SCV Voices: Guest Commentary
Margie Veis: Thank you to those who helped
I would like to take this opportunity to personally thank all those that came to the aid of Oakmont of Santa Clarita the day of the Rye Fire. With the…
SCV Voices: Guest Commentary
Jim Horton: ‘Wild West’
Re: Arnold Mann’s letter of Dec. 29, “A better example” I'm afraid Mr Mann has a skewed view of our old west. In reality, it was peopled by the same…
Gary Horton: No grand plans mean no grand future
The definition of hell: “On your last day on earth, the person you became will meet the person you could have become.” I stumbled onto this quote while working on…
Hart's Luis Garcia (18) runs towards the ball with El Camino's Brandon Castaneda (11) right in front of him during a home match on Monday, Jan. 2, 2018. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
Hart boys soccer stumbles at home
Hart boys soccer was well aware of what they were up against when they took on El Camino Real of Woodland Hills at home on Tuesday. The Conquistadors entered the…
Data shows Santa Clarita has some of the highest median rental prices in Santa Clarita, according to a monthly report from ApartmentList.com. Contributed
Average apartment rent dips slightly, but still trending up from 2016
The average renter in Santa Clarita paid $10 less per month for a two-bedroom apartment, but the city still outpaces much of Southern California as home to some of the…
Teresa Williams, 24, has been missing since Saturday when she was seen at the Goodwill store in Saugus. Courtesy photo
Mom seeks to find missing special needs daughter
The parents of a Valencia High School graduate with special needs who has been missing since Saturday are seeking the public’s help in finding their daughter. Sharon Bird said Tuesday…
Education Department wants California to improve its ESSA plan
In a letter to California education officials, the U.S. Department of Education noted several flaws in the state’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan, a federal law that addresses the…
Sheriff's Sgt. William Lynch measures the speed of approaching vehicles outside the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station on Nov. 22, 2017. Austin Dave/The Signal
More than 40 speed citations issued on Golden Valley Road in one week
The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station's motorcycle detail issued more than 40 citations for unsafe speed on Golden Valley Road within the last week of December. "Many of the motorists…
The California Highway Patrol runs a sobriety checkpoint on The Old Road in August 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
13 suspected drunk SCV drivers over New Years
Arrest records indicate the slightest of declines in reported DUI numbers for Santa Clarita Valley drivers over the New Year’s weekend. Just over a dozen drivers were arrested on suspicion…
LASD car. Signal file photo.
Best watchdog is a watchful neighbor
There’s the latest doorstep electronic surveillance camera. An alarm system can have someone at the door within minutes. And don’t forget, the family dog that barks at everything. However, if…
Thomas becomes president of Condie, Thomas & Harbo
Outgoing president Condie takes over as chairman of the board
Thomas becomes president of Condie, Thomas & Harbo
Outgoing president Condie takes over as chairman of the board
Signal File Photo: Congressman Steve Knight speaks about his work in Washington during a public meeting. Dan Watson/For the Signal
Knight: Cemex mine, infrastructure, among 2018 priorities
Representative Steve Knight, R-Palmdale, said last week he’s had a positive year for legislation, but has already outlined several top priorities for the new year. The two-term congressman said he…
Deputies investigate fatal rollover crash near Rio Vista Elementary
https://youtu.be/Q0n39-1zxLk Santa Clarita’s deputies and fire officials responded to a fatal, single-vehicle rollover crash in the Rio Vista Elementary School parking lot, officials said Tuesday. The car, described as an…
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital.
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital to host film screening on maternal health
An estimated one in seven mothers struggles with maternal mental health issues, according to Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital. To help inform the Santa Clarita Valley community of this hidden epidemic…
FILE PHOTO: Members of the 2017 graduating class march in to begin the College of the Canyons commencement ceremony held in the Honor Grove at College of the Canyons in Valencia on June 2. Dan Watson/For the Signal
Scorpion provides financial support to COC’s First Year Promise program
Scorpion, a Valencia-based internet marketing firm, donated $24,000 to the College of the Canyons Foundation to support the college’s First Year Promise program, which gives first-year, full-time students the opportunity…
FILE PHOTO: Old Orchard elementary School Principal Ken Hintz, right, welcomes students, parents and dignitaries as they tour the new science lab at the school after the official ceremony for the opening of two new permanent modular buildings at Old Orchard Elementary School in Newhall on Monday, Oct. 10, 2016. Dan Watson/The Signal
NSD turns attention to English Learners following Dashboard release
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series looking at how Santa Clarita Valley school districts performed on the fall 2017 release of the California School Dashboard. Following the…
New education laws passed by California Legislature in 2017
This past year, dozens of bills related to education passed through the California legislature and received Gov. Jerry Brown’s signatures. The new laws effect everything from public school instruction and…
Saugus girls cross country's Mariah Castillo runs down a hill in Central park on Monday. Castillo is The Signal's All-SCV girls cross country runner of the year. Ryan Painter & Christian Monterrosa/The Signal
2017 All-SCV girls cross country team
Saugus cross country runner Mariah Castillo remembers running a timed mile in fifth-grade gym class. She wanted to set the school’s mile record – six minutes and 30 seconds. She…
