Los Angeles County Fire Department officials have transported at least a half-dozen inmates from facilities at Pitchess Detention Center this week for suspected overdoses, several of which Sheriff Alex Villanueva hailed as a success for his “Naloxone Custody Pilot Project” on social media. A Sheriff’s...

Beginning on Tuesday, June 1, the Library of Congress will reopen four reading rooms to allow research access for a limited number of registered readers by appointment only, announced the Library. This represents the first step in the Library’s plan to gradually resume on-site public services and access,...

A former Los Angeles County Fire Department captain pleaded no contest to two of the 12 charges against him as part of a plea deal that includes more than two years of prison time and a 10-year restraining order. Robert Goldman, 65, was arrested last February after prosecutors say he led a high-speed...

On Friday, Los Angeles County Public Health officials confirmed 12 new deaths and 229 new cases of COVID-19 countywide, with 27,941 total cases in the Santa Clarita Valley. Of the 12 new deaths reported today, five people that passed away were over the age of 80, three people who died were between the...

The California Department of Motor Vehicles announced a new round of extensions for commercial driver’s licenses expiring through August 31, 2021, allowing commercial drivers to continue to deliver essential products and supplies. Following updated guidance from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration,...

A group of seven state senators announced Thursday their “Blueprint for a Fire Safe California,” which includes 11 pieces of legislation and a $1 billion budget package geared toward wildfire preparedness and prevention. Sen. Henry Stern, D-Calabasas, who represents parts of Santa Clarita, joined...

Starting tomorrow, Friday, May 28, through next Thursday, June 3, at all the Los Angeles County-run vaccination sites, L.A. city sites and the St. John’s Well Child and Family Center sites, everyone 18 and older getting their first vaccine or bringing a first-time vaccine recipient with them to their...

A K-9 unit working with officers from the California Highway Patrol Newhall-area Office helped in the discovery of approximately 10 pounds of methamphetamine Thursday. The recovery stemmed from an early-morning patrol on the Interstate 5 corridor, where an officer observed a vehicle reportedly speeding...

Katharine Lotze/The Signal (File photo). A vehicle drove over the side of a bridge on Soledad Canyon Road near Agua Dulce Canyon Road early Thursday morning. Los Angeles County Fire units arrived at 8:37 a.m. to find a vehicle in the Santa Clara River bed. “A vehicle drove over a bridge down about...

The restaurant industry has been among the hardest-hit sectors during this pandemic. To help protect these jobs, $28.6 billion is available in the Restaurant Revitalization Fund with the Small Business Administration (SBA). This program will provide restaurants with funding equal to the losses incurred...