Letters to the Editor
Robert Sheppard: Net Neutrality’s broken legs
Obey federal rule or they will destroy your livelihood or arrest you. Using the threat of Violent Force to do small good destroys any good intent. Evil use of force…
Gary Horton: Thank you to community of caregivers
Can tragedy turn to opportunity? An unexpected loss into new life insights? To tighter family bonding? Pain into lightness? Suffering, into release? Our family has just been through a gut-wrenching…
Valencia's Tiana Beale (14) drives towards the basket as Canyon's Selasi Mawugbe (13) guards her at Valencia on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
Canyon defense suffocates Valencia in CIF-SS final rematch
By Erik Boal For The Signal As if 10 months of anticipation, inspiration and motivation weren’t enough to have the Canyon girls basketball team prepared for Tuesday’s first-place showdown…
Foothill League boys hoops roundup: Saugus sophomores take control to take down Hart
At a summer tournament in Santa Barbara, Saugus coach Alfredo Manzano recalls sitting down his plethora of talented sophomores, outlining their importance in sending the team’s senior class out on…
Foothill League boys soccer roundup: Hart boys soccer scores late goal for win over Saugus
Eight minutes felt like an eternity for Hart boys soccer on Tuesday afternoon. Due to the number of injuries in the Indians’ game against Saugus, that’s how long stoppage time…
Carmen Navarro and her sons Jesus and Diego Cruz walk at Golden Valley Park in Santa Clarita on Jan. 23, 2017. The family is battling to return to their home after a fire damaged their apartment. Austin Dave/The Signal
Santa Clarita family forced from home by fire, struggles each day
A lot of people struggle to make ends meet in the Santa Clarita Valley, but few share the enormity of Carmen Navarro’s struggle – forced from her home by fire…
Hart’s Taylor Moorehead (9) passes the ball down field as Saugus’s Brooke Chambers (9) follows close behind on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
Foothill League girls soccer roundup: Hart gets revenge with win over Saugus
Through over two hours of combined play this season, the Hart and Saugus girls soccer teams had yet to find the back of the net against each other. The Foothill…
Canyons Hall at College of the Canyons (Source: COC)
COC Board to review college, bond audits
Four audits for the 2016-17 fiscal year are expected to be reviewed by the Santa Clarita Community Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees, which oversees College of the…
A new pre-fabricated steel truss pedestrian bridge across McBean Parkway between Gamble House Court and Arroyo Park Drive, starting on Friday. The previous bridge was aged and decayed. Photo courtesy of the city of Santa Clarita
New pedestrian bridge, traffic improvements to begin on Sierra Highway
Starting on Monday, January 29, 2018, the City of Santa Clarita will begin work on a federally-funded project which includes the installation of a pre-fabricated steel truss pedestrian bridge over…
Mental state questioned for 2 men accused of violent crimes
The mental state of two men accused in recent, separate violent crimes — one allegedly a kidnapping, the other allegedly involving sex crimes against children — is now being assessed…
An aerial photo of the College of the Canyons Valencia Campus in March 2015. Courtesy of COC
COC implements new solutions to ease parking concerns
As College of the Canyons begins construction work on both of its campuses, the college is implementing new solutions to fulfill its students’ parking demands. This spring, COC is expected…
Santa Clarita CPA Laura Troost ‘goes that extra mile’
When the calendar turns each year, Laura Troost’s life takes a turn, too. Her days get longer. The paperwork accumulates. Her calculator gets a workout. “I can stay busy all…
The Cemex mining site in Canyon Country. Dan Watson/The Signal
Santa Clarita reports more than $12M in costs for Cemex fight
The city of Santa Clarita has spent approximately $12.15 million in fighting Cemex, the company hoping to excavate millions of tons of sand and gravel from an area just outside…
A shrine honoring the victimes of Friday's murder-suicide lies on the corner of Startree and Bottletree lane in Saugus, Calif. Ryan Painter/The Signal.
Detectives examine possible murder-suicide motives
Homicide detectives know who killed the Birnkrant family, but no one knows why the patriarch of that Saugus family did it. Michael Joseph Birnkrant, born Dec. 12, 1966, shot and…
Two Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station deputies stand guard near the scene of a shooting in Newhall on Monday April 3, 2017. (Austin Dave/The Signal)
Gunned down at night: Newhall man’s murder still unsolved
This is the second in a seven-part series looking at the six murders that were reported in the Santa Clarita Valley in 2017. Before he was gunned down on the…
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UPDATE: Santa Clarita Valley woman named a suspect in fatal, wrong-way crash
A Santa Clarita Valley woman, described by local sheriff’s deputies as a transient in recent arrest logs, was identified Tuesday morning as the suspect in a deadly wrong-way driving crash…
Hansel Atencia (4) of The Master's University takes the ball up the court during a home match as Isaiah Hicks (13) of Bethesda chases after him on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
TMU Insider: Mustangs have weekend of non-stop action
The weekend at Master’s evoked the title of a popular TV series from yesteryear. Friday and Saturday were defined by threes, and plenty of company. Friday: Josh Robison launched three…
Thirteen-year-old Riley Botton, 13, poses for a picture beside the pool at the Santa Clarita Aquatics Center on Monday, Jan. 22. 2018. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
SCV youth swimmer excelling at Paseo Aquatics
At 13 years old, Riley Botton is one of the top up-and-coming swimmers training with Paseo Aquatics. She’s also a second-degree black belt in karate. Although she’s focused primarily on…
A bird looks into the water at Bridgeport Marketplace on Saturday. Samie Gebers/The Signal
Remo Music Center relocates to SCV, aims to connect community
As the booms of drums filled the air, heads rocked, feet stamped and hands clapped. Who knew a ribbon cutting ceremony could be so much fun? The Remo Recreational Music…
