Amber and Quinten Branch with their daughters Harriet, center left, 6 and Harriet, 9, embrace their new home in FivePoint on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Home Wasn’t in the Plan Until it Was 

Buying a home felt out of reach. It was something she thought only older people could afford to do.  Yet, for Amber Branch, her husband and their two young daughters,

A motorcycle commemorates veterans of foreign wars as part of the Blue Star Ranch Second Annual Charity Poker Motorcycle Ride at the Mint Canyon Moose Lodge in Canyon Country, Sept. 13, 2025. Michael Picarella/The Signal

Blue Star Ranch hosts its second annual poker ride 

Blue Star Ranch hosted its second annual charity poker motorcycle ride on Saturday, the organization’s signature fundraiser of the year, ranch officials said.  According to John Zhe, a volunteer with

Jayson Dumenigo holds up the Academy’s award for achievement in science and engineering in the David Geffen Theater at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, April 2025. Photo courtesy of Jayson Dumenigo

Stuntman sets industry ablaze 

In 1988, when he was 8 years old and living in Val Verde, Jayson Dumenigo and some of his friends wandered onto the former Indian Dunes movie ranch behind Magic

An airplane sits in a field after crash-landing there off The Old Road near Henry Mayo Drive, behind Magic Mountain in Valencia, Sept. 7, 2025. Michael Picarella/The Signal

Plane crash-lands behind Magic Mountain

An airplane crashed on Sunday evening in a field off The Old Road near Henry Mayo Drive, behind Magic Mountain in Valencia, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials said.  According

Peter Sherayko’s new book “Prove It Safe” is a response to the shooting accident that occurred on the film set of “Rust” in 2021 and the legislation that followed. It addresses the safe handling of firearms in Hollywood. Photo courtesy of Peter Sherayko

Hollywood armorer writes the book on gun safety 

Peter Sherayko’s new book touches on Senate Bill 132, which took effect Jan. 1, 2025, and created new firearm safety rules for film and television sets following the 2021 “Rust”

From left: Kathy Norris speaks about Lisa Burke and Santa Clarita Concessions during a 70th anniversary After Five Mixer at the Concessions building in Canyon Country, Aug. 29, 2025. Michael Picarella/The Signal

Santa Clarita Concessions celebrates 70 years

Family-operated Santa Clarita Concessions is one of the oldest-operating businesses in the city. The Valley Industry Association recently recognized Santa Clarita Concessions’ 70th anniversary during an After Five Mixer at