
Tim Whyte | NASCAR, the Confederate Flag & Bubba
Shortly after my family moved to the Santa Clarita Valley when I was about 10, my parents took me to Saugus Speedway for the first time. Watching those loud, fast

Shortly after my family moved to the Santa Clarita Valley when I was about 10, my parents took me to Saugus Speedway for the first time. Watching those loud, fast

Four years ago, when I took my son to the University of Oklahoma to start his college adventure, we toured the campus. I was awed by the appearance of it

There was a time in my life when I thought, “Hey, maybe when this whole journalism thing is all done, I’ll take a stab at politics, and run for local

Last week, when I posted one of my columns on Facebook, one of the replies came from Tyler Lazarek, my son’s good friend, roommate and hockey teammate at the University

I was talking to my 18-year-old daughter the other day and we, like many, found the conversation turning toward COVID-19. The one up side of quarantine is I get to

From the Editor: We welcome your election-related submissions, but we also need to receive them with enough lead time to allow publication before the special congressional election’s final ballot deadline

When I was a reporter in the early-1990s, in a lot of ways getting information was easier than it is now. For example, if we were covering a car crash,

So, if you’re weary of the “hard news” about the challenging situation we’re all facing, and you could use a break, here are some links to stories from the past

Here’s a chance to turn lemons into lemonade: The Signal encourages readers to make masks — consistent with instructions from health care professionals — and get creative. Email us a

So we’re all wearing masks now. Well, most of us, anyway. Some folks choose not to wear a mask. Some have reasons not to. For me, wearing a mask when

I’m gutted. I’m of course feeling down for the same reasons as most folks, and being in the news business, I feel immersed in every latest development with COVID-19. Working

A special message of thanks from Publisher/Owner Richard Budman and the entire Signal family:

By Tim Whyte Signal Editor I wasn’t nuts about the idea of my wife getting onto a plane just as the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic was ramping up in America. But at

As a community service during the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis, The Signal has launched two new web pages designed to help businesses that are able to remain open and job seekers

By Tim Whyte Signal Editor So, I was late to the coronavirus party. Through the early stages of the Great Toilet Paper Panic of 2020, I hadn’t worried all that

El Consejo Asesor de Seguridad Nacional de la Escuela de Política Pública de la Universidad Pepperdine (HSAC @ SPP) ha publicado mapas SALUS en tiempo real, en español e inglés,

The Homeland Security Advisory Council at Pepperdine University’s School of Public Policy (HSAC@SPP) has published real-time SALUS maps, in Spanish and English, for the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Los Angeles

Here’s an interactive map showing many the Santa Clarita Valley restaurants and food establishments that are open and serving. If you’d like to be added, please let us know by

By Tim Whyte Signal Editor Wednesday just felt like THE day. I’m not trying to take credit for any special newsman’s instinct. But it was palpable. As Wednesday progressed, you

Lead Story: L.A. County sees 484 new COVID-19 cases; Pitchess makes up 55 of those The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases within the Santa Clarita Valley, including those from an