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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 ...
Boy hit by tow truck in Canyon Country
A 13-year-old boy hit by a tow truck in Canyon Country Monday morning was taken to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital with injuries described as minor, officials said.
On track to the holidays
It's official, the holiday season has arrived with Santa Claus stopping in Newhall Sunday night on the Metrolink Holiday Toy Express.
Returning Thanksgiving travelers jam roads
Heavy "holiday traffic" proved light on traffic collisions, said one California Highway Patrol Sunday.
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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.
UPDATE: Saugus: Parolee caught after being chased into SCV by LAPD
A parolee sought by the Los Angeles Police Department was chased on foot through an alley behind local businesses in Saugus Thursday after LAPD officers followed him to the Santa Clarita Valley, a local sheriff's spokesman said.
Dakota DeMott memorial installed
From a rocky, windy mountain top near Agua Dulce, the smiling face of Dakota DeMott looks down on the Santa Clarita Valley.
Stevenson Ranch: Truck fire slows traffic on I-5
A big rig caught fire in the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 near Lyons Avenue today, slowing traffic and shutting down the freeway's slow lane, a fire official said.
