Brian Baker: Good policy: No transgenders in military
I wanna be an Airborne Ranger, I wanna lead a life of danger, I wanna go to Vietnam, I wanna kill some Viet Cong. – Vietnam-era double-time cadence As…
Letters to the Editor
Arnold Mann: Like a bull In a China shop
Burning bridges wherever he chooses to be, Donald demeans, degrades, deceives and demoralizes without regard. His goal is to belittle anyone who dares to defy him. He delights in his…
Letters to the Editor
Ken Dean: All Santa Clarita’s founders deserve credit
I am concerned with an article in The Signal dated July 19 and titled "We have our founders to thank." This is true, but it is all founding fathers and…
Letters to the Editor
Dennis C. Bartash: Diplomacy needed with North Korea
North Korea will continue to advance both its missile and atomic bomb programs. China and Russia have supported the North Koreans with various programs, and it seems as if they…
A man practices his form at the Vista Valencia Golf Course driving range on Sunday. Christian Monterrosa/ The Signal
Golf tip: Save the bogey
Watching the final six holes of the Open Championship from Royal Birkdale was a fun experience. I have never seen a player play a four-hole stretch in five-under par on…
SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND - JULY 23: Jordan Spieth of the United States holds the Claret Jug after winning the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on July 23, 2017 in Southport, England. (Photo by David Cannon/R&A/R&A via Getty Images)
Jordan Spieth is a true champion
The recently completed Open Championship at Royal Birkdale still has me shaking my head in amazement. The drama of the last hour of the tournament served as a fitting example…
Valencia’s Amanda Tabanera executes a serve at the USTA Boys and Girls 16 and Under Zonal in Salt Lake City in July. Tabanera will be competing in the US Hardcourt Nationals this weekend. Courtesy photo
SCV girls tennis players busy with summer tournaments
When Amanda Tabanera was a little girl, she used to visit her grandparents in San Diego. While she was there, she would go watch the 16s and 18s US Hardcourt…
Two men in a Ford pickup truck drive through deep floodwater on Crown Valley Road near Soledad Canyon Road in Acton. Austin Dave/The Signal
UPDATE: Sudden heavy rain brings lightning-sparked fires, flooding, mudslides to East SCV
Hot "crazy" weather triggered multiple lightning strikes which sparked fires in the Angeles National Forest and thunderstorms which created flooding in Acton. Heavy sudden rains amounting to 1.25 inches fell…
FILE PHOTO: Members of the 2017 graduating class march in to begin the College of the Canyons commencement ceremony held in the Honor Grove at College of the Canyons in Valencia on June 2. Dan Watson/For the Signal
Report finds California graduates have less debt than peers nationwide
In California, college graduates tend to fair better than students across the nation when it comes to their student debt, according to a report from WalletHub. The report, “2017 States…
Los Angeles County Seal.
Supervisors’ motion will evaluate county care of patients with mental health issues
Furthering the county’s efforts to aid those with mental health issues, Supervisors Kathryn Barger and Sheila Kuehl will present a motion on Tuesday to evaluate and improve the process to…
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Three dozen citations issued in pedestrian safety sting
Three dozen motorists cited in Spring, another three dozen cited for the same thing Wednesday - at this rate, we’ll have more than 140 motorists cited for failing to…
World Police and Fire Games cycling events to be held in SCV
Santa Clarita and other Los Angeles County cities will be hosting the World Police and Fire Games next week, an international Olympic-style event that pits officers and firefighters head to…
UPDATE: 14-year-old Instagram prankster detained
A would-be Instagram star hoping to catapult himself into Internet stardom by stripping down to his underwear and causing havoc by dumping a Slurpee on his head, stealing bowling pins,…
An aerial photo of the College of the Canyons Valencia Campus in March 2015. Courtesy of COC
COC to offer expanded selection of free noncredit courses
Source: College of the Canyons Included among the nearly 2,000 class sections being offered by College of the Canyons this fall are 57 noncredit class sections, marking a 36 percent…
Canyons Hall at College of the Canyons (Source: COC)
COC student reports alleged sexual assault on campus
A female College of the Canyons (COC) student reported that she was sexually assaulted by a male acquaintance and COC student Wednesday morning, according to a campus-wide email sent by…
City of Santa Clarita City Hall
City earns award for purchasing practices and policies
The city of Santa Clarita has been awarded the prestigious 22nd Annual Achievement of Excellence in Procurement® (AEP) award for 2017 from the National Procurement Institute, Inc. (NPI). This is…
Members of the COC football program meet with Heisman Trophy winners on the set of a Nissan Commerical at COC on Sunday. (Back row, left to right) Marcus Allen, Steve Spurrier, COC coach Ted Iacenda, COC players Hunter Schuessler, Austin Davenport, Nick Jones, Dorian Gerald and former Ohio State player Eddie George. (Front row, left to right) Doug Flutie, Tony Dorsett, Herschel Walker and Desmond Howard. Photo courtesy COC Sports Information
COC athletes come face-to-face with Heisman winners
It must’ve felt like a scene out of the Ben Stiller movie “Night at the Museum” Sunday when members of the College of the Canyons football program enjoyed a meet…
August heat forces football coaches to take precautions
On a hot Santa Clarita day, you can work up a sweat just standing outside on a sidewalk. For an athlete practicing on an artificial turf field in August, it…
Metro Creative
Senior Events Calendar
Senior 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 Third…
A Tuesday Sunset Thunderhead looking eastward from Canyon Country. Photo courtesy John Ragsdale
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…
