How A Garage Door Service Can Make Your Home Storm Ready
A home is a sanctuary, and protecting it from extreme weather is a primary priority for any homeowner. When it comes to storm preparedness, most people think of shuttered windows…
Letters to the Editor
Larry Moore | The ‘I Hate America’ Rally
The No Kings, “I Hate America,” rally on Oct. 18 once again demonstrated how out of touch with reality these protesters are. Do they think their hateful signs and rhetoric…
Letters to the Editor
Rob Kerchner | Those Times Have Passed
There was a time when you could vote Democrat and pretend that it meant you were a good person. That time has passed. There was a time you could vote…
Letters to the Editor
Lois Eisenberg | My House Is Being Demolished
My house is being demolished without my permission and during a desperate time for many Americans who will not receive a paycheck due to the Republican government shutdown, yes due…
Commentary
Joe Guzzardi | The High-Stakes Pennsylvania Court Election
Four high-profile races in today’s election will provide insight into how well the voting public has warmed to Trump 47’s agenda. The first three — Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial…
Dan Walters | Porter’s Self-Inflicted Campaign Damage
In the broadest sense, political campaigns resemble military operations with mission goals, strategic plans to achieve them, logistical support and tactical maneuvers to weaken opposing forces. However, as Prussian Field…
Cedarcreek Elementary School Principal Merly Soni prepares to cut the ribbon during the Oct. 24 celebration. Courtesy photo
Cedarcreek celebrates edible schoolyard
The Cedarcreek Elementary School community celebrated the fruits from years of labor quite literally at a recent ribbon-cutting. The K-6 school on Camp Plenty Road welcomed the community to an…
The courts
Defense attorney asks judge to throw out murder charge
L.A. County Superior Court Judge Hilleri Merritt set a Dec. 17 hearing for arguments over a fatal crash that left one person dead in Saugus on Nov. 1, 2023. Raul…
Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo (C, holding poster board), D-Chatsworth, cuts the ribbon at the renovations ribbon cutting ceremony at the Boys and Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley Thomas E. Dierckman Clubhouse in Canyon Country, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. Kamryn Martell/The Signal
SCV Boys, Girls Club gives Canyon Country clubhouse major renovations
The Boys and Girls Club of Santa Clarita hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the renovations at the Thomas E. Dierckman Clubhouse in Canyon Country on Wednesday afternoon. The renovations included new carpeting and…
Cynthia Foster (C, blue dress) speaks to attendees about her experiences at the Single Mothers Outreach "Adopt-A-Family" kickoff celebration at the SMO offices in Valencia, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. Kamryn Martell/The Signal
Single Mothers Outreach hosts ‘Adopt-A-Family’ celebration
Single Mothers Outreach hosted its annual “Adopt-A-Family" kickoff celebration at the nonprofit organization’s offices on Thursday evening. The event gave attendees opportunities to hear testimonials from real-life single mothers who are actively participating in the programs SMO offers. John…
Saugus wide receiver Degan Grant (7) earns a first down during the first quarter of Friday's game against Golden Valley at College of the Canyons on Oct. 31, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal
Final regular-season football standings and first-round playoff matchups
California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section playoff matchups: • Valencia (9-1) opens the Division 3 playoffs against Palos Verdes (7-3, second place, Bay League). • Hart (7-3) opens the Division 7…
A person was shot dead at the 23400 block of Lyons Avenue in Newhall in November, according to reports from the scene.
Newhall shooting death believed to be suicide
An official with the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau said Monday a shooting death in Newhall over the weekend is suspected to be a suicide. Medical examiners identified the…
Races to watch on Election Day 2025
By Joseph Lord Contributing Writer Election week is here and voters will go to the polls in a handful of states to elect governors, attorney generals and decide on ballot measures. …
A “Vote Yes on Prop 50” button at the Kern County Democratic Party booth during the Kern County Fair in Bakersfield on Sept. 26, 2025. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local
Democrats made Prop. 50 about Trump; Polls show it’s working as voting ends
By Maya C. Miller Contributing Writer A day before voting ends for Proposition 50, California voters appeared poised to approve Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to gerrymander the state’s congressional districts in…
The L.A. Dodgers celebrate their dramatic World Series win in seven games over the Toronto Blue Jays. Screenshot courtesy of ABC7.
Dodgers celebrate World Series win
The Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated their dramatic World Series win with a parade in downtown L.A. Monday followed by a celebration rally at a packed Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers defeated…
Who Pays After an Uber or Lyft Accident
Rideshare services are convenient, but getting in someone else’s car comes with the risk of getting in an accident. If you’ve been in a rideshare-connected accident, it’s not always easy…
Filing: Trump admin will partially fund November food stamps
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer The U.S. Department of Agriculture will fund food stamps for November at reduced levels, Trump administration officials said on Monday. The USDA will spend billions of…
Vehicle fire on SR-14 spreads to nearby brush
A vehicle fire broke out on the northbound side of State Route 14 of the Golden Valley Road off-ramp on Monday afternoon, according to an official with the California Highway Patrol Newhall-area Office. The white…
SCV Sheriff's Station
Homicide detectives ID 2 killed in shooting
Detectives with the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau said there have been no arrests made yet into a Halloween night shooting that left two people dead. Homicide Bureau officials…
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station deputies were dispatched to a family dispute call, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. Signal Staff/The Signal
Deputies: Man arrested on suspicion of assault after family dispute
A 19-year-old Newhall man was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after an alleged family dispute escalated and he held his family hostage with a box cutter on the…