Read more about the article Open enrollment available at new Castaic High School
Castaic High School Principal Melanie Hagman speaks at the Lions Club barbecue, as club president Robert Butler (third from right) watches. Ryan Mancini/The Signal

Open enrollment available at new Castaic High School

Castaic High School Principal Melanie Hagman began meeting with local families this week at various junior high and middle schools to share the options that will soon be available to…

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Read more about the article Downtown Newhall set to transform for Light Up Main Street event on Nov. 17
A 25-foot Christmas tree is lit up at Newhall Library Saturday night. Austin Westfall/ The Signal

Downtown Newhall set to transform for Light Up Main Street event on Nov. 17

Residents will soon have the chance to see Downtown Newhall transform into a snow-covered winter wonderland once again as the city prepares to kick off the holiday season. Set for…

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Read more about the article Needham Ranch project developers to celebrate ‘major milestone’
The Center at Needham Ranch project is set to celebrate a significant milestone on Nov. 20. On the week of Nov. 18, vertical building of the project should be visible to passersby. Courtesy photo

Needham Ranch project developers to celebrate ‘major milestone’

After approval by the city 15 years ago, the Center at Needham Ranch project is set to celebrate a significant milestone on Tuesday, Nov. 20, according to developers. Residents have…

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Read more about the article Pedestrian Bridge installation to cause Sierra Highway closure Friday night
A pedestrian bridge under construction at the intersection of Golden Valley Road and Sierra Highway. Cory Rubin/ The Signal

Pedestrian Bridge installation to cause Sierra Highway closure Friday night

Earlier this year, construction began for a new bridge designed to create a safer pathway for pedestrians to cross Sierra Highway in Canyon Country. Now the project is nearing completion…

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Read more about the article West Ranch looking to extend historic season against Oxnard
West Ranch quarterback Weston Eget (8) hands off to Ryan Camacho (2) in the first quarter against Saugus at Valencia High School on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018. Dan Watson/The Signal

West Ranch looking to extend historic season against Oxnard

When West Ranch football was moved from Division 9 to Division 6 prior to this prep football season, coach Chris Varner was a little surprised. He didn’t understand how his…

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Read more about the article Saugus ready for playoff battle against undefeated Villa Park
Saugus' senior quarterback Cole Gallagher completes a pass to senior wide receiver James Sumpter in the season opener at College of the Canyons. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Saugus ready for playoff battle against undefeated Villa Park

The Saugus football team is coming off its most thrilling win of the season this past Friday – a dramatic last-second 38-35 victory at home against last season’s Division 6…

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West Ranch’s Noelle Song caps off prep golf career at SoCal Regional Championship

West Ranch’s Noelle Song played her last round of prep golf on Thursday at the CIF SCGA SoCal Regional Championship at Brookside Golf Course in Pasadena. Song finished tied for…

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Read more about the article Borderline shooting hits close to home
Left: From left, Chanah Trepp, Brianne Silva, Amy Buffham, Clare Morgan, Julia Habeger and Signal Staff Writer Michele Lutes smile together during a night at Borderline Bar and Grill. Right: Katelyn Dolder, right, 20 experienced the terror of Wednesday night's mass shooting. Her friend Taylor Toneman, who was not at Wednesday's college night event smile at the same event weeks prior to the shooting. Courtesy photo.

Borderline shooting hits close to home

Our place. Our people. It’s hard to wrap your mind around a tragedy that hits so close to home.

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Read more about the article SCV residents survive mass shooting that claimed a dozen lives
College students and sheriff's deputies gather to pray outside of Los Robles Greens in Thousand Oaks, Calif. following a mass shooting at a country western bar. Jorge Ventura/COC Cougar News

SCV residents survive mass shooting that claimed a dozen lives

By Jim Holt & Michele Lutes Signal Staff Writers       The mass shooting Wednesday night at the Borderline Bar and Grill that left a dozen dead in Thousand…

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