Read more about the article Agoura offense too much for Valencia boys lacrosse
Valencia's Theodore Kozlowski (0) pushes forward through an attack by Agoura's Jaxson Spar (25) during a lacrosse game at Valencia on Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Agoura offense too much for Valencia boys lacrosse

Every game at halftime, Valencia boys lacrosse goalie Lucas Propst faces shots from coach Mark Bell. Just to stay sharp and focused. Propst had to keep his head on a…

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Foothill baseball roundup: Valencia beats West Ranch for tournament title

As righty Chase Farrell continued to deal and his Valencia High teammates scraped together a two-run lead, diverging storylines wrote themselves. Would the Vikings nail this one down? Or would…

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Read more about the article Pipelines to Magic Mountain to be built with or without Newhall Ranch
Proposed site of Newhall Ranch development, looking southeast on state Route 126 in Castaic. Dan Watson/The Signal.

Pipelines to Magic Mountain to be built with or without Newhall Ranch

Pipelines that one day are expected to bring water to 21,000 homes west of the interstate, are expected to be built over the next five years, according to a capital…

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Read more about the article ‘Science Lady’ wows children during spring break
Campers look on in awe as Vicki White, the science lady, demonstates how different powder elements burn in different colors at spring break science camp at Old Orchard Park on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

‘Science Lady’ wows children during spring break

Students from across the Santa Clarita were on fire for science during Vicki White’s week-long Hands-On Science Spring Break Camp. Nicknamed “The Science Lady,” White brings experiments and fun to…

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Read more about the article 4 slain CHP officers’ sacrifice remembered 47 years later
Retired CHP officer Erwin Holmes hugs Elyse Taylor, daughter of fallen CHP officer Roger Gore, following a ceremony to rededicate a memorial for the four officers who lost their lives in 1970's Newhall Incident at the California Highway Patrol's Newhall offices on Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

4 slain CHP officers’ sacrifice remembered 47 years later

A stone memorial honoring four young California Highway Patrol officers gunned down in a deadly shootout almost 50 years ago now rests in front of the Newhall station. On April…

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Read more about the article A lifetime of service to SCV
Jane Bettencourt-Soto, was honored in The Signal's Top 51 “Emerging Leaders” category on Oct. 27, 2016. Dan Watson/The Signal

A lifetime of service to SCV

For nearly 25 years, Jane Bettencourt-Soto has dedicated countless hours of volunteerism and service to nonprofit organizations throughout the Santa Clarita Valley. “From the time we got here we just…

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Read more about the article Big Oaks Lodge, treasure trove of local history, is for sale
This cabin on the Big Oaks Lodge property is made of Bouquet Canyon stone, quarried nearby. Courtesy photo.

Big Oaks Lodge, treasure trove of local history, is for sale

Take a 13-mile drive from Santa Clarita City Hall, mostly on winding Bouquet Canyon Road, and you get to Big Oaks Lodge. It’s the site of more than a century…

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Read more about the article Delta Kappa Gamma Outstanding Member of the Year
Penni Perrault voted as Outstanding Member of the Year by Eta Rho Santa Clarita Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma. Courtesy photo

Delta Kappa Gamma Outstanding Member of the Year

Penni Perrault, President of Eta Rho, Santa Clarita chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, was honored recently as the Outstanding Member of 2017. Delta Kappa Gamma is an international society of…

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Read more about the article Local Author Writes Children’s Book, ‘Big Sister Knows Best’
Cover of ‘Big Sister Knows Best,’ written by Santa Clarita resident, Heather Anne Reder. Courtesy photo

Local Author Writes Children’s Book, ‘Big Sister Knows Best’

I have been a resident of the Santa Clarita Valley for 18 years.  My family moved here from the San Fernando Valley when I was in high school. Since moving…

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