Questions about Valencia Water Company’s role in SCV dog officials
Ratepayers are asking local water officials where does the Valencia Water Company fit in to the newly state-sanctioned agency officials are busy forming to handle all water in the…
Gwendolyn Sims: Democrats: It just isn’t so
“The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they’re ignorant; it’s just that they know so much that isn’t so.” — Ronald Reagan Those humorous and well-known words of…
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
Tanya Hauser: City Council: Cemex rejection, landfill silence?
A March 16 article in The Signal entitled "Knight Re-introduces bill to stop mining in Soledad Canyon" states the following: "City officials have long maintained that the mine would overload…
Brian Baker: A free society is a complex society
On April 5 The Signal published a column by Gary Horton entitled “America has a complex complex,” which brought a memory to mind for me. When my daughter was a…
The Signal's 2017 All-SCV boys basketball Player of the Year Zach Phipps, of Saugus. Photo by Katharine Lotze/The Signal
2017 All-SCV boys basketball
Zach Phipps’ goal entering the season was nothing out of the ordinary. His perspective at season’s end was nothing but exceptional. Shortly before Foothill League play began in early January,…
Saugus resident Kinsley White, center, holds the prize for winning the best trick competition at the USA Snowboard and Freeski halfpipe competition on Monday. Courtesy photo.
Saugus snowboarder wins national competition
It didn’t take snowboarder Kinsley White long to perfect her frontside 540. So when it came to the USA Snowboard and Freeski halfpipe competition on April 3 at Copper Mountain,…
COC softball swings and connects
With its most important series of the season looming next week, it’d be hard to say College of the Canyons softball doesn’t have momentum. The Cougars routed Victor Valley College…
COC baseball bounces back in big way
College of the Canyons baseball was a different team on Thursday against Western State Conference foe Antelope Valley College than when it took on the Marauders earlier this week. The…
City of Santa Clarita City Hall
Parks commissioner to be appointed at next council meeting
After City Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commissioner Kevin Korenthal announced in March that he would be moving to Texas, his position became open for another parks-oriented and passionate Santa…
Rattlesnake season is here: ways to stay safe, alert outdoors
The return of warm weather to the Santa Clarita Valley also means the return of rattlesnakes to open spaces, parks and backyards. According to the California Department of Fish and…
The 23 Youth of the Year Award nominees on stage at the El Capitan Theater Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Russ Briley/The Signal
SCV Boys and Girls Club member recognized at Youth of the Year Awards
Santa Clarita Valley Boys and Girls Club member Araceli Arreola was among 23 Boys and Girls Club members honored at the Los Angeles Alliance for Boys and Girls Clubs’ 2017…
A witness inside a patrol car identifies a juvenile suspect detained by Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station deputies on Nearbrook Street near Soledad Canyon Road on April 6, 2017. (Austin Dave/The Signal)
Deputies arrest 3 burglary suspects after chase through river wash
Local sheriff’s deputies chased young burglary suspects into the Santa Clara River wash near Jakes Way Thursday, arresting at least three suspects at gunpoint shortly after 12:30 p.m. No shots…
Sex offender gets jail time for failing to disclose his whereabouts
A one-time police officer, attorney and also registered sex offender whose last reported address was near the Westfield Valencia Town Center mall was sentenced to 214 days in jail and…
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Elks Annual Charity Car & Bike Show, Chili Cook Off, Boutique, Bake Sale, Barbecue, and more…
The community is invited to attend the Elks Annual Car & Bike Show, Chili Cook Off, Boutique, Bake Sale, and Barbecue Saturday, June 3, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at…
A hydrant, struck by a Cintas van, bursts on Newhall Ranch Road on Thursday. Courtesy photo by Julie Dulgeroff and Corey Fredrickson
UPDATE: About 100,000 gallons lost after truck takes out hydrant, tree and light pole in Valencia
A truck driver was injured and taken to the hospital Thursday morning after the truck hit a tree, knocked down a utility pole and sheared a fire hydrant in Valencia.…
Praneel Samal, 9, holds up his Math Level J Completion Award from Kumon Reading and Learning Center of Stevenson Ranch. Courtesy of Kumon
Kumon student, 9, completes math program in record time
Usually, a student at a Kumon Math and Reading Center completes the organization’s math program in several years when they are well into junior high school or high school. “For…
Supporters in bright green and opponents in various shades of red attended a meeting at Rancho Pico Junior High March 1 to voice their support or concerns about the proposed expansion at the Chiquita Canyon landfill for county commissioners who were to decide on the fate of the project March 1, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Chiquita Landfill hearing to be held at Stevenson Ranch Library
Community discussion about the Chiquita Canyon Landfill controversy will continue Wednesday, April 19. Over 100 Santa Clarita residents shared their two-minute testimonies at the first public forum on March 1,…
