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The Saugus Union School District’s governing board named Matthew Watson as the 2026 board president during Tuesday’s organizational meeting. Screenshot from Saugus district video.

Saugus board chooses Watson as president, 4-1, passing over Griese 

The Saugus Union School District’s governing board named Matthew Watson as the 2026 board president during Tuesday’s organizational meeting following numerous public comments supporting a different board member to take the position.   Watson was chosen in a 4-1 vote with governing board

Photos: SCV Youth Orchestra

The Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra held its Annual Children’s Concert on Dec. 6 at the Canyon High School Performing Arts Center. Before guests could interact with performers throughout the show

County to hold hearing for thousands of homes in Castaic 

A plan more than 30 years in the making for thousands of homes in the NorthLake community of Castaic is nearing another public hearing with the Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission, based on a legal notice published

The College of the Canyons Intercultural Center and Umoja Community hosted a Kwanzaa celebration on Wednesday, Dec. 3. The free event, which drew more than 100 attendees, featured a performance by the Teye Sa Thiosanne African Drum and Dance Company, as well as a kinara display. Photo by Stephanie Corral/COC Public Information Office.

COC hosts Kwanzaa celebration 

The College of the Canyons Intercultural Center and Umoja Community hosted a Kwanzaa celebration on Wednesday, Dec. 3. The free event, which drew more than 100 attendees, featured a performance by

Rob Reiner. Photo: Montclair Film Festival, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Nick Reiner charged with murdering his parents 

By Zachary Stieber and Savannah Hulsey Pointer Contributing Writers  The son of Rob and Michele Reiner, Nick Reiner, has been charged with killing his parents, officials announced on Tuesday.  “Today the Los Angeles (County) District Attorney’s

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Charges reduced in Canyon Country dispute  

An L.A. County Superior Court judge Wednesday reduced the charge that stemmed from an alleged fight between a security guard and a tenant in Canyon Country, after a preliminary hearing last week.  Judge Robert Sanchez

The SCV Water logo, located in Saugus, Calif. on Jan. 27, 2025. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

SCV Water asks customers to pause outdoor water use 

News release  SCV Water is asking customers to pause all outdoor water use now through Dec. 22, while scheduled maintenance at Castaic Lake temporarily limits the agency’s imported water supply.  The California Department of Water Resources will be repairing a pipeline at Castaic Lake, which

House fire leaves questions in aftermath 

Questions remain unanswered following a residential fire that destroyed a single-family home in Canyon Country on Saturday after a person reportedly set the house on fire, according to officials.   Numerous first responders among different agencies, including the Los Angeles County Fire Department

Placerita Canyon told to wait until next year 

 Placerita Canyon residents expressed no desire to wait until “sometime next year” to address their concerns about The Master’s University, but city officials said last week there wasn’t much they could do in the