Archive By Author - Jim Holt
Police official critical after car accident
Carrie Stuart, a captain in the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, was clinging to life Sunday night following a two-car head-on crash Friday night, officials at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station report.
Local woman hurt in domestic assault
A Canyon Country woman was treated at a hospital for a laceration to her hand suffered in an assault Sunday morning, a local sheriff's sergeant said.
Students reach out and write to sick children in China
Local students learning how to speak and write Chinese had a chance to put what they've learned to good use recently, writing cards to orphans awaiting surgery in China.
Details revealed in unsolved murder
A Porter Ranch man shot and killed at his Christmas party in Stevenson Ranch three years ago was assassinated, according to the detective investigating the unsolved murder.
Co-workers remember Newhall stabbing victim
While homicide detectives Thursday were still putting together a sketch of the man who killed Franco Olea, friends were struggling with the loss of a funny, friendly, easy-going guy.
Seniors get to keep smaller version of Christmas tree
Residents of a senior apartment complex in Newhall who protested the removal of their Christmas tree were set to decorate a smaller version in its place Thursday.
Rock slide dust prompts emergency response
A large cloud of what appeared to be smoke - suspected of being the result of a brush fire - turned out to be a dust cloud from a "huge rock slide," a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County Fire Department said.
Pedestrian injured in hit-and-run
A hit-and-run driver who left a Canyon Country man with serious injuries is being sought by local sheriff's deputies, a sergeant said Wednesday.
Seniors rally for holiday spirit after apartment management declares ban
The management at a senior citizens' apartment complex in Newhall has ordered the facility's Christmas tree removed from its community room, sparking outrage from its residents.
Turkish man charged in fatal SCV crash
County prosecutors Tuesday charged a 20-year-old man, now believed to be in Turkey, with vehicular manslaughter in connection with a car crash last summer that claimed the life of a young woman visiting Valencia on a work visa, law enforcement officials said.
UPDATE: Newhall man may have been killed by burglar
A man stabbed to death at his Newhall home early Sunday may have died confronting a burglar, homicide detectives said Monday.
UPDATE: Rain falls, cars collide in SCV
On the heels of a rainy weekend, more than half a dozen traffic collisions in and around the Santa Clarita Valley on Monday morning kept local deputies and California Highway Patrol officers busy, officials said.
Community turns out for tree-lighting event
Some wore T-shirts and sandals to the 27th annual Community Tree Lighting celebration at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital on Sunday - but it didn't stop hundreds from getting that holiday feeling.
Mine might have fish problem
A movement to set aside critical habitat for a tiny endangered fish could affect plans for a giant open-pit mine in Canyon Country, because the fish's home and the mine's planned location are both in the upper Santa Clara River area, The Signal has learned.
Tags in Canyon Country not related to international gang
Local sheriff's detectives investigating recent gang tagging of several Canyon Country buildings, including the Moose Lodge, say there is no connection between the graffiti and international street gangs.
Articles By Author - Jim Holt
Man charged with reckless driving
A driver clocked speeding close to 100 mph through city streets, past Central Park and Saugus High School and through one red light, has been charged with reckless driving, according to a report filed by a local sheriff's deputy.
Windy weather blows through city
Following a blustery weekend in the Santa Clarita Valley, residents are likely to find themselves stepping over snapped branches and wind-swept debris today but without the strong winds that rattled windows and put things in motion.
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Employees of a Stevenson Ranch cellphone store found it easy to describe the man who ripped a demonstration iPhone off its stand in October and ran out the door.
