Whittaker-Bermite soil treatment to step up in the spring

Cleanup of the Whittaker-Bermite property is expected to move into high gear this spring with soil, air and water treatment systems requiring increased power from Southern California Edison.

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.

UPDATE: Acton crash survivor listed in good condition

A 9-year-old girl who survived a vehicle crash that killed her father in Acton is expected to be released from the hospital Tuesday, a California Highway Patrol official said Monday.

All for the competition

More than 160 young people on their way to becoming police officers competed in a series of challenges Sunday similar to what law enforcement officers experience day to day.

UPDATE: Attempted homicide charge filed in bar beating

A Castaic man was charged with attempted murder after he allegedly beat another man in a Sunland bar Monday night, using a "mini baseball bat," officials said Thursday.

Alleged gang members to stand trial for Canyon Country bank robbery

SAN FERNANDO - Three men identified by prosecutors as Rollin 40s Crips gang members were ordered to stand trial Wednesday for a take-over bank robbery in Canyon Country last September.

Valencia woman faces felony charge in hit-and-run

A Valencia woman faces a felony hit-and-run charge today for allegedly hitting a bicyclist in Newhall on Friday, then leaving the scene, court papers show.

Canyon Country: Witnesses describe moments of terror during bank robbery

SAN FERNANDO - Witnesses took the stand in San Fernando Superior Court on Tuesday to describe long moments of sheer terror as suspected gang members allegedly threatened and shouted at them during a Canyon Country bank robbery last fall.

Hundreds attend used clothing consignment sale

or hundreds of women buying and selling used clothing, much of it high-end and designer goods.

Stevenson Ranch: Identity thieves strike SCV again

A team of at least two thieves looted a Saugus woman's purse, lifted her credit cards and, within 20 minutes, racked up a $4,300 tab at a local computer store after pulling a scam in a Stevenson Ranch clothing store.

UPDATE: SCV Deputies arrest graffiti suspect

A young man suspected of committing 160 acts of graffiti vandalism was booked Monday at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station on felony charges of possession of a controlled substance, officials said.

Acosta rallies support outside City Hall

About two dozen supporters joined City Council contender Dante Acosta on Monday to show support for his campaign on the steps of City Hall.

Saugus: Driver in March 10 crash charged with DUI

A 62-year-old Acton man injured in a rollover crash in Saugus a week ago was charged with impaired driving, local sheriff's officials said Monday.

Nearly $20,000 in brass fixtures and copper piping stolen in SCV

Man charged in Castaic fight

Two men allegedly drinking, then fighting, ended up in the hospital with one of them charged with assault causing gross bodily injury, local sheriff's deputies reported.

Woman injured in Highway 14 crash

A woman was taken to the hospital with unspecified injuries Sunday afternoon following a traffic crash in the southbound lanes of Highway 14 at Escondido Canyon Road, a California Highway Patrol officer said.

Megan’s Law sex-offender listings are not complete

While 52 convicted sex offenders are listed on the Megan's Law website as residing in the Santa Clarita Valley, the actual number is around 200, a Sheriff's Department official said.