Read more about the article 2016-17 Hart girls basketball preview
Hart’s Nicole Benz makes a pass around a teammate during practice on Tuesday. Katharine Lotze/Signal

2016-17 Hart girls basketball preview

A key to the success of Hart High girls basketball’s “run-and-gun” offense is, well, that the ball finds the bottom of the net. That didn’t happen as often as the…

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Read more about the article Combining passion with service: Dawnel DeRubeis uses pageant platform to impact community
Mrs. California USA Universal 2017 Dawnel DeRubeis. Courtesy of Dawnel DeRubeis

Combining passion with service: Dawnel DeRubeis uses pageant platform to impact community

Dawnel DeRubeis was a 14-year-old high school freshman when she first stepped on the pageant stage as a way to meet people in her new Santa Clarita hometown. But what…

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Read more about the article Agua Dulce man pleads no contest to vehicular manslaughter in death of friend
Wreckage of fatal crash. photo by Rick McClure, for The Signal.

Agua Dulce man pleads no contest to vehicular manslaughter in death of friend

An Agua Dulce man pleaded no contest Tuesday to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and to driving under the influence of an alcoholic beverage causing injury, for a January crash…

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Read more about the article Fifth grade students learn to code robots through COC partnership
College of the Canyons teacher in training, Milcah White, center, works with fifth-graders Gabriela (cq) Rico, left, and Girleana (cq) Payton as they program their robot to play music on the xylophone at Live Oak Elementary School in Castaic on Tuesday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Fifth grade students learn to code robots through COC partnership

At Live Oak Elementary School, robots played unique tunes on xylophones that were programmed and coded by the hands of 10-and 11-year olds. Fifth grade students in Rick Navarrette’s class…

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Read more about the article Woman rescued from evening crash wreckage
Los Angeles County Fire Department and Newhall CHP responded to a traffic accident on Placerita Canyon Road Monday night. Photos by Rick McClure, for the Signal.

Woman rescued from evening crash wreckage

Under the veil of nighttime darkness, fire crews rescued a woman trapped inside the wreckage of her car Monday night, one witness and an official said. Reports of a 2007…

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Read more about the article Bad odor concern prompts action
A bulldozer pushes exposed trash at Chiquita Canyon Landfill in this Signal file photo by Dan Watson.

Bad odor concern prompts action

Members of an advisory committee representing Val Verde residents concerned about odors emitted from the nearby Chiquita Canyon Landfill say they need more time to review the landfill’s report to…

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Read more about the article Locals make big plays in FBS over the weekend
Wisconsin linebacker Dallas Jeanty pushes Minnesota wide receiver Drew Wolitarsky (82) out of bounds on a reception Saturday in Madison, Wis. Wisconsin won 31-17. AP Photo/Andy Manis

Locals make big plays in FBS over the weekend

Santa Clarita Valley products made their presence felt in NCAA Division 1 Football Bowl Subdivision games this weekend, and two of those players earned trips to conference championship games. Here’s…

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Read more about the article TMU Insider: Mustang hoops on hot streak
Bianca Cubello has helped the Mustangs to a 4-1 record this season and is the team’s leading scorer with 16.4 points per game. Photo courtesy Dhon Whellons/TMU Athletics

TMU Insider: Mustang hoops on hot streak

This week, The Master’s University’s men’s and women’s basketball programs will look to continue their hot starts as both teams are slated to compete in a number of non-conference games……

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