Einstein girls soccer shuts out Trinity
Albert Einstein Academy girls soccer’s strong first-half play got even stronger in the second half, leading to a 4-0 shutout against Trinity Classical Academy, a first-year program, at Rio Norte…
TMU’s Lawrence Russell was named GSAC Player of the Week based on his performance last week. Photo courtesy TMU Sports Information
TMU Insider: Mustang basketball teams begin conference play
Last week, The Master’s University basketball teams opened their respective Golden State Athletic Conference schedules against Westmont College and Arizona Christian University… Men’s Basketball On Wednesday, The Master’s University men’s…
Junior Austin Galuppo participates in a West Ranch basketball practice last week. Dan Watson/The Signal
2016-17 West Ranch boys basketball preview
The West Ranch boys basketball team wants to make a deep postseason run, and the Wildcats see that as a good possibility if everyone stays healthy. West Ranch (2-2) finished…
Einstein, Trinity boys soccer play to tie
Trailing Trinity Classical Academy with less than five minutes left in the game, Albert Einstein Academy looked to goalkeeper-turned-forward Philip Stulman to make a big play. Stulman rewarded coach Ken…
Two water boards vote to merge with settlement agreement
Water officials moved to create one unifying water agency Tuesday when members of Santa Clarita Valley’s oldest water retailer and its water wholesaler entered into a binding settlement agreement towards…
Betty Arenson: Unity of obstruction
Regarding columnist Kevin Buck’s “On the grifter and rubes” published Dec. 6 in The Signal: Here are a few quotes that will tell everyone exactly how the Democrats plan to…
Gary Horton: Setting the chains on transition
Americans seem to be a frustratingly short-sighted bunch. Our collective memories have been impaired, perhaps by too much “Housewives of Beverly Hills,” or Kardashians, or Juicy Carl’s Jr. commercials –…
Marine Corps veteran and Northern Paiute and Pit River Native American Audie Noneo, of Susanville, Calif., holds the Marine Corps flag at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D., Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Sunday it won't grant easement for the Dakota Access oil pipeline in southern North Dakota. Associated Press
Gordon Katz: New call to action
In response to Gary Horton’s Dec. 7 column (“Surprise veterans alliance protects minorities”), it is the new call to action in fighting for our rights against an incoming repressive regime.…
Flags placed by the Boy Scouts waive in the wind as they mark the headstones of fallen servicemembers at Eternal Valley Memorial Park on Memorial Day 2015. KATHARINE LOTZE/Signal
Jacqueline Varda: Our fallen heroes deserve best possible memorial
osition and support for the expansion of the SCV Fallen Warriors Monument, which will forever pay tribute to our fallen heroes. I’m a resident of the Santa Clarity Valley and…
Santa Clarita City Hall
Update: Council opts to appoint Acosta successor, passes pot moratorium
The Santa Clarita City Council seat that was left vacant when Dante Acosta resigned to join the state Assembly will be filled by council appointment, the body decided Tuesday night…
Fire erupts from the rooftop of a Canyon Country apartment building early Tuesday morning. Austin Dave/SIGNAL
Fire leaves two families homeless
By Austin Dave & Jim Holt, Signal Staff Writers Ivette Arana watched as firefighters gutted the flame ravaged ceiling of her Canyon Country apartment. “Am I going to be able…
Ravi Rajan has been named the new President of California Institute of the Arts.
Updated: CalArts Selects Ravi Rajan as 4th President
Ravi S. Rajan, the Dean of the School of the Arts at Purchase College, State University of New York, has been named as the fourth President of the California Institute…
FILE PHOTO: New Santa Clarita mayor Cameron Smyth is sworn in, with his family at his side, by city clerk Mary Cusickon on Dec. 13, 2016. Katharine Lotze/Signal
Update: In surprise, Cameron Smyth named new Santa Clarita mayor
Santa Clarita has a new mayor, and it’s a bit of a surprise – Cameron Smyth. Smyth -- elected as a council member only last month after a 10-year absence…
Mail truck thieves stole mail, keys
U.S Postal Service officials are learning more about thieves who stole two mail trucks in Acton Monday and finding evidence of a much larger crime. They learned later that the…
The only homemade ornament the Tomlin family made that was not stolen. courtesty photo the Tomlin family.
‘Grinches’ stole family’s handmade Christmas ornaments
Brazen thieves - the “Grinches that they are” - stole handmade standup Christmas lawn ornaments from the front yard of a home in Stevenson Ranch, leaving a woman and her…
Rachel Evan Wood and Thandie Newton, nominated for Golden Globes for "Westworld".
‘Westworld’ nominated for 3 Golden Globes, 2 SAG Awards
HBO’s “Westworld,” which is filmed in Santa Clarita, was nominated for three Golden Globes Awards Monday, including a nod for best dramatic television series.The next day, the show was nominated…
Cycle enthusiasts Rod Bennett and Valerie Pryor at the 2016 Amgen Tour of California, Santa Clarita stage. Courtesy of Valerie Pryor
Update: Scholarship fund created to honor fallen teacher, musician Rod Bennett
Correction:Rod Bennett's name has been corrected in this updated version. A new scholarship fund, named to honor the life and legacy of Santa Clarita musician and teacher Rod Bennett, will…
Business optimism up after election
This year’s election results boosted optimism among small business owners about where the economy is heading, according to national survey released yesterday. “What a difference a day makes,” said Juanita…
Paramedics leave the scene after performing CPR on a person who was found unresponsive in the pool area of River Village, a housing development off of Newhall Ranch Road, on Tuesday. Katharine Lotze/Signal
Homicide detectives probing community pool death
Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a man who appears to have suffered a heart attack at a community pool in Saugus Tuesday. Emergency response officials received reports of…
Presents and packages delivered to the United States Postal Service’s Sierra Coastal District Office in Santa Clarita as part of the Operation Santa program. Christina Cox/Signal
USPS answers letters to North Pole as part of Operation Santa
Every year, thousands of children across the country send letters to Santa Claus’ workshop in the North Pole. And Santa’s helpers answer. For 104 years the United States Postal Service…
