Mental health questioned for pair arrested in violent attacks
The mental health of two men charged in connection with two separate violent attacks — one for allegedly stabbing a deputy, the other for allegedly choking a jogger —…
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Saugus High School seeks inaugural graduates
Saugus High School’s inaugural graduating class will hold its 40-year reunion on June 16, barring it can find other members of the 1978 class. Chair for the SHS Class of…
Newhall Ranch graders captured in aerial shot in March 2018. photo by Austin Dave, The Signal.
County continues housing plans for development
Ed. note: The following story is the first in a several-part series looking at housing developments outside of city boundaries expected in the Santa Clarita Valley in the next few…
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Motion to pass federal funding for disaster relief fails in House
Congressman Steve Knight, R-Palmdale, voted down a last-minute motion to achieve full federal funding for disaster relief, calling the effort redundant to existing legislation. The vote happened during discussion on…
Deputy Lapkin with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station directs traffic through a Safe Shred event held by the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station and the City of Santa Clarita in the Valencia Town Center parking lot on Saturday. Samie Gebers/The Signal
Sheriff’s Station to hold community safe shred/e-waste event.
For those with sensitive data that needs to be disposed of, the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station is hosting a free “Safe and Secure Collection Event,” where residents can dispose…
Cancer survivors take part in the Survivor's First Lap at Relay For Life. The first lap honors each person's battle against cancer and celebrates survivorship. Photo courtesy of Diana Sevanian
American Cancer Society to hold 20th Santa Clarita Relay for Life
The 20th Santa Clarita Relay for Life, held by the American Cancer Society is coming, and with it comes the opportunity to increase awareness of and funding against the devastating…
Firefighters from stations 104 and 150 work to clear a burned out garage on the 28000block of Magic Mountain Lane in Canyon Country. Cory Rubin/ The Signal
Fire destroys a garage, damages vehicle, at Canyon Country house
Fire destroyed the garage of a two-story house in Canyon Country  on Friday afternoon and left a vehicle damaged inside it. The fire broke out just before 4 p.m. inside…
A look at the last four weeks' worth of crime reports available through LASD's crimemapping.com site. This photo is a screenshot of a CrimeMapping.com crime map.
Sheriff announces return of daily Crimemapping.com updates, with a caution
Sheriff's officials announced Friday that they've restored daily crime reports, which are available once again. "The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) is pleased to announce that the preliminary daily…
Image courtesy of movingdaywalk.org. A group of Moving Day attendees walking for Parkinson's Disease awareness. This year's local Moving Day will be held on April 28.
Parkinson’s walk to take place at Valencia Heritage Park Saturday
The Parkinson’s Foundation will host its third annual Moving Day North LA, A Walk for Parkinson’s, in Valencia Heritage Park on April 28 from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Approximately 300-350…
'Illuminated Glory', acrylic, by Naomi Young. Just one of the many pieces of artwork currently showing at the Old Town Newhall Library through May 12. Courtesy photo
“Domes” Art Exhibit Showing Through May 12
The 'Domes' art exhibit, by Israeli artist Naomi Young will run through May 12 at the Old Town Newhall Library. There is still time to see the stunning artwork, featuring…
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Henry Mayo forms new type of health care network
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital has formed a new clinically integrated network — the Henry Mayo Care Network. A CIN is a health care network that coordinates care across providers and…
From left, Holly Schroeder, Cheri Fleming and Jill Mellady shared leadership advice with the NextSCV group on Wednesday night at Valencia Acura. Steve Kiggins/The Signal
NextSCV works to groom SCV’s future leaders
The newest division of the SCV Chamber of Commerce has a mission to develop leaders through personal and professional development, civic engagement and network building opportunities.
Congressman Steve Knight answers questions about policy from students at College of the Canyons on March 13, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Knight’s bill to help traveling mothers passes House
The House of Representatives passed legislation authored by Congressman Steve Knight, R-Palmdale, to maintain a lactation area in airports for mothers to breastfeed their children on Friday. As the…
Graffiti left on Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station Thursday night.
Scooter-driving vandal spray paints sheriff’s station
Detectives were reviewing video surveillance footage Friday in an effort to identify the scooter-driving vandal who zipped into the parking lot of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Thursday…
State Senator Henry Stern perpares to speak at SCOPE's 30th anniversary celebration in Valencia on Sunday. Ryan Painter/The Signal.
Stern legislation to protect African species passes committee
A bill introduced by State Sen. Henry Stern, D-Canoga Park, to protect African species passed the Senate’s Public Safety Committee Tuesday afternoon. S.B. 1487, the Iconic African Species Protection Act,…
Stefano Frascolla and his wife, Simena Bisti (daughter of the founders of Tua Rita, Rita and Virgilio Bisti). Courtesy photo
Carl Kanowsky: International experience in San Francisco
First off, a tip of my hat to my bride, Terry. Not only is she excellent company on our wine forays, she’s also very knowledgeable and quite articulate. Her palate…
Business Journal’s Tech Awards set for next week at CalArts
The Santa Clarita Valley Business Journal will host its first Technology Awards next week as part of the CalArts Expo, the school’s annual student showcase. During the free 30-minute program…
From left, Linda Hafizi, Marlee Lauffer, Sue Nevius, Holly Schroeder and Calvin Hedman were among the crowd of about 125 people on Thursday night at the Santa Clarita Valley Business Journal’s first Women in Business Awards. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
Martha Michael: Passing the mantle of the movement
Several things happened this week that made it royally cool to be female. The birth of another boy to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (Will & Kate) underscored a…
The battle of the brand
A strategic marketing plan – Who are the customers? Where are they? How do we communicate with them? How much will we spend to reach them? – can be the difference between success and failure.
Out of the Bunker: Reverse the Warmup
I remember being a young golfer and grabbing my driver the moment I stepped onto the practice range. It seemed like the obvious choice, because it’s my favorite club in…
