Read more about the article ‘A Drivers’ Guide to Valencia Roads’
Traffic proceeding down Valencia Boulevard as viewed from pedestrian bridge near City Hall looking west. (Dan Watson / Signal file art)

‘A Drivers’ Guide to Valencia Roads’

Dear reader: This guide is to help you navigate safely and/or swiftly through the fair community of Valencia, California. It is a bit different than most driving guides since Valencia’s…

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Read more about the article Virtue as control
David Hegg is senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church and a Santa Clarita resident. "Ethically Speaking" runs Saturdays in The Signal.

Virtue as control

In 1924, Winston Churchill wrote an essay on the horrible problems posed by modern warfare entitled “Shall We Commit Suicide?” After proving the history of mankind is the history of…

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Read more about the article Surrendered  senior dogs need new homes
Volunteers Clare Storey, left, and Judi Bruner with a group of senior Chihuahuas at the Castaic Animal Care Center in Castaic. Dan Watson/The Signal

Surrendered senior dogs need new homes

Manny’s the spunky, confident guy. Chata’s a bit of a pistol. Boy likes to run and play, while Dinky, Sammy and Cocoa are more typical lap dogs. Decked out in…

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Read more about the article Sibling rivalry readied Hart’s Moorehead for varsity
Hart High's Taylor Moorehead. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Sibling rivalry readied Hart’s Moorehead for varsity

There’s a covered up hole in the Moorehead household’s living room wall. It’s from Hart High girls soccer’s Taylor Moorehead. She used to play soccer with her older brother, Andrew,…

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Read more about the article Hart soccer fights to draw against La Canada
Hart's Dillon Vega (16) heads a shot on goal past La Canada defenders in the second half at Hart High School on Friday. The shot went wide and missed the goal. Dan Watson/The Signal

Hart soccer fights to draw against La Canada

Hart High sophomore Timothy Kim is a resilient young man. Not only did he patiently maneuver around La Canada’s big, bruising back line before lacing a shot into the right…

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Read more about the article Canyon soccer looking up despite Quartz Hill loss
Canyon's Eduardo Ayala (6) hugs teammate Joshua Roque (10) after Roque scored the Cowboy's only goal of the game from more than 40 yards out on Friday night against Quartz Hill. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Canyon soccer looking up despite Quartz Hill loss

With one kick, Joshua Roque sent the ball 40 yards through the air and his Canyon High teammates into a frenzy something like a disturbed anthill, exerting every ounce of…

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Read more about the article UPDATE: What will Council look for in new member? 50 apply for vacancy
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UPDATE: What will Council look for in new member? 50 apply for vacancy

Nine of them were candidates who finished down the ballot in the November election for Santa Clarita City Council. Others include a retired sheriff’s lieutenant … an ex-FBI agent ……

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