Lake fire 95 percent contained
An outbuilding burned by the Lake Fire sits just off the northern shore of the eastern arm of Castaic Lake on Monday, June 19, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Lake fire 95 percent contained

The Lake fire moved within 5 percentage points of becoming history late Tuesday afternoon, added to the list huge sweeping brush fires to have scorched the SCV in recent years.…

Five SCV baseball players named to an All-CIF list
West Ranch's Christos Stefanos takes off for first base during a Foothill League baseball game against Hart at West Ranch High School on Friday, April 21, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Five SCV baseball players named to an All-CIF list

Christos Stefanos is very excited right now. After winning MVP for West Ranch baseball, he was named the Foothill League Player of the Year. Now, he’s on the Division 1…

Isaacson’s hard work rewarded with Jersey Mike’s franchise
Kyanna Isaacson, right, with her Jersey Mike’s Manager of the Year award, seen with franchisee Steve Youlios (left) and Laura Youlios. Isaacson was given the franchise for a Jersey Mike’s that will open at the corner of Magic Mountain and McBean Parkways in Valencia later this year. Courtesy photo.

Isaacson’s hard work rewarded with Jersey Mike’s franchise

When the sixth Jersey Mike’s Sub shop opens later this year in Valencia, it will have the same franchise owners as the previous five outlets in the Santa Clarita Valley,…

Knight opposes Trump’s proposed elimination of community grants
Congressman Steve Knight answers questions at a town hall at the Rancho Santa Susana Community Center in Simi Valley on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. Knight announced he was considering a run in the special election for the seat Katie Hill is expected to vacate shortly. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Knight opposes Trump’s proposed elimination of community grants

Among other major cuts, President Donald Trump’s proposed federal budget would strip all funding for the Community Development Block Grant program. These grants provide funds for state and local governments…

Local mother takes health care concerns to legislators
Congressman Steve Knight talks with constituents following a town hall at Canyon High School on Thursday, June 1, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Local mother takes health care concerns to legislators

For as long as two-year-old Jasmine Winning has been alive, her mother has worried about health care. Jasmine has Hypoplastic Left Heart, meaning she only has half of a heart,…

More Than an Athlete: Valencia’s Brett Currado
Valencia golfer Brett Currado at The Player's Club Valencia on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

More Than an Athlete: Valencia’s Brett Currado

When Brett Currado sinks a putt, the whole course knows it. “BOO-YAHHH,” Currado, the recent Valencia golf grad would shout. “You can hear Brett throughout the course yelling at the…

SCV teachers study California’s newest science standards
Lisa Craigie, left, Melisa Ray, center, and Kristin McCrady, right, work on a poster during a Next Generation Science Standards training for K-6 teachers at College of the Canyons on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

SCV teachers study California’s newest science standards

Teachers from the Santa Clarita Valley’s four elementary school districts are spending their summer vacations studying the state’s Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) during a three-day outreach training session at…

Deputy rescues dog left in locked SUV, as temps reach triple digits
Rescued dog turned over to Det. R. Smith of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station, brought to local animal shelter. photo by Jim Holt, The Signal.

Deputy rescues dog left in locked SUV, as temps reach triple digits

A local sheriff’s deputy rescued a dog found “heavily panting” inside a locked car outside the movie theaters in Valencia Tuesday as temperatures climbed to a forecast high of 103F.…

Rising temperatures prompt California Flex Alert
FILE PHOTO: Power lines are silhouetted as the sunsets over Santa Clarita on Oct. 20, 2016. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Rising temperatures prompt California Flex Alert

With temperatures reaching triple digits Tuesday and Wednesday, the California Independence System Operation (ISO) issued a statewide Flex Alert, encouraging residents conserve electricity. Issued Monday by the state’s power grid…

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