Richard Slechta: Promises that cannot be kept
Fifty-four billion additional dollars toward the defense budget will not make us more safe from individuals or from nations who wish to do us harm. Reducing that amount from social…
Steve Lunetta: Trump and the Oscars
And the Oscar goes to …” Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway for “The Biggest Flub in Awards Show History.” Wait a minute. I read the card wrong. It really goes…
A missing person flier for Will Cierzan sits on top of a vehicle as Kari Dauer-Hewitt briefs volunteers about the search for Will Cierzan at the command post in the Albertsons parking lot in Valencia on Saturday. Samie Gebers/The Signal
Local TV producers contact psychic pal to help with Will Cierzan disappearance
Producers of a true crime investigation television show are the latest people moved by the mysterious disappearance of Will Cierzan, and have come forward wanting to help. Valencia actor, producer…
SCV Sports Report: SCCS softball, Trinity baseball pick up wins
Prep Softball SCCS 16, Einstein 6 Pitcher Hailey Aguilar threw eight strikeouts and was 2-for-2 at the plate with four RBIs for the Cardinals on Tuesday afternoon. Also for SCCS,…
Golden Valley's Sophia Medellin (12) waits for the ball and makes the tag at second base on Lancaster baserunner Alvssa Tami (3) at Golden Valley on Wednesday. Dan Watson/The Signal
Golden Valley softball earns 1st win with strong pitching and a timely hit
Golden Valley High softball believes junior pitcher Cassidy Cangemi will keep them in just about every game. So winning, naturally, will come down to the bats. Wednesday they came through…
Panelist Chris Blakey speaks about truth and the main-stream at an open forum entitled "Fake News" which was sponsored by The Institute of Ethics, Law and Public Policy and held at College of the Canyons Valencia Campus on Wednesday. Dan Watson/The Signal
COC examines impact of ‘fake news’ in US democracy
“Fake News,” one of the latest buzzwords in the U.S. political sphere, was deliberated and evaluated by professors and students at College of the Canyons (COC) Wednesday. The Fake News…
A sheriff's deputy lifts a stretch of crime scene tape up to let a car in the parking lot of the Edwards Theater in Canyon Country out after the theater was evacuated due to reports of a suspicious package left inside on Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Suspicious package prompts evacuation of Canyon Country cinemas
A suspicious package found in the arcade of the Edwards Cinema movie complex in Canyon Country prompted the evacuation of the building and the request for bomb squad technicians. The…
Chiquita Canyon's district manager Steve Cassulo gives a tour of the landfill on Wednesday, March 1, 2017, to members of the public and county commissioners. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Planning commissioners get up close and personal to landfill
Regional planning commissioners poised to double the size of the Chiquita Canyon Landfill near Val Verde took a tour of the site Wednesday afternoon, just prior to a public hearing…
Kevin Korenthal stands next to his road bike as he talks about his prepartion for a 600 mile bike race to raise money for challenged athletes in 2013. Dan Watson/The Signal.
Parks commissioner to move to Texas
City Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commissioner Kevin Korenthal is taking his career, family and bicycle to Northern Texas in April, he announced at the City Council meeting Tuesday. The…
2017 All-Foothill League boys basketball team released
Co-Players of the Year: Whitten Dominguez, Jr., Hart Dexter Akanno, Jr., Valencia First Team Yvan Yomba, Sr., Canyon Ben Kaufman, Sr., Hart Zach Phipps, Sr., Saugus Anthony McIntyre, Sr., Saugus…
City of Santa Clarita City Hall
Making a Spring and Summer Splash
It’s time to shift our thoughts from the water falling from the sky to the water you and your kids will dive into this spring and summer at our local…
Twelve science teachers from the William S. Hart Union High School District have been chosen to participate in NASA’s Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors program called SOFIA, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy. Courtesy photo
Hart district science teachers chosen for NASA mission
SOURCE: William S. Hart Union School District Twelve science teachers from the William S. Hart Union High School District have been chosen to participate in NASA’s Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors program…
Marty Kovacs is the 2017 Chairman of the Santa Clarita Valley Division of the Southland Regional Association of Realtors. Courtesy photo.
Real Estate Talk: California Needs 1.8 Million Homes to Meet Demand
California needs an additional 1.8 million new homes by 2025 to meet expected population growth, which means 180,000 new units must be built annually compared to the paltry pace of…
Castaic Union School District Building. Dan Watson/The Signal
Mayreen Burk appointed to CUSD Board
The Castaic Union School District (CUSD) Governing Board announced its provisional appointment of community member Mayreen Burk to its governing board following a special meeting Tuesday. Burk will fill the…
Domestic Violence Center Announces Inaugural ‘The Great Escape’ Gala, A Benefit Event to Fund Domestic Violence Victims
“Your escape can fund their escape,” when you attend the Domestic Violence Center of Santa Clarita Valley’s inaugural benefit gala “The Great Escape,” which will take place on Friday, March…
Local employers expand apprenticeship program
Four Santa Clarita manufacturing companies are among nine Southern California employers bringing on new apprentices needed to fill in-demand skilled positions. The companies are part of the California Advanced Manufacturing…
Santa Clarita’s City Council approved installing a granite monument which will honor 50 SCV residents who perished in wars from WWII to present.
City Council approves additions to monument
The Santa Clarita City Council Tuesday night approved additions to the Fallen Warriors Monument to the tune of $84,500. “I am just so proud that we’ve had such a huge…
Saugus' James Johnson (9) dribbles the ball by Culver City's goal keeper after a failed save as fellow Centaur, Sho Gibbs (15), reacts during a CIF playoff soccer game at Saugus on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Day, location set for Saugus boys soccer’s CIF final
After winning two Alfred Hitchcock-esque thrillers, one could excuse the Saugus High boys soccer team if it struggled to refocus for its CIF-Southern Section Division 4 final. The Centurions, after…
Bunker Hill Bar & Grill’s second location is now open at Valencia Town Center. Courtesy photo.
Bunker Hill Bar & Grill: “Not your father’s sports bar”
With a menu that goes beyond wings and burgers, Bunker Hill Bar & Grill is bringing its upscale sports bar sensibility from downtown Los Angeles to a new second outlet…
