Cadet class 482 stand next to a memorial for Pedro “Pete” Romo, a local sheriff deputy who lost his life during the COVID-19 pandemic, during the Colors Run hosted by the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station at Valencia High School on June 13, 2025 in Valencia, Calif. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Sheriff’s Colors Run honors fallen deputy 

She received a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department wreath made from a sheriff’s uniform that included her late husband’s embroidered name patch at the top. Her kids received off-road helmets,

14-year-old passes Cisco certification test 

Academy of the Canyons 14-year-old Aakash Ahuja Jr., of Valencia, passed the Cisco Certified Network Associate certification test this month just before his 15th birthday on May 23.  According to

A crowd of people say the pledge of allegiance during the annual Santa Clarita Valley Memorial Day Tribute on Monday at Eternal Valley Memorial Park Mortuary in Newhall, May 26, 2025. Michael Picarella/The Signal

Service and Sacrifice 

SCV Memorial Day Tribute honors heroes who answered the call of duty  Maj. Gen. Matthew P. Beevers, adjutant general of the California Military Department, asked a crowd of hundreds of