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COC Chancellor Dianne Van Hook gives the commencement address to the graduating seniors on Friday, May 31. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Van Hook pens retirement letter 

Just a week after being placed on administrative leave, Dianne Van Hook penned a retirement letter to tie a bow on her 36 years in charge of College of the

Briana Jankowski, who has been living in SCV for 25 years, dances during a live performance from Tom Petty cover band "Heartbreak Over Petty" at the Senses Block Party Thursday night in Old Town Newhall on July 18, 2024. Trisha Anas/ The Signal.

SCV block party fit for an Olympian 

Arrows were sent flying and bean bags were tossed, as Santa Clarita Valley residents got an early start to the 2024 Summer Olympics with this month’s Senses Block Party on

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Mail theft reported in Valencia 

A Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station official Monday confirmed a single report regarding a possible incident of mail theft at the Creekside Road post office in Valencia, in response to

The family, which also owned The Signal for 25 years starting in 1963, made the Victorian mansion not just their family home until 1992, but also a well-known venue for weddings and celebrations. The mansion is now replete with 10 bedrooms, 12 bathrooms and two kitchens near Lake Piru.

Piru Mansion listed for $7.5 million 

A home with significant ties to Santa Clarita Valley history — known as the Piru, Newhall or Cook Mansion, depending on whom you talk to — is now on the

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Court services expected to return Tuesday 

The L.A. County Superior Court System announced it would remain closed Monday and estimated that services would return to normal Tuesday, in an online announcement posted around 7 p.m. Sunday. 

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Deputies respond to firearm assault in Newhall  

Deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station responded to an assault with a deadly weapon in Newhall on Saturday night, according to officials.   Law enforcement personnel responded to a

Saugus High baseball coach resigns 

Carl Grissom has submitted his resignation as head coach of the Saugus High School baseball program, the William S. Hart Union High School District announced on Friday.  At Wednesday’s governing

COC Valencia campus

COC board, chancellor hold private staff meeting 

On-campus meeting an apparent violation of Brown Act; COC officials contend open-meeting law doesn’t apply  College of the Canyons officials contend that Friday’s private staff meeting with new Acting Chancellor