Joshua Heath: What white people don’t know
I’m white – Irish Catholic, to be precise. I’ve spent my life around white people, been raised in white schools, and lived in Valencia, a rather white town. And through…
Ashley Cosey goes for a kill in Hart's win over Long Beach Woodrow Wilson in the first round of the CIF-SS Div. 2 tournament on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017. Cory Pitkavish/For The Signal.
Prep volleyball roundup: Hart moves on in CIF-SS Div. 2 tournament with first-round sweep
When Shelby Grubbs broke the record for career blocks and blocks in a season in Hart’s home sweep of Woodrow Wilson of Long Beach, she knew it. “I started cheering…
SCV Voices: Guest Commentary
Sally White: The high cost of climate change
We learned last week from the Government Accountability Office that the impacts of climate change have already cost taxpayers some $350 billion over the past decade. And that amount does…
The Trinity Classical Academy volleyball team celebrates a point in their win over Hawthorne Math and Science Academy on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017. Photo Courtesy of Trinity Classical Academy Athletics Department.
Trinity volleyball cruises to first-round playoff win
The maximum capacity for the gymnasium at the Henry Mayo Fitness and Health Center is 665 people. The crowd for Trinity Classical Academy’s first-round playoff matchup against Hawthorne Math and…
Oct 10, 2017: Hart at Saugus Girls Varsity Tennis: Hart's Sarah Backer serves the ball during her singles match against Saugus at Saugus High School. Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/For The Signal
Hart girls tennis season closes with loss to Burbank in wild-card playoff match
Hart girls tennis coach Allan Hardbarger knew what his singles players were up against in their CIF-Southern Section wild-card playoff against Burbank. “They’re so strong in singles,” Hardbarger said. “We…
A house on Estrella Place shines bright with Halloween spirit as the fog begins to roll into the valley. Estrella was one of the many streets off John Russell Drive in Valencia's Central Valley neighborhood, located right behind Granary Square, to participate in the mass trick-or-treat event on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017. Ryan Painter/The Signal.
Valencia neighborhood throws Halloween trick-or-treat extravaganza
As the wind rustled through the trees and a layer of thick fog descended on the valley, nearly 1000 youngsters - dressed as ghosts, ghouls, princesses and Jedi - made…
Statewide gas tax to increase 12 cents Wednesday
Californians can expect to pay more for their daily commute as the gas tax increase takes effect Wednesday. Approved by state legislators earlier this year through Senate Bill 1, the…
Excavators and workers create a form for a 700 foot long, 4 foot high by 8 foot wide storm drain as construction progresses at Vista Canyon development in Canyon Country in February. Dan Watson/Signal
STUDY: Vista Canyon’s recycled water won’t hurt environment
Vista Canyon - Santa Clarita’s first large-scale water recycling project - will have no significant impact on the environment, a team of local water officials and engineering consultants has…
LA accounting firm opens Santa Clarita office
Los Angeles-based accounting firm Martini Iosue & Akpovi LLP today announced the opening of an office in Santa Clarita, located in the Valencia Executive Plaza at 27201 Tourney Road. “I…
UPDATE: Wild pursuit ends in shooting, Homicide detectives investigate
Homicide detectives are probing the circumstances behind a deputy involved shooting that involved a motorist suspected of driving a stolen law enforcement vehicle briefly through the Santa Clarita Valley and…
Celebration of life for Jo Anne Darcy set for Nov. 12
Community members who would like to honor Jo Anne Darcy’s life and work are invited to a memorial service on Nov. 12. The service will be held at 2 p.m.…
The Code Read team poses for a photo with Palmdale School District administrators at Code Read’s third book drive at Palm Tree Elementary School on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017. Courtesy Photo
Canyon High student donates thousands of books to children in need
From a young age, 17-year-old Mackenzie Krestul has held a deep affection for reading. “I absolutely love reading, I have since I was very young and I’m very, very passionate…
Elks Black Jack Toy Run for Veterans Children
By Grace Elliott, Saugus Community Contributor The Metropolitan District Elks are hosting a community Black Jack Bike & Car Toy Run to benefit Veterans’ children on Saturday, November 11,…
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Update: Halloween Activities*Updated with new event
Trick or Treat at Westfield Valencia Town Center Tuesday, October 31, 2017, 4-6 p.m. Westfield Valencia Town Center 24201 Valencia Blvd ., Valencia Join Westfield and participating retailers for…
A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Phone store robbery in Stevenson Ranch ends in fiery crash
Phone thieves hit a cell phone store in Stevenson Ranch Monday night - the sixth of such theft in less than two months - then crashed the getaway car…
People protest outside of Congressman Steve Knight's office on Carl Boyer Drive in Canyon Country on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
Costumed protestors bring candy, chants to Knight’s office
Costume-clad participants from the Santa Clarita Valley, the Antelope Valley and Los Angeles expressed their opinions on federal tax reform, women’s equality, health care and immigration outside of Congressman Steve…
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Law enforcement officers arrested for domestic violence
Two law enforcement officers who live in Saugus were arrested Monday night on suspicion of domestic violence - one facing a misdemeanor, the other a felony. Kristi Nielsen and…
FILE PHOTO: Wildflowers reach toward the sky along Golden Triangle Road near Center Pointe Parkway on Monday, July 25, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Spooky weather falls on SCV this Halloween
A low-pressure system brought some frightfully cooler temperatures to the Santa Clarita Valley this Halloweek. On Halloween, low temperatures also brought winds between 5 to 10 miles per hour (mph)…
L-R. Muriel Usselman, Diane Albert, Michele Treu at the Newcomers and Friends October luncheon. For more information on Newcomers and friends, please visit: www.ncandf.com. Courtesy photo
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MU's Mike Taylor dunks an alley-oop pass from Hansel Atencia during Thursday night's 90-60 win over Bethesda University. Courtesy of TMU Athletics Department.
TMU Insider: Mustangs volleyball heading to GSAC tournament; basketball off to hot start
By Mason Nesbitt For The Signal The 40-passenger bus rolled to a halt about a half hour before midnight, and one by one players from The Master’s University women’s volleyball…
