Read more about the article Hart District OKs contract for school safety
SIGNAL FILE PHOTO: School resource officer Tom Drake supervises as Saugus High School students break for lunch on Friday, August 25, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Hart District OKs contract for school safety

Six deputies will continue to work in the William S. Hart Union High School District after the district governing board voted to extend the Los Angeles County’s contract for one…

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Read more about the article Residents invited to explore entry level manufacturing jobs
To participate in College of the Canyons' job preparation program, no experience is necessary but officials said prospective students should be familiar with computers, because there is time spent learning G-code and M-code in order to learn how to control machines like the one pictured.

Residents invited to explore entry level manufacturing jobs

Local residents looking for a new career path are invited to Friday’s open house event at College of the Canyons, which will discuss a free program to help students find…

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Read more about the article ELITE dance team nominated for People’s Choice Award
ELITE Performance Group team dancers performing "Welcome to the Jungle." Courtesy of ELITE Dance Studios

ELITE dance team nominated for People’s Choice Award

ELITE Dance Studios' Performance Group team dancers have made it to the final round of the People's Choice Award at the Industry Dance Awards. The Industry Dance Awards & Cancer…

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Read more about the article Bakersfield parolees face several charges after mid-week foot pursuit
Some of the SCV Sheriff's deputies involved in the manhunt for two suspects. Signal photo, Gilbert Bernal.

Bakersfield parolees face several charges after mid-week foot pursuit

Two Bakersfield men face a number of criminal charges, including theft, child endangerment and resisting arrest, following a foot chase through streets near the Westfield Valencia Town Center on Wednesday.…

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Read more about the article SCV residents appointed as county water advisers
The Santa Clara River. Courtesy of Friends of Santa Clara River.

SCV residents appointed as county water advisers

L.A. County supervisors recently named three Santa Clarita Valley residents to a steering committee expected to weigh in on water priorities this week.  Hunt Braly, a partner with local law…

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Valencia resident and baseball player participates in MLB Invitational

Approximately 188 baseball players from the ages of 13 to 18 years old from across the United States had the chance to learn from some former elite-level players and coaches…

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Read more about the article Local artists to perform at Bella Vida
The new Bella Vida senior center. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Local artists to perform at Bella Vida

Jim Gustin and Jeri Goldenhar, otherwise known as Truth Jones, will be performing a lunchtime concert at Bella Vida senior center Wednesday. The pair was contacted by the senior center…

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Read more about the article New traffic pattern coming to Santa Clarita Elementary
Part-time crossing guard Fred Mortimer, right, stops traffic on Decoro Drive for students and parents caring umbrellas as they head home from Santa Clarita Elementary School after rain fell on Saugus on Tuesday afternoon. DAN WATSON 011916

New traffic pattern coming to Santa Clarita Elementary

By Bobby Block Signal Staff Writer The city of Santa Clarita is introducing a new “Pedestrian Scramble” traffic cycle on two streets that see a relatively high volume of commuter…

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Read more about the article Driver injured in solo crash in Newhall Pass
A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Driver injured in solo crash in Newhall Pass

One person was injured and taken to the hospital early Thursday morning, following a solo-vehicle crash in the Newhall Pass. The incident happened shortly after 6:15 a.m. in the southbound…

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Faucet at Valencia Valley blamed for high lead content levels in tap water

Out of more than 60 local schools tested for drinking water across the Santa Clarita Valley, only one school revealed lead content levels that required corrective action, which, in this…

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