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Wonderland fun in back-to-back festivals in Dec.
The city of Santa Clarita hosts a "Weekend of Wonderland Fun" in downtown Newhall on Dec. 5 and 6.
Laser prank could mean prison time
A common practical joke might cost Matthew Ponek time in jail. Deputies arrested Ponek Saturday night for shining a laser pointer at a Los Angeles County Sheriff's helicopter. The helicopter pilots were searching the Ash Glen Circle area in Valencia when the laser was pointed directly at the aircraft, said Lt. Brenda Cambra of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's station. Deputies in the helicopter tracked the beam to the residence and sent ground units in ...
Detectives seek help in Valencia murder case
Detectives are asking the community for clues regarding the homicide of Anthony Lombardi, a sheriff's official said.
Stabbing suspects sought
Five suspected gang members are at large after stabbing two men in Canyon Country early Sunday morning, a sheriff's official said.
School theaters move closer to reality
The theaters at Golden Valley and West Ranch high schools are facing more construction delays and the longer it takes to complete the buildings, the more expensive the projects become.
New Castaic High sites on the menu
Hart district officials are focusing on a short list of four possible sites for the long-awaited Castaic high school, a school board member said Thursday.
Third type’s the charm
The Los Angeles County Fire Department's new tool in the fight against wildland fires looks like a cross between an ice cream truck and a monster pick-up.
Pre-dawn raid nabs 21 alleged gangsters
A law enforcement sweep nabbed 21 alleged foreign national gang members hiding out in the Santa Clarita Valley Wednesday morning, a sheriff's official said.
Local deputies find a whole new way to patrol
The city of Santa Clarita's 60-plus miles of trails and paseos provide a great place for recreation, relaxing and even an alternative means of commuting that is friendly to the environment.
Tears, trauma after auto crashes
Two separate auto crashes at the intersection of Citrus Street and Valencia Boulevard sent one woman to the hospital, clogged local traffic and left a teenager in tears Wednesday morning.
Choir heading from Valencia to Vatican City
The Valencia High School Choir is scheduled to sing for the Pope at the Vatican in June 2009. Vatican officials selected Valencia from competing choirs around the world.
School district expects cash crunch
Hart district officials expect to slash $6.6 million from their already-approved 2008-09 budget due to state financial woes, a Hart official said Wednesday.
Sayre Fire 85 percent contained; air improves
The Sayre Fire held at 85 percent contained as of late this afternoon, burning a total of 11,234 acres since it began late Friday.
SCV Youth Orchestra gets county donation
The Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra received $1,500 from the office of L.A. County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich, which will provide support for the orchestra's instrumentation education program aimed at students eight years and older.
Book fair to benefit local museum
Barnes & Noble will host a book fair this Saturday and Sunday to benefit William S. Hart Museum. Museum volunteers will be on hand with a free bug show from the Natural History Museum's collection. Museum vouchers presented at checkout will provide 20 percent to the museum.
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UPDATE: Fire burns 3,500 acres in Calif. national forest
FRAZIER PARK, Calif. (AP) - Cooler temperatures and lighter winds gave hundreds of firefighters a slight reprieve Thursday from a 3,500-acre wildfire that has blackened rugged terrain in the Los Padres National Forest.
Two Fox bills approved in Assembly
(SACRAMENTO) Assemblymember Steve Fox (D-Palmdale) today announced that Assembly Bills (AB) 588 and 631 were approved by the State Assembly with broad bipartisan support. The bills address protection of student athletes and enhance core education for children in juvenile court schools. Both measures passed by a margin of 70-0, and now advance to the Senate.
Mountain lion stuck in Calif aqueduct tranquilized
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) - Police say a young mountain lion that was trapped in an aqueduct near downtown Santa Cruz has been tranquilized.
UPDATE: Names of victim, suspect released in Acton homicide
Investigators probing a homicide in Acton have released the identities of the man who was shot and killed and the name of his alleged killer.
Acton-Agua Dulce district to vote on Einstein Academy charter tonight
Members of the Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District board will vote tonight on whether to approve two charter petitions that would allow the Albert Einstein Academy for Letters, Arts and Science to open two schools in the district next year.
Boydston challenges chloride data
Santa Clarita City Councilman TimBen Boydston called the whole issue of chloride cleanup a scam Wednesday night after local sanitation officials presented their plan for reducing how much of the salty compound the sanitation district discharges into the Santa Clara River.
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.
