CHP calls off high-speed pursuit of motorcycle in Lancaster
California Highway Patrol officers called off a high-speed pursuit, which had briefly passed through the Santa Clarita Valley, after they lost sight of the suspect near Highway 14 in the…
Hart senior Ezra Moore goes up for the kill in a playoff matchup with St. Francis at Hart High School Monday night. Cory Rubin/The Signal
Hart boys volleyball beats St. Francis in CIF-SS wild-card game
Taking a while to find its rhythm in the first game against St. Francis, Hart boys volleyball put its mettle to the test in Monday’s home CIF-Southern Section Division 2…
COC men’s basketball coach Howard Fisher is currently leading the Youth Men’s Basketball team at the 20th World Maccabiah Games. Photo courtesy Jesse Munoz
COC basketball camp accepting registration
The 2019 Howard Fisher’s Cougar Basketball Camp is now accepting registration for its two sessions that will occur during the summer. The College of the Canyons men's basketball program invites…
Castaic High School names Eric Charles Johnson II as inaugural track and field head coach
In anticipation of its opening this fall, Castaic High School continued to round out its coaching hires, announcing the appointment of Eric Charles Johnson II as the track and field…
Hart High grad Trent Irwin grasps the ball against Rice at Stanford Stadium on November 26, 2016. Photo courtesy StanfordPhoto.com
Hart alumni embracing NFL journey
While the 2019 NFL Draft was going on, Hart alumnus Trent Irwin wasn’t watching. Instead, he was outside shooting some hoops for most of it. “I didn't want to watch,”…
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Rabbi Mark Blazer | Maintaining Hope for Peace
Again. Now this time even closer. Another Shabbat. Saturday, April 27, the end of Passover, another day that should be filled with peace and rest, was marred by hatred, bloodshed…
This image of Jupiter was taken on May 18 with the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii. The Great Red Spot appears at the lower center of the planet as a cold region with a thick cloud layer. Photo by NAOJ/NASA/JPL-Caltech
Star Party set for COC’s Canyon Country campus this Friday
College of the Canyons’ Star Party is set to touch down at the Canyon Country campus from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday. Students and community members of all ages…
Man accused of choking jogger deemed incompetent for trial
A man charged with attempted murder for allegedly having choked a woman as she was jogging on a Valencia bike path nearly two years ago has been deemed incompetent to…
Deputies attend 24-hour vigil for fallen Deputy David March.
Deputy David March remembered
Deputy David William March, who was shot and killed in the line of duty 17 years ago, was remembered Monday morning by scores of law enforcement officers and civilians as…
Canyon High School students Jade Rodriguez (right) and Celine Sanchez speak to Mark Fortier about services available at SCV Pregnancy Center during the SCV Youth Project's Game of Life event on Monday, April 29, 2019. Tammy Murga/ The Signal
Canyon High students learn to handle stressful, crisis situations at SCV Youth Project’s Game of Life event
Your parents put a lot of pressure on you to get good grades, while your friends convince you to start drinking and smoking. You don’t know how to quit and…
Former SUSD board member dies
By Signal Staff Los Angeles County officials confirmed the death of Stephen S. Winkler, a former Saugus Union School District board member who was voted off the governing board in…
More than 200 guests sit awaiting the first lunch to be served at the new Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center on Golden Valley Road in Canyon Country. Cory Rubin/The Signal
Bella Vida dishes out 200 meals on first day of operations
For the very first time, about 200 members of the community broke bread together at the new Santa Clarita Valley senior center, Bella Vida, for lunch Monday. “Let service begin,”…
Yoga Kula hosts event to support Bridge to Home, Youth Project
If you’re looking for a day of yoga, art, poetry and music, come to William S. Hart Park on Saturday, June 1. Local yoga studio Yoga Yoga is hosting its…
CalArts's Aza West African Ensemble performs at the World Music Festival 2018. Photos by: Angel Origgi. Courtesy of CalArts.
CalArts prepares for this weekend’s annual World Music and Dance Festival
Dozens of international artists and dancers will head to California Institute of the Arts this week for the school’s annual World Music and Dance Festival, which will occur over the…
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Foothill League boys volleyball playoffs preview
The 2018-19 CIF-Southern Section boys volleyball Division 2 playoffs get underway this week with West Ranch, Valencia and Hart representing the Foothill League. Hart hosts St. Francis, the Mission League’s…
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UPDATE: Deputies investigate reports of shots fired at Jakes Way
Deputies responded to reports of shots fired at an apartment complex off Jakes Way, shortly after noon Monday, but found no evidence of a shooting. By mid-afternoon, there was no…
Hart alum Trenton Irwin leads Stanford out of the tunnel for its game against Washington on Nov. 10, 2017, at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto. Photo courtesy Stanford Athletics.
Hart alumni ink NFL contracts
Two Hart alumni — Trent Irwin and Davis Coppenhaver — signed contracts as undrafted free agents with NFL teams following the 2019 NFL Draft. Irwin signed with the Miami Dophins…
Top row from left: Kamryn Shields, Cal State San Marcos, softball; Alexis DeYoung, Dakota State, softball; Dylan Parente, University of the Pacific, swimming; Joshua Lee, CalTech, swimming; Allison Cho, Pepperdine, swimming. Bottom row from left: John Haimowitz, Nebraska Wesleyan University, baseball; Amanda Tabanera, Valparaiso University, tennis; Joshua Doyle, United States Military Academy, football; Sarah Cooper, Arizona Christian University, track and field; Tanner Miller, Oregon State, football; Jayvaun Wilson, University of Oregon, football. Not pictured: Katie Von Mecklenburg, Maryville University, lacrosse; Kyle Barileau, Cal State Bakersfield, baseball; Davis Cop, UC Santa Barbara, baseball.
Valencia student-athletes sign National Letters of Intent
Valencia athletics will be well-represented on the college stage, as 14 student-athletes signed their National Letters of Intent on Monday at Valencia High School. The reigning 10-time consecutive Foothill League…
CIF-SS playoff brackets released for spring sports
Baseball Harvard Westlake at Valencia (Division 1)West Ranch at Foothill of Santa Ana (Division 1)Downey at Saugus (Division 3 wild card)Gladstone at Trinity Classical Academy at TMU (Division 5)First-round games…
Print books offer parents, children richer experience
When parents read to their toddlers, does format matter? Print books seem to have an advantage over electronic books. That’s according to a small study. The study involved 37 pairs…
