Update: Charlie Fire now spreads over 3,000 acres in Castaic, 10 percent contained
Update: As of 7:17 p.m., the Charlie Fire has grown to 3,000 acres and is 10 percent contained, according to the city of Santa Clarita's Twitter account.
Artist Jose Barba works to create a chalk impression of Vincent Van Gogh's "The Starry Night" on Main Street's blacktop pavement in Newhall during the 2018 Chalk Art Festival. Austin Dave/The Signal
Santa Clarita Chalk Festival kicks off after three-year hiatus
Rudy Pavini spent two and half hours on the morning of his 84th birthday recreating Monet’s “Red Boats, Argenteuil” out of chalk on asphalt. Pavini, a muralist and retired teacher, is one of the 34 artists and art groups participating in the 2018 Santa Clarita Chalk Festival presented by the Old Town Newhall Association.
Beautiful: A sound track of a generation
The moment the lights dimmed in the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood I was transported to my wayward youth. I knew, somewhere in the deep recesses of memory that Carole King…
Courtesy Image: Jeff Barber
Arts Symposium 2018 to set to educate artists on what’s best to succeed
The New Heights Artist Development series will be holding the Arts Symposium 2018 at The Centre in Santa Clarita on Oct. 20.
Vehicles pass by an overhang near the intersection of Newhall Ranch Road and Millhouse Drive on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
Newhall Ranch Road, McBean Parkway intersection closed Tuesday evening for overlay project
The city will be closing the intersection of Newhall Ranch Road and McBean Parkway on Tuesday, according to city officials in a press release issued Friday.
Dozens wait outside the venue holding a depae between Katie Hill and Steve Knight in Palmdale on Thursday. Crystal Duan/ The Signal
Hill, Knight face off in Palmdale debate
During a debate in Palmdale on Thursday night, the candidates in the 25th Congressional District race — incumbent Rep. Steve Knight, R-Palmdale, and his Democratic challenger Katie Hill — voiced their views on policy issues, agreeing occasionally on the causes but ultimately differing on their solutions.
Wyatt McLean and Gia, his potential service dog, visit in North Carolina. Courtesy photo.
Church helps boy get service dog
NorthPark Community Church is coming together to raise funds to supply the McLean family’s 11-year-old son Wyatt with a service dog specialized for kids with autism.
A pet owner signs a banner to leave words of love and gratitude for Dr. Tracy McFarland. Michele Lutes/The Signal
Community gathers for ailing veterinarian
Where meows generally fill a space of healing, tears and whimpers crowded the room. A bell jingled as pet owners, void of their furry friends, made their way through the front doors.
Letters to the Editor
Thomas Oatway | Kavanaugh, Uncle Earl and the Role of Politics in Judicial Confirmation
Steve Lunetta, regarding your commentary on Sept. 20, “Kavanaugh, Uncle Earl, and #MeToo,” I must question some of the comments from “Uncle Earl.” First, the lack of testimony or evidence…
Letters to the Editor
Colleen Hamilton | Thanks to the Good Samaritan Who Helped Me Home with Groceries
I’m an 80-plus-year-old woman recovering from a broken wrist. I decided Saturday morning to walk to VONS and do my shopping, with the idea of using the shopping cart to…
Assemblyman Dante Acosta poses for a picture at his Santa Clarita office on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
Dante Acosta | State’s New Crisis: Seniors on Streets
Many Californians are asking themselves, is the dream of a peaceful and secure retirement becoming a relic in California? Restful days spent with friends and families are quickly becoming unattainable…
SCV Voices: Guest Commentary
Victor Lindenheim | For Our Roads, Vote ‘No’ on Proposition 6
There was a glaring omission in Betty Arenson’s opinion piece in last Saturday’s Signal and in Jonathan Kraut’s Sept. 18 column. Both articles make no mention of what the Santa…
