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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.
Newhall: 2 injured in 2-car collision
Two men were taken to the hospital Monday afternoon with undisclosed injuries following a two-vehicle collision in Newhall, fire officials said.
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.
Newhall: Stove fire causes brief alarm in town home complex
A stove fire created a significant amount of smoke and concern for some Newhall residents Monday. However, firefighters knocked the fire down quickly, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Fire Department said.
Santa Clarita: Shaping an arts district
More theaters, additional restaurants and open-air art galleries are all possibilities in the goal of turning downtown Newhall into Santa Clarita's arts and entertainment capital, according to members of the city's Arts Commission.
Public Art Piece to be featured in the Newhall Roundabout
The City of Santa Clarita is offering community members an opportunity to be part of Old Town Newhall's heritage as a sponsor for the new iconic, public art project, which will be featured inside the Newhall Roundabout at the intersection of Main Street.
Santa Clarita: Parents Invited to Register Their Child for 2013 COC Summer Institute
SANTA CLARITA - Registration is now open for the popular career exploration themed College of the Canyons Summer Institute, with three sessions running throughout the month of July.
SCV: Auditions held next month for this year's 'Shakespeare in the Park'
The Santa Clarita Shakespeare Festival is holding auditions for their summer production of Shakespeare's Henry IV part 1, directed by Stephen Whelan.
Nearly $20,000 in brass fixtures and copper piping stolen in SCV
Metal thieves have ripped up - and ripped off - close to $20,000 worth of brass fixtures and copper piping from at least four local businesses so far this month, local sheriff's deputies report. In the latest series of metal thefts - following reports of thieves stealing brass vases from grave sites and snipping power lines for valuable copper - thieves have set their sights on water irrigation systems. "They're still investigating," said Lt. ...
Albert Einstein continues its quest for charter elementary school
On Tuesday, the Albert Einstein Academy for Letters, Arts and Sciences is scheduled to begin its fourth attempt to win a charter for an elementary school from the Saugus Union School District.
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.
Signal Readers On The Road
Here are a couple photos of readers holding up The Signal in exotic locations.
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‘Jeopardy!’ meets history at Valencia school
What do you get when you cross California history with "Jeopardy!"?
Santa Clarita Valley EDC to meet with water board administrator
Local business leaders plan to weigh in on the chloride issue today when they meet with Sam Unger, chief administrator for the regional water board that fined the local sanitation district $225,000.
UPDATE: Young cardiac arrest victim improving
A Santa Clarita Valley elementary school youngster was hospitalized Monday after suffering cardiac arrest. The boy was rushed from Pacific Crest Park near Mountainview Elementary School to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital around 11:30 a.m. after his heart stopped beating, officials said. By 5 p.m., he was reported to be doing better. "He was still in the hospital but ... he wasn't hooked up to any machines," Lt. Tom Bryski of the Santa Clarita Valley ...
Antonovich disputes poll on prisoner realignment
Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich dismissed the findings of USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times Poll inferring that seventy-four percent of California voters favored keeping offenders in county custody instead of sending them to state prisons.
Local high school graduate goes where reality meets reality TV
When Emily Bush, 25, traveled to the "lost coast of New Zealand" for the action-adventure competition program "72 Hours," she wore a wrist full of bracelets she hoped would bring her luck.
Career-Minded Individuals Invited to Take Part in CareerCampSCV
SANTA CLARITA-The College of the Canyons Career Center will once again present CareerCampSCV, a free daylong event designed to assist students and community members that are looking to build, enhance or start a new career.
'Touch-A-Truck' date correction
The story "Countdown to Touch-A-Truck" on A8 in Monday's Signal contained an incorrect date. The Touch-A-Truck event at Central Park will be held 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, June 15.
Firefighters contain 10-acre brush fire north of Santa Clarita Valley
A boat-towing truck caught fire on Interstate 5 north of Castaic Sunday afternoon sparking a roadside brush fire, emergency response officials said.
Local schools give back to hard-working firefighters
While thousands of firefighters were called to help battle the Powerhouse Fire last week, officials at a local charter school heeded the calling to help in any way they could.
Where the alpacas roam
When Agua Dulce resident Cecilia Secka tired of her career in the hospitality industry, she did the unusual.
Santa Clarita Sheriff's deputies make arrest at gunpoint
A man wanted for allegedly hitting a woman in Littlerock on Sunday was pulled over by local sheriff's deputies on Highway 14 and held at gunpoint near Newhall, according to deputies in both Santa Clarita and Palmdale.
CORRECTION: Meet the water board
During the three years the Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District has wrestled with a less costly way to remove chloride from the Santa Clara River, the water quality board to which it answers has seen a shift in its makeup.
CORRECTION: Petition offers yet another chloride option
Santa Clarita Valley residents will have a chance to challenge a proposal to reduce salt in the Santa Clara River, even if such a plan is selected by local sanitation district officials and approved by regional water quality ones, The Signal has learned.
Longtime security firm owner dies
William Carl Corbett, 71, owner of Copper Eagle Patrol & Security in Santa Clarita, passed away on Wednesday, a family member reported Friday.
Einstein once again appeals to county for SCV charter
For the third time, the Einstein Academy for Letters, Arts and Sciences has appealed to the county to try and overturn a decision by the Saugus Union School District to deny its petition for an elementary charter school.
