Smoke from northern California fires seen in SCV
Nearly a dozen wildfires were burning in California as of Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021. Courtesy of CalFire

Smoke from northern California fires seen in SCV

Smoke from wildfires burning in Central and Northern California, including the second-largest wildfire in California history 450 miles away, reached the Santa Clarita Valley over the weekend. Of the 11…

Clearing the air: Three SCV companies adapt purifier technologies to battle COVID-19
UltraVIolet Devices Inc.'s V-MAX air disinfection technology shown in an HVAC system. Courtesy

Clearing the air: Three SCV companies adapt purifier technologies to battle COVID-19

Years before the coronavirus pandemic forced the world to take shelter indoors, three Santa Clarita Valley companies were worried about the quality of air being breathed. When the pandemic hit,…

Nearby fires bring smoke, ash to SCV
The sun, turned red by smoke from brush fires, is framed through the power lines along Golden Valley Road in Santa Clarita on Thursday morning, September 10, 2020. Dan Watson/The Signal

Nearby fires bring smoke, ash to SCV

Santa Clarita Valley residents woke up to another red sun Thursday morning, as smoke and ash from the fires raging nearby continued to fill the valley. Following an early-year Santa…

Poor air quality return to SCV amid heat wave
The air over Newhall is laden with a milky haze due to smoke blown into the Santa Clarita Valley from nearby brush fires Monday afternoon. September 07, 2020. Bobby Block / The Signal.

Poor air quality return to SCV amid heat wave

Original story posted: 8:36 a.m. Monday, Sept. 7 Most recent update: 3:09 p.m. Monday, Sept. 7 Santa Clarita Valley residents awoke to hazy skies and the smell of smoke on…

Firefighters make progress on Lake and Holser fires
SIGNAL FILE PHOTO: Lake Fire as viewed from Lake Hughes road in Castaic 081220. Dan Watson/the Signal

Firefighters make progress on Lake and Holser fires

Firefighters made progress overnight on the Lake and Holser fires, declaring Friday morning 52% and 93% containment on each, respectively, and partial repopulation of evacuees in the Lake Hughes area. …

Air quality monitors at Chiquita Canyon Landfill expected late November
A trash truck dumps its load at the Chiquita Land Fill in Castaic in 2018. Dan Watson/The Signal

Air quality monitors at Chiquita Canyon Landfill expected late November

Equipment used to monitor air quality at the Chiquita Canyon Landfill is expected to be  up and running by late November or early December, according to Los Angeles County planning…

Air quality continues to be forecasted as unhealthy in SCV
FILE PHOTO: Smog and smoke from a nearby brush fire obscure the mountains to the north of Santa Clarita. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Air quality continues to be forecasted as unhealthy in SCV

The Santa Clarita Valley’s air quality has once again been deemed unhealthy for sensitive individuals, according to multiple news releases from the Los Angeles County Department of Health.

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