Community Stories

Children at the Castaic Regional Sports Complex participate in a Salsa cooking class that they enjoyed with nachos at the Hispanic Heritage Month celebration hosted by the L.A. County Parks and Recreation Department on Friday. 092724 Katherine Quezada/The Signal

L.A. County Parks celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 

The Castaic Regional Sports Complex and Val Verde Community Regional Park commemorated Hispanic Heritage Month with a free celebration funded by the L.A. County Parks and Recreation Department, highlighting Hispanic

Sidewalk poetry, photo courtesy of the city of Santa Clarita.

City to honor sidewalk poetry winners 

News release  The city of Santa Clarita is scheduled Wednesday to celebrate the Sidewalk Poetry winners for 2024.   This year’s contest brought together poets from across the community, each

Press release

City begins upgrades at Old Orchard Park 

News release  The city of Santa Clarita announced the start of construction for the upgrades and enhancements to Old Orchard Park in Valencia, and the community is invited to join

GVHS folklorico dancers were all smiles during their lunchtime special performance in the school’s quad on Thursday. 092624 Katherine Quezada/The Signal

GVHS building a community through dance 

Juanita Rojas has had a common goal with all her students throughout her three-decade teaching career. She wants to help her students form a “sense of belonging,” she said.   “Sometimes

The 2024 MetGala SCV, a fundraising event for stage 4 metastatic breast cancer research was held on Saturday at Porsche Santa Clarita. 092124 Katherine Quezada/The Signal

METAvivor Met Gala meets fundraising goal 

This year METAvivor collaborated with Cancer Culture, a nonprofit organization that produces transformative events for people living with breast cancer, to raise and donate money toward metastatic breast cancer research. 

Kids and members of the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley, make silly faces for a photo during an assembly on Wednesday afternoon to celebrate a $10,000 donation from the Valencia Invitational Baseball League at the James T. Ventress Clubhouse. Trisha Anas/ The Signal.

Boys & Girls Club receive large donation 

The Valencia Invitational Baseball League has donated $10,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley, in honor of youth athletics advocate Ken Underwood.  The check was presented during

College briefs

College Briefs for Sept. 26

Gracie MacLeod named to dean’s honor list at Cedarville University  Gracie MacLeod, of Santa Clarita, was named to the dean’s honor list at Cedarville University for spring 2024. This recognition

"River of Lights," rendering courtesy of the city of Santa Clarita.

Construction begins on ‘River of Lights’ 

News release  The city of Santa Clarita has announced the start of construction for a permanent amenity and public artwork located at Central Park.   Starting Wednesday, the plaza and

Runners accomplish the annual “Be The Light” 5k and 10k on Saturday at West Creek Park, where proceeds of the fundraiser will benefit local nonprofit A Light of Hope. 092124 Katherine Quezada/The Signal

In darkness, Be the Light 

Rachel Stevenson’s son Danny, who was at the time training to be a United States Navy Seal, came home to visit her when she was undergoing brain surgery.   During his