Letters to the Editor
Thomas Oatway: More on tax proposals
Thank you to The Signal for publishing my recent Opinion letter on income redistribution with the proposed GOP tax reform plan. And I also wish to give a hearty thank…
Letters to the Editor
Richard Myers: Dangerous onramp
I'm writing today to prevent an accident and perhaps save a life. There is a very dangerous traffic condition for anyone driving and taking Calgrove to enter the Interstate 5 freeway Southbound.…
Maria Gutzeit: Watching the world burn
There was a decisive moment during negotiations that ultimately led to the formation of the new SCV Water. That moment was when we all realized we wanted the same thing.…
West Ranch's Freddy Montes, right, waits to receive the ball as Sierra Canyon midfielder Christian Chitty turns around to give chase during a home game on Monday, Nov. 11, 2017. Montes scored the first goal after a penalty kick for the Wildcats in a 4-0 season opener win against the visiting Trailblazers. Erik Luna/The Signal
West Ranch eases by Sierra Canyon in season opener
As 20-mph winds whipped across West Ranch’s turf field Monday afternoon, Wildcats coach Louis Mogrovejo had one constant bit of advice. “Relax,” he yelled throughout the team’s season opener against…
City of Santa Clarita City Hall
Vista Canyon water factory to take next step
Santa Clarita is expected to move forward with the Vista Canyon Recycled Water Factory at the City Council meeting Tuesday. Vista Canyon is Santa Clarita’s first large-scale recycling project and…
Promising young boxer killed in crash
A promising young boxer with an impressive record in the ring died Friday in a crash in Palmdale. Cesar Diaz, 20, of Palmdale, whose family also operates a Sand Canyon-area…
File photo of Public Works crew putting gate in place on Bouquet Canyon Road. Katharine Lotze/Signal
Three solo crashes on Bouquet Monday morning renew safety concerns
Three solo vehicle crashes in just over three hours Monday morning reminded emergency response officials about the need to improve safety along the winding tree-lined Bouquet Canyon Road. While aspects…
Club will advocate to legalize ferrets at council meeting
A group of ferret advocates plan to ask the Santa Clarita City Council to help legalize their furry friends at the meeting on Tuesday. Angel City Ferret Club, which has…
Santa Clarita City Hall
City to acquire property for homeless shelter, open space
Santa Clarita is looking to add six acres of property to its portfolio at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. One of those acres is to be added to the homeless shelter…
UPDATE: Castaic brush fire burns two acres
Firefighters fearing windy days such as the day experienced Monday, rushed to a brush fire in Castaic hoping to stop it early before winds gusting up to 25 miles per…
Cyber Monday shoppers warned to be watchful
With more and more holiday shoppers bypassing Black Friday for Cyber Monday deals online, more and more thieves lay in wait for packages to be delivered and, in some cases,…
Emma DeCourt, 15, plays the violin inside her Canyon Country home on Friday, Nov. 24, 2017. She attends Gorman Learning Center and will be performing at Carnegie Hall in February. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
High school student earns chance to perform at Carnegie Hall
A Santa Clarita Youth Orchestra member is looking forward to her first concert in Carnegie Hall in New York next year. Emma DeCourt, 15, a Canyon Country resident and Gorman…
From left to right, iLEAD co-founder Dawn Evenson, Assemblyman Dante Acosta and iLEAD co-founder Amber Raskin join the Girl Scouts for a check presentation at SCVi on Monday, Nov. 27, 2017. Courtesy Photo
SCVi receives $5,000 educational grant
Students and elected officials gathered together on Santa Clarita Valley International’s (SCVi) campus Monday to celebrate a $5,000 educational grant awarded to the school this fall. The grant from the…
The Newhall School District Office. Dan Watson/The Signal
Newhall Board to discuss district’s Arts for All Plan
To help all students receive access to a well-rounded arts education, the Newhall School District recently partnered with Arts for All, an initiative from the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.…
Students orderly follow thier teacher from their classroom to the blacktop during Monday's disaster drill at Highlands Elementary School in Saugus, Calif. Ryan Painter/The Signal.
Highland Elementary stages school wide earthquake drill
Instead of filing paperwork or reporting tardy slips, the front office staff at Highlands Elementary School in Saugus spent Monday morning taking inventory of emergency vests, packing first-aid equipment and…
