Effective and Time-Efficient Workout Routines for Busy Women
A busy schedule can sometimes make exercise sound like an extra nuisance. Having to take at least an hour from the day to get something fruitful done. Because sometimes…
The Coroner's Office responds to a dead body found outside the Macy's at the Westfield Valencia Town Center on Saturday, Aug. 5. Oscar Sol / The Signal
Body found in Macy’s parking lot
A body was discovered on the second floor of the Macy’s parking garage in the Westfield Valencia Town Center at approximately 5 p.m. on Saturday, according to the Santa Clarita…
Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Anthony Michael Hall and Dana Barron in “National Lampoon’s Vacation” (1983) PHOTO CREDIT IMDB
How Test Screenings Saved ‘National Lampoon’s Vacation’ (1983)
By Joshua Hack Special to The Signal ‘I think you’re all f’d in the head. We’re ten hours from the f’in fun park and you want to bail out. Well,…
The Last Bookstore. COURTESY PHOTO
So, You Think You Know Los Angeles?
By Michele E. Buttelman Signal Staff Writer Anyone who has lived in Southern California for an extended period usually believes they know all the interesting places to visit and take…
The 14 freeway. SIGNAL FILE PHOTO
The History of Los Angeles Freeways
By Michele E. Buttelman Signal Staff Writer Los Angeles is famous for its freeways. If you were born and raised in Los Angeles County you have probably been driving the…
David Hegg | The Ethics of Free Speech
By David Hegg In the recent Supreme Court decision in 303 Creative v. Elenis, the court, by a 6-3 vote, ruled that the First Amendment forbids government from forcing web…
Letters to the Editor
Brian Richards | Debunking Climate Hysterics
In my ongoing effort to debunk the nonsense peddled by climate zealots, I thought I would share some facts and context about CO2 production and absorption. Hostile readers to my…
Shaquille O'Neal is interviewed by the media during a surprise visit to the Big Chicken Valencia store in Valencia on Saturday, 080523. Dan Watson/The Signal
Shaq makes surprise visit at Big Chicken
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbEuLpIXa4Q NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal stopped by his Big Chicken restaurant in Valencia on Saturday. O’Neal took photos with hundreds of fans and his Big Chicken employees but…
Motorcyclist transported after collision on The Old Road
A motorcyclist was transported from the scene of a collision at approximately 1 p.m. on Saturday near the intersection of The Old Road and Weldon Canyon Road, according to Officer…
The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station on Golden Valley Road.
Deputies: Good Samaritan turns in ‘lost’ purse containing gun, stolen ID’s
A good Samaritan was just doing what they believed was the honest thing by turning in a “lost” purse found in a grocery cart to store employees. However, it also…
August rolls in hot
As the Santa Clarita Valley rolls into August, the weather from July continues on. The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory from Saturday at 8 a.m. until Sunday…
The Time Ranger | So. Do You Live in Saugus? Or in Surrey?
A pleasant and sultry first Saturday in August to you, saddlepals. C’mon. Swish around a little of that designer mouthwash. Slide into your loafers. Get a decent pair of sunglasses.…
Robert Lamoureux | The whole faucet spins! Is there a tool to fix that?
Question: Hi, I live in Canyon Country, am pretty handy and have a situation I’m not quite sure of. I have a faucet that when I exercise the handle to…
Suzette Martinez Valladares | ’Tis the Season: Back to School, Back to Basics
As the back-to-school season swiftly approaches, the sense of responsibility as a parent is profound. Back to school means earlier bedtimes, purchasing school supplies, and carefully choosing new outfits. I…
Letters to the Editor
Judy Reinsma | Landline Outage in a Rural Area
Since July 21, some homes in San Francisquito Canyon have had no landline service. Apparently a car destroyed one of the above-ground green boxes alongside the road and caused wires…
Letters to the Editor
Rick Barker | Welcome to …
In re: Joshua Heath, “A Letter from Satan to Santa Clarita,” Democratic Voices, June 27. Welcome to the likes of the former Soviet Union, now Russia, Nazi Germany, China, South…
Letters to the Editor
Mary Leao-Martin | A Timely Message from ‘Fiddler’
Subject: The Santa Clarita Regional Theatre’s production of “Fiddler on the Roof,” presented by the Canyon Theatre Guild. I saw this production on Saturday for the 2 p.m. performance at…
Letters to the Editor
Gary Morrison | Which Truth, Exactly?
Mr. (Hilmar) Rosenast (letters, Aug. 3) castigates Mr. (Arthur) Saginian for not accepting a simple truth. What exactly is that TRUTH? If it is, as I suspect, a “Biblical Truth,”…
City of Santa Clarita seal. Courtesy of the City of Santa Clarita.
City applies for federal law enforcement grant as crime rates drop
The city of Santa Clarita will be accepting public comment regarding a grant proposal for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program from the United States Department of Justice. …
Photo curtesy of Sooa Kim and Sarah Park.
Local teens create visiting program for Korean students
Two local students, Sooa Kim and Sara Park, decided they wanted to spend their summer break creating a self-funded program that gives students from South Korea a chance to visit…
