Make sure hackers can’t access your home network
By Kim Komando Signal Contributing Writer Cybercrimes are on the rise with hackers and scammers chomping at the bit for a shot at your system. There’s one tool that should…
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To your good health — Fructose intolerance is, unfortunately, rarely diagnosed
By Keith Roach, M.D. Signal Contributing Writer Dear Dr. Roach hat can you tell me about fructose intolerance and/or malabsorption? Is there a genetic predisposition to this? Can it develop later…
Hundreds of attendees light candles during a candlelight vigil for Michael Lodl held at Newhall Park in Newhall on Friday, July 10, 2020. Dan Watson/The Signal
Friends, family hold candlelight vigil in honor of Michael Lodl
Friends and family of Michael Lodl gathered in Newhall Park Friday to honor the life of the Valencia teen who died in a pedestrian-vs.-vehicle collision on Interstate 405 on Tuesday. …
COVID-19. Courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control.
SCV case number grows to 3,515
The number of reported COVID-19 cases within the Santa Clarita Valley increased by 17 in the last day, according to Los Angeles County Public Health Department officials. The number of…
Actress Naya Rivera on the "Glee" panel at the 2010 San Diego Comic Con in San Diego, California. Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore.
Search continues for Naya Rivera two days after being reported missing at Lake Piru
The search continued Friday for the multi-agency search-and-recovery teams attempting to find answers at Lake Piru in the disappearance of Valencia native and “Glee” actress Naya Rivera. Rivera, 33, was…
Firefighters responding to a fire on Soledad Canyon Road on Friday. Bobby Block / The Signal.
Final Update: Soledad Fire at 94% containment
Los Angeles County Fire Department officials announced Friday they were issuing their final daily report on the Soledad Fire, as the incident is nearly contained “Units will continue to patrol…
SIGNAL FILE PHOTO: A classroom full of kindergarteners and first graders at Rosedell Elementary School in Saugus applaud 100 year-old Wilbur Vidito Monday afternoon. Cory Rubin/ The Signal
Most school boards publish meetings online; Newhall, Saugus hold off
While three Santa Clarita Valley school districts have made the decision to record and publish videos of their governing board meetings, the Saugus Union School District and Newhall School District…
The Saugus Union School District office. Dan Watson/The Signal
Saugus District approves racial, educational equity resolution
The Saugus Union School District governing board approved a resolution that would recognize the district’s commitment to educational and workplace equity in regards to race. The resolution comes two weeks…
How to Accentuate Your Room with Your Favourite Framed Memories
Photographs offer us a glimpse of our favourite memories and allow us to relive them any time we are in a mood for it. When you frame your photographs, they…
What You Should Know About Being A Nurse
There are many benefits to being a nurse, including helping to save lives, great job satisfaction, and job security, but it is certainly not a career that is for everyone.…
In spite of the quarantine, Saugus High School graduate Tucker Panarisi continues to practice his technique in the batting cage his family set up in the backyard of their home. Dan Watson/The Signal
SCV athletes prep for next level amid quarantine
By Claire CorneliusFor The Signal Normally, after baseball player Tucker Panarisi spends a couple of hours practicing his swings in the cages, he hits the weight room with his teammates. …
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NFL football running back and Valencia High School graduate Shane Vereen motivates participants at Valencia High on a recent Saturday during Playmaker Football Camp, which benefits Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. 062114
Hart District alumni make time to give back
By Claire CorneliusFor The Signal Many William S. Hart Union High School District alumni return to Santa Clarita to give back to their former sports programs, where their collegiate and…
John Boston | That Time I Played Bill Hart on a Miniseries
Last weekend’s Fourth of July was spent quietly, inspecting fences and sprinkler lines, water tanks and bird baths. Didn’t see a single looter, firecracker or mouth breather. Wasn’t tarred. Wasn’t…
Mike Garcia
Mike Garcia | Don’t Defund Police; Invest in Them
Growing up, my mom, my brother and I watched my stepdad leave for work every day not knowing whether he would make it home. As a member of the Los…
Letters to the Editor
Jay DelDotto | Choosing the Police Officer
Three people are interested in renting the house next door. Two of the three have extensive arrest records. The first individual has three major misdemeanor arrests and five major felony…
Letters to the Editor
Dennis Nobile | Brains the Size of Bugs
Seventy-five years ago, six Marines raised the American flag on a mountain during the battle of Iwo Jima. Three of the six were killed on the island and more Marines…
Searchers come back to dock as they cruise past a pontoon boat with caution tape attached as they conclude the search for the day for actress Naya Rivera at Lake Piru on Thursday, July 09, 2020. Dan Watson/The Signal
Desaparece actriz de ‘Glee’ en el lago Piru
Por Tammy Murga y Lauren Budman Esta edición: Desaparece actriz de ‘Glee’ en el lago Piru, el Ayuntamiento discutirá la pista de patinaje sobre hielo ‘Ice Station’, Salud Pública informa…
Valencia Newsstand 23164 Valencia Boulevard. Dan Watson/The Signal
SCV businesses struggle to stay afloat through pandemic
As national retail stores once again temporarily close amid the latest COVID-19 spike, other businesses in the Santa Clarita Valley are struggling to avoid closing their doors permanently. While Apple…
SCV resident Austyn Malynn, 17, won U.S. Census Bureau’s National Video Challenge for her animated Census song. Courtesy
SCV teen wins U.S. Census Bureau video challenge
West Ranch High School graduate Austyn Malynn considers herself the creative brain and her twin sister the math brain. “I will do anything creative, just don't put a math problem…
Santa Clarita City Hall, as pictured on Feb. 26. Dan Watson/The Signal
City Council to consider extending ban on evictions through Aug. 31
Santa Clarita City Council members are expected Tuesday to discuss possibly extending the temporary prohibition on evictions of residential and commercial tenants through the end of August. The council members…
