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Six-car pileup shuts down Highway 126
Two people were taken to the hospital Thursday afternoon after a Lexus RX300 cut across eastbound lanes of Highway 126, causing a six-vehicle pileup that backed up traffic for nearly an hour.
State releases dropout rate
The Hart district had 696 dropouts in 2006-07, and 511 of those dropped out of one charter school, Opportunities For Learning.
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.
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UPDATE: Officials probe incident where pedestrian was hit running across I-5
A man seriously hurt when he was hit by two cars Friday had been running across the freeway at the time of the collision, an investigator with the California Highway Patrol reported.
Clothes for a cause
Santa Clarita Valley fashion icon Margo Hudson has a new mission in life: clothes for a cause.
Captain to make full recovery
Carrie Stuart, a captain in the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department who nearly died in a fiery two-car crash before Christmas, is out of the hospital and expected to make a full recovery, her daughter says.
3-D presentation teaches water pollution prevention
The city of Santa Clarita went 3-D to teach students how to prevent pollution at the Newhall Library one day last week.
Today in the SCV: Monday Feb. 18, 2013
SCV Mindful Meditation Group
Angeles National Forest roads may be closed
Commuters returning to work Tuesday after the long weekend and contemplating a short cut through the Angeles National Forest - you may want to think twice.
Firefighters douse Canyon Country brush fire
County firefighters jumped on a brush fire in Canyon Country Sunday, extinguishing it quickly and containing it to a quarter acre.
Motorcyclist hurt in Stevenson Ranch crash
A motorcyclist was taken to the hospital Sunday after he crashed his bike in Stevenson Ranch, Fire Department sources confirmed.
Motorist survives 100-foot plunge near Pyramid Lake
A motorist walked away from a crash today after his van blew a tire on the freeway, then plunged 100 feet down a ravine, a fire official confirmed.
"Wrong way" driver sought in Castaic crash
A motorist is being sought today after driving the wrong way on Interstate 5 in Castaic Friday night causing two on-coming cars to collide, sending four people to the hospital, an investigator with the California Highway Patrol said.
Today in the SCV: Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013
Today is Sunday, Feb. 17, the 48th day of 2013. There are 317 days left in the year.
Vietnam veterans reunite for show
Those who showed up recently for a reunion of Vietnam veterans at the Valencia home of Bill Reynolds brought with them a storehouse of compelling stories - of sacrifice, dedication and loss.
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.
