff's deputies to help deal with criminals released into the community as part of the state's realignment program.
UPDATE: Trio suspected of murder still have yet to stand trial
Eighteen months after a "good Samaritan" was shot and killed while trying to aid an alleged robbery victim, the three young men charged in connection with the Canyon Country shooting have yet to stand trial.
UPDATE: Two drivers injured in separate crashes on San Francisquito Canyon Road today
Two cars plunged down ravines off San Francisquito Canyon Road today in separate and unrelated crashes.
Man held at gunpoint, released
Local sheriff's deputies held a motorist at gunpoint Tuesday after he was suspected of driving a stolen car, a sheriff's spokesman said.
Detectives still searching for would-be robbers
Local detectives are still looking for two would-be robbers who held a Valencia woman at gunpoint two weeks ago, said a local sheriff's spokesman.
Hearing delayed for accused bank robbers
A preliminary hearing for three men identified by prosecutors as Crips gang members accused in a take-over bank robbery last September was postponed for the second time Tuesday, a county prosecutor said.
Hearing postponed in fatal Sand Canyon crash
SAN FERNANDO - The preliminary hearing of two men charged with murder in a Sand Canyon street racing death was delayed today over issues of evidence.
Valencia Water customers spout anger at rate increase
News of 20 percent hike in water rates over the next three years upset some Valencia Water Company ratepayers recently, but not as much as having missed the chance to file a formal complaint, according ratepayers who contacted The Signal.
Time tunnel invites visitors to Placerita Canyon Nature Center
Hawks with wings frozen in midair, turtles halted mid-step and snarling mountain lions - all preserved through taxidermy - compete for attention with a lesser-known attraction at the Placerita Canyon Nature Center: a time tunnel of sorts.
Police ID pedestrian killed on Interstate 5
Officials with the Los Angeles County Coroner's office have identified the pedestrian killed early Saturday morning after he was struck by an SUV in the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 but are still trying to reach his next of kin, a spokesman said Sunday.
DA reviews charges in boy’s death
Criminal charges are pending in July's fatal boating crash on Pyramid Lake that claimed the life of a 16-year-old boy visiting from Russia, a sheriff's spokesman said.
