Grizzlies football faces tough test
Asked what challenges El Segundo High football presents, Golden Valley coach Dan Kelley didn’t hesitate. “They’re 10-1,” he said. Meaning: The Eagles present myriad challenges and have for almost every…
Lavelle Calvin and Golden Valley will host a playoff game for the first time ever tonight. The Grizzlies are coming off their first-ever playoff win last week against Ayala of Chino Hills. Katharine Lotze/Signal
Mason Nesbitt: Golden Valley football lifting school spirit
At 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Golden Valley High’s practice field served as center stage. Darkness blanketed its edges as low-slung portable lights allowed the Grizzlies to wrap up one of their…
Valencia football ready for rugged quarterfinal opponent
The Valencia High Vikings rollicked through the Foothill League and their first CIF-Southern Section Division 2 playoff game. But in their home quarterfinal game Friday night against a rugged Arroyo…
Saugus knows stopping the big play key to playoff stay
It’s all perspective. Saugus High football’s defense gave up 29 points in a CIF-Southern Section Division 6 first-round win over Crescenta Valley of La Crescenta last week. Not a lockdown…
Kaylee Thompson, second from right, and Mariah Castillo, right, take a commanding lead at the start of the varsity race at Central Park in Saugus on Thursday. Dan Watson/The Signal
Runners reach Southern Section pinnacle
Seven Foothill League cross country teams will be represented at the CIF-Southern Section cross country championships on Saturday at Riverside City Cross Country Course. The Saugus, West Ranch, Valencia and…
Scott Wilk: Why dead folks shouldn’t vote
As children we learn and grow attached to the idea that things should be fair. As we grow older we often realize that they sometimes aren’t. But there are some…
City of Santa Clarita City Hall
Saugus library plan sparks discussion, frustration
About 100 people turned out at Rosedell Elementary School in Saugus on Thursday night to get a progress report on the proposed Saugus branch of the Santa Clarita Public Library…
Cuban artist Aissa Santizos Wet Steps performance piece to represent those who have lost their lives in the journey from Cuba to the United States as part of El Acercamiento/The Approach. Courtesy of CalArts
CalArts students and Cuban artists partner for transnational exhibitions
Students and professional artists from California Institute of the Arts and Academia Nacional de Artes San Alejandro in Habana are exploring the history and future possibilities of the two countries…
Game of the Week: Valencia vs. Arroyo Grande
Valencia High School takes on Arroyo Grande High School in Signal Sports' Game of the Week. See what the coaches, players and experts have to say about the big game.…
Homicide detectives probe stillborn delivery inside Castaic home
Homicide detectives are looking into the stillborn delivery of an infant inside a Castaic home Wednesday night. Shortly after 7 p.m. a 911 call was made from inside a home…
Red flag warning heightens brush fire fears
The worry over possible brush fires intensified Thursday when weather officials issued a red flag warning about high winds and low humidity forecast for the Santa Clarita Valley. The red…
Proposed site of Newhall Ranch development, looking southeast on state Route 126 in Castaic. Dan Watson/The Signal.
County planners revisit and revise environmental impacts of Newhall Ranch
In what Newhall Ranch developers see as one step closer to building its 21,000 homes on the west side of the Santa Clarita Valley, county planners today released revised environmental…
Film director Dror Soref.
Couple charged in Ponzi scheme appear in court
A Valencia woman and a film director appeared in court this week charged in a 72-count complaint for allegedly bilking more than $21 million from people investing in the 2009…
Hart High School students learn dangers of drunken, distracted driving
Los Angeles County Firefighters tirelessly used the Jaws of Life to extract the “bodies” of two students from a car while a Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s deputy conducted a drunken…
COC Small Business Development Center receives top honors
News release issued by College of the Canyons. The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) hosted by College of the Canyons has been named the 2016 Top Performing SBDC within Los…
“Favorable” water merger, not favored by all
The much-awaited meeting addressing the financial implications of the proposed water merger was met with skepticism and doubt by some attendees at Wednesday night. At least 50 people showed up…
