Ron Singerman: Who are state reps supporting?
Gwendolyn Sims’ column “Out of touch with citizens” published Feb. 10 in The Signal shows she understands why the Democrats lost the November election. Karen Fencil’s letter to the editor…
Katie Hill: Funding known solutions
I am writing in regard to the recent articles discussing the City Council’s formation of a homeless committee and the mayor’s opposition to Measure H. I am a Santa Clarita…
Travis Yenor (30) and The Master's University men's hoops team ended the season in the NAIA Division 1 Men's National Tournament. Courtesy photo.
TMU Insider: Hoops teams nearing homestretch
This week, The Master’s University’s basketball teams will compete in their final home games of the regular season, TMU baseball hosts Vanguard University for a crucial three-game conference series, while…
CEMEX property as viewed looking north east from Soledad Canyon Road in Santa Clarita in 2014.
City Council formally votes support for Wilk’s anti-Cemex bill
For Valentine’s Day, the Santa Clarita City Council kept it short and sweet on Tuesday night, while voting its support for a bill at the heart of the battle to…
A group of 24, Santa Clarita Valley citizens approach the Santa Clarita Valley district office of Congressman Steve Knight to express concerns over the reorganization of the Affordable Care Act in January. Dan Watson/The Signal
Rick Bartz: Why Obamacare failed – and is failing us
I did not sign up for medical insurance again this year. Since coming off my corporate career and taking up independent consulting, I’ve learned the realities of ACA. For my…
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Trinity girls soccer drops wild-card game in 2OT
Trinity Classical Academy girls soccer’s goal this season was to build a solid foundation for the program in the years to come. Coach Alexis Deol feels the Knights did that…
Gary Horton: In the face of the fire
Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray, South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio; Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television, North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe; Rosenbergs, H-bomb, Sugar Ray,…
College of the Canyons’ Chris May (3) slides in safely as East Los Angeles catcher Ismael Martinez (12) can’t handle the throw home in the sixth inning Tuesday at COC. May tied the score 1-1. Dan Watson/The Signal
Walk-off homer lifts COC baseball to win
By the time the ninth inning rolled around Tuesday, College of the Canyons coach Chris Cota began to wonder if the big hit was ever coming. The Cougars had seven…
Mason Nesbitt: No need to worry with Kleszcz at bat
With one swing Tuesday, Cole Kleszcz turned old news into a developing story. It had been Foothill League boys soccer on Thursday that kept me from College of the Canyons’…
Deputies go on a burglar-nabbing binge
Local sheriff’s deputies have been rounding up suspected burglars all week, pleasing at least one theft victim who - thanks to diligent deputies - was reunited with her stolen stuff.…
Proposed districts if the consolidation of Castaic Lake Water Agency and the Newhall County Water District are finalized via legislation.
Bill to create one new water agency gets last minute tweaking
Local water officials have three days remaining to introduce a proposed bill that would ratify the creation of one new water agency for the Santa Clarita Valley. The SCV’s water…
Rep. Steve Knight. Dan Watson/The Signal
Veterans’ ‘wingman’ bill passes House
Note to military veterans: Rep. Steve Knight is one of your “wingmen.’’ Yes, that’s a metaphor for the support the Santa Clarita Republican has shown toward vets in his two-plus…
A woman's body was found in a vehicle on Carl Boyer drive near Babies R Us on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017. Katharine Lotze/Signal
UPDATE: Body of woman found dead in a car
A woman, believed homeless and living in her car, was found dead in the backseat of a car parked in a parking lot on Carl Boyer Drive Tuesday morning. Her…
Newhall True Value will open March 1 on Lyons Rd. Photo by Patrick Mullen/The Signal.
Newhall True Value to open March 1
Storm water is delaying the opening of a new True Value hardware store branch on Lyons Ave. in Newhall, but it’s not due to all our recent rain. To comply…
The Castaic Lake spillway. Katharine Lotze/Signal
Supes pass Barger motion calling for dam-safety report
In the wake of the spillway emergency at Northern California’s Oroville Dam, which has forced the evacuation of nearly 200,000 people, L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger on Tuesday pushed through…
Kaiser Permanente SCV accepting online grant applications
SOURCE: Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Permanente Santa Clarita Valley is accepting community grant applications for 2017 starting Wednesday, February 15 through 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 15, 2017. Kaiser Permanente’s social mission…
UPDATE: One man hurt in botched car break-in
The botched break-in of a car near a house in Canyon Country early Tuesday morning ended with one man injured and taken to the hospital. The incident happened about 12:30…
Castaic Union School District Building. Dan Watson/The Signal
CUSD to declare itself a ‘Safe Haven School District’
The Castaic school district is planning to declare itself a “Safe Haven School District” for all students, regardless of their immigration status. Governing Board members of the Castaic Union School…
The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station can be reached by calling 661-255-1121.
Stolen car suspects arrested at gunpoint in Newhall
Two men were arrested by local sheriff’s deputies at gunpoint in Tuesday on suspicion of possessing a stolen car. The arrest happened on La Glorita Circle, west of Wiley Canyon…
US Postal Service neighborhood delivery box units.
Details revealed in theft of FedEx packages
Details were revealed Tuesday about last week’s theft of FedEx packages and about the arrest of a Lancaster truck driver suspected in the crime. Local sheriff’s deputies arrested Jduante Davison,…
