Monthly Archives: April 2017
Read more about the article High schoolers show off skills in culinary competition
Saugus student Katie Mularky, left, and classmate Katie Armendariz, right, prepare their chicken caprese with fresh linguine dish with some help from West Ranch student Sedona Vivirito, center, during the second annual Chef Throwdown at West Ranch High School on Friday, April 21, 2017. Mularky and Armendariz won the competition. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

High schoolers show off skills in culinary competition

With aprons on and paring knives in hand, 24 local high school students competed in the Hart School District’s second annual Culinary Arts Throw Down Competition Friday afternoon. Katie Mularky…

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Read more about the article Earth Day: Death of a heritage oak
The 150-year old heritage oak tree in 2006 before high winds send its limbs crashing to the ground. Photo by Jim Holt/The Signal

Earth Day: Death of a heritage oak

Drivers cruising through the parking lot of the Bridgeport Marketplace of restaurants and YogaWorks Valencia, perhaps taking advantage of the Wells Fargo ATM drive-thru, might notice in the expanse of…

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Read more about the article Tech entrepreneur plans resort at former Robinson Ranch
This rendering depicts a planned two-story, 100-room resort hotel with a wellness center, spa and fitness center on the first floor, and yoga and meditation deck upstairs. Courtesy rendering.

Tech entrepreneur plans resort at former Robinson Ranch

Sand Canyon Country Club, now open for golf, could include hotels and more by 2019. A year after buying Robinson Ranch Golf Club, tech entrepreneur Steve Kim has renamed it…

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Read more about the article Trail ride to be held in honor of slain LASD sergeant
Citizens put their hands on their hearts as local Santa Clarita Valley sheriff's deputies and firefighters salute fallen Sgt. Steve Owen as a procession in his honor moved northbound on Highway 14 past the Golden Valley Bridge in October. Sgt. Owen was the first line-of-duty fatality for the sheriff's department in several years. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Trail ride to be held in honor of slain LASD sergeant

In honor of fallen Sergeant Steve Owen, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is hosting an Inaugural Trail Ride to benefit the Sheriff’s Youth Foundation. Owen was shot while on…

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Read more about the article Sheriff’s dispatchers give information, resources the ‘code 3’
Sheriff's dispatcher and deputy Jennifer Pederson is seated inside the Santa Clarita Valley station's communication room. (Katharine Lotze/The Signal)

Sheriff’s dispatchers give information, resources the ‘code 3’

The corded phones ring as they usually do, slicing through a rare afternoon silence. “9-1-1, what’s your emergency?” The caller reports a serious incident at a store in Canyon Country.…

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Read more about the article Injured motorist airlifted from Gorman crash
Firefighters work to free motorist trapped inside wrecked car. photo by Jeff Zimmerman for The Signal.

Injured motorist airlifted from Gorman crash

An injured motorist was airlifted to Antelope Valley Hospital early Friday morning after a traffic collision near Gorman left him trapped inside the wreckage of his car. The crash happened…

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Read more about the article Miller Receives GEICO Pathways to Completion Bachelor’s Degree Scholarship
Natalie Miller of Santa Clarita. Courtesy photo

Miller Receives GEICO Pathways to Completion Bachelor’s Degree Scholarship

Natalie Miller, a student at College of the Canyons, has received one of two GEICO Pathways to Completion Bachelor’s Degree Scholarships presented in 2017. Students who apply for Phi Theta…

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