Savannah Burrows. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
Savannah Burrows
By Alicia Doyle As the 2016 winner of the 35th Nationwide Country Showdown in Santa Clarita, Savannah Burrows is known for having a country style that’s all her own. During…
Canyon's Steven Arrington, right, crosses the finish line ahead of Valencia's Tanner Berney, left, in the boys 100 meter dash during a dual track meet at Canyon on Thursday, March 23, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
From the editor
To think of family-owned businesses strictly within the context of locally owned mom-and-pop enterprises doesn’t do them justice. More than one-third of the Fortune 500 companies are family-controlled, and family…
Starbucks is closing all 379 Teavana retail stores, including one at Valencia Town Center mall.
Starbucks to shut down Teavana chain
Starbucks Corp. will close all 379 Teavana retail tea stores, mostly in malls, including one at Valencia Town Center, the company said Thursday. The company said Teavana, which Starbucks bought…
Valencia's Kayla Konrad played three sports for the Vikings: basketball, lacrosse and volleyball. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
2016-17 Signal Sports Awards: Female Athlete of the Year
In a spacious room adjoined to the court at Honda Center in Anaheim, after a post-game press conference on March 4, Valencia High’s Kayla Konrad basked in the glow of…
DA: Scammers lure seniors into paying for worthless lists of ‘resources’
News release issued by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. Financially vulnerable seniors are being preyed upon by phone, at church and other places by people falsely claiming to…
Gorman deputy finds lost couple
News account posted by the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station. When you're a deputy, you never know what your day (or night) will bring! Steven Snover, one of our Gorman…
Metro Creative
Out of the bunker: Higher equals straighter
I watch players every day throwing down alignment sticks to check their aim while practicing on the range. It’s a great idea. Anybody who plays the game recognizes the importance…
Metro Creative
A moment of anxiety
Have you ever noticed how calm professional athletes appear when you are watching them on television? I notice it all the time, and it fascinates me. In fact, I am…
Stanford head football coach David Shaw talks to the press during the second day of the PAC-12 football media days at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Hollywood on Thursday, July 27, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Pac-12 coaches weigh in on early signing day
HOLLYWOOD – National Signing Day holds honor, pageantry and a whole lot of relief for high school football players. But what happens when another signing period is added? In early…
Letters to the Editor
Cher Gilmore: More to expansion than just economic development
Re: “Newhall Ranch opportunities,” The Signal’s editorial published July 22, it’s true that the proposed Newhall Ranch project will provide economic opportunities – and every organization and business in Santa…
Golden Valley cheerleaders share tears and hugs after speaking about their coach, Edward Santos, known as Coach Ed, during a candlelight vigil at the school on Thursday, July 27, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Golden Valley coach Ed Santos remembered at candlelight vigil
The Golden Valley High School amphitheater was filled Thursday night with people whose lives were touched by the late Grizzlies cheerleading coach Ed Santos. Current and former cheerleaders, parents, football…
Letters to the Editor
Betty Arenson: No way to win if you’re president
In a recent Signal commentary, Jim De Bree jumped on the popular bandwagon of criticizing President Trump. Admittedly, there are things to criticize Trump for, but the mainstream media and…
SCV Voices: Guest Commentary
Thomas Oatway: Setting aside special interests for leadership
Senator John McCain delivered an impassioned, important, and patriotic message to his colleagues in the U.S. Senate this week. As one of the true patriots of our time, he sets…
Courtney(Burton) Arvizu
Closing arguments heard in Arvizu murder trial
In the last minutes of her short life, Courtney Arvizu was leaving her abusive husband. She was demanding the landlord let her into the apartment for her things, and grabbing…
Washington State University football coach Mike Leach talks to the press during the second day of the Pac-12 Media Days at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Hollywood on Thursday. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Pac-12 Media Days: Leach is a treat every time
HOLLYWOOD — Signal Sports attends Pac-12 Media Days every year intent on asking conference coaches and players about Santa Clarita Valley football alums: how they’ve progressed, what we should expect…
Electricians install electrical conduit in the 468 seat auditorium of the Saugus High School Performing Arts Center during a tour to view progress during construction in Saugus on Thursday. Dan Watson/For The Signal
Saugus High School Performing Arts Center is more than halfway complete
A state-of-the art building has made an appearance along Centurion Way next to the entrance of Saugus High School. Dubbed “The Forum,” the 19,000-square-foot, 468-seat performing arts center is expected…
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Female political action committee goes after 25th district
Representative Steve Knight’s seat has been marked “on notice” by a Democrat women’s political action committee. EMILY’s List, which was created in 1985 and boasts over $500 million raised for…
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Solo collision results in fatality on I-5 near Lebec
One woman was killed after she crashed into the center guardrail along the southbound 5 freeway just north of Vista Del Lago Wednesday. The solo traffic collision occurred at 12:06…
Protesters begin their march from the Santa Clarita Skate Park to Congressman Knight's office on Carl Boyer Drive on Saturday. Samie Gebers/The Signal
Bank of Santa Clarita reports record earnings
Bank of Santa Clarita reported record earnings for the first half of 2017, with net earnings up 40 percent to $909,000 from the same period a year ago. The bank…
Bank of Santa Clarita CEO and Executive Chairman Frank Di Tomaso stands in the bank's Magic Mountain Parkway branch on Jan. 13. KATHARINE LOTZE/SIgnal. 01132016
Bank of Santa Clarita reports record earnings
Bank of Santa Clarita reported record earnings for the first half of 2017, with net earnings up 40 percent to $909,000 from the same period a year ago. The bank…
