Read more about the article Man, dog involved in rollover crash prepare for surgery
Genie Rez being loaded into a car with two broken legs that were injured in a rollover crash Thursday evening. Emily Alvarenga/The Signal

Man, dog involved in rollover crash prepare for surgery

The man and dog involved in a rollover crash Thursday evening in front of Fire Station 128 in Saugus are both preparing for surgery on similar injuries, according to family…

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Read more about the article Christy Smith, first responders hold Wildfire Preparedness Town Hall
L.A. County Sheriff's Lieutenant Leo Bauer, left, and Captain Robert Lewis, right, discuss citizen's responsibilities to be prepared and how to respond to Deputies during disasters at a Wildfire Preparedness Town Hall meeting held at Wiley Canyon Elementary School in Newhall on Saturday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Christy Smith, first responders hold Wildfire Preparedness Town Hall

Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, Los Angeles County first responders and emergency preparedness professionals hosted a Wildfire Preparedness Town Hall Saturday. “This is an opportunity for us to invite our…

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Read more about the article GOP candidates for 25th Congressional District discuss issues over breakfast
Republican Congressional candidates are introduced before they speak at the meeting of the Santa Clarita Republican Women Federated held at The Oaks Club at Valencia in Valencia on Saturday. Candidates from left, Angela Underwood-Jacobs, Mark Cripe, Suzette Martinez Valladares and Mike Garcia. Dan Watson/The Signal

GOP candidates for 25th Congressional District discuss issues over breakfast

The latest meeting of the Santa Clarita Republican Women Federated featured the four Republican candidates running for the 25th Congressional District seat in the 2020 election, at The Oaks Club…

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Read more about the article TMU Insider: Some of TMU’s best are SCV made
Valencia grad Anthony Lepre produced one of the most-prolific seasons in TMU baseball history in 2019. Photo by Tony Berru.

TMU Insider: Some of TMU’s best are SCV made

By Mason Nesbitt For The Signal One reason The Master’s University has succeeded in athletics over the years is that its campus is located in a valley rich with talented…

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Read more about the article Cicoil marks anniversary of ‘one small step’
Cicoil President & CEO, Howard Lind with a Cicoil ad for the NASA Apollo 11, 1969 moon landing and original cable design drawing, behind him, on displayed in the lobby of Cicoil in Valencia. Dan Watson/The Signal

Cicoil marks anniversary of ‘one small step’

In 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins launched from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center with the goal of being the first to walk on the moon.

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Read more about the article Santa Clarita-based Tombot creates robot service dog
A Tombot proof-of-concept robotic dog named Jennie, developed for dementia patients, reacts to the sound of the camera. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Santa Clarita-based Tombot creates robot service dog

“Jennie” is the first prototype for Tombot, a robotic puppy with the hyper-realistic appearance and feel, created by a Santa Clarita-based company that goes by the same name, for individuals facing health adversities such as dementia and autism.

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The SCV preps for the next ‘Big One’

Are you ready if the next “big one?” The recent Ridgecrest earthquakes that also shook the Santa Clarita Valley offered painful reminders for some residents of the deadly 1994 Northridge Earthquake, pictured above, which was much closer and devastated the SCV.

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Read more about the article Vikings baseball Brock Kleszcz commits to UCSD
Valencia junior Brock Kleszcz pulls one down the line in a league matchup with Saugus at Saugus High School earlier this year. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Vikings baseball Brock Kleszcz commits to UCSD

Valencia’s Brock Kleszcz grew up in a baseball family. With a dad and two older brothers who played the sport, the Valencia outfielder had plenty of baseball support growing up.…

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Read more about the article UPDATE:  Pellets fired at parishioners working at their church in Newhall
An exterior light fixture displays multiple hits from BBs at the Kingdom Hall of Jahovah's Witnesses in Newhall after a report of a shot from a BB gun on the 2500 block of Newhall Avenue on Friday. Dan Watson/The Signal

UPDATE: Pellets fired at parishioners working at their church in Newhall

Parishioners working outside their church ran for cover mid-afternoon Friday when someone began firing pellets or BB gun projectiles, narrowly missing them and shattering a glass light fixture. Shortly before…

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Read more about the article Swimmers impress on Day 2 of CA Speedo Summer Sectionals
Swimmers dive off the starting blocks as they compete in heat 7 of the senior men's 200 freestyle event during the Speedo Summer Sectionals held at The Santa Clarita Aquatic Center in Santa Clarita on Friday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Swimmers impress on Day 2 of CA Speedo Summer Sectionals

Day 2 of the 2019 CA Speedo Summer Sectionals continued with six individual swimmers and six relay teams from Canyons Aquatics and Paseo Aquatics advancing to the finals at the…

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Read more about the article Chabad of SCV opens fundraiser to help ‘Youth Initiative’
Rabbi Choni Marozov lights a yahrzeit candle on the eve of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement at Chabad SCV in Newhall in 2018. Marozov said Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year in the Jewish religion, is "a day of forgiveness." Cory Rubin/ The Signal

Chabad of SCV opens fundraiser to help ‘Youth Initiative’

Chabad of SCV’s Rabbi Choni Marozov has made it his birthday wish to once again raise money for Chabad’s Jewish Youth Initiative. Ahead of Marzov’s 46th birthday on Sept. 3,…

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Read more about the article Elevate Church to offer SCV residents financial help through ‘Financial Peace University’
Elevate Church members gather for a service. Elevate Church is hosting their family conference to remind families it takes a tribe and to restore families to God’s design, one of joy, peace, love and unity. Courtesy photo.

Elevate Church to offer SCV residents financial help through ‘Financial Peace University’

Newhall’s Elevate Church will be setting aside time for Santa Clarita Valley residents to receive financial guidance with Financial Peace University, beginning Aug. 12.  Lead pastor Mauricio Ruiz said he…

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Read more about the article West Ranch grad among several artists offering DTLA-based art exhibition
Artist Zachary Erberich implemented the ideas of water, life and death into this illustration for a class at CSUN. Image courtesy: Zachary Erberich

West Ranch grad among several artists offering DTLA-based art exhibition

Years of designing, sketching, painting and creating works of art has brought Valencia resident Zachary Erberich to be one of several featured artists at the upcoming “Blend: Art Show of…

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