Diane Trautman: Let’s reclaim safety on our streets
I dropped off my friend one day at her house after taking her to an appointment. A few hours later, she called me in a state of panic. Law enforcement…
SCV Sports Report: Canyon, Trinity football fall in openers
Prep football Moorpark 41, Canyon 0 The Canyon football team started the season on a sour note after losing to Moorpark on Friday at Moorpark. The Cowboys found themselves down…
Memorial a triumph of SCV unity
We are pleased to pause as the summer of 2017 winds to a close to mark a community victory achieved through unity this week in the Santa Clarita Valley. On…
Letters to the Editor
Thomas Oatway: A highly desirable $12 an hour
Jim DeBree’s Opinion article “Finding the best minimum wage,” published Aug. 19, correctly pointed out the complications involved in setting a minimum wage, noting that labor costs must strike a…
Letters to the Editor
Aprile Andrada: Encourage a ‘yes’ vote on Senate Bill 294
In the last two decades, we have seen a 25 percent drop in the cancer death rate. But our work is not complete. Research suggests that roughly half of all…
Letters to the Editor
Dan Masnada: Water legislation has nothing to do with Newhall Ranch
It appears from recent letters to the editor that Lynne Plambeck and her Friends of the Santa Clara River and SCOPE cohorts have rousted out the “oppose SB 634 water…
Teammates Ahvie Harris (4) and Zack Chevalier (18) celebrate after a touchdown during the first football game of the season against Highland of Palmdale at Canyon High School on Friday, August 25, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Golden Valley football bulldozes Bulldogs
Highland High of Palmdale may have filed into Harry Welch Stadium chanting, “We’re ready for war,” but it was Golden Valley that conquered. The Grizzlies shut out the Bulldogs 30-0…
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West Ranch football puts on show in opener
Most of the contact absorbed by West Ranch running back LaRon Huff came after he’d already dashed for long touchdowns on his first two carries of the season. After a…
White SUV seen backing into Cierzan driveway shortly after 5 p.m. Jan. 26. (Courtesy of KCBS-TV)
Family of missing man hopes someone recalls seeing “unique” SUV
Today is the day marking seven months since Will Cierzan has been missing from his Saugus home after an afternoon of watching golf with his nephew and cooking dinner for…
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Plunge down embankment leaves woman in coma
As Shannon Casey Parker sits by her mother’s hospital bed, her mom remains silent. Instead, Shannon listens to her mom’s voice on voice mail. “It’s the only way I can…
The Marie Callender's on The Old Road in Santa Clarita was bulldozed Friday, Aug. 25, 2017. Photo by Dan Watson/For The Signal
Marie Callender’s Bulldozed
A mosquito sits on a human's arm. Los Angeles County Department of Public Health/Facebook
More West Nile Virus activity reported in SCV
The latest report from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health shows an increase in West Nile Virus activity across the Santa Clarita Valley. Since the agency’s last report,…
Pile of stolen clothing seized during traffic stop. photo courtesy of the SCV Sheriff Station.
Deputy disrupts mini out-of-town theft ring
An astute patrol deputy ended up disrupting what appears to be a mini out-of-town theft ring Thursday night when he pulled over a vehicle and found hundreds of dollars' worth…
Saugus High School student Skylar Long was one of six students selected as a Junior Fellow at Center for Applied Molecular Medicine (CAMM) at USC’s Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine this summer. Courtesy of Skylar Long
Saugus High School student spends summer exploring cancer research
Saugus High School student Skylar Long was one of six students selected as a Junior Fellow at the Center for Applied Molecular Medicine (CAMM) at USC’s Lawrence J. Ellison Institute…
Representatives from the California Credit Union donating books to schools in the Sulphur Springs Union School District. Courtesy of California Credit Union
SIGNAL DIGITAL SPOTLIGHT: Margie Shaffer targets a new market of home buyers
For Santa Clarita real estate agent Margie Shaffer, change has been a constant. Shafer spent her early years living and working in Mar Vista, Culver City and Venice Beach, before…
West Ranch football has sights set on Simi
At a photo shoot earlier this month, decked out in his home uniform and shoulder pads, West Ranch senior Dylan Joscak acknowledged the Wildcats’ ultimate goal is a playoff berth.…
State gets low marks from nonprofit on student success plan
California still needs to make some improvements on its draft plan to meet the expectations of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), according to a report from non-profit nonpartisan groups.…
Baker: Both political parties’ Establishments don’t get it
Donald Trump’s election to the presidency was as clear a clarion call as there could be that “business as usual” was no longer acceptable to the voters. But the GOP…
Out of the bunker: Learning golf from tennis
I was working with a student a few days ago, and he asked me how to stop putting so much spin on his chip shots. I must admit, I am…
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Canyon High set to take on Moorpark in preleague opener
For Canyon High defensive end and guard Jacob Lopez, Friday nights are near-sacred. “Every Friday is like a little heaven I get,” Lopez said. “Let’s say like I get married,…
