VIA, Wilk host annual State of the State 

State Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, hosted an informal question-and-answer session with the local business community Friday as the Valley Industry Association hosted its annual State of the State event

Officials with the Oak Tree Gun Club restricted access to the location Wednesday after a report of a shooting. Dan Watson/ The Signal

Coroner IDs man who died at gun club 

  Medical examiners of the L.A. County Coroner’s Office identified the man who died in a shooting Tuesday from what’s been reported as a self-inflicted gunshot wound.  Abel Valderrama Centeno,

Officials with the Oak Tree Gun Club restricted access to the location Wednesday after a report of a shooting. Dan Watson/ The Signal

Fatal shooting under investigation at gun club 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies responded to a report of a shooting Wednesday afternoon at Oak Tree Gun Club that’s now part of a death investigation, according to station

City plans to update housing element 

Santa Clarita is expected to update its housing plan Tuesday, an annual update that resulted in a monthslong back-and-forth between city staff and the state’s Department of Housing and Community

The top photo, courtesy of SCVHistory.com, shows the Plaza Theatre during its heyday in 1973. The same building Friday, shortly before its scheduled demolition. Dan Watson /The Signal

Signs, times changing on Lyons Avenue 

Touting all the glamor of “a night on Broadway,” the Santa Clarita Valley — or the Valencia Valley as The Signal’s publisher tried to call it back then — threw

Longtime Newhall businessman dies at age 75  

Longtime Newhall resident Larry Bird, a man credited for his community dedication and supporting the city’s efforts to make Newhall what it is today, died Sunday of cardiac arrest. He