Maria Gutzeit: Wealth of open spaces
I play in the dirt. Anything outdoors is A-OK with me. So I may be a bit biased when gushing about our great public recreational opportunities, like the Newhall Pass…
Joshua Heath: Achievement worth working toward
Whenever I spend time learning about our country today, whether I’m reading the newspaper, enjoying a news program or studying a book, I feel a deep sense of melancholy in…
Valencia grad Keston Hiura was picked by the Milwaukee Brewers with the No. 9 pick in the first round of last week's MLB Draft. Courtesy UC Irvine Athletics
Valencia grad Hiura picked by Brewers at No. 9
Valencia High baseball coach Mike Killinger remembers Keston Hiura as an even-tempered player, never too high or too low. Maybe that’s why Hiura initially remained seated as a roomful of…
Foothill baseball roundup: Canyon freshman throws no-hitter
Summer baseball continued for four Foothill League teams on Monday evening. Canyon High baseball beat Royal High of Simi Valley 4-1 on the road for a second consecutive win. Freshman…
Editorial cartoon by Rob Rogers, that appeared in last Wednesday's Signal.
Sally White: Yes, government regulations are inevitable
The splendid political cartoon “Government regulations are inevitable …” displayed in last Wednesday’s Signal says in two very simple drawings what 97 percent of environmental scientists worldwide have been teaching,…
A cadet, armed with a paintball gun, crouches in a field near Paintball USA in Santa Clarita during a military simulation operation on a Saturday. Samie Gebers/The Signal
Acton paintball operation shot down by planners
A husband and wife who own Paintball USA, and who have been wrangling with county planners these past two years to meet their demands, don’t need an exploding paintball to…
Deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station descend on Wells Fargo bank branch on Lyons Avenue at Wiley Canyon Road Monday. photo by Jim Holt, The Signal
Lone male robs Newhall bank, walks away
A brazen daylight bank robbery in Newhall Monday afternoon saw the robber escape with an undisclosed amount of money, having warned a teller he had a gun although no gun…
Anne and John Whitman are celebrating their 75th wedding anniversary. Here, they sit in their grandson's Saugus home, with photos of some of their great-grandchildren behind them. Anne is 95, and John is 102. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Local couple celebrates 75 years of marriage
John and Anne met on Halloween night in 1941. The two attended the same party in Manhattan, where Anne went with her cousins and John accompanied another woman. “They were…
Stevenson Ranch resident and former Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks pitcher Hunter Greene throws a pitch during a baseball game in April. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Stevenson Ranch resident Greene goes No. 2 to the Reds
Weeks before Monday’s MLB First-Year Player Draft, in the middle of another interview, shortly after another question, Hunter Greene received a call. Go ahead and answer it, Russell Greene encouraged…
Lori Broadway sits in Veteran's Historical Plaza Park. Austin Dave /The Signal
County supervisors to approve Measure H funds
Three months after Measure H was passed in Los Angeles County, the Board of Supervisors will finalize where funding for homelessness will go at their meeting on Tuesday. Measure H,…
Saugus Union School District office. Dan Watson/The Signal
Saugus District announces administrator changes
News release issued by the Saugus Union School District. Saugus Union School District announced its administrator line-up for the 2017/18 academic year Monday. Two of the district’s principals – Dianne…
Jameela Horton, 12, throws the discus at Pinetree Elementary's Greek Week Olympics on Monday, June 12, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Pinetree Community School celebrates Greek Week Olympics
Sixth grade students at Pinetree Community School tested their athletic abilities and skills at the school’s annual Greek Week Olympics Monday. “All of these kids have watched us do it…
The Newhall School District Office. Dan Watson/The Signal
Newhall Board to fill vacancies on Citizens Oversight Committee
Three community members are expected to take on new positions on the Newhall School District’s Measure E Citizens Oversight Committee Tuesday. Governing Board members are planning on appointing Sara Carlson,…
County holds Native American forum
news release from Los Angeles County. The Los Angeles City-County Native American Indian Commission To Host Public Forum WHAT: Los Angeles Native American Indian Commission (LANAIC)…
