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Valencia woman unharmed after robbery attempt

A Valencia woman is safe and unharmed after she snubbed two would-be robbers who held her at gunpoint, a local sheriff's spokesman said.

February 18, 2013 | By Jim Holt Signal Senior Staff Writer | Santa Clarita Valley News


UPDATE: Officials probe incident where pedestrian was hit running across I-5

A man seriously hurt when he was hit by two cars Friday had been running across the freeway at the time of the collision, an investigator with the California Highway Patrol reported.

February 18, 2013 | By Jim Holt Signal Senior Staff Writer | Santa Clarita Valley News


Captain to make full recovery

Carrie Stuart, a captain in the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department who nearly died in a fiery two-car crash before Christmas, is out of the hospital and expected to make a full recovery, her daughter says.

February 18, 2013 | By Jim Holt Signal Senior Staff Writer | Santa Clarita Valley News


Angeles National Forest roads may be closed

Commuters returning to work Tuesday after the long weekend and contemplating a short cut through the Angeles National Forest - you may want to think twice.

February 17, 2013 | By Jim Holt Signal Senior Staff Writer | Santa Clarita Valley News


Firefighters douse Canyon Country brush fire

County firefighters jumped on a brush fire in Canyon Country Sunday, extinguishing it quickly and containing it to a quarter acre.

February 17, 2013 | Jim Holt | Santa Clarita Valley News


Motorcyclist hurt in Stevenson Ranch crash

A motorcyclist was taken to the hospital Sunday after he crashed his bike in Stevenson Ranch, Fire Department sources confirmed.

February 17, 2013 | Jim Holt | Santa Clarita Valley News


Motorist survives 100-foot plunge near Pyramid Lake

A motorist walked away from a crash today after his van blew a tire on the freeway, then plunged 100 feet down a ravine, a fire official confirmed.

February 17, 2013 | Jim Holt | Santa Clarita Valley News


"Wrong way" driver sought in Castaic crash

A motorist is being sought today after driving the wrong way on Interstate 5 in Castaic Friday night causing two on-coming cars to collide, sending four people to the hospital, an investigator with the California Highway Patrol said.

February 17, 2013 | Jim Holt | Santa Clarita Valley News


Vietnam veterans reunite for show

Those who showed up recently for a reunion of Vietnam veterans at the Valencia home of Bill Reynolds brought with them a storehouse of compelling stories - of sacrifice, dedication and loss.

February 17, 2013 | By Jim Holt Signal Senior Staff Writer | Santa Clarita Valley News


Bicyclist remains in critical condition

A 15-year-old boy who was hit by a car while riding his bicycle in Valencia remained hospitalized in critical condition today, a spokesman for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station said.

February 14, 2013 | By Jim Holt Signal Senior Staff Writer | Santa Clarita Valley News


Citizen gives aid to Highway 138 crash victims

By Jim Holt Signal Senior Staff Writer Sean Onley was driving along Highway 138 Sunday when he came across a horrific sight. An SUV traveling ahead of him at about 65 miles an hour suddenly left the road, hit a fence and flipped up in the air, flipped again and again, and ejected its passenger before crashing to the ground, according to a report compiled by a California Highway Patrol investigator. There were two ...

February 14, 2013 | By Jim Holt Signal Senior Staff Writer | Santa Clarita Valley News


Deputies arrest one in Santa Clarita wallet thefts

Local sheriff's deputies have arrested the alleged accomplice of the blond scammer who stalks other women at grocery stores, steals their wallets and uses their IDs to obtain cash or expensive jewelry, sheriff's deputies said Wednesday.

February 13, 2013 | By Jim Holt Signal Senior Staff Writer | Santa Clarita Valley News


UPDATE: Man survives plunge down 200-foot ravine

A man survived after his car plunged more than 200 feet down a ravine off Sand Canyon Road he spent 24 hours hanging upside down inside the vehicle, where he was discovered Tuesday.

February 12, 2013 | By Jim Holt and Jonathan Pobre Signal Staff Writers | Santa Clarita Valley News


Woman injured in crash on Vasquez Canyon Road

A woman was injured and taken to the hospital this morning after her car hit a pole and went down an embankment on Vasquez Canyon Road in Canyon Country, fire officials said.

February 12, 2013 | By Jim Holt Signal Senior Staff Writer | Santa Clarita Valley News


Carjacker chase ends in Saugus following foot pursuit

A Lancaster carjacking sparked a police chase into the Santa Clarita Valley Monday night and ended with a foot chase through the backyards of homes in Saugus, officials from two sheriff's stations said.

February 12, 2013 | By Jim Holt Signal Senior Staff Writer | Santa Clarita Valley News


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Magnitude-4 quake recorded near Rancho Palos Verdes

Federal earthquake monitors reported an earthquake six miles south of Rancho Palos Verdes today at 1 p.m.

May 15, 2013 | By Jim Holt | Santa Clarita Valley News


Officials share plans to reduce chloride

Local sanitation officials held their first of six public hearings in Castaic Tuesday night in an effort to gauge which plan they should pursue in reducing the amount of chloride discharged into the Santa Clara River.

May 15, 2013 | Jim Holt | Santa Clarita Valley News


UPDATE: Tour of California races through SCV

Hundreds of cycling fans crowded along Magic Mountain Parkway Tuesday to watch some of the world's fastest cyclists cross the finish line for Day 3 of the Amgen Tour of California.

May 14, 2013 | By Jim Holt | Santa Clarita Valley News


Woman pleads innocent in collision with bicyclist

A Valencia woman charged with felony hit and run for a vehicle collision with a bicyclist last March has pleaded not guilty this week, court papers show.

May 14, 2013 | By Jim Holt | Santa Clarita Valley News


Canyon Country man gets 64 years to life in shooting of neighbor

A Canyon Country man who shot and killed his neighbor following a vicious seven-year feud has been sentenced to 64 years to life in prison.

May 13, 2013 | By Jim Holt Signal Senior Staff Writer | Santa Clarita Valley News


UPDATE: Blaze in Valencia held to 1 1/2 acres

A Santa Clarita Valley brush fire that was initially reported as two separate blazes was doused by Los Angeles County firefighters in the Valencia Industrial Center today.

May 13, 2013 | By Jim Holt Signal Senior Staff Writer | Santa Clarita Valley News


Saugus: HOA structures vandalized with anti-Semitic symbols

Vandals defaced HOA complex structures with racist slogans and anti-Semitic symbols during the weekend in Saugus, prompting a probe by local sheriff's detectives, a manager for the property said Monday.

May 13, 2013 | By Jim Holt Signal Senior Staff Writer | Santa Clarita Valley News


Smoke from controlled burn alarms Castaic residents

Smoke from a controlled burn near Hasley Canyon alarmed some Castaic residents this morning, a Fire Department spokesman said.

May 13, 2013 | By Jim Holt Signal Senior Staff Writer | Santa Clarita Valley News


Family, friends gather to honor crash victim

May 11, 2013 | By Jim Holt Signal Senior Staff Writer | Santa Clarita Valley News


Blast to the past at Placerita Canyon nature Center's Open House

May 11, 2013 | By Jim Holt Senior Signal Staff Writer | Santa Clarita Valley News


Outdoor fire in Castaic spreads to house

An outdoor fire around supper time Saturday ended up spreading to a house, emergency response officials said.

May 11, 2013 | Jim Holt | Santa Clarita Valley News


Chloride options: Pay up or pay up

Nearly everyone who flushes a toilet or does a load of laundry in the Santa Clarita Valley faces a complicated and costly problem over the issue of chloride contamination ­- and, according to sanitation officials, it's a problem that's not going to go away.

May 11, 2013 | By Jim Holt Signal Senior Staff Writer | Santa Clarita Valley News


Coyotes are threat at local park

A coyote snatched a dog from a girl's arms in Valencia Summit Park, where sheriff's deputies and animal control workers responded Friday on a report of a jogger chased by a coyote, officials confirmed.

May 10, 2013 | By Jim Holt | Santa Clarita Valley News


UPDATE: Coyotes snatch dog, confront person at Valencia park

A coyote snatched a dog from a girl's arms in Valencia Summit Park, where sheriff's deputies and animal control workers responded Friday on a report of a jogger chased by a coyote, officials confirmed.

May 10, 2013 | By Jim Holt Signal Senior Staff Writer | Santa Clarita Valley News


Calif. PUC looking into Valencia Water Company purchase

The California Public Utilities Commission has opened an investigation into Castaic Lake Water Agency's purchase of the Valencia Water Company.

May 09, 2013 | By Jim Holt Signal Senior Staff Writer | Santa Clarita Valley News


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