JCI Santa Clarita to celebrate its 21st anniversary in March
Incoming JCI President Taylor Kellstrom, left, with Santa's helper, Neil Fitzgerald, and event co-chair Daniela Echaiz at the Santa's Helpers event at the Ice Station. Ryan Mancini/The Signal

JCI Santa Clarita to celebrate its 21st anniversary in March

To celebrate 21 years since its establishment, the Santa Clarita Valley chapter of Junior Chamber International, “The Jaycees,” has organized an anniversary gala on Saturday. The event, with an “old…

Community college students get chance to transfer to Herb Alpert School of Music
Both music schools at CalArts and LACC are supported by The Herb Alpert Foundation and are named for the renowned Los Angeles-based musician.

Community college students get chance to transfer to Herb Alpert School of Music

CalArts recently signed a student transfer agreement with Los Angeles City College, providing community college students the chance to transfer to the Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts. The…

Living with a house in motion, a backyard sliding
Stephanie Estrada talks about the tarp-covered backyard of her Terri Drive home Thursday. The weighted tarps are in place in an effort to stop wet soil from moving farther down the hill. Estrada said she first noticed a crack more than a week ago. Now, the hill behind her home continues to collapse down into homes in the Trestles neighborhood below, and the Estrada family is living in a hotel. Jim Holt/The Signal

Living with a house in motion, a backyard sliding

Stephanie Estrada grew up in this neighborhood on the eastern side of Santa Clarita. And, because she and her husband wanted a backyard for the kids, they bought their home…

Hart science teacher selected to fly NASA mission
Hart High School science teacher Kathryn Smith has been named by NASA and the SET Institute as one of 28 teachers from across the country chosen to fly aboard NASA’s airborne space laboratory. Courtesy photo

Hart science teacher selected to fly NASA mission

Government teachers consider themselves fortunate when they take students to Washington, D.C., and art teachers get excited when their class is going to the Getty. But few teachers ever get…

Saugus lacrosse beats North Valley Military Academy in first-ever home game
Saugus' Jake Minkler passes the ball in a matchup with Valley Military Academy at Saugus High School Thursday afternoon. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Saugus lacrosse beats North Valley Military Academy in first-ever home game

Ahead of Saugus boys lacrosse’s first-ever home game, coach David Steinman wasn’t trying to put his team at ease. “It was almost the other way,” Steinman said. “I put a…

SCCS boys basketball can’t hang on to early lead against Rancho Cucamonga
Santa Clarita Christian's Josh O'Garro goes up for a floater in a matchup with Rancho Cucamonga on Thursday. Photo courtesy of Darcy Brown

SCCS boys basketball can’t hang on to early lead against Rancho Cucamonga

Santa Clarita Christian School traveled to Rancho Cucamonga, a trek that totaled 140 miles round trip, to compete in the second round of the CIF Division II State Championships on…

Valencia boys hoops protects home floor against Cathedral Catholic
Valencia shooting guard Jake Hlywiak puts up a layup in a CIF State Championship game against Cathedral Catholic at Valencia High School last season. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Valencia boys hoops protects home floor against Cathedral Catholic

The Valencia boys basketball team took to its home court on Thursday night to face Cathedral Catholic of San Diego in the second round of the CIF State Championships. The…

Castaic Sports Complex holds skateboard park ribbon cutting
Professional skater Manny Santiago is one of the first to try out the New Castaic Skate Park after it officially opened at the Castaic Sports Complex in Castaic on Wednesday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Castaic Sports Complex holds skateboard park ribbon cutting

There would be no rain delays this time for the Castaic Sports Complex skate park ribbon-cutting ceremony. After having to postpone due to weather concerns earlier this month, and after…

An abandoned SCV community
Stone angel decorations hang outside a mobile home at the Soledad Trailer Lodge. Austin Dave/ The Signal

An abandoned SCV community

The place looks like a ghost town — at least during the day. Old Christmas lights slouch on the walls, dirty tablecloths sway from the breeze coming in through the…

Residents affected by land slide preparing  for months of hardships
Trish Guthrie shows the new cracks forming in the back patio following a landslide behind the 19700 block of Terri Drive in Canyon Country. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Residents affected by land slide preparing for months of hardships

With a failing slope forcing the city to yellow-tag multiple homes last week, residents in the two affected neighborhoods are beginning to prepare for what they expect will be months…

Homes continue to slide as residents prepare for more rain
The hill behind the 19700 block of Terri Drive in Canyon Country, now covered in plastic and sandbags, continues to collapse down into homes in the Trestles neighborhood below, moving as much as six feet in some areas, February 27, 2019. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Homes continue to slide as residents prepare for more rain

With the help of two pumps, 40,000 square feet of plastic sheeting and 250,000 pounds of gravel, officials said they are planning to work 24 hours a day through the…

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