Filing a Worker’s Comp Claim in California: What You Need to Know
If you get hurt on the job in California or develop an illness over time linked to your work, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed with the process of filing a…
Letters to the Editor
Larry Moore | Watch Out, John Boston
Watch out, John Boston, Gary Horton is gunning for your job as The Signal’s resident humorist. I laugh aloud at John’s Friday columns and Saturday’s Time Ranger series. But I…
Letters to the Editor
Anderson Locke | You Reap What You Sow
As America is approaching the second year of Donald Trump’s presidency, we have seen more and more of his administration’s dangerous side in the form of defying the justice system,…
Letters to the Editor
Lois Eisenberg | Jimmy Kimmel and Free Speech
Jimmy Kimmel has been reinstated to his late- night comedy TV show after being suspended for free speech by saying “many in MAGA land are work- ing very hard to…
Valencia quarterback Brady Bretthauer (12) earns a first down during the first quarter of Thursday's game against Golden Valley at Canyon High School on Oct. 16, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal
Ground game leads Valencia past Golden Valley
Valencia ran all over Golden Valley’s defense on Thursday night with three different Vikings recording a rushing touchdown. The Vikings defeated the Grizzlies 35-7 on the road and secured their…
Capt. Brandon Barclay of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station enters the city’s Emergency Mobile Command Unit following its unveiling on Oct. 16, 2025. Katherine Quezada/The Signal
City thanks Schiavo for mobile command unit funds
The city of Santa Clarita celebrated Thursday the delivery of a long-awaited resource intended to help the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department with its local emergency response: a mobile command unit. …
City of Santa Clarita Mayor Bill Miranda speaks at the annual State of the City on Oct. 16, 2025 at the Canyon Country Community Center. Katherine Quezada/The Signal
City hosts annual State of the City
The city celebrated the progress of its five-year Santa Clarita 2025 plan Thursday as part of its annual State of the City celebration, which highlighted city programs aimed at helping…
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SUSD to hold special meetings on property disposition
The Saugus Union School District is scheduled to hold two special meetings regarding the Santa Clarita Elementary School property disposition, according to a news release. The meetings are scheduled for…
The sunset is reflected in a pool of water at the proposed Cemex mining site in Canyon Country. Dan Watson/The Signal
Judge orders oral arguments next month over Cemex
Lawyers for the longstanding lawsuit against Cemex, a mining company with rights to extract 56 million tons of gravel from Soledad Canyon, have been ordered to argue their case next…
Santa Clarita Valley business news
UCLA Health confirms closure of surgery center
The Santa Clarita Valley is expected to lose a surgical facility before the end of the year, with UCLA Health officials Thursday confirming a report they were closing “two small…
Bee with her mother, Ivory. Courtesy photo.
Blind foal in recovery after vision-restoring surgery
Blind Ambition, otherwise known as Bee, was only 2 days old when she was diagnosed with thick cataracts covering both of her eyes, causing her to be blind at birth. …
Trump: If Hamas doesn’t stop killing in Gaza, US will ‘go in and kill them’
By Jacob Burg Contributing Writer President Donald Trump said on Thursday that if the Hamas terrorist group doesn’t stop killing people in the Gaza Strip, then the United States would have…
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), joined by other Senate Republicans, speaks during the 15th day of the government shutdown at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 15, 2025. Photo by Madalina Kilroy.
Shutdown continues as funding plan fails 10th Senate vote
By Lawrence Wilson Contributing Writer The U.S. government shutdown will continue as the Senate again failed to end debate and bring a short-term funding measure to a vote. The Thursday vote…
Trump holds ‘productive’ call with Putin, plans summit in Budapest
By Emel Akan Contributing Writer WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said that he spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday and agreed to meet with him in Budapest,…
City to host 50th anniversary ‘Rocky Horror’ screenings
News release The city of Santa Clarita is inviting the community to a late-night screening of the 50th anniversary of the cult classic, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” at The…
‘Paranormal Cirque’ coming to Valencia Town Center Oct. 31
News release Cirque Italia is scheduled Oct. 31 to Nov. 3 to present, “Paranormal Cirque” a brand-new show for mature audiences featuring “thrilling, wicked, sexy or even dangerous things” at the…
Theater news
‘Playwright’s Penance’ set for Oct. 25 at Newhall Family Theatre
News release Breaking a Leg Theatre Group in collaboration with Raising the Curtain Foundation is scheduled Oct. 25 to present an original play written and directed by Michael Davies, the…
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COC professor authors how-to book on horror films
News release College of the Canyons professor and Santa Clarita resident Sara Caldwell has authored an updated edition of her book, “Splatter Flicks: How to Make Low-Budget Horror Films,” which…
Household hazardous waste roundup set for Saturday
News release A free household hazardous waste roundup event is scheduled Saturday at the College of the Canyons Valencia campus. The household waste collection event is scheduled 9 a.m. to…
QI Group’s RYTHM Foundation Addresses Malaysia’s Special Education Gap Through Taarana School
Autism diagnoses among Malaysian children under 18 have increased from 99 cases in 2010 to 589 in 2021, according to the country's Health Ministry. These numbers reflect a growing need…