Letters to the Editor
Brian Richards | Destroy it to Preserve it
Hypocrites! The left constantly yammers about saving democracy, even though we are not one. In truth, the left does not care about democracy one bit and they will use all…
Dan Walters | Frenemies Gavin vs. Kamala for President
Well, sports fans, how about this scenario — long-time frenemies Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris facing off for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination three years hence? The two Californians’ parallel…
Trinity running back Hudson Sweitzer (32) runs with the ball during the second quarter of Thursday's game against Santa Rosa at College of the Canyons on Oct. 30, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal
Trinity football loses out on league title with loss at home
In this season’s Cottonwood League championship game, the Trinity Knights had the opportunity to rewrite their season after a 1-3 start. But in the end, the Santa Rosa Rangers snatched the league crown from Trinity Thursday…
A Beale's Cut photo estimated to be from some time in the late 1930s, after it stopped being used as a state or county highway. SCVHistory.com
City announces addition of Beale’s Cut to open space district
The city of Santa Clarita added 670 acres to its open space Tuesday, including the historic Beale’s Cut off Sierra Highway, which will now be a part of the city’s…
In August, the company presented its project to the Town Council: By June 2027, it planned to have a 1.3-acre facility with a 15-megawatt capacity rated for 60 megawatt hours.
County energy plans irk residents
Residents are once again unhappy with L.A. County’s recent preference for placing battery-energy storage facilities in the Santa Clarita Valley, officials said Tuesday. The latest in Castaic: The Department of…
Three-vehicle collision results in major damages on San Francisquito Canyon Road near Quail Trail, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. Signal Staff/The Signal
Vehicles heavily damaged in head-on collision
A head-on traffic collision caused major vehicle damage, but no serious injuries, on San Francisquito Canyon Road just north of Quail Trail on Thursday morning, according to officials with the California Highway Patrol Traffic Management Unit. The…
Chabad of SCV seeks donations for struggling families amid government shutdown
Chabad of SCV is accepting donations and grocery store gift cards for families who are struggling amid the government shutdown. “We’ve been informed that, due to the ongoing government shutdown,…
Trump directs Pentagon to start testing nuclear weapons
By Joseph Lord Contributing Writer President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered the Pentagon to begin conducting nuclear weapons tests again after a three-decade moratorium on the practice. “Because of other countries’…
The audience watches dancers deliver a Folklorico performance during the Dia De Muertos celebration at the Canyon Country Community Center in Canyon Country on Oct. 25, 2025. Katherine Quezada/The Signal
City celebrates Dia De Muertos: ‘We should always be remembered’
Alfredo Reveles’ grandmother, Sebastiana Hortencia Rosales de Abarca, was 93 years old when she died earlier this year. She had 11 siblings, then had 14 children of her own, and…
Saugus outside hitter Valerie Mejia (8) hits the ball over the net during the first set of the CIF quarterfinal playoff game against St. Margaret's at Saugus High School on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal
Saugus falls in four sets, eliminated from CIF playoffs
Despite winning the opening set in the quarterfinal matchup against the St. Margaret's Tartans, the Centurions were eliminated from the playoffs at home. The Centurions were defeated by St. Margaret's…
FILE PHOTO A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Fire report at Pitchess resolved quickly
A structure fire was reported at the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic on Thursday afternoon, and most fire personnel were released within an hour of the call, according to radio…
Leila Rose Golianis at a recent pumpkin patch. Courtesy photo.
Newhall District holds moment of silence following death of student
Ten-year-old Leila Rose Golianis recently died after she collapsed and suffered an arteriovenous malformation rupture on her brain stem that caused a severe brain bleed. Newhall School District Superintendent Leticia…
9 takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Xi
By Dorothy Li and Frank Fang Contributing Writers U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met for roughly 100 minutes on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit on Thursday in Busan, South Korea, according to Chinese…
File photo including SCCS running back Josiah Durruty (7) running the ball during a game against Avalon on Aug. 30, 2025. Katherine Quezada/The Signal
SCCS football back on track after recent league wins
The Santa Clarita Christian Cardinals were winless in the first six games of the season, but after back-to-back Heritage League wins, the team enters the final week of the regular…
Guests celebrated adopting dogs from the Castaic Animal Care Center during the Trunk-or-Treat Animal Adoption Event on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal
Building bonds and giving treats
Attendees who weren’t scaredy cats, and were even considering adopting, came by the Castaic Animal Care Center's "Trunk-or-Treat" event on Saturday. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., potential adopters could…
Theater news
Shakespeare meets John Hughes in West Ranch’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’
News release West Ranch High School Theatre is presenting William Shakespeare's “Romeo and Juliet,” the classic story of young forbidden love, on Nov. 6, 7 and 8 – with a…
A stolen vehicle suspect is taken into custody after a brief containment in the Newhall area on Thursday. Katherine Quezada/The Signal
Suspect in custody after containment prompts soft lockdown of school
Deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station took a stolen vehicle suspect into custody following a containment in the Newhall area that prompted a soft lockdown for a nearby…
The L.A. County Department of Medical Examiner logo.
Person ID’d after head-on traffic collision on Sierra Highway
Officials with the L.A. County Medical Examiner have identified the man who died after a head-on traffic collision at Sierra Highway and Vasquez Canyon Road in the early hours of…
Theater news
Olive Branch’s ‘Baby’ arriving this weekend
News release Audiences are invited to laugh, cry and celebrate the miracle of life with "Baby," opening Saturday and playing through Nov. 16 at The Olive Branch, inside the Valencia Town Center. “This touching and spirited musical production captures the…
David Rabotnick (C, white shirt) does some crowd work with attendees at the "Conjuring for a Cure" Parkinson's disease awareness event at the Chabad of SCV in Newhall, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. Kamryn Martell/The Signal
Photos: “Conjuring for a Cure” magic show for Parkinson’s disease awareness
Slow Motion Magic hosted a "Conjuring for a Cure" magic show to raise awareness for Parkinson's disease and raise money for the Michael J. Fox Foundation at Chabad of SCV…