David Hegg | Cliches or Wisdom?
By David Hegg Sometimes things we hear all the time can slowly creep into our belief system as though they were true. But, as a general rule, most general rules…
Letters to the Editor
Ron Perry | More Vendors?
Re: Article in Jan. 24 business section of The Signal. Well here we go again! Instead of doing something worthwhile with $2.8 million, the county has decided to give it…
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Woman crashes into brick wall, no injuries
A woman crashed into a wall near Golf Course Drive and Tournament Road in Valencia Saturday afternoon but was uninjured, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The woman said she hit the wall, a…
Screenshot of the now viral video where members of the SCV Search & Rescue Team locate and rescue three dogs on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026.
Viral dog rescue draws national attention to SCV Search & Rescue team
An unexpected dog rescue operation performed by two members of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Search & Rescue team captured on video has accumulated national attention and over 500,000 views on multiple social media platforms. Search &…
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Missing 31-year-old Santa Clarita man found
A missing 31-year-old man last seen in Castaic has been found about 10 days after his disappearance, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Austin Boyd Kirby, 31, a former Spokane, Washington, resident, was last seen on…
Valencia High School students protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday, January 30, 2026. Katherine Quezada/The Signal
Valencia High students protest ICE
Valencia High School students took the streets to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday amid similar “ICE Out” events staged across the country. More than 100 students gathered on the corner of Dickason Drive and Smyth Drive holding signs with various messages before they…
Saugus High School teacher and William S. Hart Union High School District Teacher of the Year Amber Feldman (center) leads a group discussion during her AP Pyschology class on Wednesday Jan. 28, 2026. Katherine Quezada/The Signal
Teaching lessons that last, Saugus teacher named district’s Teacher of the Year
Students usually doze off during the last few minutes of class before they’re dismissed for the day. Or they may engage in side conversations with other classmates, paying semi-attention to the instructions a teacher is giving. But on…
The cast and director of "Never Forget" from left to right: Madelyn Friedman, Charlie Seigel, Bayley Tanenbaum, Isabella Campbell and Olivia Liff. Courtesy photo/Alli Seigel
What it means to “never forget”: teens perform monologues from Holocaust literature
“Never forget” so that it “never happens again.” That’s the message of the drama “Never Forget,” according to the cohort of young students, selected by eighth-grade author Charlie Seigel, starring alongside Seigel in…
Tim Whyte | Kids, Hockey and a Snowy Highway
I’ve been on those road trips. A snowy highway. A van packed full of kids, hockey gear and parents. Eagerly anticipating the games ahead, and yes, the road-trip highjinks in…
Letters to the Editor
Larry Moore | Q and A for Midterms
Like it or not, campaigning for the 2026 mid-term elections has already started. Since the final election always comes down to a choice of one of two candidates, I would…
Letters to the Editor
Philip Wasserman | A Thing About Pardons …
Nancy Fairbanks (letters, Jan. 20) argues that the prosecution of former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández amounted to prosecutorial overreach because it carried foreign-policy consequences. But nearly every major international…
Dan Walters | California Democrats’ Performative Legislation
California legislators introduce hundreds of bills during their biennial sessions. While some are serious efforts to address real issues, many are performative — offered to please constituencies their authors want…
Paul Butler | Why Most Training Doesn’t Work
I always remember when my friend Tom asked me what our business did. I explained that we own a staff training and development company. He asked for further clarity, so I…
Time Ranger
The Time Ranger | Doc Savage & a North Oaks Tsunami
Boy howdy, what with predatory black panthers, a Ripley’s local Believe it or Not oak, ghost camels and your usual smattering of crooks, nuts, bunglers and gee-whiz info, we’re going to be hitting the history trail running, amigos. Hop…
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Robert Lamoureux | Seeking a DIY repair on a pot filler
Question: Good morning, Robert, I’m a long-time reader, but this is a first for me, writing in with a question. I usually hire out maintenance due to schedule and lack of technical skills, but I’d like to…
Property crimes dip, violent crime ticks up in ‘25
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department released its end-of-year crime numbers for 2025 this month, showing Part-I crimes overall are down nearly 14% for the Santa Clarita Valley in a year-over-year comparison,…
Saugus shooting guard Derek Hsu (0) dribbles the ball during the first quarter of Friday's game against Valencia at Saugus High School on Jan. 23, 2026. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal
Friday night basketball scores
After Friday night’s games, here are all the scores from teams around the Foothill League across boys’ and girls’ basketball. Boys’ basketball Valencia 73, West Ranch 69 Saugus 48, Hart 45 Golden Valley 58, Canyon 43 …
A more than 40-acre geomembrane, designed to contain hazardous waste and limit leachates at the Chiquita Canyon Landfill on May 28, 2025 in Castaic, Calif. Katherine Quezada/The Signal
Public Health discusses Chiquita Canyon survey
L.A. County Public Health officials have shared the results from more than 1,500 responses to their survey about the environmental disaster at Chiquita Canyon Landfill and how it's impacting Santa Clarita Valley residents. A state agency also told Chiquita Canyon…
Saugus, Hart girls’ battle for a draw, league crown up for grabs
Although a draw isn’t exactly a win for Hart head coach Brett Croft, it certainly feels like one as the Lady Hawks are one step closer to achieving their fifth consecutive Foothill League title after a 0-0 result against…
John Boston | Bouquet Canyon: Congested via Sheep or Traffic
I’ve been driving up and down Santa Clarita’s longest-existing typographical error since I was a kid. Bouquet Canyon Road would unofficially shut down, allowing Basque shepherds to cross with sheep…