Letters to the Editor
Jim Horton: The path
Re: “More women needed in leadership, Congress” by Katie Hill published Dec. 23. The writer seems to be under the illusion that her sex grants some special ability to solve…
Letters to the Editor
Richard Myers: The Newhall Ranch effect
I just read Bill Allen’s December 22 editorial, Newhall Ranch provides model for area growth, and as I was reading it I was thinking, “who the heck is Bill Allen…
Gary Horton: Know and act yourself, fully
We humans are vulnerable creatures. We’re as likely to fall victim to our own foibles and errors as we are to outside influence and force. Our brains are like nitro-glycerin.…
Hart boys basketball in the mood to share in win over Grant
After watching a pair of blowouts prior to taking the floor in its Hart Holiday Classic opener Tuesday, Hart provided one of its own to finish out the night. The…
Canyon’s Anthony Gallo (2) goes for a shot as Sierra Canyon’s Terren Frank (15) tries to block the ball at Hart High School on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
Canyon falls to one of top teams in California in Sierra Canyon
The Canyon boys basketball team had a pretty solid understanding of what it was up against in facing Sierra Canyon on Tuesday afternoon. A late entrant into the Hart Holiday…
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Stalled big rig blocks all lanes on 5 freeway in Castaic
Traffic came to a halt along the northbound 5 freeway in Castaic after a stalled big rig shut down all four lanes of the freeway near CHP Road. The big…
A Crime Impact Team and Crime Prevention Unit operation led to a pair of early morning arrests this past week,
Santa Clarita deputies arrest ID theft suspects in Valencia parking lot
Santa Clarita deputies on patrol in the early morning hours found two ID theft suspects in a car in the parking lot of a shopping center on Newhall Ranch Road…
Members of the WiSH Education Foundation and students in the William S. Hart Union High School District pose for a photo in a Hart District Library. The WiSH Education Foundation is working to raise $100,000 for the Hart District's libraries and is the primary beneficiary of the 2018 SCV Charity Chili Cook-Off. Courtesy Photo
WiSH Foundation begins fundraiser to support Hart District libraries
The WiSH Education Foundation already got to work on its New Year’s Resolution for 2018: Raise $100,000 to support and update all of the William S. Hart Union High School…
Stevenson Ranch native Hunter Greene poses with former Cincinnati Reds player Pete Rose, who’s his Las Vegas neighbor. Photo courtesy Hunter Greene.
Stevenson Ranch native Hunter Greene staying busy through the holidays
Stevenson Ranch native Hunter Greene is home for the holidays. But this year’s second overall pick of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by the Cincinnati Reds isn’t taking…
Santa Clarita deputies search Saugus for vehicle-theft suspect
https://youtu.be/yONaj_qZ4Sw Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies are searching for a vehicle-theft suspect after a man fled from officers who were investigating a report of a stolen truck. Deputies on…
Oklahoma junior wide receiver and College of the Canyons alumnus Marquise Brown. Photo courtesy of Josh Gateley/OU Athletics.
SCV college football alumni update
Over 60 football players with ties to the Santa Clarita Valley continued their careers at the collegiate or pro levels this season. It was a solid-year all around football-wise for…
HandsOn Santa Clarita volunteers work at some of the voluntary, non-court-ordered community service the organization takes part in during National Volunteer Week. HandsOn works with L.A. County's court system to network nonprofit service organizations with volunteers who are required to complete community service. Courtesy photo
HandsOn Santa Clarita helps create countywide oversight for community service
L.A. County officials are looking to change the oversight for court-ordered community service, after a Santa Clarita nonprofit reached out with concerns over fraudulent and negligent practices from other agencies…
Jordyn McBride advanced to the CIF-Southern Section Round of 16, the farthest of any girls tennis player in West Ranch history. Christian Monterossa/The Signal
2017 All-SCV Girls Tennis Team: Singles
West Ranch’s Jordyn McBride believes she knows exactly why she lost to Danielle Wilson in the CIF-Southern Section Round of 16. “When I played Daniel Wilson,” McBride said, “I…
Jillian Simons, 7, gets ready to climb down the jungle gym at Central Park in Saugus on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
Warm temperatures return to Santa Clarita
Following a brief period of cold, windy weather, warmer temperatures are expected to return to the sunny Santa Clarita Valley this week. “We’re going to have a little warming trend…
A memorial is on display along Sierra Highway to honor Desiree Lawson on Monday, Dec. 25, 2017. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
Detectives still seeking information about fatal hit and run a year later
A year to the day after a teen was killed in a hit-and-run collision, Santa Clarita Valley detectives are still seeking the information necessary for them to close the case.…
Handguns are on display at Adam's Armory in Stevenson Ranch on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017. The Proposition 63 provisions coming into effect on January 1, 2018 are new laws for convicted criminals to turn over their firearms and tighter controls for internet ammunition sales. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
New California gun laws taking effect Jan. 1, 2018
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office announced several new gun laws set to take effect Jan. 1, several of which were a result of Prop. 63, which Newsom co-authored. Prop. 63,…
