Archive By Author - Jim Holt
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.
Chess players compete for championship
There was a beach party at the Hyatt Regency Valencia this weekend and partygoers brought their own boards - chess boards that is.
Motorcyclist taken to hospital after crash
A motorcyclist was taken to the hospital Sunday afternoon following a traffic collision in Canyon Country.
Suspect arrested in blond scammer thefts
A woman suspected of being the blond scammer for allegedly stalking other women at grocery stores, stealing their wallets and then using their IDs to obtain cash or expensive jewelry has been arrested, a local sheriff's spokesman said.
Driver unhurt as car rolls over
A motorist rolled his car several times Thursday after he reportedly pulled onto the gravel shoulder to let a "tailgater" pass on San Francisquito Canyon Road, said a man who towed the wrecked car from the crash site.
UPDATE: Woman returned from Oregon to face charges of killing mother
A former Saugus High School student was in jail in Van Nuys Wednesday accused of murdering her mother after homicide detectives brought her back from Oregon, said the detective in charge of the case.
Attacker sought in Canyon Country condo assault
Despite an arrest made in last week's attack of a woman inside her condo complex garage in Canyon Country, local sheriff's deputies are still looking for a second man wanted for a similar attack on a woman nearly a year ago at the same complex, a local sheriff's spokesman said Wednesday.
Canyon Country man sentenced to 14 years in extortion case
A Canyon Country man who shot up the American Beauty condo complex with a machine gun eight years ago pleaded guilty to five criminal counts in a more recent series of offenses, including two counts of felony battery on a peace officer and three counts of extortion, a deputy district attorney said Wednesday.
Trial delayed for pair charged in shotgun holdup
Trial was put off until March today for a couple who allegedly held up a Valencia home-improvement store with a shotgun last September, a court clerk said.
Articles By Author - Jim Holt
Convicted murderer pleads not guilty to rape charges
A convicted murderer living in a mobile home park in Acton has pleaded not guilty to four felony counts of rape at the Michael D. Antonovich Antelope Valley Court, a court official said.
Firefighters contain 10-acre brush fire north of Santa Clarita Valley
A boat-towing truck caught fire on Interstate 5 north of Castaic Sunday afternoon sparking a roadside brush fire, emergency response officials said.
Santa Clarita Sheriff's deputies make arrest at gunpoint
A man wanted for allegedly hitting a woman in Littlerock on Sunday was pulled over by local sheriff's deputies on Highway 14 and held at gunpoint near Newhall, according to deputies in both Santa Clarita and Palmdale.
CORRECTION: Meet the water board
During the three years the Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District has wrestled with a less costly way to remove chloride from the Santa Clara River, the water quality board to which it answers has seen a shift in its makeup.
CORRECTION: Petition offers yet another chloride option
Santa Clarita Valley residents will have a chance to challenge a proposal to reduce salt in the Santa Clara River, even if such a plan is selected by local sanitation district officials and approved by regional water quality ones, The Signal has learned.
Newhall man pleads not guilty in Feb. Canyon Country condo attack
A Newhall man who allegedly attacked a woman in her garage in Canyon Country three months ago pleaded not guilty Thursday to four felony charges filed against him, a court official said.
UPDATE: Saugus man re-arrested in online dating scam
To more than half a dozen duped women he was a member of the Special Forces, a secret agent and a chef to celebrities.
Santa Clarita: No charges against dog owner who left Chihuahua in parked car for 6 hours
The owner of a dog that was left in a locked car parked in the Six Flags Magic Mountain Parking lot will not be charged, officials said.
Newhall man pleads not guilty in Canyon Country condo attack
A Newhall man who allegedly attacked a woman in her garage in Canyon Country three months ago pleaded not guilty today to four felony charges filed against him, a court official said.
UPDATE: Powerhouse Fire claimed 16 homes
Sixteen homes were burned to the ground in the Powerhouse Fire, officials said Wednesday, nothing that after six days of spreading and burning more than 32,000 acres the blaze seemed at last under control.
UPDATE: Man believed to have committed suicide near Gorman was 53-year-old Torrance resident
Investigators with the coroner's office have identified the body of a Torrance man found dead in a car near Gorman on Tuesday, a coroner's spokesman said Wednesday.
2 Powerhouse firefighters taken to hospital
Two of the more than 2,100 firefighters working to contain the Powerhouse Fire were airlifted to the hospital today afternoon where they will be treated for heat exhaustion, a fire official said.
Defendant pleads not guilty in 2011 Saugus murder
A Saugus man accused of strangling his girlfriend in 2011 pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a murder charge, a court official said.
Santa Clarita citizens voice concern about proposed chloride plans
Local sanitation officials held their fourth of six public hearings in Newhall Tuesday night in an effort to gauge which plan they should pursue in reducing the amount of chloride discharged into the Santa Clara River.
UPDATE: 'Chemical suicide' reported in Gorman
Fire officials were dispatched near Gorman Tuesday afternoon after a person apparently committed "chemical suicide" in a car, according to fire officials.
