Paul Butler | Work: Love in Action
With Valentine’s Day top of mind, have you noticed how few people seem to really love what they do for work? We’ve all experienced surly service, and I’ve found this to be most common in retail…
Time Ranger
The Time Ranger | The ’71 Quake, Our 1st Priest, Prison Pork & a School Oak
Being straight as Interstate 5 past Bakersfield and in a confident, male, heterosexual fashion, I truly wish all you dear Santa Clarita saddlepals a most enjoyable, meaningful and sweet Valentine’s Day today. May all…
Robert Lamoureux
Robert Lamoureux | Riding it out when you’re ‘miserable with the leaking’
Question: Robert, we’ve had a significant roof leak these last two weeks, but the roofing company we used for tarping says that there is nothing they can do during the heavy rains other…
Saugus shooting guard Derek Hsu (0) looks for an opening during the first quarter of the second round of the CIF-SS playoff game against Trabuco Hills at Saugus High School on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal
Trabuco Hills stuns Saugus boys’ basketball, Centurions eliminated from CIF playoffs
After a thrilling first-round win over Culver City on Wednesday, the Saugus Centurions found themselves in yet another thriller on Friday night against the visiting Trabuco Hills Mustangs of Mission…
Commuters are diverted north following the closure of Bouquet Canyon Road at David Way in preparation for a housing development project in Saugus on Friday, Feb 13, 2026. Katherine Quezada/The Signal
Lennar: Everything in place for Bouquet Canyon Road detour
Despite months of complaints and concerns, a gate was installed Friday at Benz Road as planned, and a detour was put in place on Bouquet Canyon Road that is expected to…
Artist's rendering, proposed future Valencia Town Center development. Source: City of Santa Clarita
Council asks questions about mall project
In the past month, Santa Clarita planners have spent hours talking about their major efforts for 2026-27, first through the city’s annual budget, and then through the announcement of the city’s latest…
Chino’s Angelina Gamboa (2) blocks Valencia’s Cara McKell (32) during the first round of the CIF-SS playoffs on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. Katherine Quezada/The Signal
Valencia’s McKell leads Vikings to win, team advances to 2nd round
Five SCV teams advance to round 2; Trinity eliminated from CIF playoffs In the final 10 games of the regular season, the Valencia Vikings have scored 60-plus points in eight of their wins with the…
Valencia defender Dakota Baccelli (9) runs after the ball during the first half of the first round of the CIF-SS playoffs against the North Saxons at Valencia High School on Feb. 12, 2026. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal
Valencia takes down North Saxons of Torrance at home behind 3-goal performance
Valencia, Saugus advance to second round; Hart, West Ranch eliminated from CIF playoffs After losing in the first round in last year’s playoffs, the Valencia Vikings returned to the postseason this year in the Division 3 playoffs and…
Screenshot of the NFL's "Champion" commercial featuring the Warriors.
Santa Clarita’s Warriors featured in NFL Super Bowl commercial
As Santa Clarita has always been, and continues to be, a major filming hub, it is no surprise that local studios and open spaces were utilized for Super Bowl LX last weekend. Tyler…
Students made their way back to College of the Canyons on Monday, Aug. 25, for the start of the fall 2025 semester. Courtesy photo.
COC employee reps raise concerns about AI for college’s workforce, students
Amid conversations about the impact of artificial intelligence on the future of higher education, some College of the Canyons employee representatives are saying they’re foreseeing a “fire hose” of impacts for students and employees. COC’s Classified Senate President Michael Monsour told the college’s governing board during its monthly business meeting Wednesday he wasn’t confident in…
Santa Clarita experienced rain going into the first day of the year of Jan. 1, 2026. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal
Rain to begin again late Sunday
The Santa Clarita Valley forecast is calling for heavy rain next week, which could be joined by thunderstorms, as temperatures are expected to dip into the 40s by the middle of next week…
Nonprofits and professionals gathered for the second annual Non-Profit Love Match networking event, hosted by the SCV Chamber of Commerce, at the Education Center, Child & Family Center on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal
Nonprofits and professionals hope for a match during chamber’s speed-networking event
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, local professionals had a chance to “speed date” with the goal of networking at the Child & Family Center on Tuesday. In the second annual Santa…
William S. Hart Union High School District students participate in the Superbowl of Chess Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026 at Castaic High School. Katherine Quezada/The Signal
Hart district hosts chess tournament
The William S. Hart Union High School District hosted its first-ever Superbowl of Chess tournament on Saturday at Castaic High School. A total of 62 students ranging from junior high to high school participated in a friendly competition…
Olivia Hernandez, 6, gets her hair braided by Sasha Fowler, owner of Gameday Braids, during the L.A. County Black History Month celebration at Val Verde Park on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal
County parks celebrate 100th year of Black History Month
In 1915, Dr. Carter G. Woodson, historian and author, founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. Eleven years later, “Negro History Week,” coined by Woodson, was founded in…
Navigating Digital Assets – A Guide for Santa Clarita Investors
A perfect mix of modern and traditional, the Santa Clarita Valley has long been known for its forward-thinking entrepreneurship. Although the staples of the local economy are the aerospace, entertainment,…
Dr. Jasvant Modi Discusses Balancing the Mind: Integrating Jain Philosophy into Modern Psychology
Image Credit: Unsplash Dr. Jasvant Modi enters contemporary psychological discourse with an approach shaped by clinical discipline and long-standing engagement with Jain philosophy, offering a model for mental balance grounded in…
Lemon pleads not guilty in Minnesota church protest case
By Stacy Robinson Contributing Writer Former CNN anchor Don Lemon pleaded not guilty on Thursday to violating federal civil rights laws through involvement with a Minnesota church protest last month. Lemon and eight other…
Rise for a Reason hosting inaugural gala to raise funds for Blood Cancer United
Newly formed nonprofit Rise for a Reason is hosting its inaugural fundraising gala at the Hyatt Regency Valencia on March 1 at 5:30 p.m., with all proceeds going toward Blood Cancer United. According to Rise for a…
The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush sails the Atlantic Ocean during an at-sea training exercise on Feb. 8, 2026. Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jayden Brown/ U.S. Navy via DVIDS
Trump: 2nd carrier group to Middle East leaving soon
By Ryan Morgan Signal Staff Writer President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that he is sending a second U.S. aircraft carrier strike group to the Middle East, in case ongoing negotiations with…
Students from North Forney High School participate in an anti-ICE walkout in Forney, Texas, on Feb. 5, 2026. Photo by Bobby Sanchez.
‘They Shouldn’t Be a Political Prop’: Parents Raise Concerns Over Student Anti-ICE Walkouts
By Janice Hisle, Savannah Hulsey Pointer, Darlene McCormick Sanchez Contributing Writers When Erika Franklin went to pick up her daughter from school on Jan. 30, she was stunned to see hundreds…