Archive By Author - Jim Holt
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.
UPDATE: Child hit in crosswalk in Saugus
A girl was struck by a hit-and-run driver at the intersection of Decoro Drive and Seco Canyon Road after nightfall Thursday, a spokesman for the local sheriff's station said.
Hearing set for 3 in take-over bank robbery
A preliminary hearing was set Thursday for three men arrested in the September take-over robbery of the Canyon Country Bank of America, court officials confirmed. The trio - all identified by prosecutors as Crips gang members - appeared in San Fernando Superior Court and were ordered to return to court Dec. 11 for a preliminary hearing. Phillip Ely, 29, Lavelle Mosley, 22, and Terion Lamarr Collins, 25, were charged with four counts each of second-degree ...
Man in custody on DUI charge following crash early today
A man is in custody today facing a charge of impaired driving after the car he was driving crashed into a tree early this morning, a California Highway Patrol officer said.
Two injured in rollover crash
A two-vehicle traffic collision sent two women to the hospital Tuesday afternoon after the truck they were in flipped on its side in the crash, a local sheriff's official said.
CORRECTION: Sanitation district fined for high chloride levels
Water board officials fined the Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District more than a quarter of a million dollars Monday, saying the district violated conditions of its permit to discharge chloride into the Santa Clara River. The district had to chose between two plans for reducing chloride and it failed, according to the water board, to tell the board in writing which plan it would act on. If it is collected, the fine would have ...
Articles By Author - Jim Holt
Santa Clarita: Woman makes court appearance in blond scammer case
The alleged accomplice of the blond scammer - who stalks other women at grocery stores, steals their wallets and uses their IDs - appeared briefly in court Tuesday, a court clerk said.
Santa Clarita: At least 2 more eyeing 2014 race for City Council
Alan Ferdman and Dante Acosta are taking a long, hard look at the next race for Santa Clarita City Council, but neither is ready to announce a candidacy, both said separately Monday.
Canyon Country: Motorcyclist remains in serious condition more than a week after collision
A motorcyclist remains hospitalized and in serious condition Monday more than a week after the Canyon Country traffic collision in which he was injured, according to hospital and law enforcement sources.
Canyon Country: Driver in Sunday crash arrested on DUI count
A 23-year-old Fontana man is in custody today, charged with impaired driving causing injury in connection with Sunday morning's rollover collision that sent a woman to the hospital, court papers show.
Falconer, fowl become fast friends
Animal keeper David Stives wears his heart on his sleeve, and his heart belongs to Apollo - a five-pound turkey vulture.
Cyclist hit by car
A cyclist suffered a minor leg injury Sunday following a "bump collision" with a car, a local sheriff's deputy said.
UPDATE: Riderless horse prompts Canyon Country search
The day-long mystery of a riderless horse that showed up in a Canyon Country park has been solved.
Two injured in rollover at Golden Valley Road
Two people were taken to the hospital with undisclosed injuries this morning following a two-vehicle rollover collision on Highway 14 at Golden Valley Road, a Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesman said.
Deadline looms for cleanup of Whittaker-Bermite site
The Whittaker-Bermite site's nearly 1,000 acres in the center of Santa Clarita needs to be ready for development by 2016 - and the state plans to ensure that happens, an official said recently.
Burglaries increase during first 2 months of year
The city of Santa Clarita's crime rate rose slightly during the first two months of this year compared to last, with burglaries showing the greatest increase, Capt. Paul Becker of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station said Thursday.
2 probation officers added to SCV Sheriff’s Station
Two county probation officers have joined the ranks of local sheriff's deputies to help deal with criminals released into the community as part of the state's realignment program.
UPDATE: Trio suspected of murder still have yet to stand trial
Eighteen months after a "good Samaritan" was shot and killed while trying to aid an alleged robbery victim, the three young men charged in connection with the Canyon Country shooting have yet to stand trial.
UPDATE: Two drivers injured in separate crashes on San Francisquito Canyon Road today
Two cars plunged down ravines off San Francisquito Canyon Road today in separate and unrelated crashes.
Man held at gunpoint, released
Local sheriff's deputies held a motorist at gunpoint Tuesday after he was suspected of driving a stolen car, a sheriff's spokesman said.
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.
