Mylar balloons cause more than 20,000 to lose power in Santa Clarita
Crews work to restore power to approximately 20,000 residents after a foreign object caused equipment to fail at the Canyon Country substation. Cory Rubin/ The Signal

Mylar balloons cause more than 20,000 to lose power in Santa Clarita

Mylar balloons tangled with a power substation Friday night, cutting power to more than 20,000 customers in Canyon Country, Newhall and Saugus. A Southern California Edison official cautioned against careless…

County to vote on helping homeless survive heat wave, Bridge to Home stays open next week
Shelter Manager Olga Ruiz shows the inside of the Bridge to Home homeless shelter in Santa Clarita on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

County to vote on helping homeless survive heat wave, Bridge to Home stays open next week

The Santa Clarita Valley homeless population may soon be able to stay in air-conditioned places past usual business hours. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote…

Firefighters honored at Oakmont for extinguishing 2017 Rye Fire
Anderson Mackey Jr., assistant fire chief for the district, answers various questions asked by members of the Oakmont of Santa Clarita Senior Home Friday afternoon. Eddy Martinez/The Signal

Firefighters honored at Oakmont for extinguishing 2017 Rye Fire

As the Santa Clarita Valley continues to push through the summer fire season, firefighters who fought off the 2017 Rye Fire were honored by residents at the Oakmont of Santa Clarita senior living community on Friday afternoon.

Community college students get easier path to transfer out
Graduates from College of the Canyons gathered together in the Honor Grove on June 1 for their commencement ceremony. Eddy Martinez/The Signal.

Community college students get easier path to transfer out

Students who successfully complete their associate’s degree requirements at College of the Canyons or another California community college will now have an opportunity for guaranteed admission into more than 30…

A new fit for Valencia
The Mechanix Head Quarters building Friday, July 28, 2018. Eddy Martinez/The Signal.

A new fit for Valencia

Just as the heavy-duty gloves they make come in pairs, Mechanix Wear Inc. will soon have a new kind of pairing: With the addition of a new warehouse in the works, it’ll have two facilities in Valencia.

CalArts hosts summer school for high school students
California State Summer School for the Arts students rehearse a dance at California Institute of the Arts in Valencia on Wednesday, July 19, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

CalArts hosts summer school for high school students

High school students from across the country traveled to CalArts to participate in the California State Summer School for the Arts, which started July 7 and runs until Aug. 3.…

New pilot program sets path to coding
Primary and secondary school student will have access to free afterschool coding classes funded under California's latest state budget.

New pilot program sets path to coding

Santa Clarita Valley students in grades K-8 may soon be able to learn critical computer programming skills following the state’s approval of a new pilot program and $15 million in…

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