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‘It looked like a river’
Castaic residents were startled awake early Tuesday when a main ruptured under Lassen Street, sending a gyser of water into the air and opening a sinkhole that threatened to swallow a Honda.
All for naught?
It was a lot of work for not much money, a Santa Monica parking official said. Santa Clarita Valley sheriff's deputies arrested a Canyon Country man earlier this week after they allegedly discovered three parking meters in his trunk. They determined the meters were stolen in Santa Monica. It was the first multiple meter heist in Santa Monica in more than 10 years, said Mike Coffman, lead parking technician at the beach city. For good ...
Signal names new publisher
Veteran newspaperman Ian Lamont was named publisher of The Santa Clarita Valley Signal on Tuesday.
Council wrap: Taking care of city business
Santa Clarita City Council members voted on the following items Tuesday: * Adopt an ordinance requiring property owners to get a permit before modifying a historic structure within the city limits. The ordinance is effective Oct. 9. APPROVED 3-2, Kellar and Ferry dissenting. * Loan $2.7 million to Mercy Housing California to help purchase and rehabilitate the Hidaway Apartments in Canyon Country. The nonprofit group plans to convert each of the 67 units to affordable housing. ...
Web exclusive: Jack knifing suspect a Taco Bell employee
A suspect in the Jack in The Box stabbing in Canyon Country Saturday was misidentified, a sheriff's official said Wednesday.
Ding-dong scammers
Door-to-door solicitors, posing as COC students, have been "selling" fraudulent subscriptions to local residents, college officials said in a statement Tuesday.
Still paying it forward
Rattlesnake Slim's may be temporarily closed, but it hasn't stopped the Newhall coffee and tack shop's owner from giving back to the community.
Remembering 7 years ago
The following events will be held Thursday in memory of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington D.C.:
Drought shuts down east valley well
Sporadic rain this past weekend and the "significant downpour" last weekend came just as plunging drought-critical water levels forced water officials to shut down a sputtering major well in the east end of the valley.
Alleged thug behind bars
Detectives captured Jeremy Mark Singh on Monday after a six-day search for the alleged attempted murder suspect.
LAPD probing murder of Canyon Country man
Los Angeles police are asking for public assistance in solving the shooting death of a Canyon Country man whose body was found on a street in Mission Hills.
New library opens to serve Castaic, Val Verde
Los Angeles County officials joined more than 100 members of the Castaic and Val Verde community to mark the opening of the new Castaic Library located at 27971 Sloan Canyon Road.
Schools 'Mix it Up' for diversity
Schools across the William S. Hart Union High School District will be participating in programs designed to take them beyond their established social groups in annual "Mix it Up Day" activities this week.
Cops invite public to class
Local cops are teaching a crime prevention classes and they're inviting the public. The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Detective's Bureau Burlgary Team is teaching crime prevention, education and awareness classes Nov. 19 and 20 at Santa Clarita City Hall, 23920 Valencia Boulevard. SCV deputies and the FBI's Los Angeles office will teach local bank employees how to thwart banking crimes from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 19. The class includes crime prevention through environmental ...
Placerita hosts robotics competition
Placerita Junior High invites the public to attend its sixth annual FIRST Lego League Robotics competition from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 16, at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
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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.
Reward offered in case of anti-Semitic graffiti
Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of the vandals who defaced HOA complex structures with racist slogans and anti-Semitic symbols at a Saugus HOA.
UPDATE: Blaze blackens 3,000 acres in 5 hours
More than a dozen law enforcement units from three sheriff's stations, including the Santa Clarita Valley's, were sent to the Frazier Park fire late Wednesday afternoon to evacuate the area near the Los Angeles-Kern County line as a massive brush fire moved south toward Los Angeles County, a local sheriff's spokesman said.
UPDATE: SCV: County road work curbs business owners’ traffic
Some owners of about 10 businesses in a strip mall near the Valencia Industrial Center complained Wednesday that county road workers who showed up unexpectedly were blocking customers and cutting into their revenue.
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.
Man killed in Acton
Homicide detectives today were investigating the gunshot slaying of a man in Acton, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.
Canyon Country West Crime Report: Deputies investigate knife assault
Snapshot for the week of 05/06/2013 to 05/12/2013
Saugus Crime Report: Deputies investigate robbery
Good morning Saugus. I hope that the traffic congestion due to the Amgen Tour did not disrupt your travels too much yesterday. The Amgen Tour is a great event which brings a new experience and revenue to Santa Clarita.
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.
Senator Boxer Applauds Bipartisan Support for Water Infrastructure Legislation
Washington, D.C. – Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement after the Senate voted 83 to 14 to pass the Water Resources Development Act of 2013 (WRDA).
CORRECTION: CPR training offered next week
American Medical Response, the company that supplies the Santa Clarita Valley with ambulances, is providing CPR training sessions at three SCV locations next week during National Emergency Medical Services Week.
Today's Santa Clarita road closures for Amgen bike race
The following road closures are planned within the city of Santa Clarita today for the Amgen Tour of California as racers head out of town about noon on their way to Santa Barbara.
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.
Court rules against Vista Canyon Ranch project
A Superior Court judge has handed a setback to planners of a large Sand Canyon-area development in a decision that environmental groups called a victory and the developer said dealt largely with technical issues.
