Read more about the article One Hart District student to win new car this year
The William S. Hart Union High School District. Dan Watson/The Signal

One Hart District student to win new car this year

As an extra incentive to increase students’ grade point averages, one William S. Hart Union High School District student will walk away from this school quarter with a new car.…

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Read more about the article Charity Golf Tournament to Benefit Individuals with Prader Willi Syndrome
6-year old diagnosed with Prader Willi Syndrome pictured with grandfather. Courtesy photo

Charity Golf Tournament to Benefit Individuals with Prader Willi Syndrome

A six year old boy with Prader Willi Syndrome (PWS) is preparing to go to his Kindergarten class in North Valencia, but is becoming wildly upset because there is a…

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Read more about the article Santa Clarita Luxury Retirement Community Celebrates 1-Year Anniversary
Oakmont residents enjoying Monte Carlo style gaming at the 1 year anniversary of Oakmont of Santa Clarita on Wednesday, January 11. Courtesy photo

Santa Clarita Luxury Retirement Community Celebrates 1-Year Anniversary

Oakmont of Santa Clarita, a luxury Assisted Living and Memory Care Community, celebrated their 1-year Anniversary on Wednesday, January 11. To mark the milestone, residents, family members and employees enjoyed…

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Read more about the article Volunteers take to the streets for annual homeless count
Los Angeles Homeless Services Commissioner Larry Adamson, left, welcomes the dozens of volunteers who registered for a homeless count in Santa Clarita in 2017. Dan Watson/The Signal

Volunteers take to the streets for annual homeless count

On Tuesday night, thousands of volunteers throughout Los Angeles covered the streets, underpasses, riverbeds and washes of the county to count the number of individuals experiencing homelessness in the area.…

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Read more about the article Hart girls soccer hands Valencia first loss in league
Isabela Penaranda (19), left, is congratulated by teammates Taylor Moorehead (9) and Elizabeth MacArthur (17) after Penaranda scored for Hart against Valencia at Valencia on Tuesday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Hart girls soccer hands Valencia first loss in league

Hart High girls soccer handed Valencia its first loss of Foothill League play, 3-2, thanks to two penalty kicks, under the lights at Valencia on Tuesday night. The win is Hart’s…

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Read more about the article Peggy Stabile: Why I marched
A woman wears names of women who weren't able to march in the Women's March in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Peggy Stabile: Why I marched

Last weekend I posted about an amazing experience: my marching with hundreds of thousands of like-minded folks in the L.A. Women’s March last Saturday. The organizers invited “anyone who stands…

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Read more about the article Cher Gilmore: Capital idea for polluted site
Empty dump trucks pull into a soil treatment area to pick up clean dirt as viewed on tour of the clean-up efforts of the Whittaker/Bermite site in Valencia in Oct. 2016. Dan Watson/The Signal

Cher Gilmore: Capital idea for polluted site

What a great idea Chad Kampbell proposed for the Whittaker-Bermite cleanup site “Seize this choice opportunity,” (Jan. 17 in The Signal)! It’s questionable whether, even after “cleanup,” the site will…

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Read more about the article Foothill boys soccer roundup: Valencia takes down Hart
Valencia goalkeeper Daniel Rodriguez (00) is congratulated by teammates following the Vikings' win over Hart on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017. Rodriguez blocked a penalty kick by Hart to keep the game at 1-0. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Foothill boys soccer roundup: Valencia takes down Hart

Valencia High goalie Daniel Rodriguez took a deep breath, exhaled and delivered the truth. Avoiding typical athlete mumbo jumbo about nerves of steel and unfailing confidence, Rodriguez described how he…

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Read more about the article It’s official: Miranda now a Council member
Newly-appointed city councilman Bill Miranda is sworn in ahead of the meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017. Katharine Lotze/Signal

It’s official: Miranda now a Council member

  The Santa Clarita City Council is whole again … though not wholly without critics of how it got that way. Before a nearly full house in the Council Chambers…

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Read more about the article Road crews assess storm damage as city eyes repair funds
Swift flood waters washed away a driveway on Iron Canyon Road in Sand Canyon. (Austin Dave/The Signal)

Road crews assess storm damage as city eyes repair funds

With Gov. Jerry Brown declaring a state of emergency in the wake of the recent winter storms that hammered California, Santa Clarita road crews were in the field on Tuesday…

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