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,…
Valencia's Theodore Kozlowski (0) pushes forward through an attack by Agoura's Jaxson Spar (25) during a lacrosse game at Valencia on Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Agoura offense too much for Valencia boys lacrosse
Every game at halftime, Valencia boys lacrosse goalie Lucas Propst faces shots from coach Mark Bell. Just to stay sharp and focused. Propst had to keep his head on a…
Foothill baseball roundup: Valencia beats West Ranch for tournament title
As righty Chase Farrell continued to deal and his Valencia High teammates scraped together a two-run lead, diverging storylines wrote themselves. Would the Vikings nail this one down? Or would…
SCV Voices: Guest Commentary
Gil Mertz: Don’t rush getting health care right
As the Republicans seemed inexplicably unprepared to begin dismantling Obamacare after seven years and more than 50 votes to repeal it when Obama was in office, I remain encouraged that…
Sally White: What’s the hurry, City Council?
Water is the new oil. What comes to mind when you hear those words? Do they cause you to think about what they are implying? The sentence should cause each…
Valencia senior Kayla Konrad. Photo by Katharine Lotze/The Signal
2017 All-SCV girls basketball
Someone who had never before watched a basketball game might have wished Kayla Konrad would just make up her mind. With Konrad and Valencia High leading Hart, 29-2, in the…
Smoke and mirrors aids firefighting training in Valencia
A thick wispy gray smoke poured out of the former Pier One Imports building in Valencia Tuesday afternoon. Five large, red fire engines with sirens ablaze screamed down Magic Mountain…
Proposed site of Newhall Ranch development, looking southeast on state Route 126 in Castaic. Dan Watson/The Signal.
Pipelines to Magic Mountain to be built with or without Newhall Ranch
Pipelines that one day are expected to bring water to 21,000 homes west of the interstate, are expected to be built over the next five years, according to a capital…
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Resting winter lawn sprinklers helped drive water savings up
Shutting off lawn sprinklers in the Santa Clarita Valley two months ago enabled local water retailers to conserve 40 percent of the water used in 2013. Constant, nearly daily rain…
Campers look on in awe as Vicki White, the science lady, demonstates how different powder elements burn in different colors at spring break science camp at Old Orchard Park on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
‘Science Lady’ wows children during spring break
Students from across the Santa Clarita were on fire for science during Vicki White’s week-long Hands-On Science Spring Break Camp. Nicknamed “The Science Lady,” White brings experiments and fun to…
