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Sheriff's report: SCV crime down in 2008
The latest crime statistics released today by the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station reveal an overall drop in almost all crimes in the SCV during the first half of this year.
State health care employees protest
Local health care workers said Tuesday a stalled state budget has jeopardized local health care agencies dependent on state funding.
'National Night Out' about fighting crime
As the late afternoon sunlight fell over the valley and commuters shuffled off the Metrolink train Tuesday, local peace officers and first responders set up camp in the parking lot of the Newhall Community Center.
New contractor signed for buses
A new contractor will be operating, managing and maintaining the city of Santa Clarita's 99-bus fleet beginning this week.
Deputies arrest pair in identity theft case
Two Santa Clarita residents with suspected ties to a local gang and identity theft are in custody, a sheriff's investigator said Tuesday.
Two who died in I-5 collision were siblings
The family of a brother and sister killed in a traffic collision on Interstate 5 Monday are "destroyed" by news of their death, a family member said Tuesday.
'National Night Out' set in Newhall 5 p.m.
The city of Santa Clarita and the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station will celebrate the 25th annual "National Night Out Against Crime" at the Newhall Community Center today from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Coroners using dental records to ID body
While investigators believe they know the identity of the woman found dead in a Canyon Country home Friday, it will be some time before there is an official determination.
Ender: Money didn’t affect stand
Santa Clarita City Councilwoman Laurie Ender said Monday that she began supporting Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial's expansion plans long before a private developer paid $30,000 to help get her elected to her first council term in April's election.
Holes in laws affect local races
The state's campaign finance laws that were created to ensure transparency in state and local elections have a few holes in them when it comes to Santa Clarita's municipal election held every two years.
UPDATE: Two dead in collision on I-5 identified
A brother and sister were killed in a chain-reaction collision early Monday afternoon when her car and his motorcycle were struck from behind by a man's pickup truck on Interstate 5 in the Newhall Pass.
Memorial service for rock musician today
The sudden death of a local rocker has prompted Santa Clarita musicians to play in his honor and try to raise college money for the man's surviving children.
Davis counseling LandSource
Former California Gov. Gray Davis is the strategic adviser for Newhall Land and Farming owner LandSource Communities Development LLC, according to bankruptcy court papers obtained by The Signal.
Cemex bill stuck in committee
As Congress takes a five-week summer vacation, Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon's bill aimed at banning the Cemex Inc. mine in Soledad Canyon still awaits a hearing before a key House committee.
Court to appoint restructuring officers
A bankruptcy court judge on the East Coast is expected to authorize two accomplished California housing developers to try and restructure the company that owns Newhall Land and Farming.
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Kids read aloud to dogs to help overcome fear
Reading aloud went to the dogs Saturday at the Newhall Library.
City talks future public art
Bike racks at City Hall, public art at the McBean Regional Transit Center and a new website to house Santa Clarita's arts and cultural resources are all on tap for the city Arts Commission in the coming year.
Car goes over the side of Interstate 5
Officials from the California Highway Patrol shut down one lane of traffic on northbound Interstate 5 on Saturday to retrieve a vehicle that went off the freeway Friday night, an officer said.
