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Attorney arrested near court
Criminal defense attorney Stephen Sitkoff was placed under citizen's arrest Wednesday afternoon near the Santa Clarita Superior Court in Valencia.
Rules could change for historic homes
Few would argue that protecting historic sites is a bad thing, but when one of the historic sites is your house, the issue is a bit more prickly.
The Signal wins 8 awards from national association
The Signal's editorial department netted eight awards this week from the National Newspaper Association, for the paper's 2007 reporting.
A buckle for Zwarkowski
DEATH VALLEY - Cheryl Zwarkowski would have stopped running 135 miles and started crying a million tears if pressed to explain her performance, she said.
Sheriff’s academy graduation tonight
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department will present its most recent graduating class at the College of the Canyons Performing Arts Center tonight, as 49 graduates of Academy Class No.372 will receive their diplomas from Sheriff Lee Baca.
Pileup on Highway 126 near I-5
Updated at 4:03 p.m. Eastbound lanes of Highway 126 have reopened to traffic after at least four vehicles were involved in a collision shortly after 2:30 p.m. Emergency crews responded to the scene near Commerce Center Drive and had closed all of the eastbound lanes, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Alex Gonzalez. Two people were taken by ambulance to the hospital.
Four arrested on drug charges
Sheriff's deputies arrested three men and a woman on drug-related charges in Newhall, officials announced Wednesday.
Crime watch
Identity theft suspect faces 7 counts A Valencia man who was arrested Friday for his role in an identity theft scheme will face at least seven felony counts, officials announced. Mohsen Moaddab, 43, appeared in Newhall Municipal Court on Tuesday morning, where the county District Attorney's office announced it filed five felony counts of identity theft, one felony count of commercial burglary and one felony count of receiving stolen property. Since Moaddab was also on ...
Racing through Death Valley
DEATH VALLEY - A wiry Victorville ultra-marathon runner, now competing in a 135-mile foot race through Death Valley, credits the Santa Clarita Marathon with having helped her accomplish some of her running goals.
Night Out set for Aug. 5
The Santa Clarita Valley prides itself as a safe community with low crime rates. To help maintain community safety and heighten crime and drug prevention awareness, the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station will host a "National Night Out" Against Crime event in Newhall on Aug. 5. Sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch, more than 11,000 communities participate in the nationwide event, which promotes community safety. "It is the strong partnership between emergency services ...
Author speaks to reading class
Reading is not just for girls. That's what Canyon High School history teacher and author Andrew Smith told a classroom full of boys enrolled in the Hart district's summer Intensive Literacy Program at Golden Valley High School. "I've taught high school for 15 years now, and I get the impression that high school boys think reading is for girls, and that's not true," Smith told the students. "Most authors used to be ...
Residents to learn more about Canyon Country makeovers
A Santa Clarita code enforcement officer will give Canyon Country residents an update on the city's new Extreme Neighborhood Makeover program at tonight's Canyon Country Advisory Committee meeting.
Woman clubbed in her home
Two men who apparently clubbed a woman in her Canyon Country home on Friday night were still at large Tuesday afternoon.
COC named community college captioning clearinghouse
College of the Canyons has been awarded a five-year, roughly $3.9 million, Distance Education Captioning and Transcription for California Community Colleges grant - designating COC as the statewide clearinghouse for the funding of all captioning activities within the 110-member California Community College system.
Detectives seize phony checks
Sheriff's detectives seized an undisclosed number of forged and stolen checks when they arrested a Santa Clarita man for identity theft Friday afternoon, officials announced Monday.
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Canyon Country man sentenced to 14 years in extortion case
A Canyon Country man who shot up the American Beauty condo complex with a machine gun eight years ago pleaded guilty to five criminal counts in a more recent series of offenses, including two counts of felony battery on a peace officer and three counts of extortion, a deputy district attorney said Wednesday.
Local agencies brace for sequestration cuts
California is due to lose about $87.6 million in funding for primary and secondary education, along with $1.6 million in law-enforcement grants, if the sequestration ax falls on Friday, White House officials say.
Trial delayed for pair charged in shotgun holdup
Trial was put off until March today for a couple who allegedly held up a Valencia home-improvement store with a shotgun last September, a court clerk said.
City seeks feedback on municipal code changes
Santa Clarita residents, businesses and community groups are invited to review the proposed changes to the Santa Clarita Municipal Code and provide valuable feedback at an upcoming Open House hosted from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 in the Century Room at City Hall, located at 23920 Valencia Boulevard.
1 injured in Agua Dulce tractor accident
A man was airlifted to a hospital today after he became trapped under a tractor in Agua Dulce, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County Fire Department said.
1 injured in Bouquet Canyon head-on collision
One person was rushed to the hospital with undisclosed injuries this morning following a head-on collision in Saugus, according to emergency response officials.
Today in the SCV: Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013
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Turkish man charged in Valencia crash is working a deal
A 20-year-old Turkish man charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter for a car crash last summer that killed a young Turkish woman was represented in court today by a lawyer trying to work out a deal for him.
UPDATE: Valencia woman confronts burglars
Two burglars, one brandishing a crowbar, startled a Valencia resident today when they tried to break into her home in an attempted "hot prowl" burglary, a local sheriff's spokesman said.
Conference center could come with hefty price tag
A new conference center in Santa Clarita could cost the city $2 million a year to finance, on top of the estimated cost of more than $20 million to build the facility itself, according to estimates presented Tuesday.
Newhall man arrested after woman attacked in her garage
A 25-year-old Newhall construction worker is in custody Tuesday facing assault charges after he allegedly attacked a woman in her garage in Canyon Country last week, a local sheriff's spokesman said.
Whittaker-Bermite group meets next week
The Whittaker-Bermite Citizens Advisory Group meets next week for an update on the cleanup of the local brownfield that was a munitions-manufacturing plant for decades.
Preliminary hearing ordered in Saugus murder case
A preliminary hearing has been ordered for a 41-year-old man charged with murder in the death of his Saugus girlfriend 18 months ago, a court clerk said Tuesday.
Plea deal pending in summertime fatal crash
A 20-year-old Turkish man charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter for a car crash last summer that killed a young Turkish woman was represented in court today by a lawyer trying to work out a deal for him.
