Emergency response called for drowning
An L.A. County Fire Department helicopter was called to Pyramid Lake after a child nearly drowned Sunday. Fire Department personnel responded to reports of a medical emergency around 1:15 p.m.on the 3500…
Los Angeles County Fire Department Helicopter 15 transports an injured hiker at Towsley Canyon Sunday. June 6, 2021. Bobby Block / The Signal.
Emergency response called for injured hiker
Santa Clarita Valley search and rescue teams and an L.A. County Fire Department helicopter were deployed to an injured hiker in Towsley Canyon on Sunday morning. Fire Department personnel responded to reports of…
Letters to the Editor
Thomas Oatway | Voter Suppression a Real Danger
Arthur Saginian (letters, May 30) mentioned my letter of May 13 as an example of emotional speaking as opposed to rational thinking. He was referring to my comments on voter…
Robert Lamoureux
Robert Lamoureux | Cover wood frame, overlay with Trex
Question No. 1 Hi Robert, Our outdoor steps and balcony railings are showing dry rot. My husband has replaced a few of the stair treads but now the railing is…
Manager James Green displays a variety of good choices of indoor plants for for beginners at Green Landscape Nursery in Santa Clarita on Thursday, 052721. Dan Watson/The Signal
House plants’ popularity blooms in pandemic
As stay-at-home orders kept people indoors for most of 2020, people found themselves looking for hobbies as the COVID-19 pandemic shut down leisure activities. Along with an increase in pet…
Outreach specialists Daniel Moran and Leah Parker work on their Family Center Instagram app at the Child & Family Center in Santa Clarita on Wednesday, o52621. Dan Watson/The Signal
SCV organizations spread awareness on social media
As you scroll through Instagram, most of the posts you see show friends traveling or on some fun adventure. Other posts, however, include more than just smiling faces or puppy…
Volunteers Sharon Rendall, left, with therapy dog, Charlie, and Pat Fellows, holding Angel, attend the National Volunteer Appreciation Week event held at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital on Wednesday, 042121. Dan Watson/The Signal
Staying physically, mentally healthy for reopening
By Perry Smith Sunday Signal Editor Kev Kurdoghlian Signal Staff Writer To mask or not to mask? That question and many more around staying healthy during a time that appears…
Los Angeles County Fire Captain Arnie Sandoval. Courtesy of David Guymon.
Fundraiser set up to support wounded fire captain
The Los Angeles County Fire Department identified Saturday Arnie Sandoval, 54, as the captain wounded during the Station 81 shooting Tuesday. David Guymon, a 20-year co-worker and friend, set up a GoFundMe fundraiser Friday at the request of Sandoval’s family. The…
A Los Angeles County Fire Department rescue team airlifts a hiker from Wildwood Canyon. Austin Dave / For The Signal.
Hiker airlifted out of Wildwood Canyon
A Los Angeles County Fire Department helicopter rescued a hiker from Wildwood Canyon before 1 p.m. Saturday afternoon. The hiker was experiencing a medical issue, according to Supervisor Ed Pickett with the Fire Department. The department received…
NTS’ Santa Clarita laboratory’s new multi-million-dollar dynamics test building, which houses a new, large-force T-4000 dual shaker system. Courtesy
NTS celebrates multi-million-dollar test building
National Technical Systems Inc., which provides qualification testing, inspection and certification services, recently celebrated the grand opening of its multi-million-dollar dynamics test building at its Santa Clarita laboratory. The secure…
Photo courtesy of CA.gov
Newsom extends restaurant, bar COVID-19 relief measures
As the state prepares to fully reopen this month, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the extension of pandemic regulatory relief for restaurants, bars, breweries and wineries to support business recovery and…
Printful expands operations to Valencia
Printful announced recently it is moving to a new, larger facility allowing the addition of approximately 100 jobs in the Santa Clarita Valley. Printful plans on moving its California operations from Chatsworth to Valencia during…
Deputies investigate robbery at Canyon Country Wells Fargo
A man carrying a bag of money was robbed Saturday morning while entering the Wells Fargo Bank Branch on Soledad Canyon Road near Whites Canyon Road in Canyon Country. “The male black suspect walked up to…
Our View | Remarkable Grace Under Fire
“Captain… is awake. Vitals are a little low. Engineer is going to be DOA.” That radio transmission came from Fire Station 81. Urgent, while remaining professional and purposeful. A man…
SCV Voices: Guest Commentary
Patricia Suzanne | Our District Attorney Is Dangerous
If someone appears before a judge charged with assaulting a police officer, should that individual be set free to roam the streets with no cash bail? George Gascón thinks that’s…
Letters to the Editor
Richard Myers | An Exercise in the Big Lie
I’m writing in response to Rob Kerchner’s June 1 letter, “A Study in Contrast.” It’s a short letter but good grief he is doing “The Big Lie.” He calls the…
Letters to the Editor
Rick Barker | Where the Truth Lies
In response to Mr. Gary Horton’s June 2 column entitled “U.S. Congress needs Freedom Fighters.” I would like to make an observation and also suggest a course of action that…
Letters to the Editor
Lois Eisenberg | Advocating for LGBTQ Rights
There has been a systematic and institutional discrimination agenda pending (for) many years against the LGBTQ people. President Joe Biden will be trying to reverse Donald Trump’s damage he has…
Time Ranger
The Time Ranger | Booze, Machine Guns & Indian Revolts
Happy darn first weekend in June. Somebody please tell me it can’t be 2021 because it seemed like 20 minutes ago it was 1958 and I was finally learning cursive…
Paul Raggio
Paul Raggio | It’s about the process
We won the contract, and my company just finished transitioning 50 armed security officers on payroll to secure one of our federal government’s critical infrastructures. Our 24-hour mission was to control the access to the installation and…
