Baby Mebrakeh is Henry Mayo’s first newborn of the year
The Mebarkeh family rang in the new year in Valencia from a hospital bed. They ended 2018 with a total of three people in their family and began 2019 with four.
Paving prompts lane closures along Highway 14
Commuters returning to work for the first time in the new year can expect to face lane closures along Highway 14 beginning Wednesday as Caltrans pursues a long list of…
Deputies secure the area outside the Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital emergency room after three people were found with gunshot wounds. Austin Dave/The Signal
Detectives seek witnesses to shooting that sent 3 to hospital
Detectives trying to figure out how three people —each suffering gunshot wounds — ended up at the hospital Wednesday night are asking anyone who witnessed the shooting to come forward.…
A couple of SCV Sheriff Station deputies pause for a moment beside some of the toys collected during the Toy Drive. photo courtesy SCV Sheriff Station.
Deputies thank SCV businesses for Toy Drive help
Local sheriff’s deputies who took on the Santa Claus role this past Christmas helping out with the station’s annual holiday toy rive have compiled a long list of SCV businesses…
The Signal has compiled 18 stories that shaped the Santa Clarita Valley.
The Signal’s 2018 year in review
18 local stories that shaped the SCV in 2018 Editor’s note: You can’t say it was an uneventful year: 2018 in the Santa Clarita Valley was shaped by a wide…
Brian Baker | Horton Column Illustrates TDS
I must applaud Gary Horton’s column of 26 December, “Border Wall Shutdown Is a Bad Gift for Christmas.” It’s a glorious illustration of TDS: Trump Derangement Syndrome. When Dem/socialist Obama…
SCV Voices: Guest Commentary
Josh Heath | Democrats, Don’t Get Complacent After Midterm
Santa Clarita Democrats have much to celebrate this holiday season. In the recent election, Katie Hill and Christy Smith were elected to the Congress and state Assembly and sent their…
A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Motorcyclist hurt in collision with car
A motorcyclist was injured and taken to the hospital Tuesday morning following a two-vehicle crash in Castaic. The traffic collision, which involved a motorcycle and a black Honda Civic, happened…
2018 All-SCV girls volleyball team
Prior to the start of Hart volleyball’s 2018 season, Kylie Mattson had three goals: get the Indians to an undefeated Foothill League season, win the league title and break Hart’s…
Letters to the Editor
Duane Mooring | Call Out the President
In response to the publisher’s column on Dec. 27: Dear Richard Budman: I appreciate The Signal’s appeals for civil discourse on Christmas day and the follow-up policy banning name calling…
