Read more about the article Capturing the celestial skies from Santa Clarita
Astrophotographer John Favalessa in his in his backyard, home-made observatory in Stevenson Ranch. 012121. Dan Watson/The Signal

Capturing the celestial skies from Santa Clarita

Glimmering star clusters, distant galaxies and sporadic fireballs that light up the skies. It’s all visible from the backyards of populated neighborhoods of the Santa Clarita Valley.  That is, if…

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Valencia man arrested on suspicion of rape; DA declines to file charges

UPDATE March 10: According to the L.A. County Sheriff's Department's Inmate Information Center, the suspect in this case was released Feb. 16 after the District Attorney's Office declined to file…

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Read more about the article SCV Chamber, PPE Unite, county team up to distribute safety equipment
Los Angeles County employee Natalie Vartania, from Supervisor Kathryn Barger's office, right, picks bottles of hand sanitizer from one of dozens of cases ready to be handed out at the PPE United drive-up event held in the Westfield Valencia Town Center parking lot on Saturday, 020621. Dan Watson/The Signal

SCV Chamber, PPE Unite, county team up to distribute safety equipment

The PPE Unite program teamed up with a number of county and local officials Saturday to bring free personal protective equipment to small businesses in the Santa Clarita Valley.  The…

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Read more about the article D.A. reviewing charges in Jan. 11 Sand Canyon shooting
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station Capt. Justin Diez arrives on the scene as deputies investigate a shooting incident that took place in the MacMillan Ranch neighborhood Monday afternoon. Jan. 11, 2021. Bobby Block / The Signal.

D.A. reviewing charges in Jan. 11 Sand Canyon shooting

By Emily Alvarenga and Perry Smith Signal Staff Writers Prosecutors with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office are reviewing the case for a midday shooting in a gated Sand…

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Read more about the article Man arrested on suspicion of trying to steal purse, car, bus
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station deputies search a bus on The Old Road at Marriott Way in Stevenson Ranch on Thursday, 021121. Dan Watson/The Signal

Man arrested on suspicion of trying to steal purse, car, bus

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies ended a brief standoff with a suspect they believed was trying to steal a bus Thursday night on The Old Road. Station officials received…

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