Community Stories

SCV resident hopes to open LGBTQ center

Santa Clarita Valley resident Finley Walker is working toward his goal of creating a safe space for the LGBTQ community, a population he feels has been underserved in the SCV.

An SCV family’s battle with brain cancer

The lives of a local family were upended just over a month ago, when a pregnant 33-year-old mother of two was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a very aggressive form of brain

Team SuperFighters prepares for the unexpected

Nearly a year after The Signal first met with Team SuperFighters as they prepared for a more-than-400-mile adventure race across Fiji, the team’s journey is set to get its television

Veteran Memorial Backpack Walk goes virtual

After dozens of veterans showed up to march down Lyons Avenue during the Santa Clarita Veteran Services Collaborative’s inaugural Veteran Backpack Walk on Memorial Day weekend last year, organizers had

Restaurants expand local summer dining options

At a time when the coronavirus is at the forefront of everyone’s mind, restaurants across the Santa Clarita Valley are stepping up their game to provide guests with unique outdoor

A front line hero of a different kind

Throughout the pandemic, health care workers, such as doctors and nurses, on the front lines of the COVID-19 fight have been dubbed heroes. “While they are dealing with and treating

Celebrating 95, quarantine-style

With honks and cheers from their cars, family and friends celebrated longtime Valencia resident Florence Holmes’ 95th birthday in a drive-by fashion on Thursday.  Though from a distance, Holmes was

It’s time to ‘Be The Match’

Every three minutes, someone is diagnosed with a life-threatening blood cancer or blood disease, such as leukemia, lymphoma or sickle cell disease. For those thousands, a cure exists, though about

SCV student pushes limits to help others

West Ranch High School rising senior Emily Chang has spent the past few years pushing her limits and helping others. “I’m very privileged, and I never really had to force