Maria Gutzeit: Wakeup call along the wash
A wakeup call rang last Tuesday morning: an assault occurred on the bike path. It wasn’t a surprise given the drug usage and encampments along the river, but now it…
Trinity’s Dustin Kua heading to Cal Poly SLO for collegiate tennis career
Dustin Kua’s recruitment from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo reached its peak Saturday — literally and figuratively — at the top of a mountain in Morro Bay during his official…
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UPDATE: LASD sergeant among 8 SCV residents wounded in Las Vegas shooting
At least four women and four men, including a sheriff’s sergeant, all from SCV, were among at least 527 people wounded at a concert in Las Vegas Sunday where…
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Valencia football coach recounts experience at Las Vegas shooting
Just two days after Valencia football was chasing a lead in a competitive game against Calabasas, special teams coach Brian Malette found himself in a situation infinitely more intense on…
Valencia group of friends attending Sunday's concert in Las Vegas.
Top row: Sydney Striff, Emily Tuffey, Kellie Kleszcz Jesse Heyer
Bottom row: Emily Ellias, Chance Earnest, Brooke Dawson. courtesy photo by Veronica Dawson.
Local heroes emerge at scene of country’s worst mass shooting
Jesse Heyer, of Valencia, who just completed his EMT course on how to help others put his newly-acquired skills to use Sunday when he ran back to the concert…
Assemblyman Dante Acosta held a "Community Chat" at It's A Grind coffee shop in Castaic on Saturday, August 5, 2017 Christian Monterrosa/ The Signal
Acosta’s public safety, local control bills get governor’s signature
Assemblyman Dante Acosta (R-Santa Clarita) saw two of his bills signed into law last week, one a matter of public safety for the whole state and one specific to the…
Flutes decorated by Santa Clarita Valley students who participated in the “Flutes Across the World” program with a music teacher who is being investigated for placing bodily fluids on the handmade flutes. Photos courtesy of Facebook
UPDATE: Music teacher investigated for allegedly contaminating flutes with bodily fluids
UPDATE 4:40 P.M. MONDAY Local, state and federal agencies are investigating a music specialist who allegedly placed bodily fluids on “flute like instruments” at as many as 23 school districts…
Bridgeport Elementary students present the results of their recycling program to judges from Grades for Green on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Canyon Santa Clarita concert venue opens in early November
The self-proclaimed “king of the thousand-seat concert venue in Southern California” is about to open for business in Santa Clarita. Sterling Venue Ventures will open The Canyon-Santa Clarita, its fifth…
Former Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station spokesman safe after Las Vegas shooting
The urge to leave just a few minutes early may have saved the life of off-duty Los Angeles County Sheriff's Detective Josh Dubin. The former Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station…
If you’re having trouble recruiting people, make it a priority
How can a company deal with a severe labor shortage that has slowly been creeping up over the last few years? Keep in mind that the cost of turnover has…
CIF-SS football, volleyball, cross country rankings: 10/2/17
Football Division 2 No. 5 Valencia Division 6 No. 4 Golden Valley No. 9 Canyon Division 9 No. 4 West Ranch Division 13 No. 6 Santa Clarita Christian Volleyball Division…
Scorpion moving into new headquarters
Scorpion, the Santa Clarita-based internet marketing firm, moves this month into its new 100,000-square-foot headquarters overlooking Magic Mountain Parkway at Interstate 5. The company will hold a grand opening on…
SIGNAL FILE PHOTO: A polling place worker hands a sticker to a voter after he completed his ballot at Fire Station 73 in Newhall in November. Katharine Lotze/Signal
UPDATE: Governor signs two, vetoes one of Stern’s bills
Three of Senator Henry Stern’s bills sitting on the governor’s desk were read over the past week, two signed into law and the other vetoed. Stern’s effort to engage youth…
The Newhall School District Office. Dan Watson/The Signal
Newhall Board to review state physical fitness test results
Members of the Newhall School District Governing Board are expected to hear a presentation about the district’s results on the state-mandated physical fitness tests during the 2016-17 school year during…
Four vehicles, carport go up in flames in Valencia
Four vehicles and a carport were severely damaged in a early morning Valencia blaze, officials confirmed. The fire broke out shortly before 1 a.m. and near the 25700 block of…
John Phippen, of Valencia, killed in Las Vegas mass shooting Sunday.
Valencia father shot and killed, his son wounded in Vegas mass shooting
A Santa Clarita man and his son, a Valencia High School grad, were among at least 58 people shot in Sunday’s mass shooting in Las Vegas, claiming the life of…
Retired Saugus High School Principal Bill Bolde speaks at a retirement ceremony held in his honor on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2017. Danny Diaz/For The Signal
Bill Bolde to lead Career Services at The Master’s University
Bill Bolde, former principal of Saugus High School, was officially named Executive Director of Community Relations and Career Services at The Master’s University (TMU) Friday. “I’m extremely pleased to join…
A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Several off-duty L.A. county firefighters shot during concert in Las Vegas
News release issued by the LACFD. Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) is confirming that several off-duty members were in attendance at the October 1st Route 91 Harvest Music Country…
Clouds billow in the distance looking north-west at about noon from Dockweiller Drive in Santa Clarita. The Old Town Newhall Library can be seen, lower right, and the homes of Stevenson Ranch are visible on the hills in Feb. 2017. Dan Watson/The Signal
Rents climb to $2,500 for a two-bedroom in Santa Clarita
September marked the eighth consecutive month that rents have increased in Santa Clarita. Over the past month, rent costs in the city have increased by 0.4 percent and 6.6 percent…
UPDATE: Gunman opens fire on Las Vegas concert; Valencia man among the dead
LAS VEGAS –– At least 59 people were killed and 500 more injured Sunday night after a gunman opened fire on a concert in Las Vegas, Nevada, police officials confirmed…
