Read more about the article NFL dreams alive for 3 SCV alums
Tedric Thompson, a Valencia High and University of Colorado alum, was drafted in the fourth round of the NFL Draft to the Seattle Seahawks. Photo courtesy University of Colorado Athletics

NFL dreams alive for 3 SCV alums

The Santa Clarita Valley has made its way into the NFL once again. One SCV product was selected in last week’s NFL Draft, one signed with an NFL team afterward…

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Read more about the article Three lacrosse teams planning for playoffs
Valencia's Donovan Bolanos (17) pushes West Ranch's Hunter Anderson (1) as he tries to maintain control of the ball during a lacross game at West Ranch on Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Three lacrosse teams planning for playoffs

For three of five Santa Clarita Valley high school lacrosse teams, this year’s postseason has become a reality. While the teams have varying degrees of playoff experience, the objective for…

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Read more about the article Katie Hill: Let’s join together to battle opioids
Katie Hill, executive director and deputy CEO of PATH and a candidate for Congress, is one of three Democratic candidates for the 25th California Congressional District race in 2018. She is seen here during a Signal-sponsored debate on Measure H in February. Dan Watson/The Signal

Katie Hill: Let’s join together to battle opioids

Last week I was devastated when I saw the news about the heroin overdoses in the Santa Clarita Valley. Many people were shocked that something like this would happen in…

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Read more about the article Local perchlorate bill tweaked into federal bill
An empty dump truck pulls into a soil treatment area to pick up clean dirt from a numbered "cell" as viewed on tour of the cleanup efforts of the Whittaker-Bermite site in Valencia on Wednesday. fileart 101917 Dan Watson/The Signal

Local perchlorate bill tweaked into federal bill

A bill introduced last week by Congressman Steve Knight (R-Palmdale) that promises to bring more water to the Santa Clarita Valley is hoped to help perchlorate-plagued communities all across the…

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Read more about the article Seco Canyon Road Traffic light working after three days
Traffic lights at Seco Canyon Road and Copper Hill Drive in Saugus were out through the weekend due to high winds. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Seco Canyon Road Traffic light working after three days

When strong winds caused a power outage in parts of Santa Clarita Friday night, the traffic signal on Seco Canyon Road and Copper Hill Drive was out for three days.…

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Read more about the article Water heads eye water deep, deep underground
Denny Orellana and his son Michael, 9, take a look at the rain-filled Santa Clara River during a walk in Canyon Country last January. Tom Cruze/for The Signal

Water heads eye water deep, deep underground

While the Santa Clarita Valley was soaked by continual rain this winter, having received three times more precipitation than usual, many of SCV’s shallow wells rose to only about a…

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Read more about the article Big Oaks Lodge is on the market
Attendees taste wine from Tablas Creek Vineyard in Paso Robles at One March Night, a wine tasting event at Salt Creek Grille raising funds for the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Big Oaks Lodge is on the market

Big Oaks Lodge, on twisting Bouquet Canyon Road, is on the market. The lodge was established in 1980 as a boxing training camp, and now is the site of The…

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Read more about the article Hundreds sign petition for San Francisquito Canyon Road safety
Motorists travel northbound on San Francisquito Canyon Road on Monday, May 1, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Hundreds sign petition for San Francisquito Canyon Road safety

After two lives were taken in a car crash on San Francisquito Canyon Road on Saturday, L.A. County residents banded together in an effort to get colored traffic posts -…

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Read more about the article UPDATE: Newhall Board to discuss new instructional materials
The Newhall School District Office. Dan Watson/The Signal

UPDATE: Newhall Board to discuss new instructional materials

Editor's note: A prior edition of this story noted that the Newhall School District will be submitting a letter to Chiquita Canyon Landfill regarding their expansion.  When in actuality, the…

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Read more about the article SCV School Food Services Agency announces summer meal program
FILE PHOTO: Old Orchard Elementary School fourth graders work together to mix a salad in a giant mixing bowl at the Kids' Cooking Campaign at the Santa Clarita valley School Food Services Agency on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. Katharine Lotze/Signal

SCV School Food Services Agency announces summer meal program

With support from the USDA Summer Food Service Program, the Santa Clarita Valley School Food Services Agency (SCVSFSA) is helping ensure that no child goes hungry this summer. “To participate…

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Read more about the article SUSD board to submit letters regarding Chiquita Landfill decision
Saugus Union School District office. Dan Watson/The Signal

SUSD board to submit letters regarding Chiquita Landfill decision

Members of the Saugus Union School District Governing Board plan on submitting letters to the Chiquita Landfill and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors regarding the recent decision to…

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Read more about the article Cost of renting in Santa Clarita increases seven percent in a year
Houses in the Santa Clarita Valley near Copper Hill Drive. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Cost of renting in Santa Clarita increases seven percent in a year

Renting an apartment in Santa Clarita is 7.0 percent more expensive than it was a year ago, Apartment List Inc. reported Monday. As of the first of May, a one-bedroom…

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