Learning to master the ‘bounce back’ hole
Golf is a difficult game. It seems to change day-to-day, hole-to-hole, and even swing-to-swing. At times, the game can seem relatively simple, while at others it can be the most…
Metro Creative
Has the U.S. Open Lost its Identity?
This year’s U.S. Open was a great tournament in many aspects. The golf course looked beautiful. Erin Hills will certainly become a popular getaway destination based on the coverage it…
Water officials to partner with firefighters with strategic water restocking tank
Water officials are poised to get into the firefighting business. In the next couple of days the Castaic Lake Water Agency and the Los Angeles County Fire Department are…
Katharine Lotze/The Signal
SCV air quality to be poor on Friday
An air quality advisory was issued for sensitive people in the Santa Clarita Valley on Friday. The County of Los Angeles Public Health Department issued a statement today saying the…
The proposed General Fund Expenditures in millions of dollars and percentages as part of Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed 2017-18 state budget. Courtesy of 2017-18 Governor’s Budget Summary
California legislators propose interactive, transparent budget website
California is dead last in terms of the transparency of its government spending. This is according to a 2016 report by the California Public Interest Research Group Education Fund, who…
Water bill passes Local Government committee
A Senate bill calling for one new all-encompassing water district for the Santa Clarita Valley has passed the first of two Assembly committees scheduled to review it. The Santa Clarita…
Marijuana. Katharine Lotze/Signal
Hand-selected group to advise county supervisors on cannabis
Community leaders, industry representatives and policy and health experts met Thursday for the first Los Angeles County Advisory Working Group on Cannabis Regulation. Held under the Office of Cannabis Management…
The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station can be reached by calling 661-260-4000.
Package with “red and blue wires” sparks concern
A package deemed “suspicious” because of red and blue wires seen protruding from it caused momentary concern for local sheriff’s deputies Thursday afternoon. About 4 p.m., deputies with the…
A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Big rig crashes through guardrail on I-5, plunges 150 feet
A trucker was taken to the hospital early Thursday morning after his big rig plunged 150 feet down a ravine as it made its way north through the Grapevine.…
Saugus varsity baseball coach named
At 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Carl Grissom was announced as the new head coach of Saugus varsity baseball. “This has been a dream of mine,” Grissom said. “This is something…
Dante Acosta. Dan Watson/The Signal
Update: Committee Democrats deny Acosta’s UC audit request
State Democrats denied Assemblyman Dante Acosta’s request for a forensic audit to look at the mismanagement of funds by the University of California system on Wednesday. At the beginning of…
Anish Jain, 11, left, and Rashik Pulipaka, 11, right, launch an air pressure-powered "rocket" as part of a Leona Cox Elementary GATE Academy project on Thursday, June 29, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
GATE students launch into scientific learning during summer academy
Standing behind a single pipe in the ground, sixth grade student Carinna Richards begins pumping air into a model rocket constructed out of plastic bottles, tape, paper and other recycled…
Santa Clarita Christian School honor student David Okonowski is serving as a delegate at The Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders in Lowell, Mass. from June 29 to July 1. Courtesy photo
Student David Okonowski selected for The Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders
One Santa Clarita Christian School honor student made a trip across the country to meet with Nobel Laureates, National Medal of Science recipients and like-minded students who are passionate about…
Former Saugus High coach Bill Bedgood has been named head coach for Valencia.
Dan Watson/The Signal
Saugus head basketball coach steps down
After leading Saugus High boys basketball to its first winning season in five years, Bill Bedgood has stepped down as the Centurions head coach, he confirmed to The Signal on…
Waste Management courtesy photo. Above, Devin Tyler is a prime example of someone who is thriving at her job and inspiring her coworkers in Lewisville, Texas.
Waste Management: Independence Day holiday schedule
SOURCE: Waste Management Santa Clarita, Calif., — June 29, 2017 – Waste Management’s service for residential trash, recycling, and green waste pick-up, as well as commercial service will be delayed…
West Ranch volleyball's Michael Flores. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
2017 All-SCV Boys Volleyball Team
No matter what he does, West Ranch boys volleyball’s Michael Flores is goal-oriented. After missing the honor last year, Flores was determined to become the Foothill League Boys Volleyball Player…
Marge McKenna, third from left, and Nancy Gabor, in yellow, practice to Frank Sinatra singing "Fly Me To the Moon" during the tap-dancing class at the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center in Newhall on Thursday. Dan Watson/The Signal
Senior Events Calendar
Senior Events Calendar SCV Senior Center - 22900 Market Street, Newhall, 661-259-9444 Ongoing Events SCV Senior Center Creative Writing Class - Mondays, 2-3:30 p.m. Crochet Class: First and…
Metro Creative
Weekly Ongoing Calendar
Saturday Old Town Newhall Farmers Market What: New location, new day and new hours. California farmers and specialty food purveyors come together each Saturday, rain or shine, to bring you…
Letters to the Editor
Nathan Bousfield: What is socialized medicine?
Many columns and letters to the editor have been written over the last few months with a phrase thrown around without definition. I’d like to provide some clarification. Socialized medicine…
Tariq Speights (10) plans to walk on at Northern Arizona University in the fall. Photo by Dan Watson/The Signal
Speights sets sights on Northern Arizona University
Recent Valencia High graduate Tariq Speights liked Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff with or without football. But he was happy to learn this week that his time there will include…
