Read more about the article Moving forward at Pinetree
Construction underway at Pinetree Elementary School Tuesday afternoon. Eddy Martinez/The Signal.

Moving forward at Pinetree

The highly anticipated modernization project at Pinetree Community School is expected to commence shortly after the Sulphur Springs Union School District governing board gives the project its final green light…

Continue ReadingMoving forward at Pinetree
Read more about the article Duane Mooring | Who Started the Indecency? The Answer Is Donald Trump
Letters to the Editor

Duane Mooring | Who Started the Indecency? The Answer Is Donald Trump

In response to Betty Arenson’s article on June 30, “The Indecency of the Left”: Betty’s article unfairly minimizes the indecency of the right (especially Donald Trump) and spotlights the indecency…

Continue ReadingDuane Mooring | Who Started the Indecency? The Answer Is Donald Trump
Read more about the article Stacy Fortner | SCV Water Agency Hasn’t Been Forthcoming About Violations, Fine
Letters to the Editor

Stacy Fortner | SCV Water Agency Hasn’t Been Forthcoming About Violations, Fine

In a letter dated March 16, the new Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency was notified that it was being fined $183,000 for water pollution violations by its Valencia division. It…

Continue ReadingStacy Fortner | SCV Water Agency Hasn’t Been Forthcoming About Violations, Fine
Read more about the article Drew Mercy | Thanks to Federal Tax Reform,  Californians’ Paychecks Are Growing
Letters to the Editor

Drew Mercy | Thanks to Federal Tax Reform, Californians’ Paychecks Are Growing

Thanks to tax reform, Walt Disney is giving $1,000 bonuses to its 125,000 employees, thousands of whom work at the firm’s corporate headquarters and studios in Burbank. But tax reform…

Continue ReadingDrew Mercy | Thanks to Federal Tax Reform, Californians’ Paychecks Are Growing
Read more about the article West Ranch grad selected for the Power of Video Scholarship
West Ranch graduate Nicholas Brinkley was selected as one of the inaugural winners of the Power of Video Scholarship, which is worth up to $25,000.

West Ranch grad selected for the Power of Video Scholarship

A West Ranch High School graduate was recently selected as one of the inaugural winners of the Power of Video Scholarship worth up to $25,000. Nicholas Brinkley, a student at…

Continue ReadingWest Ranch grad selected for the Power of Video Scholarship
Read more about the article Van Hook’s three-decade accomplishment
College of the Canyons honored Chancellor Dianne G. Van Hook on Tuesday for her 30 years on campus. Van Hook began heading COC in 1988.

Van Hook’s three-decade accomplishment

College of the Canyons honored its longstanding chancellor on Tuesday, as staff and faculty hosted a party to celebrate Dianne G. Van Hook’s 30 years on-campus. As one of the…

Continue ReadingVan Hook’s three-decade accomplishment
Read more about the article SSUSD expected to renew Illuminate contract
Sulphur Springs Union School District administrative offices. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

SSUSD expected to renew Illuminate contract

In an effort to analyze students’ needs and tailor instruction to their growing demands, the Sulphur Springs Union School District is expected to renew its contract with Illuminate, a data…

Continue ReadingSSUSD expected to renew Illuminate contract
Read more about the article 2017-2018 Valencia Year in Review
Valencia cheerleaders use smartphones to take photos and record as football players eat a giant burrito as fast as they can at the 8th annual Burrito Bowl by the WiSH Education Foundation at Westfield Valencia Town Center on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

2017-2018 Valencia Year in Review

Setting some pretty lofty goals, the Valencia high school sports programs set the bar pretty high for the incoming class of student-athletes year after year. “Our goal is always to…

Continue Reading2017-2018 Valencia Year in Review
Read more about the article Sarah Margaret Stokes: Las Madrinas Débutante
Sarah Margaret Stokes of Santa Clarita will be among the Las Madrinas Débutantes in December. Photo courtesy of Nick Boswell Photography

Sarah Margaret Stokes: Las Madrinas Débutante

In the midst of springtime celebrations and graduations, Las Madrinas announced the 28 families and their daughters who will be honored for their service to the Southern California community and…

Continue ReadingSarah Margaret Stokes: Las Madrinas Débutante
Read more about the article Valencia Women’s Golf Club Celebrates 45th Anniversary
Participants at the Valencia Women’s Golf Club 45th Anniversary Celebration Golf Tournament at Vista Valencia. Photo courtesy of Margie Reid

Valencia Women’s Golf Club Celebrates 45th Anniversary

By Linda Gordon, Santa Clarita Contributor (Above photo, in no particular order): Margie Reid, Rena Calder, Dianne Sindermann, Jane Weber, Margie Usrey, Marsha Gilpin, Kathryn Abild, Jacki Worden, Jackie Nichols,…

Continue ReadingValencia Women’s Golf Club Celebrates 45th Anniversary
Read more about the article Concerts in the Park: Let the Good Times Roll
Sean Devine horses around with his kids, Kylie Devine, 7, and Skyler Devine, 5, as they wait for Concerts in the Park to begin in Central Park. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Concerts in the Park: Let the Good Times Roll

By Councilmember Bill Miranda What a wonderful sight it was seeing the community come together for the Fourth of July festivities last week. From the annual Independence Day 5K/10K and…

Continue ReadingConcerts in the Park: Let the Good Times Roll
Read more about the article Narcan a year later: Large percentage of addicts saved
Deputies receive training on administering Narcan. photo courtesy of the SCV Sheriff's Station.

Narcan a year later: Large percentage of addicts saved

  Deputies administering Narcan revived the unconscious victim of an opioid drug overdose Saturday, one year after a phalanx of civic leaders, first responders and physicians joined in the grand…

Continue ReadingNarcan a year later: Large percentage of addicts saved
Read more about the article Good Samaritans relive the seconds that helped save would-be jumper on bridge
Jose Gutierrez, Steven Mendez and Robert Santiago worked to secure a man found clinging to the side of the Whites Canyon Road bridge over the Santa Clara River on Monday, July 9, 2018. Austin Dave/The Signal

Good Samaritans relive the seconds that helped save would-be jumper on bridge

When Denise Mitchell, a local mother of five, drove by the young man clutching the railing on the Whites Canyon Road bridge, she feared the worst. The young man who…

Continue ReadingGood Samaritans relive the seconds that helped save would-be jumper on bridge