Supporters take to overpasses to honor fallen sheriff’s sergeant
The tears of hundreds gathered atop freeway overpasses across the Santa Clarita Valley sparkled in a sea of red and blue strobe lights passing below.
Castaic woman accused of killing her father is headed to trial
A Castaic woman accused of killing her elderly father two years ago has been ordered to stand trial, the attorney prosecuting the case for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s…
Sean’s Fund benefits increasing number of hospitalized kids
Every year, more and more hospitalized kids are getting magnetic chess boards inside of chess-themed backpacks thanks to a local nonprofit created in honor of Sean Reader, a young Santa…
Nov. 8 ballot measures: A roundup
Voters on Nov. 8 will face a crowded ballot, and it won’t be crowded just with people. There are also 17 ballot measures statewide, plus two in Los Angeles County.…
From left, Kendall Robinson, 9, Taylor Smith, 9, and Taylor Robinson, 8, wait to head home after rain fell on Saugus in January. Signal photo by Dan Watson
Almanac predicts cool, dry 2017 winter
This winter will be a cooler, drier winter than 2016, the now-225 year old Farmer’s Almanac predicts. Editor Tim Clark at the Almanac said winter temperatures in the Pacific Southwest…
College of the Canyons’ Emily Burns, left, watches the ball drop behind herself and teammate Morgan Ferguson, right, after their block failed in the Cougars’ match against Pierce College on Wednesday. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
COC v-ball falls to powerful Pierce
In a battle between two of California’s top 10 community college women’s volleyball programs, No. 2-ranked Pierce College ended No. 10 College of the Canyons’ six-match win streak, sweeping the…
Valencia's Jayvaun Wilson, left, is one of the newcomers who makes the Vikings such a dangerous team. Signal photo by Dan Watson.
2016 Foothill League football preview
If the 2016 high school football season has taught us anything so far, it’s that you can’t sleep on any team in the Foothill League. The race for the league…
Saugus High quarterback Nathan Eldridge is challenging the notion that Centurion signal callers are always run-first.
Saugus football’s Eldridge is breaking the mold
Nathan Eldridge isn’t who he’s supposed to be. Saugus High quarterbacks are supposed to be runners-who-throw, not throwers-who-run. They certainly aren’t supposed to toss 14 touchdowns against two interceptions through…
Jim de Bree: Prop 55: Bad tax policy prolonged
In 2012 California’s finances were in terrible shape. Proposition 30 was a temporary measure increasing income taxes on households with more than $250,000 of income and increasing sales taxes by…
SCV Voices: Guest Commentary
Cynthia Mansel: Halt the Trump badgering, Caforio
Steve Knight has made his position clear on Donald Trump: Will Bryan Caforio be forced to be held accountable for his position on Hillary Clinton? Day after day, it never…
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Our View: Fortine, Jenkins for COC board
Editor's note: Early versions of this editorial had incorrect information regarding the years Edel Alonso served the college as a counselor. She was a counselor for 16 years. Two seats…
Community Watch
Valencia 09/13/16 Shoplifting - 24100 block of Magic Mountain Parkway. Â A female suspect was arrested from the location for trying to exit the store without paying for items. 09/15/16 Burglary…
Fitch Ratings gives ‘AAA’ rating to Santa Clarita Community College District bonds
Fitch Ratings assigned an ‘AAA’ rating to Santa Clarita Community College District’s 2016 $20 million general obligation (GO) bond. The ratings service also assigned an ‘AA’ rating to the district’s…
Clover, a 6-week-old lamb, went missing fromTown and Country Farm School under investigation by Animal Care and Control
Town and Country Farm School this week. Photo courtesy of Denise Vail
Baby lamb named Clover vanishes from Newhall preschool
Clover, a baby lamb and classroom friend, went missing from Town and Country Farm School this week, leaving school staff worried about her safety. The six-week-old lamb was rescued by…
Santa Clarita water use up, but residents still keeping eye on conservation
Following statewide water-use trends, Santa Clarita-area residents increased their consumption by about a third in the summer months compared to monthly totals from 2015, and were conserving at about the…
Saugus man charged with killing his mother
A Santa Clarita man was formally charged with murder Wednesday for allegedly stabbing his mother to death inside their Saugus home, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s…
Officials asking for public’s help locating missing person last seen in Newhall
Detectives are asking for the public’s help in locating a man last seen at a Taco Bell in Newhall. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Missing Persons Unit are looking for…
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital’s new $151 million patient tower is scheduled to open in 2019. Courtesy rendering.
Henry Mayo set to break ground for new patient tower
Groundbreaking for the $151 million dollar patient tower project at Henry Mayo Hospital is set for 10 a.m. Oct. 19. The new facility is slated to open in 2019, pending…
Filming a scene from 'Time Toys' in Santa Clarita. Thomas Harmon courtesy photo.
Currently filming in Santa Clarita
Currently filming in Santa Clarita Film and TV productions bring revenue and jobs to Santa Clarita. You might run into a film crew any day. Here are some productions shooting…
Carl Kanowsky
Carl Kanowsky: The quagmire that is overtime
Overtime seems to be the bane of many businesses, particularly smaller ones. Some folks still cling to long-held but wrong beliefs, or they don’t know what the rules are to…
