5 from SCV sign with pro baseball teams
Valencia High grad Keston Hiura, middle, fields questions from reporters at an introductory press conference in Milwaukee on Wednesday. Photo courtesy of Kirk Hiura

5 from SCV sign with pro baseball teams

Subtle chuckling permeated the room. Milwaukee Brewers Amateur Scouting Director Tod Johnson smirked. Keston Hiura smiled. Asked at a press conference Wednesday what kind of relief it was to learn…

By Jonathan Kraut: Forecast for a more blue SCV
File photo taken in March 2012 of Highway 126 looking SW showing the Newhall Ranch property. Dan Watson/The Signal

By Jonathan Kraut: Forecast for a more blue SCV

The massive residential development called Newhall Ranch celebrated a victory last week in one of what has been a long round of battles over building – or not building –…

Zonta Installs New Officers, Names Zontian of the Year
Outgoing Zonta president Jorja Harris (l) presents a bouquet of Zonta yellow roses to newly installed Judy Penman, who is serving her third non-consecutive term as president of Zonta Club of SCV. Courtesy photo

Zonta Installs New Officers, Names Zontian of the Year

Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley installed Judy Penman as its new president for 2017-18, honored outgoing President Jorja Harris and named super-active club member Barbara Meyer as Zontian of…

Cleanup underway at alleged “drug houses”
Sheriff's deputies conduct a drug raid at a home on Alaminos Drive in Saugus on May 9, 2017. (Austin Dave/The Signal)

Cleanup underway at alleged “drug houses”

Cleanups at suspected “drug houses” raided by narcotics officers during three raids in as many months were seen Wednesday to be in full swing of compliance as city and county…

Former Valencia bank teller arraigned of felony theft charges
Los Angeles County Sheriff Department’s Fraud and Cyber Crimes Bureau detectives at press conference seeking the public's help in identifying other possible theft victims. LASD photo.

Former Valencia bank teller arraigned of felony theft charges

A Lancaster man who once worked as a teller at a bank branch inside a Valencia grocery store has been formally charged with two felony counts of theft from an…

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute Commencement On Saturday, May 13, on the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) campus quadrangle, over 1,000 bachelor's degrees were awarded during the university's 149th commencement ceremony. Zahr Lyttle…

Man pleads not guilty to arson in Neenach fires case
Jeff Zimmerman, right, smiles before he and fellow freelance photographer Bernie Deyo, center, accept awards from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station, Supervisor Michael Antonovich's office, and the Los Angeles County Fire Department for catching an arsonist in the act near Zimmerman's Neenach home in July. KATHARINE LOTZE/SIgnal.

Man pleads not guilty to arson in Neenach fires case

A man accused of having started fires off of Highway 138 in Neenach almost a year ago pleaded not guilty recently to the charge of arson. David Artiaga, a 27-year-old…

Heat advisory extended to Sunday in Santa Clarita
A swimmer makes his way back to the ladder in the dive pool of the Castaic Aquatic Center on Tuesday, June 6, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Heat advisory extended to Sunday in Santa Clarita

The Summer Solstice brought a heat wave with it to California this week. On Wednesday, the National Weather Service (NWS) extended a Heat Advisory for the Santa Clarita Valley to…

More Than an Athlete: West Ranch’s Austin Hernandez
After receiving the correct diagnosis of Crohn’s disease in 2016, West Ranch’s Austin Hernandez helped lead his team to a share of Foothill League title. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

More Than an Athlete: West Ranch’s Austin Hernandez

There’s a photo Austin Hernandez keeps on his phone. In it, he’s just removed his helmet, unleashing untamed, shoulder-length hair. In it, he’s a split second from crossing home plate…

For a Cool Summer – Just Add Water!
Dan Watson Miryam (cq) Chalmers, 8, left, and brother Joseph, 7, of Castaic splash in the water of the Lower Lake swim beach which opened for public swimming the summer at Castaic Lake State Recreation Area on Saturday. 052315

For a Cool Summer – Just Add Water!

During the hot summer months, we need to be careful and find ways to keep cool.  I’d like to let you know that there are many City amenities that will…

Valencia grad Hiura signs with Brewers
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 signs with Brewers

Valencia High graduate and former UC Irvine player Keston Hiura signed with the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday for a bonus of $4 million, according to MLB.com's Jim Callis Hiura, the…

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