Read more about the article Box City returns to SCV
Katie Tarantini, 15, left and Casey Watson snuggle in their "homes" for the night as they chat with friends from the Valencia Smile Club during the Family Promise of Santa Clarita Valley, Box City event to raise awareness about homeless families which was held at Valencia Heritage Park in Valencia on Saturday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Box City returns to SCV

Hundreds constructed their own cardboard homes Saturday afternoon gearing up to spend the night in Valencia Heritage Park as a part of the annual Box City fundraising event. Laurie Ender,…

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Read more about the article Joe Mathews: Diversity protects against disaster
Members of a hand crew from Chula Vista put water on a Sand fire flare-up along Placerita Canyon road on July 26. Signal photo by Dan Watson

Joe Mathews: Diversity protects against disaster

In California, diversity is not just about embracing demographic change. It’s about protection against disasters, natural and manmade. California is a disaster-prone state, and when calamity strikes, diversity — of…

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Read more about the article Inaugural Domestic Violence Summit brings community together
Photo Tom Cruze/For the Signal Jackson Katz presents his keynote address during the Domestic Violence Summit at College of the Canyons. 0923

Inaugural Domestic Violence Summit brings community together

By Laurel Davis, for The Signal When Signal Multimedia’s Russ Briley opened up yesterday’s inaugural Domestic Violence Summit, he mentioned that he himself had endured years of domestic abuse as…

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Read more about the article Community rows marathon to support cancer patient
Miriam Alvarado watches over fellow law enforcement as they row a marathon in support of Alvarado, who has been diagnosed with cancer, at CrossFit SCV on Saturday.

Community rows marathon to support cancer patient

Members from the CrossFit and law enforcement community banded together on Saturday to help Miriam Alvarado, a single mother of four children who has been diagnosed with cancer. Twenty-three teams made up…

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Read more about the article Valencia Grad’s Artwork on National Tour
• Nationally touring artwork by Rebecca Lee entitled, “#FirstWorldProblems.” Courtesy photo

Valencia Grad’s Artwork on National Tour

Valencia High School graduate Rebecca Lee’s artwork entitled “#FirstWorldProblems” has been selected for the Art.Write.Now. Tour 2017-17, a national traveling exhibition of the 2016 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. A…

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Read more about the article Faking it to Hollywood standards
Property Master Dick Kyker of Studio Props in Santa Clarita checks a plastic, prop pistol as he prepares a rack of police holsters and belts for a movie shoot. Dan Watson /The Signal

Faking it to Hollywood standards

If you need some rubber hammers to throw at someone or a dummy to toss off a building – Studio Props in Santa Clarita is your one-stop prop shop. Dick…

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Read more about the article Learning science the “mad” way
Josh Morris as "Jupiter Josh", right, creates a flash for children and their parents gathered to watch the Mad Science: Fire And Ice demonstration held a the in the homework center of the County of Los Angeles Library in Castaic on Thursday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Learning science the “mad” way

The Los Angeles County library in Castic presented the Mad Science: Fire and Ice presentation, free of charge for children and parents on Thursday.

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Read more about the article Hart football hindered by mistakes
Hart High quarterback Nick Moore dives for a first down in the first quarter against St. Bonaventure at College of the Canyons on Friday. Jayne Kamin-Oncea/For The Signal

Hart football hindered by mistakes

One step forward and two steps back. It was the theme of Hart’s 38-32 loss to St. Bonaventure of Ventura on Friday night at College of the Canyons’ Cougar Stadium.…

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USC and College of the Canyons: Partnership and Collaborative To Benefit Local Veterans

Over the last year the Veteran resource Center at College of the Canyons (COC) served over 1,000 veterans and their families. The Center does an excellent job of providing educational…

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Read more about the article September Sectional Bridge Tournament
Participants at the September Sectional Bridge Tournament held in Friendly Valley on the weekend of September 17 & 18. Courtesy photo

September Sectional Bridge Tournament

The eagerly awaited September Sectional Bridge Tournament rolled in last weekend. The two-day tournament, Saturday and Sunday, September 17 & 18, hosted about 1600 players. It takes a village. Flyers…

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