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Photos: Celebrate series ‘Colombia’
The city of Santa Clarita highlighted the country of Columbia during its Celebrate series event on Friday evening at the Canyon Country Community Center. Guests were met with live Spanish

Residents question battery-storage safety in Canyon Country
About 50 people gathered Thursday at the Canyon Country Community Center, as city officials sought to address recent questions they’ve received about the lithium-ion battery-based energy storage system in Canyon

Former FBI official from Canyon Country takes plea deal
The Department of Justice announced a guilty plea Wednesday from a former FBI official from Canyon Country, who acknowledged benefiting from hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal bids, according

Animal Tracks set to launch new programming, seeking volunteers
Want to feed a miniature donkey a fresh piece of lettuce? Or witness a wolf pack up close and learn more about their behavior? Just a few miles north of

‘Lil Lu’ makes music moves after Canyon graduation
By Kelly Ingram (Nishimoto) Signal Staff Writer Canyon Country resident and 2025 Canyon High School graduate Luis Edward Olascoaga, who goes by the stage name Lil Lu, is setting his sights on

Photos: ‘Celebrate’ New Zealand
Attendees gathered at Canyon Country Community Center on Friday to learn more about New Zealand during the city’s second “Celebrate” event of the year. From learning about Maori traditions, such

‘Trey Loves You’ organization hosts its first 988 Invitational
He would have been accepting his high school diploma from Harvard-Westlake School this month. But now, almost two years after 16-year-old Trey Brown decided to take his own life, his

Growth in Greatness: Canyon Celebrates Class of 2025
View a list of the graduates here. As 492 graduating seniors from Canyon High School walked down the steps and onto the field at College of the Canyons on Thursday,

Beats under the sun: Placerita Nature Center hosts drumming circle
The deep powerful bass sound of drums lingered through the air in the open space of the Placerita Canyon Nature Center on Sunday. In the outdoor amphitheater, dozens of community

Canyon girls’ track takes CIF championship
Golden Valley’s Kiera Donovan gets her third consecutive CIF discus title The victories just keep on coming for the Canyon High School girls’ track team. The Foothill League champion Cowboys
Stories from Previous Issues

Canyon Country library celebrates Dia de los Ninos/Libros
As rain poured down on Saturday morning, children and families dashed for cover, many of them heading toward the Jo Anne Darcy Library. After drying themselves off, many guests walked

Canyon track teams win third straight Foothill League titles
Canyon High School track and field coach George Velarde said Thursday’s Foothill League team championship held at College of the Canyons was about meeting expectations. Both the boys and the

‘Fortitude’ photo exhibit launches at Canyon Country Community Center
News release “Fortitude,” a solo photographic exhibition by artist Sena Clara Creston, is on view at the Canyon Country Community Center through June 30. “This immersive exhibition showcases a

La Mesa Junior High counseling department wins award
La Mesa Junior High School’s counseling department has been honored for being a Recognized ASCA Model Program. This national recognition is awarded by the American School Counselor Association and it

Clutch Kubel lifts Canyon boys’ basketball to victory in playoff opener
When the Canyon Cowboys boys’ basketball team needed him most in Wednesday’s playoff opener, senior Eric Kubel delivered in the clutch. Trailing the El Dorado Golden Hawks by one with

Deals may convert movie ranch owners’ land to city open space
Two properties that are being eyed by city staff for Santa Clarita’s Open Space Preservation District were on Tuesday’s closed-session City Council agenda, with a pair of separate negotiations reported

Faces of the SCV: Canyon Country woman champions community spirit
Last month, during those heavy windstorms, Canyon Country resident Rlynn Smith-Thomas said she had more power outages at her home than power. It was late in the afternoon on a

Faces of the SCV: Local pastor a spiritual connection for Sheriff’s Department
In high school, he knew he was going to be a pastor because his report cards indicated he talked too much in class. His teachers even said he gabbed like

First homes for Sand Canyon Plaza underway
An Orange County home builder branching out into Santa Clarita is building the first phase of Sand Canyon Plaza with land the developer closed escrow on less than two weeks