Read more about the article Inspirational dog is one-of-a-kind
Cletus, a 2 year old Chihuahua mix, came to Best Friends Pet Adoption & Spay/Neuter Center in Mission Hills from Los Angeles Animal Services, where he was listed as a stray. Photo courtesy of Best Friends Animal Society.

Inspirational dog is one-of-a-kind

  Spend just a few minutes with Cletus and you’ll learn two valuable lessons: Being normal is overrated, and life gets a lot more interesting when you aren’t worried about…

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Read more about the article Saugus boys soccer falls in CIF final to Bellflower
The Saugus boys varsity soccer team reacts to their 2-0 to Bellflower in the CIF-Southern Section Division 4 championship game on Friday, March 3, 2017 at Warren High School in Downey. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Saugus boys soccer falls in CIF final to Bellflower

DOWNEY — Saugus High fans waited nervously for more magic. The Centurions defense waited for a high-arcing pass to fall, while a Bellflower striker flew to the ball and headed…

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Read more about the article Canyon girls hoops faces a battle of the mind in Anaheim
Canyon's Daisy Cardenas (10) drives agains Saugus defender Carly Roberts (22) at Saugus. Dan Watson/The Signal

Canyon girls hoops faces a battle of the mind in Anaheim

Canyon High girls basketball is focused on one opponent at today’s CIF-Southern Section Division 1AA Finals game: themselves. The Cowboys may play Foothill League rival and co-league champion Valencia, but…

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Read more about the article Valencia girls hoops looks to redeem itself against Canyon
Valencia's Kayla Konrad (23) looks for an opening in Canyon's defense during a basketball game at Canyon on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Valencia girls hoops looks to redeem itself against Canyon

The fact that Valencia High girls basketball will play for a CIF divisional title today finally set in for senior Jade Jordan as she sat in Samuel Hein’s fifth-period English…

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Read more about the article Canyon track meet to honor late alum
Trevor Habberstad, a Canyon High track alum, died of stomach cancer on Feb. 19. Courtesy photo

Canyon track meet to honor late alum

For 13 years, Canyon High track and field has hosted a relatively typical invitational meet. This year, the meet, which starts today at 8:30 a.m., will be a little different.…

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Read more about the article Elaine Ballace: Lack of affordable housing is causing homelessness
Katie Hill, executive director and deputy CEO of PATH, a statewide nonprofit organization working to end homelessness, left, and Rick Marshall, California Taxpayers Association chief financial officer, listen to a question as they discuss the pros and cons of Measure H during a debate hosted by The Santa Clarita Valley Signal and College of the Canyons at the University Center in Valencia on Feb. 23. Dan Watson/The Signal

Elaine Ballace: Lack of affordable housing is causing homelessness

I attended the Measure H debate co-sponsored by The Signal and College of the Canyons last week and left with more unanswered questions than answered ones. Due to time restrictions,…

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Read more about the article Bonds issued for Henry Mayo hospital expansion
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital’s new $151 million patient tower is scheduled to open in 2019. Courtesy rendering.

Bonds issued for Henry Mayo hospital expansion

Financing of Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital’s new patient tower reached a milestone Thursday with a $109.6 million bond sale. Of that amount, $85 million is earmarked for the expansion. The…

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Read more about the article Suspect: Deals offered to 5 SCV men charged in NYC with running illegal online gambling
Members of a multi-agency police operation led by New York Police Department investigators surrounded Cyrus Irani's Saugus home on Oct. 28, 2015, and arrested him and four other Santa Clarita men for illegal $32 million nationwide sports betting ring. Photo by Austin Dave/The Signal

Suspect: Deals offered to 5 SCV men charged in NYC with running illegal online gambling

Prosecutors in New York have offered deals to five Santa Clarita Valley men accused of running an illegal $32 million nationwide sports betting ring with a dozen other people, one…

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Read more about the article City officials to reveal their pick for local sheriff’s captain
Dan Watson Santa Clarita Sheriff Captain Roosevelt Johnson. 030514

City officials to reveal their pick for local sheriff’s captain

After the weekend, officials with the city of Santa Clarita are expected to recommend the person they want as the next captain of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. The…

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Read more about the article Assemblyman Acosta introduces bill to serve foster youth
Assemblyman Dante Acosta helps 7-year-old Addisyn Leclair make a card for Hearts for Heroes day at St. Clare Roman Catholic Church in Canyon Country on Saturday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Assemblyman Acosta introduces bill to serve foster youth

Foster children can often feel excluded from events and privileges at school because of a lack of funds. Assemblyman Dante Acosta wants to change that. Assembly Bill 754, announced Friday,…

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