Saugus girls basketball begins season with road win against Glendale
Huddled together under their basket as a team before the season opener against Glendale High School at Glendale on Tuesday, the Saugus girls basketball let out a chant: “Who are…
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Real So Cal Girls 06 soccer team advances to semifinals
The Real So Cal SCV Girls 06 team entered its quarterfinal playoff match against CFA Brazil OC at Silver Lakes Sports Complex in Corona on Saturday undefeated in the last…
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Petty Officer 1st Class Jasmine Gilmer, a Valencia native, said she learned to be a leader in her hometown.
Valencia native provides electronic warfare dominance for U.S. Navy
By Dustin GoodNavy Office of Community Outreach Petty Officer 1st Class Jasmine Gilmer, a Valencia native, joined the Navy for the opportunity to experience the lifestyle. “The camaraderie here is…
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Supervisors move to provide mental health services to Veterans
The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion Tuesday to implement mental health services across the county, including the Santa Clarita Valley, for veterans and their families. “Our county community…
A trash truck dumps its load on a Newhall street after it catches fire. Cory Rubin/ The Signal
Trash truck catches fire, dumps load in Newhall street
A loaded trash truck caught fire near the Newhall Aquarium on Tuesday evening, causing its load to dump across a Santa Clarita road. “At about 5:40 p.m., we received a…
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Local schools coming together to sing ‘Carol of the Bells’
To celebrate the recent transformation at the Westfield Valencia Town Center, local school choirs will be gathering around the large Christmas tree by JCPenney Thursday at 6 p.m. to sing…
Dr. Jonathan Sandberg speaks at the bnHealing form Trauma and Loss seminar at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Saugus Monday night. Cory Rubin/The Signal
Saugus High shooting: Therapist offers tips into healing
Although it may seem implausible at first, following a deadly campus shooting at Saugus High School on Thursday, healing is possible, according to therapist Jonathan Sandberg. More than 150 people,…
Students returned briefly to Saugus High School Tuesday morning to retrieve their belongings and connected with counselors and faculty on campus. Tammy Murga/ The Signal
‘Surreal’ moment: Centurions return to Saugus High to retrieve belongings
After fleeing for their lives during a deadly shooting on campus that left three dead, Centurions returned to Saugus High School on Tuesday morning to retrieve belongings left behind. https://youtu.be/aQ_JHE7PuWk…
Letters to the Editor
Tom Emerson | Living with Hatred?
Re: Lois Eisenberg’s letters to the editor. After reading your letters to The Signal, I have come to the following conclusion: I don’t know how you can live with so…
Letters to the Editor
Betty Arenson | Katie Hill, Pardons and Impeachment
Philip Wasserman’s commentary of Nov. 7, “A messy Divorce Gets Messier with Release of Photos,” was an organized and well-structured summary of Katie’s Hill’s latest story, absent the references to…
Letters to the Editor
Gerald Lemieux | Caring Treatment at the DMV
On Nov. 5 I renewed my driver’s license. The Department of Motor Vehicles is a beehive of activity, moving enormous numbers of people through procedures at a fast-moving pace. I’m…
Letters to the Editor
Dick Cesaroni | Propane a Hazard in AC?
Subject: Insanity in Sacramento. I had a conversation with a friend this morning and this friend, who has been in the air conditioning business for about 55 years, told me…
Letters to the Editor
Paula Hoffman | Appreciation for Country Club
It is only appropriate to thank and recognize Steve Kim, the owner of Sand Canyon Country Club. His investment in the restoration of the golf course served all Sand Canyon…
SCV Voices: Guest Commentary
Chad McDonald | 16 Seconds: A Letter to Saugus High
On Thursday Nov. 14, 2019, the lives of all Saugus High School Centurions, alumni and present, were changed forever. A young man among you committed a horrendous act that nobody…
Retrial set for man accused in fatal crash in Gorman
The retrial for a man accused of killing six people in a fiery late-night crash on Interstate 5 is scheduled for next year, officials with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said Monday.
The Valencia High School Jazz Band will perform at Vincenzos on Nov. 20 for their "Songs for Saugus: A Night of Jazz" benefit concert. Terry Collier.
Valencia High School Jazz to hold benefit concert for Saugus families
The “Songs for Saugus: A Night of Jazz” concert will be held at Vincenzo’s Pizza in Newhall on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. The concert was initially meant to raise funds for the jazz programs at Valencia High School, but the music program then decided to give those funds to help the families affected by the Saugus shooting cover their medical bills and otherwise recover.
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Rob Waters steps down as Valencia defensive coordinator
Last week, former Valencia defensive coordinator Rob Waters cleaned out his football drawer. By the time he was done, 23 years of Vikings coaching knowledge took the form of a…
Mia Tretta, 15, returns home from hospital on Monday evening. Courtesy of Tretta family
Saugus High shooting: 15-year-old victim returns home from hospital
Family members reported Mia Tretta, 15, who had been recovering at a hospital following the Saugus High shooting that left three teenagers dead and three others wounded last week, returned…
Letters to the Editor
Dennis Fuerst | ‘51’ Prophetic on Hill
I recently had time to take a look at The Signal’s publication of the “51 Most Influential” people in the Santa Clarita Valley for 2019. Having read the comments of…
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Best wedding venues in SCV
The Santa Clarita Valley can lay claim to some of the best wedding venues around, including ones that work with budgets and offer a variety of services. Though weddings are…
