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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Read more about the article COC baseball stumbles at home
Antelope Valley catcher Anthony Parisi (33) tags COC's Senituli Taufahema out at home during a baseball game on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

COC baseball stumbles at home

College of the Canyons baseball started out strong but was unable to keep the bats hot, falling 6-3 to Antelope Valley College in a Western State Conference matchup Tuesday at…

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Read more about the article County planners resurrect two housing projects along Sierra Highway
24 lot housing plan eyed for Vasquez Canyon Road. Image courtesy of Vanguard Planning LLC

County planners resurrect two housing projects along Sierra Highway

It’s full steam ahead in the push to develop Santa Clarita Valley’s east end as county planners resurrected two longstanding housing projects near Vasquez Canyon. Planners with the Los Angeles…

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Read more about the article Aliso Canyon and voting bills both onto Senate Appropriations Committee
State Sen. Henry Stern. Courtesy photo

Aliso Canyon and voting bills both onto Senate Appropriations Committee

Both of Senator Henry Stern’s senate bills set for committee hearings on Tuesday are successfully moving forward. One of many steps to keep natural gas injections out of Aliso Canyon,…

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Read more about the article Junior paddlers chase dragons on Castaic Lake
Kids learn the basics of paddling a dragonboat before they push off from the dock on the Castaic Lake Lower Lagoon on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Junior paddlers chase dragons on Castaic Lake

On Tuesday morning, 40 young paddlers tested the waters as they hopped onto dragon boats and paddled out into the Castaic Lake Lower Lagoon. Led by volunteers and members of…

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