Read more about the article War journalists returning to their Vietnam combat zones
The Boys of '67 with a former Viet Cong fighter who fought aginst us on on June 19 1967. He was presented him a minature Purple Heart for wounds he received. Photo courtesy of John Riedy.

War journalists returning to their Vietnam combat zones

It was March 2016, when I received an e-mail out of the clear blue from The Greatest Generations Foundation’s (TGGF) founder, Timothy Davis. He introduced himself on that e-mail explaining…

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Read more about the article Response to negativity fosters understanding toward local Muslim community
Mona Harsolia organized an event last week atoneof Santa Clarita’s Muslim mosques. More than 40 children who attend the Unity Center of Santa Clarita made thank you cards for local area deputies. Courtesy photo.

Response to negativity fosters understanding toward local Muslim community

Arif Muhammad was worried when news of President Trump’s travel ban broke. Like many Muslims, he wondered what the executive order would mean for his friends and family members who…

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Read more about the article Assistance League Santa Clarita Honored for Supporting Students in the SCV
Pictured are Gayle Abril-Nolet, V.P. of Philanthropic Programs and Connie Loerch, Chair of Operation School Bell. Courtesy photo

Assistance League Santa Clarita Honored for Supporting Students in the SCV

The Santa Clarita Valley Association of California School Administrators awarded their "Partners in Educational Excellence" award to Assistance League Santa Clarita on Monday night, January 30, at the Saugus Union…

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Read more about the article Laura Faraci: Kudos for voting conscience, not party
Scott Wilk took the oath of office as the new Republican senator from the 21st District on Dec. 5. Courtesy photo

Laura Faraci: Kudos for voting conscience, not party

I commend Republican state Sen. Scott Wilk for working with Democrat state Sen. Henry Stern on Senate Bill 57 (“Aliso, Cemex issues unite senators,” Feb 6 in The Signal). In…

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Read more about the article SCCS girls hoops moves on to second round of playoffs
SCCS' Kenzie Kennedy (12) looks at Kaleigh Moss (23) in surprise after Moss scored a buzzer-beating three-pointer at the end of the first quarter against Tarbut V' Torah at SCCS on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

SCCS girls hoops moves on to second round of playoffs

The Santa Clarita Christian girls basketball team knew nothing about Tarbut V’ Torah of Irvine, the opponent for Thursday night’s CIF-Southern Section Division 6 first-round playoff game. “We had no…

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Foothill girls hoops roundup: Valencia and Hart pull off road playoff wins

A coin flip lost? No problem. A bus ride? No problem. Playing league champions in their building? Apparently, not a problem. Valencia High girls basketball went to Canyon of Anaheim…

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Read more about the article Terri Lovell: Liberal oppression
People take pictures of the candidates that were present at the Democratic Party Headquarters on Lyons Avenue in Oct. 2016. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Terri Lovell: Liberal oppression

“In the liberal mind, your freedom is their oppression.” – From “60 Hard Truths about Liberals” I don’t think I’ve ever heard a more accurate description of the liberal mind.…

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Read more about the article Scott lifts Hart girls soccer past Poly
Hart teammates hug Taylor Scott (10) after she scored a goal late in the second half to bring the Indians ahead of Long Beach Poly, 2-1, during a playoff soccer game at Hart on Thursday. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Scott lifts Hart girls soccer past Poly

Standing in between the Hart High girls soccer team and its coach, Guilherme Mitrovitch, at halftime Thursday were 20 or so plastic cones used for drills. Each cone represented a…

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Read more about the article Top California officials go before newspaper industry representatives
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra speaks to attendees of the California Newspaper Publishers Association Governmental Affairs Day in Sacramento Feb. 15. Jason Schaff/The Signal

Top California officials go before newspaper industry representatives

SACRAMENTO – Democrats pushed an anti-Trump agenda and Republicans stuck mostly to their own state legislative agenda. But the top representatives of both parties in the state capital expressed their…

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Read more about the article Deputies catch up with armed robbery suspect
A sheriff's deputy works to handcuff a man suspected of armed robbery Thursday Feb. 16, 2017. (Austin Dave/The Signal)

Deputies catch up with armed robbery suspect

Deputies searching for a mugging suspect who robbed a woman of her cell phone at gunpoint earlier this week arrested a man suspected of that crime in Newhall Thursday. At…

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