Foothill League softball roundup: Hart bats heat up in win over West Ranch
With each strikeout she threw against West Ranch, Hart pitcher Amanda Souza’s smile seemed to get brighter and brighter. By the end of the game and nine K’s to her…
TMU Insider: Steeplechase runners poised for breakthrough
At any time, Master’s coach Zach Schroeder could scroll to specific times on his laptop and detail the work of each of his runners. He could tell you that freshman…
“Breaking Contracts”
Cary Quashen is the owner of Action Family Counseling based in Santa Clarita, Calif. In an effort to save the lives of local youth, the longtime addiction expert shares…
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SCV Water Agency staffers poised to get 3 percent raise
Staffers at the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency are poised to get a 3 percent wage increase after a committee at the new water agency approved the suggestion Monday.…
Newhall Ranch graders captured in aerial shot in March 2018. photo by Austin Dave, The Signal.
SCV building boom prompts concern over “cumulative” impact
With a handful of 400-home subdivisions soon to be planted in Castaic, adding to the more than 40,000 homes being ushered in with two major developments, residents are asking…
Stargazers gather along Templin Highway in Castaic to watch the Perseid Meteor Shower on Saturday, August 12, 2017. Christian Monterrosa/The Signal
Castaic Town Council to hold April meeting
The Castaic Town Council is hosting its monthly meeting Wednesday and plans to vote on letters drafted to local officials and community members. The council previously drafted a letter to…
Founded in 2014, Major Impact Theater has written and produced the theater group’s previous five specially adapted musical plays.
Major Impact Theater group puts on performance by adults with disabilities
The Newhall Family Theatre will host the first show of its kind by adults with disabilities next month. “Harry and the Magical Rock” will be performed May 12 by Major…
The Proposed map for the Plum Canyon Annexation from the city Planning Commission.
City Council to vote on Plum Canyon annexation
The Santa Clarita City Council will vote on the Plum Canyon annexation at its next meeting on April 24. The annexation was unanimously approved by the Santa Clarita Planning Commission…
Cameron Ely, 11, center, looks up at her coach as she and her teammates cheer ahead of the start of the next inning at a game at the MLB Trailblazers Series at the MLB Youth Academy on Compton, Calif. on April 15, 2018. Ely was one of 100 girls chosen to participate in the series, now in its second year.
Local baseball player participates in all-girls “Trailblazer Series”
Cameron Ely loves hair scrunchies. But unlike most 11-year-old girls, the hair accessory has a bigger purpose than style. “I like them because they pull my hair out of my…
LASD car. Signal file photo.
Grilled: 4 arrested at alleged barbecue melee
A quiet mid-afternoon residential barbecue turned to violence Sunday, ending with four people arrested on suspicion of assault, most for assault with a deadly weapon, a felony. It all…
Knight supports advancement of NASA Authorization bill
Congressman Steve Knight, R-Palmdale, voted with members of the House Committee on Science, Space, & Technology in favor of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Authorization Act of 2018…
lacrosse player with stick
Saugus to add boys lacrosse team
Hoping to add a coach before the start of summer, Saugus co-Athletic Director Brandon Marcia is excited about the opportunity to finally bring boys lacrosse to Saugus High School. “Up…
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital celebrates National Volunteer Appreciation Week
Every April, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital recognizes over 300 incredible volunteers-adults, teen and canine-during National Volunteer Appreciation Week. “The example set by the selfless dedication and hard work of our…
COC offensive lineman Carlton Lorenz ready to tackle an abundance of collegiate school offers. Eddy Martinez/The Signal.
COC product tackles college offers
Driving about 30 minutes from his Studio City home to the College of the Canyons campus, offensive tackle Carlton Lorenz is going to have to travel a lot further next…
Maria Gutzeit: Celebrate achievements on Earth Day
With new information that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now twice the size of Texas, the death of the last male African White Rhino, and the seemingly unending march…
Letters to the Editor
Steve Petzold: Responding to the public
A recent Signal poll resulted in over 7,000 responses favoring a challenge to sanctuary city status. There is overwhelming public concern and interest in this issue. On May 8, the…
Letters to the Editor
Thomas Oatway: Fair comments
Steve Lunetta: Reading your commentary in The Signal today, I am hearing the same rhetoric that is used to defend President Trump’s actions and inactions: basically, he is being unfairly…
LASD car. Signal file photo.
D.A. charges man with lewd acts against a child
The District Attorney’s Office filed a pair of charges after Santa Clarita Valley deputies arrested a man accused of performing lewd acts upon a child under the age of 14,…
Sexual assault awareness seminar to be held on April 28
A new local movement centering on sexual assault awareness is planning a seminar for April 28 at College of the Canyons. “Wake Up, Stand Up” will bring student speakers and…
County to present septic tank presentation to Val Verde residents
Val Verde residents will hear a presentation from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board on new septic tank regulations…
