Read more about the article Child & Family Center receives $593K from Schiavo bill
The Child & Family Center is located at 21545 Centre Pointe Parkway in Santa Clarita. Signal File Photo

Child & Family Center receives $593K from Schiavo bill

News release  The Child & Family Center of Santa Clarita was one of several agencies that received funding from Assembly Bill 102, authored by Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth.   The…

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Read more about the article Senses celebrates a tropical summer
Members of the Kalakeke Pacific Island Dance Company perform Polynesian dances for the hundreds of attendees at the City of Santa Clarita SENSES Block Party with a tropical summer theme held on Main Street in Newhall on Thursday, 072023. Dan Watson/The Signal

Senses celebrates a tropical summer

The city of Santa Clarita’s monthly Senses Block Party returned earlier this month to Main Street in Newhall with a tropical theme featuring the Kalakeke Pacific Island Dance Company performing…

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Read more about the article California forbids plans to unmask workers at In-N-Out — and most other workplaces
File photo from 2020: Bryan Gonzalez, right, approaches one of the cars in the constant stream of more than 30 vehicles that lined up for one of the 250 free In-N-Out meals consisting of a Double-Double burger, chips and a drink handed out by Fitucci Custom Cabinets to support the community in their parking lot in Valencia on Saturday, May 2, 2020. Dan Watson/The Signal

California forbids plans to unmask workers at In-N-Out — and most other workplaces

By Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters Health Writer  For at least another year and a half, California employers won’t be able to follow In-N-Out’s lead in banning workers from wearing masks on…

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Read more about the article LASD: Newhall shooting involved BB gun 
SCV Sheriff's Station deputies investigate the scene of a shooting in the 22000 block of Arch Street in Newhall. Oscar Sol/ For The Signal

LASD: Newhall shooting involved BB gun 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies confirmed that reports of a shooting in Newhall around 7:30 p.m. Friday involved a BB gun, not a real firearm, according to fire and…

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Read more about the article LASD seeks help finding man reported missing
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Unit is asking for the public’s help locating missing person Mark Peterson. Courtesy photo.

LASD seeks help finding man reported missing

News release  The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Unit is asking for the public’s help locating missing person Mark Peterson. He is a 62-year-old white man who last…

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Read more about the article Public Health extends heat advisory 
Locals take measures to stay cool while outdoors, such as staying in the shade. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Public Health extends heat advisory 

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has extended a heat advisory as meteorologists forecast high temperatures in various areas of the county, including the Santa Clarita Valley. The advisory,…

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Read more about the article Taco sues-day: City goes after unlicensed taco vendors   
Photos from a lawsuit filed by the city of Santa Clarita against Tacos Jacky show the results of previous inspections. The city labeled the business a public nuisance due to its unlicensed operations.

Taco sues-day: City goes after unlicensed taco vendors   

The city of Santa Clarita announced Friday a lawsuit against a collection of taco vendors who operate throughout the city, according to a statement from the city.  “The city is…

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Read more about the article Are goats the answer to preventing wildfires? Pitchess inmates are finding out 
Dr. Melissa Kelley, left, of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and Cole Bush of Shepheress Land and Livestock Company describe the process of moving the 400 sheep and goats to graze on a steep hillside as part of the prescribed grazing program for inmates at Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic on Friday, 072823. Dan Watson/The Signal

Are goats the answer to preventing wildfires? Pitchess inmates are finding out 

Melissa Kelley pointed to two spots on a nearly vertical slope in the hills surrounding the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic on Friday.   One was like any hillside you’d see…

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Read more about the article Hart district hit with 2 lawsuits over decades-old assault allegations 
The William S. Hart Union High School District office

Hart district hit with 2 lawsuits over decades-old assault allegations 

The alleged mishandling of a pair of sexual assault allegations from decades ago has prompted two lawsuits against the William S. Hart Union High School District, according to L.A. County…

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Read more about the article No charges for Probation officer in accidental discharge 
The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station. Courtesy of the city of Santa Clarita.

No charges for Probation officer in accidental discharge 

A Los Angeles County Probation Department officer is not being criminally charged after a 4-year-old sustained a minor hand injury in a shooting accident, according to Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s…

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