Deputies investigating possible Saugus shooting
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials have confirmed they were called to the scene of a possible shooting in Saugus Wednesday night. Dispatchers received the call at 10:48 p.m., and…
City of Santa Clarita officials revealed this week that the multi-jurisdictional task force has scheduled regular meetings on the cleanup throughout the year until November 2019.
Rare bird, permits delay Whittaker cleanup
Citing evidence of a bird hardly anyone ever sees and dealing with permit paperwork they see all too much of, officials supervising the cleanup of the Whittaker-Bermite site said their…
Attendees listen to a panel discussion at a special meeting to discuss construction and traffic management on the 5 Freeway and the Castaic area held at the Castaic Union School District board room in Valencia on Wednesday. Dan Watson/The Signal
Castaic Town Council holds special meeting to discuss I-5 construction, traffic concerns
During a special meeting held a week before their regularly scheduled monthly meeting, the Castaic Area Town Council hosted a panel of county, transportation and law enforcement officials Wednesday in…
Underclassmen making the difference for Valencia boys wrestling
When Valencia wrestler Trent Munoz begins a tournament, he does so confidently, despite being only a sophomore. Most times, no one even knows what grade he’s in until after he…
SIGNAL FILE PHOTO: Firefighters fight the Rye Fire as flames encroach upon Travel Village in Valencia on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
Santa Clarita’s Sacramento representatives respond to Trump’s FEMA funding comment
The Sacramento legislators who represent the Santa Clarita Valley issued statements regarding President Donald Trump’s comment about Federal Emergency Management Agency aid for areas struck by natural disasters in California.…
West Ranch's Josh Swanson (12) fights for the ball with Highland defender Daniel Lopez (8) at West Ranch High on Wednesday. Dan Watson/The Signal
West Ranch boys soccer wraps up non-league schedule with loss, prepares for Hart
In their final non-league game of the season, West Ranch boys soccer hosted Highland at West Ranch on Wednesday. Coming off a tough loss at the hands of Valencia on…
Deputy ropes off an area at the scene of stabbing.
Woman accused of murder appears briefly in court
A woman accused of stabbing her girlfriend to death last year appeared briefly — as she’s done at least twice before — for a pretrial hearing in San Fernando Superior…
Tom Lackey
Lackey introduces bill that would increase protections for guide dogs
Assemblyman Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale, introduced a bill Tuesday that would provide more protection for guide, service and signal dogs whether they’re on duty or not. Formally known as Assembly Bill…
Kite flying festival comes to Santa Clarita for second year
Last year, families from all around Southern California flocked to West Creek Park to participate in a kite festival for a good cause. This year, they have the opportunity to…
Crash victims Michelle Littlefield, 19, and Brian Lewandowski, 18.
Three years after triple fatal crash, accused man gets prelim date
It’s been almost three years since a crash in Commerce killed three people, including two Valencia residents — and the Whittier man accused of killing them has yet to have…
Stevenson Ranch fountain.
Man arrested for soaping Stevenson Ranch fountain
Within 24 hours of having asked the public to identify a man whose image was captured by surveillance camera at the scene of a vandalized fountain in Stevenson Ranch, sheriff’s…
Bay area musicians come to Santa Clarita to open for Anna Nalick
Not every musician gets to open for Anna Nalick as one of their first few shows, but Charlotte Dickson and Ethan Gander will do just that on Jan. 25. Dickson,…
Woman running on I-5 prompts traffic breaks along Grapevine
There were some tense moments along the Grapevine Wednesday afternoon when a woman was seen darting in and out of traffic across all lanes of Interstate 5 near Vista del…
Before so much and so many, there was The Mighty Signal
Before television and radio transmission. Before talking movies. Before the Eskimo Pie, the hair dryer, traffic lights, the Band-Aid, convertible cars or the cheeseburger. Before the invention of the bulldozer,…
Staff and trustees of the Newhall School District gathered at the district office Tuesday to sunshine, or present, the Newhall Teachers Association's latest contract proposal.
District receives contract proposal from Newhall teachers
As neighboring districts prepare for negotiations with the teachers unions in their own local area, the Newhall School District received the Newhall Teachers Association’s initial contract proposal at Tuesday’s meeting…
Darryl Pugh Sr. and his wife Renee now live in Stevenson Ranch. Photo courtesy of the Pughs
SCV residents seek to make Netflix of black history
Darryl Pugh Sr. moved to sunny Southern California in April to see what he could bring to the entertainment industry here. Throughout his career, he shot decades of video for…
Letters to the Editor
Duane Mooring | Suzanne Column Stokes Fear
Concerning Patricia Suzanne’s column on Jan. 5: There are many opinions out there in the world. Why would The Signal publish Patricia Suzanne’s column, “Backtracking, Diseases and Immigration”? Publishing varying…
Gary Horton | Wall Divides and Weakens America Itself
It amazes me that we have a president who will essentially blackmail his own people to get his way on what is little more than an extension of a campaign…
Seniors square dance at the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center's Cowboy New Year Dance at the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center in Newhall Sunday afternoon. Cory Rubin/ The Signal
Sierra Hillbillies return to the Senior Center for a ‘Cowboy New Year’
While some dancers donned their cowboy hats, a variety of tunes played at the Cowboy New Year, hosted by the Sierra Hillbillies Square and Roundup Dance Club, at the SCV Senior Center on Sunday.
City officials announced termination of landscape and lighting district assessment proceedings on Jan. 8, 2019.
City Council unanimously approves cancellation of landscape, lighting district processes
In its first meeting of the new year, the Santa Clarita City Council hit the gavel on one of the most pressing citywide topics of 2018: the landscape and lighting…
