Read more about the article Valencia softball one step too slow against Agoura
Valencia's Noel Dominguez (3) hits and RBI single in the third inning against Agoura at Valencia on Tuesday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Valencia softball one step too slow against Agoura

Valencia catcher Ally Shipman whipped the ball to third. Shortstop Noel Dominguez received the throw and darted toward second. Agoura’s Julia Noskin ran for dear life. Dominguez dove and tagged…

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Read more about the article Cross-institutional partnership fosters STEM education
Enblem Academy student Josh Smith shows Gilbert Maldonado of Donalson Filtration Solutions how students are using 3D printers during the Student STEM Showcase at Enblem Academy in Saugus on Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Cross-institutional partnership fosters STEM education

At Emblem Academy and West Creek Academy, students have the unique opportunity to study and pursue four STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) pathways from kindergarten to college. Named the…

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Read more about the article Wilk and Acosta to host local town hall meeting
Dante Acosta speaks at Robinson Ranch Golf Club on Nov. 9. Dan Watson/The Signal

Wilk and Acosta to host local town hall meeting

Assemblyman Dante Acosta and Senator Scott Wilk are tag teaming a town hall meeting at the end of the month in Santa Clarita to garner information and hear concerns from…

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Read more about the article Homicide detectives probe discovery of badly decomposed body
Sheriff's homicide detectives brief a forensics technician near the area where human remains were discovered. (Austin Dave/The Signal)

Homicide detectives probe discovery of badly decomposed body

Homicide detectives are investigating the discovery Tuesday of human remains found in a field near Golden Valley High School. The body, described as being in the later stages of decomposition,…

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Read more about the article Homeless locals talk needed services and assistance
Jason Knowles (left) and Rodney Parker sit at the Metro station in Newhall with food packages from Bridge to Home. Austin Dave/The Signal

Homeless locals talk needed services and assistance

Michelle Richards is not unlike many other women in the Santa Clarita Valley. She works a full time job, enjoys taking her two elementary aged sons out for ice cream…

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Read more about the article Statewide water savings surpass 20 percent in January
The Castaic Lake spillway. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Statewide water savings surpass 20 percent in January

SACRAMENTO — The State Water Resources Control Board today announced that urban Californians’ monthly water conservation was 20.5 percent in January, an increase from the 17.2 percent savings in January…

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Read more about the article Drought not over in SCV
Heavy rain falls as Caltrans workers set up a ramp closed sign at the entrance to the south-bound 5 Freeway from the Old Road near Rye Canyon Road in Valencia on Friday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Drought not over in SCV

While the rest of California remains awash in post-drought news - reporting above average rainfall and a healthy normal snow pack in the Sierra Nevadas - the northwest part of…

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Read more about the article Four SCV teams still alive for regional, state play
Valencia's Kayla Konrad (23) drives past Canyon defender Gabriela Sanchez during the CIF-SS Division 1AA Championship at The Honda Center in Anaheim on March 4. Dan Watson/The Signal

Four SCV teams still alive for regional, state play

One team formed jubilant memories over the weekend. Two others endured painful losses. Another team didn’t even play. All four Santa Clarita Valley teams still alive this postseason now turn…

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Read more about the article Rich makes the most of his Chance, places 6th at state
Valencia's Chance Rich stands in the 6th place spot on the podium at the CIF state tournament on Saturday, March 4 at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield. Courtesy photo

Rich makes the most of his Chance, places 6th at state

Since he was 7 years old, Chance Rich has been working with Valencia High wrestling coach Brian Peterson. From the start, Peterson knew that Rich would be a state medalist.…

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Read more about the article TMU Insider: Men’s, women’s hoops advance to GSAC finals
The Master's University women's basketball players celebrate a win over Vanguard University in the semifinals of the Golden State Athletic Conference tournament at TMU last week. Photo courtesy of TMU Athletics

TMU Insider: Men’s, women’s hoops advance to GSAC finals

Last week, The Master’s University men’s and women’s basketball teams advanced to Tuesday’s Golden State Athletic Conference Tournament Championships and the baseball team swept St. Katherine College of San Marcos.…

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