Promoting children’s literacy is a goal that the Santa Clarita Public Library’s annual Family Literacy Festival has brought to the Santa Clarita Valley with flair for the past 18 years. This year’s circus-themed literacy festival featured booths and entertainers encouraging kids
By Alicia Doyle Sunday Signal Writer While Santa Clarita is not widely known for dramatic fall changes, Placerita Canyon and other spots around town showcase noticeable cottonwoods and other deciduous
The holiday season is here with the season-ending celebrations of Tuesday, Dec. 25 for Christmas and Hanukkah from Sunday, Dec. 14-Monday, Dec. 22. Gifting doesn’t have to be a hugely
By Alicia Doyle Sunday Signal Writer From lighting candles for loved ones at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital to stacking toy donations in the sheriff’s station lobby, Santa Clarita’s nonprofits are
Creating lasting memories during the holidays is all about spending quality time with loved ones. Being prepared for everything the season brings helps minimize stress so you can maximize that
By Alicia Doyle Sunday Signal Writer Local farms are transforming the chilly holiday season into hands-on adventures, welcoming families to pick their own Christmas trees, harvest winter vegetables, and get
Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Unit are asking for the public’s help locating at-risk missing person Harrison Herendeenhill, who was last seen on the 24400
City of Santa Clarita Mayor Bill Miranda was never a hockey player growing up, but on Friday evening he had to grab a hockey stick and a puck in order to
News release Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Unit are asking for the public’s help locating at-risk missing person John L Brown. He is a 68-year-old Black man who was last seen
The L.A. County District Attorney’s Office filed one felony count and a serious-felony special allegation in an alleged DUI crash that led to a 60-year-old man’s death last month. Martin
A California Department of Fish and Wildlife official confirmed Friday a dayslong cleanup from an oil spill that reached the Santa Clara River is expected to continue into next week. Eric
. California’s 2nd District Court of Appeals dealt Cemex a blow and handed Santa Clarita an opportunity this week, in a long-running battle over sand-and-gravel mining rights in Soledad Canyon.
For the second time in three years, West Ranch High School placed first in the 5A division at the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association Championship. Valencia also placed
A trailer carrying 6,900 gallons of fuel overturned near the northbound State Route 14 on-ramp at Sand Canyon Road, causing a hard closure in the area on Friday, according to a California Highway Patrol Newhall-area Office official. The incident was first reported at approximately 9:26 a.m., said Carlos Burgos-Lopez, a spokesman for the CHP
A California Highway Patrol investigation into speeding and unsafe lane changes on Highway 14 yielded drugs and a handgun after a man crashed and fled on foot in October, according
At least one person was transported to the hospital in unknown condition following a traffic collision involving a bicyclist in Newhall on Thursday afternoon, according to officials. The incident was reported as a collision involving a pedestrian and was reported on the
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies patrolling an apartment complex frequented by a “generational street gang” arrested a teen on suspicion of drug and gun charges, seizing several weapons from
L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna announced the rollout of body-worn cameras, and with it a new Taser across the Sheriff’s Department’s custody facilities, although Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic
It was the night of Thursday, Nov. 10, 1983. Anntionette Hull was in bed after working a long day, and her husband, Charles, known as “Chuck,” kept working on his
The attorney for a man charged with animal cruelty has raised a doubt to his client’s ability to defend himself, according to L.A. County Superior Court records available online. Adam Michael Buckley,