Photos: Collision
March 28, 2025 3:05 pm
Two vehicles collided Friday afternoon in the intersection of Avenue Scott and Avenue Rockefeller in Valencia. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials arrived on the scene just before 2 p.m.
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Michael Picarella is a features writer and general assignment reporter for The Signal. He joined the staff in Feb. 2022 and previously worked as a columnist, features writer and beat reporter for The Acorn newspaper group in northern Los Angeles and Ventura counties. He’s a graduate of the Academy of Art in San Francisco with a degree in screenwriting. Additionally, Picarella has written and directed two feature films, and he’s the author of two books, one being a collection of stories from his award-winning family humor column, “Family Men Don’t Wear Name Brands.” Email him at [email protected].
VIA hosts discussion of growing insurance crisis
March 28, 2025 2:25 pm
Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, joined insurance experts and local business leaders last week at College of the Canyons for a discussion of the growing insurance crisis in California because
Project Linus event turns out 500-plus blankets for kids
March 24, 2025 11:05 am
The Santa Clarita Valley/Antelope Valley/Sylmar chapter of Project Linus hosted its Spring Make-A-Blanket Day event on Saturday at College of the Canyons in Valencia. Over 200 people signed up to
Faces of the SCV: Local stand-up comedian standing out
March 21, 2025 3:27 pm
Santa Clarita resident Erin Cholakian was working as a stagehand at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons. Her job was to make sure the stand-up
Cast members from 1980s Superman films come to Valencia
March 21, 2025 3:02 pm
Cast members from two 1980s Superman films paid a visit to a movie and TV collectibles auction house in Valencia on Tuesday to check out costumes they hadn’t seen in
Longtime Santa Claritan, stuntman Jack Lilley dies at 91
March 21, 2025 2:26 pm
Longtime Santa Clarita resident and former stuntman Jack Lilley died Wednesday evening at age 91, family and friends said. According to Savanah Lilley, Lilley’s granddaughter-in-law, Lilley died peacefully in his
‘The Young and the Restless’ actor and others help Castaic animal shelter
March 18, 2025 5:47 pm
Santa Clarita resident and actor J. Eddie Peck, known for playing Cole Howard on “The Young and the Restless,” along with members of the communities of Cool, California, and Joplin,
COC animation festival celebrates global talent, inspires next generation
March 17, 2025 1:48 pm
The third annual College of the Canyons International Animation Festival saw close to 500 animated films submitted, and during the event Saturday on campus, a group of about 50-plus attendees
Pacific Crest Park fence damaged, vandalism suspected
March 16, 2025 4:31 pm
Six top cross beams of the fence at Pacific Crest Park in Saugus were missing on Sunday afternoon. There was no evidence of any debris from any damage done. According
Saugus resident named umpire for Junior League Softball World Series
March 16, 2025 12:53 pm
Saugus resident Garth Sanders was working from home — busy with some task — and missed the call. His adult son, who was home at the time, told him his
St. Francis Dam lecture and tour rescheduled to April 26
March 14, 2025 4:31 pm
The Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society’s annual tour of the St. Francis Dam site that was scheduled for Saturday has been rescheduled to Saturday, April 26, due to soggy ground
SCV residents sound off over insurance crisis
March 14, 2025 3:51 pm
In the wake of frequent wildfires in California, many Santa Clarita Valley residents say they’re losing their insurance or facing large price hikes. Gloria Palmieri, a longtime Saugus resident off
Faces of the SCV: City specialist connects with Spanish-speaking community
March 14, 2025 3:26 pm
When she was a little girl, she’d video her mom cooking, and she’d ask her questions on video about what she was doing. She’d video her sisters trying on dresses.
Congregation Beth Shalom’s Purim Carnival attracts hundreds from SCV and beyond
March 11, 2025 2:44 pm
Hundreds of people from the Santa Clarita Valley and beyond celebrated the Jewish holiday Purim on Sunday at Congregation Beth Shalom’s Purim Carnival on its local campus. The holiday commemorates
10 NFL players work with SCV youth football players at Irwin’s camp
March 9, 2025 2:28 pm
At least two kids at Trenton Irwin’s fourth annual youth football camp on Saturday at William S. Hart High School will make it to the NFL. That’s what Hart High
HMNH cardiology center on cutting edge
March 7, 2025 3:03 pm
Cath lab’s launch started with Roberta Veloz’s $3M donation If you’re having a heart attack, you can’t be too picky about where to go to get care. Due to the
‘Over-the-top rock’ show to benefit American Legion in Newhall
March 7, 2025 9:20 am
A concert with a “special brand of over-the-top rock” is scheduled for 8 p.m. March 15 at the American Legion Post 507 in Newhall, according to Canyon Country resident James
Hart High School fight involves staff, one student detained
March 4, 2025 1:10 pm
Two female William S. Hart High School students were reportedly involved in a fight Tuesday morning on campus on the 28000 block of Newhall Avenue in that included a scuffle
Food drive serves hundreds of families on Saturday
March 3, 2025 12:33 pm
Hundreds of families came out Saturday to the parking lot of God’s Glorious Praise Ministries on Sierra Highway in Canyon Country for groceries. According to the church’s pastor Christopher Ethakpemhi,
Hart district students showcase artwork for Black History Month
February 28, 2025 5:53 pm
The fourth annual Black History Month Art Show by students from the William S. Hart Union High School District brought out various artists and a crowd of people on Tuesday