Read more about the article West Ranch rides big innings to win over GV
West Ranch base runner Nico Valdez, right, scores as he beats the throw to Golden Valley Catcher Tristan Lacefield (55) at home plate in the fifth inning at Golden Valley on Wednesday. Dan Watson/The Signal

West Ranch rides big innings to win over GV

West Ranch High baseball entered its first Foothill League game of the season with the goal of starting the regular season stronger than it had last year. With a 13-3…

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Read more about the article Valencia baseball beats Hart on walk-off single
Valencia's Chris Mueller (4) celebrates his walk-off single as his teammates rush the field to join him during a Foothill League baseball game against Hart at Valencia on Wednesday. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Valencia baseball beats Hart on walk-off single

As Valencia and Hart baseball fans gathered their belongings Wednesday, someone muttered something about it being only the first Foothill League game of the year and he’d already suffered a…

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California launches new school, district accountability system

On Wednesday, the California Department of Education officially released its newest performance measurement and accountability tool, the California School Dashboard. The new online portal, found at CASchoolDashboard.org, uses a color-coded…

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Read more about the article Valencia Summit alerted to night prowler
A screenshot from a Valencia Summt's homeowner's surveillance camera of a prowler snooping around homes in the neighborhood. The image was captured on the victim’s ring door video system. Courtesy video

Valencia Summit alerted to night prowler

A suspected prowler who, in the dead of night, stole a lock box containing a key after trying to force his way into an occupied home in Valencia Summit is…

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Read more about the article Acosta requests $2 million for Aliso Canyon study
Expectant Porter Ranch mother and realtor Danielle Rabadi speaks to members of the press outside the Santa Clarita Courthouse following a Tuesday morning court hearing. Austin Dave/The Signal

Acosta requests $2 million for Aliso Canyon study

Over a year has passed and there has yet to be a health study conducted for the Aliso Canyon natural gas leak, so Assemblyman Dante Acosta is trying to speed…

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Read more about the article Knife-wielding robber who terrorized sleeping couple sentenced to 3 years in prison
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Knife-wielding robber who terrorized sleeping couple sentenced to 3 years in prison

A man accused of terrorizing a Canyon Country couple at knife-point as they slept in their bed last month - a man arrested more than a dozen times since May…

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Read more about the article Winter homeless shelter extends another two weeks
Carolyn Odien, left, and Sheila Wyeth prepare clothes made available for the homeless to pick up at Bridge to Home’s winter shelter on Drayton Street in Santa Clarita last Christmas Eve. Photo by Nikolas Samuels

Winter homeless shelter extends another two weeks

Visitors to Bridge to Home’s winter shelter will be able to extend their stay a little longer, as the organization will allow homeless people to stay through March 30. The…

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Read more about the article Trinity alum launches rockets at alma mater
Trinity Classical Academy students and faculty watch as alumnus Gus Castillo launches a rocket at the school on Wednesday, March 15, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Trinity alum launches rockets at alma mater

One of Trinity’s own returned to the school Wednesday to teach students about engineering, help them build their own rockets and launch two rockets nearly 1,000 feet into the air.…

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Read more about the article ‘Heat it up and Keep it cool’ takes First Place at Western States Super Regional
The Heat it Up and Keep it Cool Robotics Team of Santa Clarita. Courtesy photo

‘Heat it up and Keep it cool’ takes First Place at Western States Super Regional

Heat it up and Keep it cool Robotics competed at the Western States Super Regional tournament last week in Tacoma Washington and return to Santa Clarita with the First Place…

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Read more about the article Thursdays@Newhall Series is Back in Old Town Newhall for the 2017 March to October Season
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Thursdays@Newhall Series is Back in Old Town Newhall for the 2017 March to October Season

The City of Santa Clarita’s Thursdays@Newhall series, presented by Galpin Subaru, has kicked-off its 2017 March through October season with a fresh lineup of events on Main Street in Old…

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Read more about the article Man who broke accuser’s arm over driving complaint sentenced to 3 years in prison
Photo of Robert Claude Louis, issued by the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station in a Special Bulletin last year.

Man who broke accuser’s arm over driving complaint sentenced to 3 years in prison

A man accused of assaulting his Santa Clarita neighbor by throwing him to the ground and breaking his arm after being confronted about his driving has been sentenced to three…

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Read more about the article Coroner IDs Golden Valley remains as female
Sheriff's deputies stage at the scene where possible human remains were found near Golden Valley High School on Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Coroner IDs Golden Valley remains as female

Investigators with the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Department have uncovered evidence to conclude that human remains found last week in a field near Golden Valley High School are those of…

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Read more about the article Fall victim identified
A sheriff's deputy talks on the phone as he walks out of a trash enclosure at the Bridgeport Coast apartments in Valencia on March 13, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Fall victim identified

The young man who died from a fall at a Valencia apartment complex Monday has been identified as 20-year-old Lucas Rodriguez, of Valencia. Lt. David Smith with the Los Angeles…

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Read more about the article New California housing policies: tough to do and urgently needed
Marty Kovacs is the 2017 Chairman of the Santa Clarita Valley Division of the Southland Regional Association of Realtors. Courtesy photo.

New California housing policies: tough to do and urgently needed

California’s housing crisis has an impact on all residents and undermines our state’s economy. But revising housing policies and encouraging construction of tens of thousands of new homes will require…

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