Read more about the article Our View: Water District bill begs questions
Proposed districts if the consolidation of Castaic Lake Water Agency and the Newhall County Water District are finalized via legislation.

Our View: Water District bill begs questions

As Scott Wilk’s bill to approve a Santa Clarita Valley-wide water district moves through the state Legislature, more and more voices are asking the question, “What about Valencia Water District?”…

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Read more about the article Man accused in Valencia Summit prowler case appears in court
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

Man accused in Valencia Summit prowler case appears in court

The man accused of being the Valencia Summit prowler appeared briefly in court Friday as his case heads towards trial. Christopher Thomas Marchetti, 28, appeared Friday morning in courtroom 2…

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Read more about the article Carousel Ranch receives $50,000 grant from S. Mark Taper Foundation
Dan Watson Elliot Ashe, 5, leans off the side of her horse Mo, as she demonstrates her riding skills that also strengthen her body at the 19th Annual Heart of the West, "Home at Last" event held at Carousel Ranch in Santa Clarita on Saturday. 082915

Carousel Ranch receives $50,000 grant from S. Mark Taper Foundation

On Friday, Carousel Ranch announced that it received a $50,000 grant from the S. Mark Taper Foundation—a private family foundation dedicated to supporting nonprofit organizations—to support the operations and growth…

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Read more about the article Saugus High School students teach kindness through activities
FILE PHOTO: Kids sit close to a counselor during an activity teaching kindness at Saugus High School's Students Matter Club's Sunshine Day Camp at Stevenson Ranch Elementary School on Friday, April 7, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Saugus High School students teach kindness through activities

A student-led club of high school students is using its voice to spread lessons of kindness to elementary school children throughout the Santa Clarita Valley. The Students Matter Club at…

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Read more about the article Act would protect from military sexual harassment
Congressman Steve Knight answers questions from constiuents during a town hall at the Chimbole Cultural Center in Palmdale on Saturday, March 4, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Act would protect from military sexual harassment

In an effort to protect military members from sexual harassment, Congressman Steve Knight cosponsored legislation to prevent people in the military from sharing one another’s private photos. This piece of…

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Read more about the article Republican legislators voice opposition to transportation tax
Assemblyman Dante Acosta (left) and Senator Scott Wilk (right) make opening remarks at a joint public forum last March.

Republican legislators voice opposition to transportation tax

Governor Jerry Brown passed his $52 billion tax increase on transportation late Thursday night, but not without opposition from California Republicans. Brown’s Senate Bill 1 aims to fix roads, repair…

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Read more about the article Tanya Hauser: City Council: Cemex rejection, landfill silence?
Chiquita Canyon's district manager Steve Cassulo gives a tour of the landfill on Wednesday, March 1, 2017, to members of the public and county commissioners. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Tanya Hauser: City Council: Cemex rejection, landfill silence?

A March 16 article in The Signal entitled "Knight Re-introduces bill to stop mining in Soledad Canyon" states the following: "City officials have long maintained that the mine would overload…

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Read more about the article 2017 All-SCV boys basketball
The Signal's 2017 All-SCV boys basketball Player of the Year Zach Phipps, of Saugus. Photo by Katharine Lotze/The Signal

2017 All-SCV boys basketball

Zach Phipps’ goal entering the season was nothing out of the ordinary. His perspective at season’s end was nothing but exceptional. Shortly before Foothill League play began in early January,…

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Read more about the article Saugus snowboarder wins national competition
Saugus resident Kinsley White, center, holds the prize for winning the best trick competition at the USA Snowboard and Freeski halfpipe competition on Monday. Courtesy photo.

Saugus snowboarder wins national competition

It didn’t take snowboarder Kinsley White long to perfect her frontside 540. So when it came to the USA Snowboard and Freeski halfpipe competition on April 3 at Copper Mountain,…

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