Letters to the Editor
Larry Moore | Graduation Season
As graduation season approaches, there are some things that you can count on. 1. High school graduation speeches will be full of optimism and hope, which I love. These 17-…
Letters to the Editor
Nancy Fairbanks | DOGE and the Constitution
David Berke’s letter (April 4) claims that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is an unconstitutional assault on democracy, accusing it of operating without congressional authorization and undermining the federal…
Letters to the Editor
Rob Kerchner | What Voting Democrat Means
While it costs $5.15 for a gallon of gas in Sacramento, the Auto Club national average is $3.078. In Texas today (as of this writing), a gallon of gas will…
Letters to the Editor
Ron Perry | Do We Need This?
Do we really need the national Department of Education? In 2023, the average salary for a National Department of Education employee was $112,164, per the National Education Association. This average…
Boxers fight before a full house during the Mayor’s Cup at the Guerrero’s Boxing Gym in Valencia, Saturday, April 26, 2025. Michael Picarella/The Signal
Mayor’s Cup boxing event packs a weekend wallop
Santa Clarita Mayor Bill Miranda praised former WBO middleweight champion Fernando Guerrero and his gym on Sunday for the work they’re doing in the community, teaching area youth boxing skills…
Attendees enjoy the morning at the Sisterhood Fashion Show Luncheon at The Oaks Club at Valencia, April 27, 2025. Kamryn Martell/The Signal
Photos: “CBS Sisterhood Fashion Show Luncheon”
The Congregation Beth Shalom hosted a Sisterhood Fashion Show Luncheon at The Oaks Club at Valencia on Sunday after not doing it for 30 years. The event was to bring together…
TMU master plan calls for 500 beds, new fields
Looking to address campus growth “in the next decade and beyond,” The Master’s University submitted a master plan update to the city of Santa Clarita for construction TMU is hoping…
From left: Michael Bachman, Carole Cliffe, Shamiran Bricker, Veronica Stanley-Hooper and Harley Scroggins take part in the Santa Clarita Valley Book Festival at College of the Canyons in 2024. Photo courtesy of Veronica Stanley-Hooper.
COC prepares for SCV Book Festival
College of the Canyons will be hosting its second annual Santa Clarita Valley Book Festival in the COC University Center on its Valencia campus on May 10, with the organizers…
The fatal shooting occurred on the 25700 block of Vista Fairways Drive early Sunday morning in Valencia. Katherine Quezada/ The Signal
Homicide says no arrests in SCV’s last murder of 2023
Homicide detectives confirmed Thursday there have been no arrests in their 16-month-old investigation into a bloody early-morning murder in an otherwise quiet, residential neighborhood in Valencia. Devin Marshall, 37, died…
A dedicated wall of artist Paula Bradley's work was on display at the Santa Clarita Artists Association Spring Art Festival at Le Chene French Cuisine in Agua Dulce, April 27, 2025. Kamryn Martell/The Signal
Santa Clarita Artists Association hosts 11th annual Spring Art Festival
Tucked away on Sierra Highway was the Santa Clarita Artists Association’s 11th annual Spring Art Festival at Le Chêne French Cuisine on Sunday. The outdoor event brought out crowds despite…
Sheriff's deputies investigate the scene where a person was killed in a shooting Monday night near the intersection of Newhall Avenue and Lyons Avenue. Staff photo
Suspects plead not guilty to murder charge
Two men accused in the shooting death of a Newhall man in the parking lot of Valencia Liquor June 17 pleaded not guilty at their arraignment. Omar Garcia Ramirez, 25,…
Attendees play rugby with special wheelchairs during the Triumph Foundation's 12th annual Wheelchair Sports event at the George A. Caravalho Santa Clarita Sports Complex Gymnasium, April 26, 2025. Kamryn Martell/The Signal
Triumph Foundation hosts 12th annual Wheelchair Sports event
The Triumph Foundation hosted its 12th annual Wheelchair Sports event last weekend, with crowds of people playing rugby, hockey or dancing – in wheelchairs. Andrew Skinner, founder of Triumph Foundation,…
Theater news
West Ranch Theatre to perform ‘Percy Jackson Musical’
News release Greek gods on surfboards and motorcycles, talking squirrels, sword-fighting, rock/pop songs and a 10-foot minotaur: West Ranch Theatre is bringing a lot to the stage next week in…
Theater news
‘Puffs’ comes to Rio Norte
News release “Puffs: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic” hits the stage at Rio Norte Junior High School at 7 p.m. on May 8 and 9. The comedy by…
City to kick off ‘Celebrate’ culture series
News release The city of Santa Clarita is inviting the community to its Celebrate cultural event series, which is returning for its fourth year starting this month at the Canyon…
US Urges India, Pakistan to cool tensions after Kashmir terror attack
By Chris Summers Contributing Writer U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Pakistan’s prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, and India’s foreign minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, urging the two countries to de-escalate tensions over…
From left: Zumba instructor Maricela Pacheco, firefighter driver Andrew Gardner, firefighter Ryan Ramos, Assemblymember Pilar Schiavo, Station 111 captain Ara Mouradian and organizor Jocelyn Reyes pose for a photo at Station 111, April 25, 2025. Kamryn Martell/The Signal
Zumba instructor raises funds, gifts for Station 111 firefighters
When devastation struck California in January from the wildfires, Jocelyn Reyes knew she wanted to do something to help out the first responders in Santa Clarita. Reyes decided that she…
Newhall School District board reviews new housing developments
The Newhall School District governing board at last week’s meeting reviewed a presentation on housing developments within the district’s attendance boundaries. The presentation was an informational item, wrote Superintendent Leticia…
Saugus community members gather at Bridgeport Elementary School for the Saugus Union School District asset management advisory committee's public hearing on Wednesday night, April 30, 2025. Maya Morales/The Signal
SUSD asset management advisory committee to meet next week to review edits
At least 60 Saugus community members attended the Saugus Union School District’s asset management advisory committee’s public hearing Wednesday night, seven of whom spoke during public comment. After another editing…
National security adviser Mike Waltz in Pituffik, Greenland, on March 28, 2025. Pool photo by Jim Watson/Getty Images.
Trump names Mike Waltz as ambassador to UN
By Jack Phillips and Emel Akan Contributing Writers President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that he was naming White House national security advisor Mike Waltz to be the U.S. ambassador to…
