Read more about the article City Council formally votes support for Wilk’s anti-Cemex bill
CEMEX property as viewed looking north east from Soledad Canyon Road in Santa Clarita in 2014.

City Council formally votes support for Wilk’s anti-Cemex bill

For Valentine’s Day, the Santa Clarita City Council kept it short and sweet on Tuesday night, while voting its support for a bill at the heart of the battle to…

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Read more about the article Rick Bartz: Why Obamacare failed – and is failing us
A group of 24, Santa Clarita Valley citizens approach the Santa Clarita Valley district office of Congressman Steve Knight to express concerns over the reorganization of the Affordable Care Act in January. Dan Watson/The Signal

Rick Bartz: Why Obamacare failed – and is failing us

I did not sign up for medical insurance again this year. Since coming off my corporate career and taking up independent consulting, I’ve learned the realities of ACA. For my…

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Read more about the article Walk-off homer lifts COC baseball to win
College of the Canyons’ Chris May (3) slides in safely as East Los Angeles catcher Ismael Martinez (12) can’t handle the throw home in the sixth inning Tuesday at COC. May tied the score 1-1. Dan Watson/The Signal

Walk-off homer lifts COC baseball to win

By the time the ninth inning rolled around Tuesday, College of the Canyons coach Chris Cota began to wonder if the big hit was ever coming. The Cougars had seven…

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Read more about the article Bill to create one new water agency gets last minute tweaking
Proposed districts if the consolidation of Castaic Lake Water Agency and the Newhall County Water District are finalized via legislation.

Bill to create one new water agency gets last minute tweaking

Local water officials have three days remaining to introduce a proposed bill that would ratify the creation of one new water agency for the Santa Clarita Valley. The SCV’s water…

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Read more about the article UPDATE: Body of woman found dead in a car
A woman's body was found in a vehicle on Carl Boyer drive near Babies R Us on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017. Katharine Lotze/Signal

UPDATE: Body of woman found dead in a car

A woman, believed homeless and living in her car, was found dead in the backseat of a car parked in a parking lot on Carl Boyer Drive Tuesday morning. Her…

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Read more about the article Supes pass Barger motion calling for dam-safety report
The Castaic Lake spillway. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Supes pass Barger motion calling for dam-safety report

In the wake of the spillway emergency at Northern California’s Oroville Dam, which has forced the evacuation of nearly 200,000 people, L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger on Tuesday pushed through…

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Read more about the article CUSD to declare itself a ‘Safe Haven School District’
Castaic Union School District Building. Dan Watson/The Signal

CUSD to declare itself a ‘Safe Haven School District’

The Castaic school district is planning to declare itself a “Safe Haven School District” for all students, regardless of their immigration status. Governing Board members of the Castaic Union School…

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Read more about the article Stolen car suspects arrested at gunpoint in Newhall
The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station can be reached by calling 661-260-4000.

Stolen car suspects arrested at gunpoint in Newhall

Two men were arrested by local sheriff’s deputies at gunpoint in Tuesday on suspicion of possessing a stolen car. The arrest happened on La Glorita Circle, west of Wiley Canyon…

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Read more about the article Hart students compete in regional Academic Decathlon
Hart High School Academic Decathlon participants: Ben Arriaga, Joe Brennan, Zach Buhle, Daniel Gajewski, Mary Miles, Nathan Miranda, Stuart Partida and Isabel Watson. Courtesy of William S. Hart Union High School District.

Hart students compete in regional Academic Decathlon

Students from three William S. Hart Union High School District high schools participated in the regional competition for the Los Angeles County Academic Decathlon last weekend. The two-day competition was…

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Read more about the article Get the rain boots out again, another storm heading for SCV
FILE PHOTO: Two people with umbrellas walk through the Bridgeport neighborhood in Valencia on Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Get the rain boots out again, another storm heading for SCV

In Southern California when it rains, it pours. Another storm system is expected to reach the Santa Clarita Valley Thursday night with rain continuing throughout the weekend. “We’re expecting the…

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