Robert Lamoureux
Robert Lamoureux: Is adding solar panels worth the cost?
Question No. 1 Hi Robert, I have a home in Santa Clarita that runs, in my opinion, high on the utility bills in the heat of the summer. I am…
Christy Smith and Mike Garcia head to special election on May 12, 2020. Courtesy photos
Trump calls 25th District election ‘rigged’ after new vote center opened
The opening of a new vote center, located on 30th Street in Lancaster, was announced through a news release distributed in the late afternoon Friday, as voting for the 25th…
The Carlson family celebrates Mother's Day with a picnic in Hart Park in Newhall Sunday afternoon. From Left to right: Christina Carlson, Laura Carlson, and Gregory Carlson. May 10, 2020. Bobby Block / The Signal.
SCV celebrates Mother’s Day
With newly opened county parks and trails and some sunny weather, Santa Clarita Valley residents took to the outdoors to celebrate Mother’s Day. “I was so happy when they opened…
FILE PHOTO A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Fire engine involved in Sunday crash
Los Angeles County Fire Department’s Engine 111 was involved in a traffic collision in Saugus Sunday afternoon. While responding to a nearby medical call around 2:15 p.m., Engine 111 was…
COVID-19. Courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control.
L.A. County sees 484 new COVID-19 cases; Pitchess makes up 55 of those
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases within the Santa Clarita Valley, including those from an outbreak at Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic, has risen to at least 731 Sunday. Pitchess…
Los Angeles County Fire Department and Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials respond to a vehicle versus bicycle traffic collision near the intersection of Soledad Canyon Road and Penlon Way in Canyon Country that resulted in only minor injuries around 1 p.m. on Sunday, May 10, 2020. The collision resulted in no injuries, according to fire supervisor Cheryl Sims. Bobby Block/The Signal
PHOTO: Bike, vehicle collision results in no injuries
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L.A. County launches ‘Great Plates Delivered’ initiative
In an effort to provide meals to those who need them, Los Angeles County recently announced its participation in California’s “Great Plates Delivered” initiative, a meal-delivery service for older adults. …
David Hegg is senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church and a Santa Clarita resident. "Ethically Speaking" runs Saturdays in The Signal.
David Hegg | Moms, We Need You Even More
By David Hegg I was out cleaning my pool thinking about this column and I found myself asking this question: When did I become “old-school?” This whole COVID-19 thing has…
Letters to the Editor
Jim Blumel Sr. | Our Freedoms and COVID-19
We should all be concerned by how easily we are letting our basic freedoms slip away during this pandemic. Politicians say we must stay secluded until a vaccine is discovered…
Renee Focht, a volunteer at the Castaic Animal Care Center, poses with a pup at the center, where she is still volunteering amid the current health crisis, though they are only doing so one at a time and abiding by the public health guidelines. Courtesy of the Castaic Animal Care Center
Adoption tips for your new furry friends in quarantine
Iman Solmonpoor had been thinking of adopting a dog before the coronavirus pandemic, and says the stay-at-home directive gave him the perfect opportunity. “I was looking at adopting a dog…
