Thomas Oatway: Listening to the voices
A protestor outside of Congressman Steve Knight's Santa Clarita offices repeats "This is what democracy looks like" through a megaphone while holding a sign that reads "Hey Knight! Do the right thing!" during a protest with the Unite Here organization to protest what protestors called "Trump care" on Feb. 23. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Thomas Oatway: Listening to the voices

First, I wish to thank you for publishing my recent opinion letter on health-care policy and the need for a “public option” if we are going to continue with insurance-based,…

Andres Salazar: Alternative to remediation
FILE PHOTO: Members of the 2017 graduating class march in to begin the College of the Canyons commencement ceremony held in the Honor Grove at College of the Canyons in Valencia on June 2. Dan Watson/For the Signal

Andres Salazar: Alternative to remediation

As I complete my final exams at College of the Canyons, I’m one step closer to pursuing my dream of being a professional musician. I can’t wait to kick off…

Saugus grad, Oklahoma win softball national title
Saugus High graduate Mariah Lopez won an NCAA Division 1 softball national title with Oklahoma on Tuesday. Photo by Ty Russell

Saugus grad, Oklahoma win softball national title

The situation was precarious. The pitcher, apparently, was prepared. Saugus High graduate and University of Oklahoma freshman Mariah Lopez entered the circle in the second inning of Tuesday night’s game…

No change in special water tax – for now
The Castaic Lake spillway. Katharine Lotze/Signal

No change in special water tax – for now

Local water users who pay for water delivered from Northern California through a special annual property tax levied by the Castaic Lake Water Agency, will likely see that rate go…

WiSH Education Foundation donates more than $50,000 to Hart District
WiSH Foundation Executive Director Amy Daniels works with students in the Girls Who Code program at Rio Norte Junior High School which was funded by the WiSH Education Foundation this year. Courtesy of the Hart District

WiSH Education Foundation donates more than $50,000 to Hart District

This year the WiSH Education Foundation directed nearly $52,000 to William S. Hart Union High School District programs, the foundation announced Tuesday. Every school within the Hart District benefits from…

KLAWS club invites elementary schools to read to shelter dogs
Pearl S., 6, reads a book to a dog at the Castaic animal shelter on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, for a Kids Loving Animals Within Shelters (KLAWS) event. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

KLAWS club invites elementary schools to read to shelter dogs

To kick off the “Dog Day of Summer,” students from across Castaic gathered at Castaic Animal Shelter Tuesday to participate in Castaic Middle School’s Kids Loving Animals within Shelters (KLAWS)…

Saugus District names three new principals
The Saugus Union School District's new principal Carin Fractor for Bridgeport Elementary, Kimberly Humphries for Skyblue Mesa Elementary and Victoria Kubasak for North Park Elementary. Courtesy of the Saugus Union School District

Saugus District names three new principals

Saugus Union School District (SUSD) officials named three new principals who will lead Bridgeport Elementary School, Skyblue Mesa Elementary School and North Park Elementary School during the 2017-18 school year.…

UPDATE: Probation checks carried out at 23 SCV locations
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station detectives arrest a man during a probation search at a home on the 24000 block of Arch Street in Newhall on June 6, 2017. Austin Dave/The Signal

UPDATE: Probation checks carried out at 23 SCV locations

More than 30 armed deputies in five teams carried out probation checks at close to two dozen locations across the Santa Clarita Valley, making sure probationers are behaving, Captain Robert…

California Department of Education releases CA Schools mobile app
The California Department of Education released its free mobile app "CA Schools" to the public Monday. Christina Cox/The Signal

California Department of Education releases CA Schools mobile app

Do you want to know how schools in your neighborhood perform on standardized tests?  Now there’s an app for that. On Monday, the California Department of Education (CDE) announced the…

West Ranch’s Michael Flores headlines All-Foothill League boys volleyball awardees
West Ranch's Michael Flores (13) goes for a kill as Hart's Ethan Wellins (42) and Alex Schmidt (21) jump to block during a volleyball game at Hart on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

West Ranch’s Michael Flores headlines All-Foothill League boys volleyball awardees

At the end of the 2016 boys volleyball season, West Ranch’s Michael Flores was told he was one vote away from winning Foothill League Player of the Year. He entered…

All-Foothill League softball teams announced
Valencia's Ally Shipman was recently named a MaxPreps Preseason All-American. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

All-Foothill League softball teams announced

Player of the Year: Ally Shipman, Jr., Valencia Pitcher of the Year: Shea O'Leary, Jr., Valencia First team Noel Dominguez, Jr.,  Valencia Kelia Paragas,  Jr., Valencia Kyla Hardy,  Jr.,  Valencia…

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