Read more about the article Church plans to honor former mayor of Lancaster, commemorate black history month
Bishop Henry Hearns willbe honored Sunday at Santa Clarita Christian Fellowship in a special service for Black History Month. Courtesy photo

Church plans to honor former mayor of Lancaster, commemorate black history month

Born in Byhalia, Mississippi in 1933, Bishop Henry Hearns, mayor emeritus of Lancaster, came from humble beginnings and was keenly aware of racism towards African Americans. The son of sharecroppers,…

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Read more about the article COC Insider: Cougar hoops bring home individual hardware
College of the Canyons sophomore point guard Marina Rojas was one of a combined six Cougars from the college’s men’s and women’s basketball programs to earn All-Western State Conference, South Division honors this week. Photo by Jesse Munoz/COC Sports Information

COC Insider: Cougar hoops bring home individual hardware

The College of the Canyons men’s and women’s basketball teams may not be heading to the playoffs this season, but that didn’t prevent the Cougars from seeing a combined six…

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Read more about the article John and Roni Richardson: In God’s country, you live with mud
City street maintenance worker Louie Aguilar rides in the back of a city truck as it crosses the creek at Oakcreek Avenue in Placerita Canyon as he prepares to place a "road closed" sign on the other side of the creek ahead of the Feb. 17 storm. Katharine Lotze/Signal

John and Roni Richardson: In God’s country, you live with mud

In The Signal newspaper from Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, there was a front-page article about the city and the county preparing for the upcoming storm. The city didn’t start cleaning…

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Read more about the article Hart girls soccer ready for rematch in quarters
Hart's Taylor Moorehead (9) gets a hug from teammate Brooke Rickard (7) and Elizabeth MacArthur (17) after Moorehead scored the Indians' first goal of the game against Valencia earlier this season. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Hart girls soccer ready for rematch in quarters

In Hart High girls soccer’s first two CIF-Southern Section Division 1 playoff games, it had little information on its opponents. The Indians still managed to defeat Long Beach Poly 2-1…

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Read more about the article Kathy Pisaro: Be heard at landfill hearing
A compactor rolls over the exposed trash at a 200 x 200 foot "working face" site at the Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Castaic in 2014. As soon as the the trash is spread and compacted it is immediately covered with dirt and the working face site moves forward. This view looks south-west towards the new proposed expansion site, and In the distance is the tall ridge which blocks the land fill from view of surrounding communities. Dan Watson/Signal

Kathy Pisaro: Be heard at landfill hearing

On Jan. 10 The Signal printed an open letter from John Paladin outlining the problems with expansion of the Chiquita Canyon Landfill and requesting a hearing for the project. I…

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Read more about the article Valencia baseball, softball on CIF watchlists
Valencia center fielder Alexis Genovese (18) makes a diving catch to end the fourth inning against Norco at Vakllencai on May 26, 2016. Dan Watson/The Signal

Valencia baseball, softball on CIF watchlists

Valencia High softball coach Donna Lee isn’t worried about the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 Preseason Watchlist Amid all the Santa Clarita Valley’s rain this month, she just wants to get…

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Read more about the article Local districts respond to federal removal of transgender student protections
SCV natives shine in academics. Courtesy photo

Local districts respond to federal removal of transgender student protections

On Wednesday, the Trump administration withdrew federal protections that allowed transgender students at public schools to use the bathrooms and facilities matching their chosen gender identities. California law, however, still…

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