Saugus singles players leave it all on the court at Foothill League prelims
Canyon's Amber Kashay returns a volley at the Foothill League Prelims at the Paseo Club in Valencia Wednesday morning. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Saugus singles players leave it all on the court at Foothill League prelims

Last season, Saugus tennis player Emily Christensen fell short of the Foothill League semifinals. She was determined to get there this year but achieving that goal meant going through a…

Local legislators call on feds to help people subjected to power outages
FILE PHOTO A worker from Southern California Edison works to restore power in Saugus on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Local legislators call on feds to help people subjected to power outages

State Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, Assemblyman Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale and Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, requested federal assistance this week for rural communities, including parts of the Santa Clarita…

Trinity volleyball outlasts Bishop Diego to advance to semifinals
Trinity Classical Academy outside hitter Tori Fay with the kill against Bishop Diego at Henry Mayo Fitness Center on Wednesday.

Trinity volleyball outlasts Bishop Diego to advance to semifinals

With their backs against the wall and facing elimination, Trinity Classical Academy dug deep in a CIF-Southern Section Division 8 quarterfinals girls volleyball match against Bishop Diego at the Henry…

Searching the ashes
Rubble is all that remains of the Corrales/Hull family's home in Canyon Country after the Tick Fire. Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019. Emily Alvarenga/The Signal

Searching the ashes

Friends, family and neighbors worked through 60 to 70 mph winds on Wednesday morning, as ash and debris blew through the air, searching for Casey, Sam Hull’s missing dog. Casey,…

Sand Canyon family displaced after methane found escaping under their home
HazMat crew members converge on home in Sand Canyon. Signal photo, Bobby Block

Sand Canyon family displaced after methane found escaping under their home

A Sand Canyon family was displaced from their home mid-afternoon Wednesday after fire officials discovered methane escaping from under their house. About 3:20 p.m., fire officials tracked escaping methane to…

Fire cause investigators scour Tick Fire source
Human remains were discovered in Canyon Country near an area affected by the Tick Fire Saturday. Bobby Block / The Signal.

Fire cause investigators scour Tick Fire source

In the daily Tick Fire updates posted by fire officials, one column on their checklist — alongside homes destroyed, acres burned, residents displaced — has remained unchanged since the fire…

Canyon High School Theater celebrates first musical competition win in four years
Canyon High School theater director Art Miller (back, right) poses with his ten students who won first place in the musical category at last weekend's DTASC competition. Matt Fernandez/ The Signal

Canyon High School Theater celebrates first musical competition win in four years

While Wednesday is usually the dreaded “hump day” of the week, this Wednesday was especially sweet for the Canyon High School drama program, which celebrated awards students earned over the weekend at the Drama Teachers Association of Southern California, or DTASC, competition, with cupcakes and sparkling juice in champagne glasses.

Hill announces last day in Congress is Friday
Signal File Photo: Rep. Katie Hill fields questions from KABC's Amy Powell during a town hall event in Palmdale, January 6, 2019. Austin Dave/The Signal

Hill announces last day in Congress is Friday

Rep. Katie Hill, D-Agua Dulce, announced her final day in Congress would be Friday.  She is expected to deliver her final floor speech on Thursday, according to Hill’s chief of…

Local assistance center helps a dozen Tick Fire victims on opening day
The County of Los Angeles hosts the Tck Fire Recovery Local Assistance Center at The Centre in Canyon Country Wednesday morning. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Local assistance center helps a dozen Tick Fire victims on opening day

More than a dozen residents impacted by the Tick Fire received information and services for their recovery process Wednesday during the opening day of the temporary local assistance center at…

Tick Fire official: ‘We’re good’ in Santa Clarita
Area that burned in the Tick Fire as viewed from the end of Yellowstone Lane. October 26, 2019 Dan Watson/The Signal

Tick Fire official: ‘We’re good’ in Santa Clarita

Although strong Santa Ana winds and the threat of brush fires remain, fire officials were scaling back their efforts despite pushing to fully contain the Tick Fire, reporting 94% containment…

Lee Shulman, longtime community nonprofit supporter, dies at age 95
Lee Shulman, veteran of World War II, addresses the crowd at the Veterans Historical Plaza in 2017. Shulman died Tuesday at age 95. Ryan Painter/The Signal.

Lee Shulman, longtime community nonprofit supporter, dies at age 95

A well-loved Santa Clarita Valley psychologist, veteran and community supporter, Lee Shulman died at the hospital surrounded by family Tuesday. He was 95. Shulman was known in the SCV for…

Padilla confirms he will not run for Hill’s seat
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla, left, promotes early voter registration to the 550 Golden Valley High School students gathered in the Golden Valley High School Gym on Wednesday, September 19, 2018. (Photo by Dan Watson)

Padilla confirms he will not run for Hill’s seat

After much speculation, California Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced Wednesday it “is not the right time” for him to run for the 25th Congressional District seat from which Rep.…

Newhall Fire in commercial business prompts response
A fire was reported in a building located in Newhall early Wednesday afternoon. Dan Watson/The Signal.

Newhall Fire in commercial business prompts response

by Jim Holt & Caleb Lunetta Signal Staff Writers Firefighters “knocked down” a fire at a Newhall strip mall in about 20 minutes Wednesday. Shortly before 1 p.m., firefighters with…

Santa Clarita plays host to the first-ever ‘Ghostly Tales at the Old Depot’
"Tour Guide" Stephan Nieman leads the way with a lantern as he reads scary stories to the attendees at the Ghostly Tales at the Old Depot event held at the Santa Clarita valley Historical Society and the Saugus Train Station in Newhall on Saturday, October 26, 2019. Dan Watson/The Signal

Santa Clarita plays host to the first-ever ‘Ghostly Tales at the Old Depot’

Haunted hosts, theatrical terrors and spooky stories marked Saturday night at the Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society and Saugus Train Station in Newhall. Led by actors from the Open Wings…

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