Letters to the Editor
Richard Meyers | An Investment Tip
Investors take note: It’s been said that when it comes to investing “There is no such thing as a SURE THING.” I’m here to tell you that is no longer…
Letters to the Editor
Richard La Motte | The Failure of Socialism Is Inevitable
Gerald Staack’s letter (Jan. 29) reminded me of my youth. Visions of crowds storming barricades of the powerful elite to overthrow the bastions of capitalism that was responsible for so…
Tim Whyte | Tell It to The Signal vs. Whatever We Have Now
By Tim Whyte Signal Editor Back when dinosaurs roamed the Earth, before we all knew about the internet, and social media was just a twinkle in Mark Zuckerberg’s eye, there…
CIF-SS announces winter sports playoff brackets
Girls soccer (All games on Feb. 6 at 3 p.m. or 5 p.m.) Division 1: El Dorado at Hart Division 2: Valencia at Bishop Amat Division 2: Saugus at Sunny…
David Hegg is senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church and a Santa Clarita resident. "Ethically Speaking" runs Saturdays in The Signal.
David Hegg | Bitterness Abounds: Why, and Can We Overcome It?
By David Hegg I have noticed lots of bitterness floating around our society recently. People are bitter over wrongs suffered, and their bitterness fuels their anger. Too often this anger…
Our View | A Tale of Two Plea Deals, One of Them Disturbing
By The Signal Editorial Board The two Superior Court plea deals provided an interesting and potentially disturbing juxtaposition of how our court system handles crime and punishment. On Wednesday, a…
Pitchess Detention Center inmate David Luis Bustamonte. Courtesy image: LA County Sheriff's Department PIO Nicole Nishida
UPDATE: LASD announces escaped inmate has been apprehended
David Luis Bustamonte led investigators on an eight-hour search before he was placed in custody after he escaped from the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic on Sunday. During a routine…
New members of Troop 2019 stay out of the wind and rain as they officially become members of Scouts BSA. Ryan Mancini/The Signal
All-female scout troop brings new era for Scouts BSA in Santa Clarita
The Santa Clarita Valley Service Center for the Boy Scouts of America prepared for the rain and welcomed the first female troop under the new Scouts BSA program into the…
Brody Burke, 8, explains his science experiment display for growing gummy bears in a glass to Nancy Anthony at the annual STEM Expo at Oak Hills Elementary School in Stevenson Ranch on Friday. Dan Watson/The Signal
Parents, students and teachers gather for 2019 Oak Hills Elementary STEM Expo
While some showcased their work to their parents and others built mechanical robots with Legos, the 2019 Oak Hills Elementary STEM Expo was a night filled with enthusiasm and educational…
Home owners examine the damage after a tree fell down in heavy rain, knocking down wires on Newhall Avenue and Dalbey Drive in Newhall on Saturday. Dan Watson/The Signal
SCV on guard as heavy storms drench highways, surface streets
First responders led a widespread effort to keep pedestrians and motorists safe as they underwent torrential rain, heavy winds and swerving cars on the road on Saturday. “The Newhall office…
Artist Jolene Valdes contributed this artwork for last year's "A Night of Expression" art event to help victims and survivors of teen dating violence. Courtesy image: Harley Zugbaum
Resource to help survivors of teen-dating violence open to receive donations
Child and Family Center officials announced a fundraising resource to help victims of teen-dating violence on their website Friday. “They had this pop-up and opportunity to use an online campaign…
Letters to the Editor
Rudy Fillinger | Is History Repeating Itself?
The presidential oath of office is as follows: “I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of president of the United States, and will to the best…
SCV Voices: Guest Commentary
Patricia Suzanne | Politics 2019: There’s So Much at Stake
Do you remember a time when you didn’t think about politics? When you could go to work, take care of the kids, enjoy popcorn and a movie, shop for clothes…
Fillmore Search and Rescue team member Jeff Dye has been identified as the first responder killed in a fatal Interstate 5 collision Saturday. Photo courtesy of the Ventura County Sheriff's Department.
Ventura County identifies Fillmore volunteer killed in collision
The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department released the identity of a search and rescue volunteer who was killed after responding to a rollover traffic collision on the northbound side of Interstate…
Fatal crash Golden State I-5 near Vista Del Lago Road on Saturday. Dan Watson/The Signal
Ventura County Search and Rescue volunteer killed in multi-vehicle collision on I-5
A Ventura County Search and Rescue volunteer was killed after responding to a rollover traffic collision on the northbound side of Interstate 5, just south of Vista Del Lago Road…
The Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons. Katharine Lotze/Signal
ESCAPE to bring Emerald City to Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center
Though there’s no yellow brick roads around College of the Canyons, the Emerald City can still be found with a performance of “The Wizard of Oz” presented by the ESCAPE…
Paul Butler
Paul Butler: Time and time again
When I was a young boy growing up in England, our TV stations all closed down at 4 p.m. on Sunday evenings. Therefore, that was the night my parents would…
Rams super fan Andrew Kulick stands in front of a signed Eric Dickerson jersey on the wall of his office in Saugus. Cory Rubin/The Signal
SCV’s No. 1 Rams fan ready for Super Bowl
For Santa Clarita Valley resident Andrew Jay Kulick, the Los Angeles Rams aren’t just a local professional sports team. The Rams are life. It started with his father, who used…
Members of the California State Honor Guard fold an American flag near the casket of Colonel Joseph B. McDivitt, U.S. Army retired, during a service held at Eternal Valley Memorial Park Mortuary in Newhall on Thursday. Dan Watson/The Signal
Canyon Country man, U.S. Army colonel memorialized for brave deeds
Remembered as a true American hero and an honorary citizen of Chiasso, Switzerland, Joseph Benjamin McDivitt died Jan. 20, at 101 years old. “A man of many blessings,” said Lucas…
Hot coffee and a fresh Signal on Feb. 7, 1919
What a fascinating device, to have a time machine that actually works. I’d order the deluxe kit, one that comes with a universal translator and Shroud of Mental Fog so…
