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The Time Ranger | The Great SCV March Blizzard of 1935 

We are about 20 minutes into spring. Like so many glorious past seasons, this again shall be a most vibrant and beautiful one. May the rest of 2025 be filled with good adventures for you.  Besides all the breathtaking scenery of yesterday we’ll be sharing on this Sunday’s time ride, there’s some other points of interest we’ll be perusing.  We’ve

The “Father of the Los Angeles Water System,” William Mulholland (left), chief engineer-general manager of the Los Angeles Bureau of Water Works and Supply, and his assistant H.A. Van Norman inspect remnants of the St. Francis Dam after its catastrophic collapse on March 12, 1928. Photo by George Watson/Courtesy Watson Family Photographic Archive

St. Francis Dam Tour set for March 15 

News release  The Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society has announced its annual tour of the St. Francis Dam site will be held Saturday, March 15.   Four historians will speak

The front page of The Signal on Jan. 18, 1994.

31 years ago: Jan. 17, 1994 

Friday, Jan. 17, marks the 31st anniversary of the 1994 earthquake, commonly known as the Northridge Earthquake, that caused widespread destruction and isolated the Santa Clarita Valley as bridges and