Firefighters responded to a small brush fire in the South Fork River bed Thursday afternoon in Saugus, near the Magic Mountain and Railroad Avenue intersection. Firefighters responded at 1:46 p.m.,…
News release The devastating Old Town Newhall fire that occurred Monday destroyed four businesses, including The Main Theatre. However, the Canyon Theatre Guild was spared. “We are thankful for the…
By Emel Akan & Omid Ghoreishi Contributing Writers WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to officially rename Lake Ontario as Lake America, effective immediately. “Canada has been…
By Jacki Thrapp Contributing Writer Jury deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial started on Thursday after five weeks of testimony. Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse, is accused of…
By Arthur Zhang Contributing Writer At least 350 people have been confirmed dead and more than 1,000 people, including foreign tourists, remain missing, China and Nepal said on Thursday, nearly 24…
The 2026 high school football season is underway, and local programs won big in the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section’s designated Week 0 as teams from the Santa Clarita Valley combined for…
While not always successful at it, I try my best to be as consistent as I can when viewing opposing opinions of my fellow human beings. It would appear that…
City Council District 2 voters have an important decision ahead this year, with much to consider about the future of our community. I’m supporting Denise Lite, and I wanted to…
As a rule I try not respond to letters to The Signal, even when I am called out by name. My experience in dealing with the right is that facts…
I have lived in Santa Clarita all of my life. I am a hometown girl who cares deeply about our community and about preserving the history that helps define who…
There has been a lot of commentary on the differences between Resistance 1.0, the effort by anti-Trump activists to bring down President Donald Trump in his first term, and Resistance…
Shaner named to Columbia College dean’s list Columbia College recently announced its dean’s list for the spring 2026 semester (January-May 2026). To be named to the dean’s list, a…
“Unidos, somos más.” “Together, we are more.” — National Council of Hispanic Employment Program Managers If there is one thing that defines the Hispanic community, it is family. Family is where…
Court records: Days before Main Street fire, court upheld a pay-rent-or-quit notice claiming the owner owed more than $50K in unpaid rent, fees An Old Town Newhall business owner, whose location has been identified…
One of Old Town Newhall’s distinctive qualities is its Walk of Western Stars — a sidewalk tribute akin to the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In the aftermath of a structure fire that destroyed a block of local businesses and a theater, almost all the plaques closest to the blaze on…
The Santa Clarita Valley Boys & Girls Club was presented with new funding from a pair of local elected officials last week, aimed at upgrading the club’s infrastructure and providing programming to help combat opioid abuse. Rep. George Whitesides, D- Agua Dulce, and Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo,…
Whether it’s a fire, or a car crash with traumatic injuries, or a burglary in progress, the ones first to respond to the scene are the men and women in badges and…
The city of Santa Clarita may have been incorporated in 1987, but the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station has been protecting the community long before then — since Aug. 23,…
The Main was not just a community theater, but a place that supported the growth of the arts in Santa Clarita. And, although the physical theater was destroyed by the Main…