Read more about the article Structure fire breaks out at Valencia industrial center
A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Structure fire breaks out at Valencia industrial center

Firefighters responded to reports of a structure fire at Anza Drive and Avenue Hopkins shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday. The call for the commercial building fire went out to the…

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Read more about the article For a Cool Summer – Just Add Water!
Dan Watson Miryam (cq) Chalmers, 8, left, and brother Joseph, 7, of Castaic splash in the water of the Lower Lake swim beach which opened for public swimming the summer at Castaic Lake State Recreation Area on Saturday. 052315

For a Cool Summer – Just Add Water!

During the hot summer months, we need to be careful and find ways to keep cool.  I’d like to let you know that there are many City amenities that will…

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Read more about the article Valencia grad Hiura signs with Brewers
Valencia grad Keston Hiura was picked by the Milwaukee Brewers with the No. 9 pick in the first round of last week's MLB Draft. Courtesy UC Irvine Athletics

Valencia grad Hiura signs with Brewers

Valencia High graduate and former UC Irvine player Keston Hiura signed with the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday for a bonus of $4 million, according to MLB.com's Jim Callis Hiura, the…

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Read more about the article Castaic Board to adopt district’s budget, LCAP
Castaic Union School District Building. Dan Watson/The Signal

Castaic Board to adopt district’s budget, LCAP

The Castaic Union School District Governing Board is expected to adopt the district’s 2017-18 budget and Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) during its meeting Thursday night. Budget Following a…

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Read more about the article Real Estate Matters: Millennials want to buy rather than rent, but lack the savings
Marty Kovacs is the 2017 Chairman of the Santa Clarita Valley Division of the Southland Regional Association of Realtors. Courtesy photo.

Real Estate Matters: Millennials want to buy rather than rent, but lack the savings

Despite the popular belief that millennials — those born between 1982 and 2004 — prefer living in dense, walkable, urban settings, a recent nationwide survey found that 80 percent of…

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Read more about the article Local Resident Earns NAR’s Military Relocation Professional Certification
Santa Clarita resident Tracy Elman. Courtesy photo

Local Resident Earns NAR’s Military Relocation Professional Certification

Tracy Elman, Santa Clarita resident and realtor, has been awarded the nationally recognized Military Relocation Professional Certification.  The National Association of Realtors awards the MRP certification to Realtors who help…

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Read more about the article Lake fire 95 percent contained
An outbuilding burned by the Lake Fire sits just off the northern shore of the eastern arm of Castaic Lake on Monday, June 19, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Lake fire 95 percent contained

The Lake fire moved within 5 percentage points of becoming history late Tuesday afternoon, added to the list huge sweeping brush fires to have scorched the SCV in recent years.…

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Read more about the article Five SCV baseball players named to an All-CIF list
West Ranch's Christos Stefanos takes off for first base during a Foothill League baseball game against Hart at West Ranch High School on Friday, April 21, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Five SCV baseball players named to an All-CIF list

Christos Stefanos is very excited right now. After winning MVP for West Ranch baseball, he was named the Foothill League Player of the Year. Now, he’s on the Division 1…

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Read more about the article Isaacson’s hard work rewarded with Jersey Mike’s franchise
Kyanna Isaacson, right, with her Jersey Mike’s Manager of the Year award, seen with franchisee Steve Youlios (left) and Laura Youlios. Isaacson was given the franchise for a Jersey Mike’s that will open at the corner of Magic Mountain and McBean Parkways in Valencia later this year. Courtesy photo.

Isaacson’s hard work rewarded with Jersey Mike’s franchise

When the sixth Jersey Mike’s Sub shop opens later this year in Valencia, it will have the same franchise owners as the previous five outlets in the Santa Clarita Valley,…

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Read more about the article Knight opposes Trump’s proposed elimination of community grants
Congressman Steve Knight answers questions at a town hall at the Rancho Santa Susana Community Center in Simi Valley on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. Knight announced he was considering a run in the special election for the seat Katie Hill is expected to vacate shortly. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Knight opposes Trump’s proposed elimination of community grants

Among other major cuts, President Donald Trump’s proposed federal budget would strip all funding for the Community Development Block Grant program. These grants provide funds for state and local governments…

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