Erick Werner: The value of work
What are rights? By definition, a right is something a person is entitled to legally or morally. A privilege, on the other hand, is a special prerogative afforded to a…
Ken Kondo, emergency program manager and public information officer for the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management, speaks to an audience at the SCV Senior Center during the Disaster Preparedness Seminar and Expo on Thursday. Christina Cox/The Signal
Los Angeles County holds Disaster Preparedness Seminar and Expo
Are you prepared for “The Big One?” That’s one question representatives from Los Angeles County’s Office of Emergency Management were asking Santa Clarita residents at their Disaster Preparedness Seminar and…
College of the Canyons students walk the pathway through the Honor Grove where 1,100 backpacks were displayed to honor those lose to suicide for the Send Silence Packing event on Wednesday. Katharine Lotze/Signal.
Backpacks cover COC’s Honor Grove for Send Silence Packing suicide awareness display
A simple display made a big impact on the College of the Canyon’s campus Thursday. COC’s Valencia Campus’ Honor Grove was blanketed with 1,100 backpacks to represent the number of…
Santa Clarita Sheriffs Deputy Betsy Shackelford, left, and Detective Dan Finn put Finn's helmet on third-grade student Eliana Aramouni in front of her class mates at Sulphur Springs Community School in Canyon Country on Thursday. Dan Watson/The Signal
Sheriff’s Department educates students on importance of being a ‘good citizen’
Third graders at Sulphur Springs Community School got a glimpse of what it is like to be a police officer. Officers from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department visited the…
15 year volunteer Eleanor Stahl fills bags for families at the Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry in Newhall. Dan Watson/The Signal
Food Pantry celebrates 30 years of operations
One Santa Clarita organization is making sure no child goes to bed hungry. The Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry is a community-based, volunteer-driven organization that distributes supplemental food to those…
Hart defenders from left, Nick Soto (20), Charles Ike, and Issac Montes, right, make a tackle at COC on Sept. 9. Dan Watson/The Signal
Week four prep football preview: Hart headed for rematch
Offensive pass interference. It’s the penalty that’s lingered in the minds of Hart High players since last year’s game against St. Bonaventure of Ventura (3-1). Victory was within Hart’s grasp,…
The West Ranch and Saugus teams compete at the start of the boys varsity race at Central Park on Thursday. Dan Watson/The Signal
Foothill XC favorites win league openers at Central Park
The West Ranch boys cross country team downplayed its performance in Thursday’s Foothill League opener, but it’s hard to overlook how impressive the Wildcats actually were. West Ranch placed five…
West Ranch High's No. 1 doubles team of Brittany Waugh, left, and Dani Hettinger high-five after scoring a point against Valencia at West Ranch on Thursday. Katharine Lotze/Signal
Foothill tennis roundup: Wildcats cut the drama
The incumbent and the trendy title pick finally took the same courts Thursday at West Ranch High. Then the Wildcats dispensed any drama by the end of the second round.…
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Foothill volleyball roundup: Wildcats take control
West Ranch High’s senior class was finally able to taste victory against Hart High on Thursday night. “This was a really big accomplishment,” said Lauren Smith, a senior outside hitter.…
‘The Magnificent Seven’ is a rousing, action-packed Western
What with all the shootin’ and the stabbin’ and the bow-and-arrowin’ and the killin’ in “The Magnificent Seven,” perhaps the most remarkable thing about the film: It’s rated PG-13 for…
Maggie Nelson, 2016 MacArthur Fellow, At home, Los Angeles, CA, 09.07.2016.
Cal Arts’ Maggie Nelson receives MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant
The MacArthur Foundation named Maggie Nelson, chair of the MFA Creative Writing Program at California Institute of the Arts, a 2016 McArthur Fellow Thursday. Commonly known as the “genius grant,”…
Baby Brie Schneider. Photo courtesy of Cully Schneider
First Time Mommy
Ten minutes of pushing and there she was, our brand new baby girl. I’ll never forget that incredible moment when they placed her on my chest right after delivery. The…
Hansford Rowe, age 17 years. Courtesy photo
Big Sid
When the rodeo came to town in Richmond, Virginia, my husband, Hansford Rowe, wanted so much to see it. He was in high school then and when he asked his…
‘Sully’ is an absolute triumph
It remains one of the indelible images of the 21st century. On a frigid January morning in 2009, dozens of passengers found themselves perched on the wings of US Airways…
Alicia Vikander in a scene from, “The Light Between Oceans.” (AP Images)
‘The Light Between Oceans’ is a ludicrous period-piece weeper
“We’re not doing anything wrong.” — Alicia Vikander’s Isabel to Michael Fassbender’s Tom, just as they’re about to do something really, really wrong. In the history of movies, anytime anyone…
Robert De Niro, Rubén Blades, and Edgar Ramírez in “Hands of Stone.” (AP Images)
‘Hands of Stone’ is a well-filmed and solid biopic
The legendary Panamanian boxer Roberto Duran has lived a life — and had a fight career — far more complex and polarizing than what we see onscreen in “Hands of…
(l to r): Honored Key Club Members Rebecca Lee, Valencia High School; Robin Allas, Golden Valley High School; and Alyssa Yim, Saugus High School. Courtesy photo
Kiwanis Club of Santa Clarita Awards Key Club Members for Their Service
In the past four years, the Kiwanis Club of Santa Clarita has honored senior Key Club members for their outstanding service to the community. This year we were proud to…
SRD Straightening Reins Ranch Executive Director Debbie Rocha, center, looks on as Genessee Therasse, 4, right, feeds Mia a carrot during the 2016 Ranch Round-Up fundraiser attended by more than one people at SRD Straightening Reins Ranch in Santa Clarita on Saturday. Dan Watson/The Signal
Providing emotional stability through horse-therapy
Tucked away in the hills of San Francisquito Canyon is a place of healing and safety for youth and families. SRD-Straightening Reins is a nonprofit horse ranch that promotes emotional…
(l to r): Dwight P. McDonald, Anne Ritchie, Erin Meottel, and Mark McClafferty. Courtesy photo
Assistance League’s Assisteens Receive Donation from Santa Clarita Valley Corvette Club
The Santa Clarita Valley Corvette Club presented Assisteens, the 51-member teenage auxiliary of Assistance League Santa Clarita, with a $2,000 donation at their meeting on July 7. Assisteens chair and…
Meghan, a six-year-old local artist, proudly displays her artwork. Courtesy photo
Meet Meghan, Local Six-Year-Old Artist
Six-year-old Meghan McMahon has been calling herself an artist for the last year and a half. Her mother, Lida, signed her up for art class at KidsArt. There she learned…
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