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UPDATED: 'SCV Rock Star' Amateur finalists unveiled
North of Paradise Leather, Johnny Strat and Aaron Wong are the three finalists who received the most online votes in the Amateur category of The-Signal.com's SCV Rock Star contest.
City plans town hall meetings
Santa Clarita Mayor Bob Kellar will hold a series of town hall meetings in each of the city's four communities this fall.
Cottage hosts food drive
Cobblestone Cottage hosts a food drive from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday to benefit the nonprofit organization Hunger Defense Fund.
Homecoming day at Henry Mayo
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital hosts a "Healthy Homecoming" from noon to 1:30 p.m. Friday in the hospital's Pavilion Parking Lot.
Honoring vets' sacrifices
Hundreds of people stood silently as the sound of traffic on Newhall Avenue surrounded them. Many bowed their heads. Some watched the flags waving above them. Others looked around. The group of families, veterans and supporters gathered Tuesday at Veterans Historical Plaza in Newhall to share two minutes of silence, part of Santa Clarita's Veterans Day ceremony. The silence continued with a changing-of-the-flags ceremony led by the Santa Clarita Valley Young Marines and Knights of ...
Local leathernecks mark a historic milestone
What the United States Marine Corps lacks in numbers it makes up for in pride, said former Marine Joe Furlong.
School funding still up in the air
Close votes tallies have kept dueling campaigns paying attention to the results in two local races.
Alleged 2007 ax attacker acquitted
A jury acquitted Paul Phillip Wolpa of assault with a deadly weapon charges Oct. 6 in San Fernando Superior Court, a district's attorney official said.
Cemex probe in Europe won't affect SCV issues
An anti-trust investigation into Cemex SAB and a handful of other cement companies in Europe does not affect U.S. operations including a federal bill that would prevent a mine operation in Soledad Canyon, a company spokeswoman said.
A performance of biblical proportions
New Life Assembly of God presents the musical drama "When It's Gone" at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Local 'Hero' nets money for Boys & Girls Club
Jim Ventress, chief professional officer for the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley, was one of 10 Local Heroes named at Bank of America's fifth annual Neighborhood Excellence Initiative Awards ceremony recently at the Los Angeles River Center.
Get ready to 'Shakeout'
If people drop to the ground and find cover at Thursday morning, do not be alarmed. It's simply people taking part in the "Great California Shakeout" drill promoted by state and school officials as a training exercise on how to respond to an earthquake. At 10 a.m. Thursday, everyone in California - kids at school, workers working, shoppers shopping and reporters interviewing - are expected to drop to the floor, seek cover and hold that ...
Space available for COC craft fair
Spaces are still available for vendors at the 19th annual COC Classified Senate Holiday Craft Fair, planned for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 22, and from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Nov. 23 at College of the Canyons.
Jeremiah Lasater's father guests on KFI
Talk show host Bill Handel thanked The Signal Monday morning for the newspaper's reporting on the Jeremiah Lasater suicide.
Military mound dedicated in Agua Dulce
Veterans, Boy Scouts and survivors from the attack on Pearl Harbor were on hand to dedicate the Military Commemorative Mound Saturday in Agua Dulce.
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Scott Wilk, Steve Fox join for town hall meeting
About 50 people packed into a meeting room at the Santa Clarita Activities Center Saturday for a town hall meeting on the ongoing chloride compliance issue held by Assemblyman Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita.
Touch-A-Truck event held for a cause
Central Park became a parking lot Saturday as a variety of vehicles from emergency responders and local companies were lined up and on display for the first "Touch-A-Truck" event to benefit the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center.
Small brush fire in Castaic handled
Firefighters attended to a small fire that charred brush near the northbound lanes of Interstate 5 north of Castaic Road in Castaic on Saturday.
Newhall road to be closed for construction
The city roads department will shut down a street in Newhall this week to improve curbs, gutters and sidewalks and add wheelchair accessibility to the area.
Santa Clarita Valley water quality gets an 'A'
When Santa Clarita Valley residents turn on their taps, the water that comes out is rated A-quality - clean and problem-free.
Winkler residency remains a mystery to Saugus district
While questions continue to swirl about the legal address of censured Saugus Union School District board member Stephen Winkler, those issues may not be enough to remove him from office, an official said Friday.
Changing roles of America’s young fathers
Something is changing with today's young fathers. By their own accounts, by their wives' testimony, and according to time-use studies and other statistics, more men are doing more around the house - from packing school lunches and doing laundry to getting up in the middle of the night with a screaming infant.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles named to honor roll
For the fifth year in a row, Children's Hospital Los Angeles has been named to the honor roll of the nation's "best" children's hospitals in the U.S. News & World Report rankings released this week.
UPDATE: Two arrested for burglaries in Bridgeport
Deputies from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station have arrested two men believed to be behind a string of vehicle burglaries over the past month in the Bridgeport area of Valencia, a detective said Friday.
Small fire quickly extinguished in Castaic
Firefighters quickly doused a small brush fire in Castaic this morning, holding it to less than three acres, according to an inspector from the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Flair delivers care packages to USO
Flair Cleaners, a Southern California eco-friendly dry cleaning business, delivered over 2,400 items donated by its communities, to the USO Greater Los Angeles Area.
Sheriff’s Department graduates 126 from VIDA program
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Assistant Sheriff Cecil Rhambo awarded diplomas to 126 teenagers, some of whom are Santa Clarita Valley residents, who completed the Vital Intervention and Directional Alternatives (VIDA) Program.
City to temporarily close Dalbey Drive in Newhall between Avenida Ignacio and Newhall Avenue
The City of Santa Clarita will be doing concrete repair work on Dalbey Drive to improve curbs, gutters and sidewalks in addition to adding new wheelchair accessibility to the area.
Saugus body identified
Investigators with the county coroner's office have identified the body of a man found in Saugus on Tuesday as that of 61-year-old Victor Beres of Saugus, a spokesman for the office said Wednesday.
Local assault victim expected to survive
A man who was hit on the head with a pipe and stabbed Monday night in Canyon Country is expected to live, according to deputies at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station.
