Read more about the article Local mother takes health care concerns to legislators
Congressman Steve Knight talks with constituents following a town hall at Canyon High School on Thursday, June 1, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Local mother takes health care concerns to legislators

For as long as two-year-old Jasmine Winning has been alive, her mother has worried about health care. Jasmine has Hypoplastic Left Heart, meaning she only has half of a heart,…

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Read more about the article More Than an Athlete: Valencia’s Brett Currado
Valencia golfer Brett Currado at The Player's Club Valencia on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

More Than an Athlete: Valencia’s Brett Currado

When Brett Currado sinks a putt, the whole course knows it. “BOO-YAHHH,” Currado, the recent Valencia golf grad would shout. “You can hear Brett throughout the course yelling at the…

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Supervisors approve $3 million in legal aid for undocumented immigrants, Barger opposes

A $3 million agreement was approved by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors that would provide legal defense for immigrants who are undocumented and facing deportation. The two-year agreement,…

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Read more about the article Hart Board to adopt next year’s budget, LCAP
The William S. Hart Union High School District. Dan Watson/The Signal

Hart Board to adopt next year’s budget, LCAP

The William S. Hart Union High School District Governing Board is expected to approve its 2017-18 budget and Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) during a special meeting Wednesday morning.…

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Read more about the article SCV teachers study California’s newest science standards
Lisa Craigie, left, Melisa Ray, center, and Kristin McCrady, right, work on a poster during a Next Generation Science Standards training for K-6 teachers at College of the Canyons on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

SCV teachers study California’s newest science standards

Teachers from the Santa Clarita Valley’s four elementary school districts are spending their summer vacations studying the state’s Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) during a three-day outreach training session at…

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Read more about the article Deputy rescues dog left in locked SUV, as temps reach triple digits
Rescued dog turned over to Det. R. Smith of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station, brought to local animal shelter. photo by Jim Holt, The Signal.

Deputy rescues dog left in locked SUV, as temps reach triple digits

A local sheriff’s deputy rescued a dog found “heavily panting” inside a locked car outside the movie theaters in Valencia Tuesday as temperatures climbed to a forecast high of 103F.…

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Read more about the article Rising temperatures prompt California Flex Alert
FILE PHOTO: Power lines are silhouetted as the sunsets over Santa Clarita on Oct. 20, 2016. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Rising temperatures prompt California Flex Alert

With temperatures reaching triple digits Tuesday and Wednesday, the California Independence System Operation (ISO) issued a statewide Flex Alert, encouraging residents conserve electricity. Issued Monday by the state’s power grid…

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Read more about the article Four SCV softball players named All-CIF
Valencia's Shea O'Leary (19) throws a pitch during a CIF-Southern Section playoff softball game against Great Oak on May 18. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Four SCV softball players named All-CIF

Monday’s release of the 2017 All-CIF Southern Section softball teams featured a Foothill League champion, two Division 3 runners-up and one glaring omission. Shea O’Leary, ace pitcher of the Foothill…

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Read more about the article Thomas Oatway: Legislators must stand up against potential tax reform threats
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Thomas Oatway: Legislators must stand up against potential tax reform threats

The tax reform legislation which is being formulated in GOP-led Congress has serious implications for Californians, who pay some of the highest income and real estate taxes in the nation.…

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Read more about the article Royal gets by Golden Valley baseball
Golden Valley's Logan Rightmyer (8) takes off for first base during a baseball game against Royal of Simi Valley on Monday, June 19, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Royal gets by Golden Valley baseball

Golden Valley High baseball fell to Royal High of Simi Valley 13-7 on Monday at Golden Valley in a VIBL summer game. Royal scored two quick runs in the first…

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Read more about the article Lake Fire held at 800 acres
A picnic table and an outbuilding burned by the Lake Fire sit just off the northern shore of the eastern arm of Castaic Lake on Monday, June 19, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Lake Fire held at 800 acres

  After three days of battling a brush fire near Castaic Lake in triple digit temperatures, firefighters managed to contain the Lake Fire to 78 percent, halting its advance and…

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Read more about the article Homeless committee emphasizes need to get local nonprofits funding
Carolyn Odien, left, and Sheila Wyeth prepare clothes that are available for the homeless to pick up at Bridge to Home's winter shelter on Drayton Street in Santa Clarita on Christmas Eve. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Homeless committee emphasizes need to get local nonprofits funding

Santa Clarita’s ad hoc committee on homelessness met for the second time Monday to discuss the city’s next steps for aiding its homeless population. The group met for the first…

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Read more about the article All-CIF softball teams released
Valencia's Shea O'Leary (19) throws a pitch during a CIF-Southern Section playoff softball game against Great Oak on May 18. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

All-CIF softball teams released

The CIF-Southern Section released its All-CIF softball teams on Monday. Here are the Santa Clarita Valley players who were honored: Division 1 Saugus' Cassidy FitzGerald Valencia's Shea O'Leary Division 3…

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Read more about the article UPDATE: Hart QB comments on Cal commitment
Hart quarterback JT Shrout throws a pass during an 11-on-11 practice against Crescenta Valley at Hart this summer. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

UPDATE: Hart QB comments on Cal commitment

Hart High senior quarterback JT Shrout has already delivered on one goal in prompt fashion. The outcome of another aspiration will have to wait until the fall. Shrout, a three-star…

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Read more about the article Prosecutors still wait for “comprehensive” report on crash that killed three
Crash victims Michelle Littlefield, 19, and Brian Lewandowski, 18.

Prosecutors still wait for “comprehensive” report on crash that killed three

Prosecutors who two months ago said they were eagerly waiting for a “comprehensive” scientific assessment of the multi-vehicle crash that killed three people last year, including two Valencia residents are…

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Read more about the article AOC student earns Ronald McDonald House Charities scholarship
2017 Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California (RMHCSC) Scholarship recipient Aaron Kim, Academy of the Canyons graduate. Courtesy of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California

AOC student earns Ronald McDonald House Charities scholarship

Academy of the Canyons (AOC) graduate Aaron Kim was one of 85 college-bound students to receive a scholarship from the Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of Southern California. “Upon receiving…

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