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Filmmaker Lizzy Hogenson (left) and director, sculptor and puppet fabricator Tony Candelaria speak during the College of the Canyons International Animation Festival on campus, Saturday, March 15, 2025. Michael Picarella/The Signal

COC animation festival celebrates global talent, inspires next generation  

The third annual College of the Canyons International Animation Festival saw close to 500 animated films submitted, and during the event Saturday on campus, a group of about 50-plus attendees watched the best 20 of those films and voted on their favorite.  Industry professionals also spoke to aspiring artists, animators and others at the festival to share wisdom, and to

The Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Cardiac Cath Lab team on March 4, 2025 in Valencia, Calif. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

HMNH cardiology center on cutting edge

Cath lab’s launch started with Roberta Veloz’s $3M donation If you’re having a heart attack, you can’t be too picky about where to go to get care. Due to the

College briefs

College Briefs for March 6

Local student named to Baldwin Wallace University dean’s list  Jonathan Horowitz, of Valencia, a graduate of SCVi charter school majoring in theater stage management and religion, has been named to

Press release

City seeks volunteers for Cowboy Festival 

News release  The 29th Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival returns April 12-13 and the city of Santa Clarita is seeking volunteers to help make it a success by assisting with different

Volunteers pass out items during the Venice Pizzeria and God's Glorious Praise Ministries food drive on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/The Signal

Food drive serves hundreds of families on Saturday

Hundreds of families came out Saturday to the parking lot of God’s Glorious Praise Ministries on Sierra Highway in Canyon Country for groceries. According to the church’s pastor Christopher Ethakpemhi,

Robert Lamoureux

Where to start with ceiling damage  

Question: Hi Robert. First of all, we love your weekly column. We have some ceiling damage that needs to be fixed, and we don’t know where to begin.   Over