Give Something Different this Year

An experience they’ll always remember  By Jim Walker  Recent psychological research indicates that experiences bring more happiness than possessions do. And so, following that thinking, one of this year’s trends

Final Election Results: Updated Monday

Results graphics below. To see all election coverage, click here. Looking for other races? You can view the full California Secretary of State election results here. You can view the

cook chef decorating garnishing prepared meal dish on the plate in restaurant commercial kitchen

Considering a Meal Delivery Service?

There’s a lot to consider By Jim Walker Are you tired of your fruits and vegetables going bad before you get around to using them? Or maybe you’re tired of

Julefest in Solvang features thousands of lights illuminating the Dutch village and hundreds of small Christmas trees outside of local businesses.

California Christmas Towns

By Michele E. Buttelman One moment you’re basking in the sun, frolicking at pool parties and gasping at the cost of your summer air conditioning bill, the next, WHAM!, you

The Michael Hoefflin Foundation for Children’s Cancer flyer asking for donations for holiday gift baskets.

Holiday Giving in the SCV

By Michele E. Buttelman  It’s the time of year to count our blessings. For many it’s also the time of year where many people seek to give back to the

Mall evacuated after accidental gunshot

By Signal Staff  An accidental discharge from a firearm alarmed shoppers and merchants at the Westfield Valencia Town Center mall on Saturday evening, but after a brief investigation, deputies from

Tiffany Dumas takes a photo of her family during the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation Barnyard Lights Your at William S. Hart Regional Park on Saturday, 121821.

Holiday Fun!

By Michele E. Buttelman  It seems as if there aren’t enough days left in the rest of the year to enjoy all the holiday fun scheduled throughout SoCal, especially events

5 Common Black Friday scams and how to avoid them

By Polly Percival   Black Friday and Cyber Monday are very enticing days for shopping before the holiday season begins, allowing for discounted prices on favorite products. However, with this encouragement

The Thanksgiving Table

By Michele E. Buttelman   Your Thanksgiving table might look slightly different this year. The cost of a traditional home-cooked Thanksgiving dinner has increased significantly from 2021.  The cost of the

Steps to Properly Manage Blood Pressure

Nearly half of all American adults have high blood pressure, or hypertension, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of those, about 75% don’t have it under control,

Frontier Toyota sold

By Michele E. Buttelman  Special to The Signal  Frontier Toyota, owned since 1988 by Santa Clarita Valley resident Joe Caso, was recently sold to Aman Abraham, of Los Angeles.  Abraham,

The Festival Ballet’s production of the Nutcracker Ballet runs Dec. 10-24 at the Barclay Theatre in Irvine.

Holiday Entertainment

By Michele E Buttelman  It’s never too early to plan your holiday entertainment activities. Tickets to many events are often sold out if you wait too long and in the

Take time to relax and reduce your stress

How to control Stress

By Terry Tanakri  It’s no secret that for many of us, we’re living in stressful times! There’s a continuing pandemic with an ever-mutating virus, political division, the war in Ukraine,

Salute to Veterans 2022

The Santa Clarita Valley Signal publishes the following list of names (in alphabetical order), of all known veterans from the Santa Clarita Valley, who have served in the U.S. Armed

Garcia declares victory in congressional race

U.S. Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, declared victory Wednesday morning in his bid for re-election to Congress.  In early returns Tuesday night, the numbers were neck-and-neck between Garcia and Democratic

Man struck and killed after crashing on I-5

A 27-year-old Los Angeles man was killed on Interstate 5 early Monday morning after he crashed his car, exited the vehicle and was struck by a pickup truck, according to