Read more about the article Boys and Girls Club of SCV holds 46th Annual Benefit Auction
From left to right Jade Aubuchon, Amanda Benson Andrew Machado and Theresa Wright take the stage at the 46th Annual Benefit Auction themed 'Vegas Baby' hosted by The Boys and Girls Club of SCV at the Hyatt Regency Valencia on Saturday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Boys and Girls Club of SCV holds 46th Annual Benefit Auction

Mike Bjorkman would not be in the place he is now if it wasn’t for the Boys and Girls Club. As a budding child, he grew up with the club’s…

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Read more about the article Cars, motorcycles and chili…oh my
Steve Brackett shows off his car to Aaron Staudinger at the 7th annual Car and Bike Show, Chili Cook Off...And More hosted by Santa Clarita Elks Lodge 2379 in Canyon Country on Saturday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Cars, motorcycles and chili…oh my

Cars, motorcycles, chili and home-made crafts. This was the recipe for the 7th annual Car and Bike Show, Chili Cook Off...And More hosted by the Santa Clarita Elks Lodge in…

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Read more about the article Hart softball falls in CIF title game
Hart softball mourns its loss to Murrieta Mesa during the CIF-Southern Section Division 3 championship game in Irvine on Saturday. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Hart softball falls in CIF title game

IRVINE — Twenty minutes earlier, in extra innings of the CIF-Southern Section Division 3 title game, Murrieta Mesa’s Zoey Clark had lifted a two-run, walk-off home run over the fence…

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Read more about the article Vehicle fire spreads to surrounding brush near Highway 14
A vehicle fire resulted in a 0.5 acre brush fire off of Highway 14 near Newhall Avenue on Saturday. Contributed photo from Jennifer Indrieri

Vehicle fire spreads to surrounding brush near Highway 14

A vehicle fire spread to the surrounding brush of Highway 14 creating a vegetation fire that burned 0.5 of an acre on Saturday before the L.A. County Fire Department had it…

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Read more about the article Letter Carriers food drive collects 41.5 tons of food for SCV
Jason Wyatt takes a bag of food out of the postal truck during the 25th annual National Association of Letter Carriers Food Drive at the post office on The Old Road in Newhall on Saturday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Letter Carriers food drive collects 41.5 tons of food for SCV

The Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry would like to thank the people who deliver your mail every day. The National Association of Letter Carriers held its 25th annual food drive…

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Read more about the article Foster youth families learn to thrive
Children play in the sand during Thrive, an event geared towards bringing foster youth families together for a day of fun, at Bouquet Canyon Park on Saturday. Samie Gebers/The Signal

Foster youth families learn to thrive

When Lauren Frey decided to organize Thrive, a community event for SCV’s foster youth families, she wanted to make sure that parents went home with the resources they needed. Frey,…

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Read more about the article Looking toward the future
Bailey Brann, left, and Brianna Brann, right, stand to be recognized for maintaining a 4.0 GPA throughout their time at Academy of the Canyons during the commencement ceremony held in the Honor Grove at College of the Canyons on Saturday. Samie Gebers/The Signal

Looking toward the future

The 2017 class of Academy of the Canyons celebrated their graduation in the Honor Grove at College of the Canyons on Saturday. Number of graduates: 106 Number of graduates with…

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Read more about the article Upbeat Hart softball ready for Rams’ challenge
Hart's Abby Sweet (26) watches the play from her position at third base during a softball game against Royal - Simi Valley on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Upbeat Hart softball ready for Rams’ challenge

As Morgan Jones dutifully shuffled out of Hart High’s dugout and over to a cell phone hooked up to the PA system at Newhall Park on Tuesday, someone in the…

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Read more about the article West Ranch softball grad earns lifelong title in first season at Arizona
Freshman Jessie Harper (19) during Arizona's 4-2 win over Texas at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium in Tucson, Ariz. on March 5, 2017. Courtesy Arizona Athletics

West Ranch softball grad earns lifelong title in first season at Arizona

The title always caught Jessie Harper’s attention. She’d hear it at banquets or on TV, always tied to some former softball star. Now she’ll hear it the rest of her…

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Read more about the article SCV athletes face tough first day of CIF state meet
Canyon High's Gabby Sanchez competes in the girls discus event at the CIF state prelims at Buchanan High of Clovis on Friday. Courtesy John Lozano

SCV athletes face tough first day of CIF state meet

Trinity Classical Academy runner Solomon Strader has been cool as a post-race water in every competition this season. The CIF state track and field prelims at Buchanan High of Clovis,…

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