
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao formalizes Interstate 5 grant
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao came to the Santa Clarita Valley on Monday to formalize the presentation of a $47 million grant to Metro to build truck lanes and…
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao came to the Santa Clarita Valley on Monday to formalize the presentation of a $47 million grant to Metro to build truck lanes and…
With the first week of Foothill League play in the books, the CIF-Southern Section released the Week 6 polls on Monday featuring two Santa Clarita Valley teams among the schools…
I remember when I was 16, my grandparents paid for our family to visit Washington D.C. We spent a week visiting the nation’s capital and Williamsburg, Va. We spent months…
Millions of classic rock fans don’t have to guess who scored worldwide hits in the ’60s and ’70s like "These Eyes," "Hand Me Down World," "No Time," "No Sugar Tonight,"…
The kids are back in school and most likely will attend a field trip or two this year to see the La Brea Tar Pits or the California Science Center.…
Cougars men’s soccer forward Andres Lozano never imagined that his life would take an unexpected turn, putting his studies and soccer dreams in jeopardy. Born in Mexico, Lozano moved to…
Message from the City Manager Ken Striplin For people not in local government, the League of California Cities probably doesn’t mean much to you. Beyond that, you’ve probably never heard…
It was a fairly hot weekday morning in September, already 90 degrees. Not many other hikers were on the Vasquez Rocks Trail as I plodded along, getting a later start…
Crisp air, the sound of crunching leaves below your feet, searching for the perfect pumpkin in the patch or the smell of fresh baking in the oven -- these are…
Ridley Downs didn’t let her age stop her from making a kids-inspired “Mini Indiana Jones” film. The 3-minute, 42-second production is slated to be shown by College of the Canyons’…
For Jennifer Marshall, who’s recently starred on “Stranger Things” and “Hawaii Five-O,” being an actress isn’t the most important part of her life. The Santa Clarita resident said she values…
In grade school, Santa Clarita resident Jackie Hartmann didn’t see anybody with intellectual disabilities on campus. “When I went to school, there was no one with any disability,” she said.…
After a recent spate of doctor appointments, nothing life-threatening, I experienced the annoyance that accompanies dealing with physical ailments. I still expect my body will function like a well-oiled machine,…
By Signal Staff Writer Jane Gates Photo: Salvia May night (Title: “Plant the ‘May Night’ salvia in autumn so it is ready to bloom in spring.”) As of Sept. 22,…
Reena Newhall was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. during WWII. While her father served in the military, Newhall and her mother lived with her grandparents, immigrants who arrived in the United…
It’s often said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Yet so many people rush through it with an uninspiring bowl of cereal or worse, skip it…
In the Pacific Northwest, blackberries grow wild alongside the road. You can stop and pick blackberries until your heart’s content. Sadly, many people in the Northwest consider blackberry bushes “weeds”…
Two Santa Clarita Valley sisters have raised more than $100,000 in an effort to place lifesaving medical equipment inside every classroom in the William S. Hart Union High School District.…
Ed. note: This story is the second in a two-part series looking at ways that homeowners can save big money on their plumbing appliances with timely upkeep. Part I looked…
I remember when I was 16, my grandparents paid for our family to visit Washington D.C. We spent a week visiting the nation’s capital and Williamsburg, Va. We spent months…