Read more about the article Week four prep football preview: Hart headed for rematch
Hart defenders from left, Nick Soto (20), Charles Ike, and Issac Montes, right, make a tackle at COC on Sept. 9. Dan Watson/The Signal

Week four prep football preview: Hart headed for rematch

Offensive pass interference. It’s the penalty that’s lingered in the minds of Hart High players since last year’s game against St. Bonaventure of Ventura (3-1). Victory was within Hart’s grasp,…

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Read more about the article Foothill XC favorites win league openers at Central Park
The West Ranch and Saugus teams compete at the start of the boys varsity race at Central Park on Thursday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Foothill XC favorites win league openers at Central Park

The West Ranch boys cross country team downplayed its performance in Thursday’s Foothill League opener, but it’s hard to overlook how impressive the Wildcats actually were. West Ranch placed five…

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Read more about the article Foothill tennis roundup: Wildcats cut the drama
West Ranch High's No. 1 doubles team of Brittany Waugh, left, and Dani Hettinger high-five after scoring a point against Valencia at West Ranch on Thursday. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Foothill tennis roundup: Wildcats cut the drama

The incumbent and the trendy title pick finally took the same courts Thursday at West Ranch High. Then the Wildcats dispensed any drama by the end of the second round.…

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Read more about the article Cal Arts’ Maggie Nelson receives MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant
Maggie Nelson, 2016 MacArthur Fellow, At home, Los Angeles, CA, 09.07.2016.

Cal Arts’ Maggie Nelson receives MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant

The MacArthur Foundation named Maggie Nelson, chair of the MFA Creative Writing Program at California Institute of the Arts, a 2016 McArthur Fellow Thursday. Commonly known as the “genius grant,”…

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Read more about the article ‘The Light Between Oceans’ is a  ludicrous period-piece weeper
Alicia Vikander in a scene from, “The Light Between Oceans.” (AP Images)

‘The Light Between Oceans’ is a ludicrous period-piece weeper

“We’re not doing anything wrong.” — Alicia Vikander’s Isabel to Michael Fassbender’s Tom, just as they’re about to do something really, really wrong. In the history of movies, anytime anyone…

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Read more about the article Kiwanis Club of Santa Clarita Awards Key Club Members for Their Service
(l to r): Honored Key Club Members Rebecca Lee, Valencia High School; Robin Allas, Golden Valley High School; and Alyssa Yim, Saugus High School. Courtesy photo

Kiwanis Club of Santa Clarita Awards Key Club Members for Their Service

In the past four years, the Kiwanis Club of Santa Clarita has honored senior Key Club members for their outstanding service to the community. This year we were proud to…

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Read more about the article Providing emotional stability through horse-therapy
SRD Straightening Reins Ranch Executive Director Debbie Rocha, center, looks on as Genessee Therasse, 4, right, feeds Mia a carrot during the 2016 Ranch Round-Up fundraiser attended by more than one people at SRD Straightening Reins Ranch in Santa Clarita on Saturday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Providing emotional stability through horse-therapy

Tucked away in the hills of San Francisquito Canyon is a place of healing and safety for youth and families. SRD-Straightening Reins is a nonprofit horse ranch that promotes emotional…

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Read more about the article Assistance League’s Assisteens Receive Donation from Santa Clarita Valley Corvette Club
(l to r): Dwight P. McDonald, Anne Ritchie, Erin Meottel, and Mark McClafferty. Courtesy photo

Assistance League’s Assisteens Receive Donation from Santa Clarita Valley Corvette Club

The Santa Clarita Valley Corvette Club presented Assisteens, the 51-member teenage auxiliary of Assistance League Santa Clarita, with a $2,000 donation at their meeting on July 7. Assisteens chair and…

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Read more about the article Harvest Festival and Horse Drop is Back at Live Oak Elementary
Participants of previous Harvest Festivals held at Live Oak Elementary School in Castaic. (Courtesy photo)

Harvest Festival and Horse Drop is Back at Live Oak Elementary

Live Oak Elementary is bringing back our traditional Harvest Festival & Horse Drop on Saturday October 8. Our school and district have been through tough times over the last few…

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Read more about the article SCV’s newest fire station slated to open Oct. 1
Cutline: Battalion No. 6 Fire Chief Chris Rash holds a rendering of Fire Station 143 outside the building's driveway in Castaic. The firehouse will be put into service Oct. 1. Austin Dave/The Signal

SCV’s newest fire station slated to open Oct. 1

After 11 months of construction, the only item left to cross off the list for Fire Station 143 in Castaic is dusting the floors. Come Oct. 1, residents west of…

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Read more about the article Candidates talk at forum in Valencia
Candidates for Santa Clarita City Council, seated from left, Cameron Smyth, Mark White, Alan Ferdman, Bob Kellar, and TimBen Boydston listen to a question from the audience read by Hunt Braly, left, at the podium, during a the SCV City Council Candidates Forum hosted by Southland Regional Association of Realtors and by the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce the at Tournament Players Club in Valencia on Wednesday morning. Dan Watson/The Signal

Candidates talk at forum in Valencia

Five of the 11 candidates vying for two open seats on the Santa Clarita City Council, met early Wednesday morning to discuss the largest issues facing the Santa Clarita Valley…

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Read more about the article Foothill volleyball roundup: West Ranch sets early tone for season
West Ranch celebrates a point over Valencia during their Foothill League volleyball match on Tuesday. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Foothill volleyball roundup: West Ranch sets early tone for season

West Ranch High girls volleyball defeated the Valencia Vikings in thrilling fashion Tuesday night at West Ranch High, winning game four by two points and the match 3-1. Game scores…

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