Brush fire burns 1/4 acre in Canyon Country

Firefighters quickly doused a brush fire near Canyon High School in Canyon Country on Saturday.

New Year's Polar Plunge

The City of Santa Clarita hosted its Arctic Chill Polar Bear Swim at the Santa Clarita Aquatics Center celebrating New year's Day by inviting the community to take a plunge in the Aquatic Center's Waterslide Pool. Erwin Jackson, right, of Canyon Country helps daughters Ava, 11, blue hat, and Reece, 12, purple hat, out of the 45 degree water of the pool this morning. Photo For The Signal/Jayne Kamin-Oncea

Doctor accepts donations

VIA board of directors installed

The Valley Industry Association installed its 2013 board of directors Tuesday at the Valencia Country Club. Chairwoman Diana Meyer also passed the gavel to incoming Chairman Alan DiFatta. Likening the economic recovery to "coming out of the forrest," DiFatta told VIA members it was time to become entrepreneurs and leaders in the community again. Assemblyman Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, swore in the 2013 board of directors - Alan DiFatta, Diana Meyer, Tim Burkhart, Andrea McAfee, ...

Santa ditches sleigh for scuba gear

Scuba instructors Scott Page-Pagter, left, and Dave Wintermate, right, dressed as Santa, check their waterproof cameras as Jonathan Swanson, of Canyon Country, waits. The community took photos with Santa during the Scuba Santa event at the scuba pool in Stevenson Ranch on Saturday.

Ballet company on point in ‘The Nutcracker’

Branching into the holiday season

The star will be placed atop the 42-foot-tall Henry Mayo holiday tree today by Barry Gump of Andy Gump Inc. and families from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. A community celebration is planned 3:30-5 p.m. Sunday.

Local shoppers get early start on Black Friday

Target opened at 9 p.m. Thursday with a doorbuster deal of $349.00 for a HDTV.

Hundreds in Val Verde enjoy Thanksgiving meal

Seventy-five volunteers from Real Life Church in association with the SCV Sheriff's station of Val Verde served from a buffet line consisting of 30 turkeys, 15 trays of stuffing and mashed potatoes and 25 pies to feed the residents of Val Verde free of charge collected as donations by Real Life Church.

Friday Night Face: Canyon vs. San Luis Obispo

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SUV rolls on drizzly afternoon

Traffic passes behind a California Highway Patrol officer as he waits for a tow truck where a Jeep SUV rolled off a slippery onramp to the southbound 14 Freeway on a drizzly afternoon in Canyon Country on Thursday.

Jousting against drugs

Kodie McAulay, left, as the "Red and Yellow Knight" and Jason Houlihan as the "Black Knight" of Imperial Knights Production Company perform a jousting demonstration for the 1,070 students of Bridgeport Elementary School as part of an anti drug assembly for Red Ribbon Week, held at Bridgeport Park in Valencia on Thursday.

Hart High School retires Matt Moore's jersey

NFL quarterback and former Hart High School football star Matt Moore waves to the crowd during a ceremony to retire his Hart High School football jersey before the Hart High football game against Saugus High at College of the Canyons in Valencia on Friday night.

Santa Clarita Valley gets down to business at expo

Yom Kippur celebrated

SCV Man and Woman of the Year named

Elizabeth Hopp and Steve Sturgeon were named the Santa Clarita Valley Woman of the Year and Man of the Year, respectively, at the Hyatt Regency Valencia on Friday evening.

Mike Antonovich visits SCVi

Santa Clarita Valley International charter school hosted Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich on Wednesday as the Los Angeles County elected official toured the school.

Downtown Newhall Art Slam goes green

Local residents participate in the "Go Green, Get Green" recycled art contest during the Art Slam event held on Main Street in Newhall on Thursday night.

Students sing original musical composition after school

Library hosts a bilingual program

Cruising along in the SCV

Hundreds take a look at new Emblem Academy