Read more about the article Valencia catcher Ally Shipman earns preseason honors
Valencia's Ally Shipman was recently named a MaxPreps Preseason All-American. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Valencia catcher Ally Shipman earns preseason honors

Looking ahead, Valencia softball’s Ally Shipman can see a bright future at University of Tennessee. Behind her, she can see a stat line from her junior year that includes 15…

Continue ReadingValencia catcher Ally Shipman earns preseason honors
Read more about the article Volunteer Opportunities and Blood Donations February 22
The sweet dog has won the hearts of staff and volunteers, but is waiting for that special home to call her own. Courtesy photo.

Volunteer Opportunities and Blood Donations February 22

Volunteer Opportunities CERT Simulation Drill, February 22, 6-8:30 p.m. Volunteers needed to act as “injured survivors” for the emergency response simulation drill (7 years & up; minors must be accompanied…

Continue ReadingVolunteer Opportunities and Blood Donations February 22
Read more about the article Weekly Ongoing Calendar February 22
Orange poppies bloom, along with other wildflowers, on a hillside off Shangri-La Drive in Canyon Country on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Weekly Ongoing Calendar February 22

Saturday   Old Town Newhall Farmers Market What: New location, new day and new hours. California farmers and specialty food purveyors come together each Saturday, rain or shine, to bring…

Continue ReadingWeekly Ongoing Calendar February 22
Read more about the article Saugus girls hoops advances to CIF-SS 3A semifinals with win over Claremont
The Saugus girls basketball team poses after its 57-35 win over Claremont in the CIF-SS Division 3A quarterfinals on Wednesday night at Claremont. Photo courtesy Saugus athletics.

Saugus girls hoops advances to CIF-SS 3A semifinals with win over Claremont

Saugus’ appearance in the CIF-Southern Section quarterfinals Wednesday night was anything but the status quo. It marked the team’s first trip to the game since 2006. It would've been tough…

Continue ReadingSaugus girls hoops advances to CIF-SS 3A semifinals with win over Claremont
Read more about the article 21-year-old wounded in shooting, the latest victim in Valle del Oro corridor
A Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station deputy collects evidence at the scene of a shooting in Newhall on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018. Austin Dave/The Signal

21-year-old wounded in shooting, the latest victim in Valle del Oro corridor

  A 21-year-old man was shot and rushed to the hospital Tuesday night after being gunned down near a Newhall Street growing increasingly more infamous for the number of gun…

Continue Reading21-year-old wounded in shooting, the latest victim in Valle del Oro corridor
Read more about the article ‘Ma’am Talks’ videos use humor to embrace getting older
From left to right, Kathy Gorlick, Ana Dwork and Jan Lynch sit in Dwork’s home in Valencia on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. The trio formed their YouTube channel “Ma’am Talks!” in December 2017 to embrace getting older through humor and friendship. Christina Cox/The Signal

‘Ma’am Talks’ videos use humor to embrace getting older

When Ana Dwork, Kathy Gorlick and Jan Lynch worked together at La Mesa Junior High School, the trio would spend time after work talking and laughing together. “We used to…

Continue Reading‘Ma’am Talks’ videos use humor to embrace getting older
Read more about the article Republicans to water commission: Build reservoirs
Assembly Republican Leader Brian Dahle, R-Bieber, hauled a Radio Flyer wagon stuffed with more than 4,000 petitions to the California Water Commission urging regulators to approve construction of water storage reservoirs across the state. Photo courtesy Assembly Republicans

Republicans to water commission: Build reservoirs

Republican assemblymembers, including Dante Acosta, R-Santa Clarita, loaded up a Radio Flyer red wagon stuffed with more than 4,000 petitions calling for the California Water Commission to approve funding for…

Continue ReadingRepublicans to water commission: Build reservoirs
Read more about the article Dueling Prop. 13 initiatives battle for spot on ballot
Construction continues on Skyline Ranch Road near the intersection of Golden Valley Road on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Dueling Prop. 13 initiatives battle for spot on ballot

Political groups are racing to get their propositions to reform Proposition 13 onto the November ballot, with the latest one being an effort to “close the Proposition 13 corporate property…

Continue ReadingDueling Prop. 13 initiatives battle for spot on ballot

Golden Valley students demand safer schools during campus protest

Students throughout the country and throughout the William S. Hart Union High School District held demonstrations Wednesday to demand safer school campuses and stricter gun laws following a school shooting…

Continue ReadingGolden Valley students demand safer schools during campus protest
Read more about the article Teen, 17, accused of vandalism in joyride at baseball park
Damage done by vandals at Hart Pony Baseball field. photo by Austin Dave, The Signal.

Teen, 17, accused of vandalism in joyride at baseball park

A 17-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of felony vandalism Wednesday, one day after deputies watched video surveillance of a truck tearing up the outfield at the Hart Pony baseball…

Continue ReadingTeen, 17, accused of vandalism in joyride at baseball park
Read more about the article Deputies investigate threats allegedly made at Arroyo Seco Junior High School
Arroyo Seco Junior High School. Courtesy of Arroyo Seco

Deputies investigate threats allegedly made at Arroyo Seco Junior High School

  On the heels of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Florida and reports of threats made prior to it, a local junior high school student sent a…

Continue ReadingDeputies investigate threats allegedly made at Arroyo Seco Junior High School