Water officials –now united – discuss becoming one agency from two
With Santa Clarita Valley poised to embrace a new water delivery system in a little more than two months from now, local water officials got together with members of the…
Steve Lunetta: Hollywood corruption — quid pro quo
Quid Pro Quo (n): Something given or received for something else; also a deal arranging, a quid pro quo. Merriam-Webster Dictionary I approach this column with fear and trepidation. Within…
Assemblyman Dante Acosta addressed issues of Santa Clarita residents at It's A Grind coffee shop in Castaic on Saturday, August 5, 2017. Christian Monterrosa/ The Signal
Acosta engages small business owners at round table discussion
Santa Clarita’s small business owners are facing similar issues and they gathered to compare notes and share their concerns at a round table discussion on Wednesday afternoon. Hosted by Assemblyman…
From right to left, Lisa Hooper, Majid Mosleh, David Andrus, Chris Blakey and Kevin Anthony take part in a forum at College of the Canyons about "What Makes America Great" on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
COC hosts forum about ‘What makes America Great’
College of the Canyons (COC) professors and students packed into a classroom on the Valencia campus Wednesday to dialogue about the history of American values, the current state of affairs…
West Ranch player Shaira Busnawi during a singles match at the Foothill League finals at Paseo Club in Valencia on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
West Ranch and Valencia finish strong at Foothill League finals
On another sweltering day at Paseo Club, extra sets were not in the agenda for West Ranch sophomore Jordyn McBride. She needed just three Wednesday to overtake Valencia’s Brenna Whelan…
Jordan Burnham tells his story to Saugus High School students during a presentation sponsored by Matt's Foundation and Saugus High's Not-One-More-Teen-Suicide Active Minds Club on Friday, March 24, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Dignity Health selling controlling interest in U.S. Healthworks
Dignity Health and  Select Medical Holdings Corp. signed an agreement to combine their occupational medicine and urgent-care subsidiaries, Dignity’s Valencia-based U.S. Healthworks, and Select’s Concentra Group Holdings. Concentra will acquire…
U.S. HealthWorks headquarters on Springfield Court in Valencia. Courtesy photo.
Dignity Health selling controlling interest in U.S. Healthworks
Dignity Health and  Select Medical Holdings Corp. signed an agreement to combine their occupational medicine and urgent-care subsidiaries, Dignity’s Valencia-based U.S. Healthworks, and Select’s Concentra Group Holdings. Concentra will acquire…
State Senator Henry Stern, right, talks with College of the Canyons' chair of welding technology Tim Baber, left, about the skills students learn in the program during a tour of the campus on Friday, June 24, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Senator Stern reflects on freshman year in office
Bringing his total signed bills up to eight for his first legislative year, Senator Henry Stern (D-Canoga Park) had two more bills he authored signed into law. Governor Jerry Brown…
Mission Valley Bancorp reports record third quarter earnings
Mission Valley Bancorp reported net income of $3.21 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 – the strongest third quarter results in the history of the company. Net Interest…
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Mission Valley Bancorp reports record third quarter earnings
Mission Valley Bancorp reported net income of $3.21 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 – the strongest third quarter results in the history of the company. Net Interest Income…
Sierra Bancorp reports higher quarterly earnings
Sierra Bancorp, Â parent of Bank of the Sierra, had consolidated net income of $5.742 million for the quarter that ended Sept. 3o, up 46 percent from the same quarter in…
Aerospace manufacturer Crissair, Inc. moved to Santa Clarita from Palmdale in 2015. Dan Watson/The Signal
Sierra Bancorp reports higher quarterly earnings
Sierra Bancorp, Â parent of Bank of the Sierra, had consolidated net income of $5.742 million for the quarter that ended Sept. 3o, up 46 percent from the same quarter in…
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UPDATE: 2 cell phone robbers escape in Prius
The recent rash of phone store thefts - five burglaries in less than two months - is fueled by demand for iPhone 8 cell phones, according to the sergeant in…
Patrick Daems: Too smart by half
I always knew everything, had an opinion on anything. Not sure why. I wasn’t necessarily the smartest kid on the block. Still, that didn’t stop me from speaking out every…
Michael Scott of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) makes a pledge to not do drugs with the students at Golden Oak Community School on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
LAPD shares ‘Just Say No’ campaign with Golden Oak Community School
Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) shared an important message with elementary school students at Golden Oak Community School Monday. “We’re police officers and we’re all here for…
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Pergola goes up for Veteran’s monument
Workers installed a pergola over the Fallen Warriors Monument Tuesday in advance of the unveiling ceremony Wednesday, Nov. 8. The monument honors the lives of all known Santa…
Gary Horton: You matter more than ever in today’s America
And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country. - John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, January…
West Ranch and Valencia thrive at Foothill League preliminaries
It was just over a week ago when Valencia and West Ranch met with the Foothill League title on the line and the Wildcats prevailing for a second straight year.…
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Prep volleyball roundup: West Ranch sweeps Canyon; hoping for at-large bid
West Ranch volleyball wrapped up the league season with a sweep of Canyon at Canyon on Tuesday. Game scores were 25-14, 26-24, 25-11. Ari Romagnano ended the night with 10…
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A Love Story
By David Nassaney, Castaic Community Contributor  My wife Charlene and I had a fairy-tale courtship, romance, and marriage for the first twenty-one years of our lives together. Then one…
