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Helicopter airlifts at least one from crash on Highway 138 Sunday
At least one person was injured after being ejected from a vehicle in a crash on Highway 138 north of the Santa Clarita Valley on Sunday afternoon, fire officials said.
Police suspect alcohol in fatal truck accident
Alcohol is suspected in a fatal crash last month that killed one Agua Dulce man and sent another to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, a spokesman for the California Highway Patrol said.
UPDATE: Man questioned at Valencia fast-food restaurant for alleged threat
Local sheriff's deputies detained a man at gunpoint at a fast-food restaurant in Valencia on Thursday for allegedly threatening to use a gun, a sheriff's spokesman said.
UPDATE: Woman choked in Canyon Country, man arrested
A Canyon Country man was in custody after being arrested Thursday for allegedly choking a woman, a local sheriff's deputy said.
Hearing delayed for alleged gang members charged in Canyon Country bank robbery
A preliminary hearing has been postponed for three men identified by prosecutors as Crips gang members accused in a take-over bank robbery last September, a court official said Thursday.
1 person injured as 3 trucks collide near Gorman
One man suffered minor injuries today in a three-truck pileup on Interstate 5 near Gorman, emergency personnel said.
SCV Sheriff’s Station goes on high alert following police shooting in Riverside
Local sheriff's deputies have doubled their patrol presence in response to a statewide alert for an ex-LAPD officer who has shot other cops, a sheriff's spokesman said.
UPDATE: Deputies seize stolen car, arrest one in Castaic
In a multi-agency take-down Wednesday, deputies stopped a family convoy of three vehicles traveling through Castaic and arrested two suspected car thieves at gunpoint, a local sheriff's deputy said.
West Ranch graduate’s death ruled accidental
A former West Ranch High School cheerleader who died after she collapsed during a hike through the Arizona desert in July died of hyperthermia and heat exposure, Nevada coroners said Wednesday.
No mail Saturday? No sweat, say Valencia post office-goers
A handful of people stopping by the Valencia Post Office on Wednesday said they didn't oppose the U.S. Postal Service's announced decision to halt mail delivery on Saturdays.
UPDATE: Baby airlifted from Canyon Country school
Quick action by Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedics and a helicopter team got a Canyon Country baby in respiratory distress to the hospital without delay Tuesday.
Reluctant inmate makes appearance in San Fernando court
A Canyon Country man who last month refused to leave his jail cell to answer a charge of attempted murder appeared in San Fernando Superior Court Tuesday, a court official said.
Reckless driver speeds through Newhall
A reckless and speeding driver who reportedly switched lanes and ran red lights in Newhall this morning has eluded local sheriff's deputies, a sheriff's spokesman said. Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station deputies are looking for the driver of a gold-colored minivan last seen on Newhall Avenue near Sierra Highway, said Lt. Mark Hershey. Shortly after 10:50 a.m., motorists contacted deputies to report a driver spotted swerving on Railroad Avenue and traveling south toward Sierrra Highway, ...
Man charged in Sunday's fatal crash on Interstate 5
A 25-year-old Bakersfield man has been charged with vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence of alcohol in the crash that claimed the life of a Las Vegas woman early Sunday morning, court documents show.
Santa Clarita Water Division to review tiered rate
Santa Clarita Water Division's tiered rate system is due to be reviewed at a meeting Tuesday night, a move prompted by the recent takeover of Valencia Water Co. by the Castaic Lake Water District.
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Four-car crash causes traffic delays in Newhall
A multi-vehicle crash in Newhall stalled southbound traffic on Railroad Avenue Sunday afternoon, officials said.
California Public Utilities Commission panel hears from ratepayers about purchase
Two California Public Utilities Commission hearings about a proposed Valencia Water Company rate hike drew more complaints Thursday about the firm's takeover by another water district than about higher water bills.
Pit bull attacks second dog in Sand Canyon
A roaming pit bull that ripped the leg off of a smaller dog in Canyon Country is expected to be humanely killed, a county official said Thursday.
UPDATE: Names of victim, suspect released in Acton homicide
Investigators probing a homicide in Acton have released the identities of the man who was shot and killed and the name of his alleged killer.
Boydston challenges chloride data
Santa Clarita City Councilman TimBen Boydston called the whole issue of chloride cleanup a scam Wednesday night after local sanitation officials presented their plan for reducing how much of the salty compound the sanitation district discharges into the Santa Clara River.
Newhall woman faces murder charges in Arizona
A Newhall woman charged with two counts of second-degree murder in connection with a fatal 2011 crash near the Arizona state line that claimed the lives of two children goes on trial in Arizona this week, The Signal has learned.
Tour of California racers blast out of SCV
After a night's rest in the Santa Clarita Valley, cyclists competing in the annual Amgen Tour of California left town en mass Wednesday to completed the first half of the eight-day race in Santa Barbara.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
