Read more about the article Sign goes up at Santa Clarita’s Hobby Lobby
A work crew adds cosmetic touches to the facade of Hobby Lobby's new Bouquet Canyon store after the main sign is put in place. The store is scheduled to open Monday, Oct. 17. Courtesty photo.

Sign goes up at Santa Clarita’s Hobby Lobby

Workers hoisted Hobby Lobby’s sign into place Wednesday as crews prepare the building for the store’s targeted opening on Monday, Oct. 17. The 46,000 square-foot facility is located at the…

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Read more about the article Valencia resident appears on national game show
Valencia resident Adam Purnell appears on "The Price is Right" game show. Photo courtesy of Fremantle Media North America

Valencia resident appears on national game show

“Come on down!” Those are the words Valencia resident Adam Purnell heard when he attended a taping of “The Price is Right.” Purnell appeared in Tuesday’s episode of the television…

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Read more about the article Castaic Middle School students partner with local animal shelter
Castaic Middle School Seventh-graders Ashley Yomto, center, and Amie De La Rosa read the book "Lost in the Snow" to a one-year-old Siberian Husky during the after school club, Kids Loving Animals Within Shelters event called "Bark for Books" held at the Castaic Animal Shelter in Castaic on Tuesday. 092716 Dan Watson/the Signal

Castaic Middle School students partner with local animal shelter

Armed with dog treats, blankets and books, Castaic Middle School students set out to make new furry friends at the Castaic Animal Shelter. More than 40 middle schoolers involved in…

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Read more about the article Muffled explosions scheduled at Whittaker-Bermite site
The view from the top of the Whittaker-Bermite site shows Entrance Valley that includes many old buildings -- some from the munitions factory, others just movie props. KATHARINE LOTZE/Signal 07102014

Muffled explosions scheduled at Whittaker-Bermite site

Officials plan to start blowing stuff up in the center of Santa Clarita next week. State officials overseeing the cleanup of nearly 1,000 acres on the Whittaker-Bermite site are scheduled…

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California passes legislation requiring suicide prevention policies in schools statewide

California is now the first state in the county to require suicide prevention policies in middle schools and high schools statewide. Assembly Bill 2246 “Suicide Prevention Policies in School,” authored…

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Read more about the article Talking with his hands
Puppeteer Allan Trautman demonstates how he controls his character, Gush, on the new PBS Kids show "Splash and Bubbles," during a production day at Jim Henson Studios in Hollywood. KATHARINE LOTZE/Signal. 08082016

Talking with his hands

The first time Allan Trautman put a puppet on his hand was at his first audition. “I was just looking for acting work,” he said. Trautman had just graduated from…

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Read more about the article CIF polls: Valencia football jumps up
Valencia defensive end Josh Washington (71) holds the ball after recovering a Bakersfield High fumble at Centennial High in the third quarter Friday. Valencia’s Jayvaun Wilson (6) also signals the fumble recovery. Felix Adamo/The Bakersfield Californian

CIF polls: Valencia football jumps up

Valencia High’s mantra last Friday wasn’t one uncommon to the football vernacular: Play all four quarters. It was vital, though, for a team that saw a halftime lead turn into…

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