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One SCV mom battles ALS for her 2 sons 

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS, is a neurodegenerative disease that is progressive and affects nerve cells present in the brain and spinal cord.   Five thousand people are diagnosed annually with a

Gary Martin, Jason Gibbs and Laurene Weste, from left to right, alongside elected officials, cut the ribbon at the Bridgeport Park Sustainable Landscape Garden Ribbon Cutting on 090123 at Bridgeport Park. Rylee Holwager/The Signal

‘A classroom without walls’   

SCV officials open the Bridgeport Park Sustainable Landscape Demonstration Garden  The red ribbon was placed and cut, opening the Bridgeport Park Sustainable Landscape Demonstration Garden up to the community on

Attendees gather and network at the Chamber of Commerce’s Black Business Month recognition event at California Institute of the Arts on Thursday, Aug., 2023. Trevor Morgan / The Signal.

SCV Chamber of Commerce honors Black business 

The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce honored two local businesses as part of its Black Business Month Celebration at a ceremony at California Institute of the Arts on Thursday

West Ranch tree grows alongside students  

In the heart of West Ranch High School’s upper quad is a blooming tree: big enough to shade current students, but small enough to grow alongside the incoming generations.  Naomi

Students look at the options available for their next visit to the vending machine. Photo courtesy of Sheri Nelson.

Vending machine feeds brains 

Anyone strolling into Fair Oaks Ranch Community School’s library will find a vending machine filled with … books?  Last week, the elementary school welcomed attendees with a ribbon-cutting event during

The SCV Harmony Hills Chorus practice every Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Choral group brings harmony to SCV hills 

Within the Santa Clarita Valley lies the Harmony Hills Chorus, a chorus group that recently expanded from an all-male group to now encompassing women and people of all ages.  Every

Fellow knight, Sebastian Landa, made sure to be fair when announcing each jousting winner. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Ladies and Lords attend the faire  

Huzzah — jesters, knights and everything nice: The Senses Block Party welcomed the Renaissance faire to Old Town Newhall on Thursday.  Eager residents attended the sixth event of the 2023

Elena Range holding a demonstrative piece of fur.

‘Aquarium on Wheels’ makes a stop in SCV

There is still much about the ocean that is undiscovered, but on Saturday, the Aquarium of the Pacific brought its “Aquarium on Wheels” to the Stevenson Ranch Library for people

Littlehawk dancing a men’s northern traditional style of dance of "Duck and Dive." Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

SCV showcases Tataviam culture  

Santa Clarita, along with northern Los Angeles County, is located on the Fernandeño Tataviam Homelands. Tribal areas such as Chaguayanga encompass modern-day Newhall, Valencia, Castaic and surrounding areas in the

Schools welcome back SCV students  

At promptly 8 a.m. on Tuesday, the gates of Valencia High School opened to welcome the eager students back from their summer break, from nervous freshmen to abundantly confident seniors.

Shaq makes surprise visit at Big Chicken 

NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal stopped by his Big Chicken restaurant in Valencia on Saturday.   O’Neal took photos with hundreds of fans and his Big Chicken employees but still

Photos courtesy of the Brown family.

‘Do it for Trey’ — One teen’s legacy

Trey Brown told his parents, Christine and Donald Brown, that he wanted to start a foundation to help those struggling with mental health issues, suicidal thoughts and those in a