Read more about the article Hart District names four new assistant principals
The William S. Hart Union High School District. Dan Watson/The Signal

Hart District names four new assistant principals

The William S. Hart Union High School District named four new assistant principals at two high schools and two junior high schools Thursday. Moving into new administrator roles as assistant…

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SetPoint Medical appoints David Chernoff, M.D. as chief medical officer

SetPoint Medical, a clinical-stage biomedical technology company developing a bioelectronic therapy for chronic inflammatory diseases, has appointed David Chernoff, MD, chief medical officer. Chernoff, a molecular diagnostics and biopharmaceutical industry…

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Read more about the article Unpaid trash bill causes waste to pile high in local apartment complex
Trash in a garbage bay overflows into an alley at the Sand Canyon Ranch apartments in Canyon Country on Wednesday June 14, 2017. (Austin Dave/The Signal)

Unpaid trash bill causes waste to pile high in local apartment complex

Bags of trash have overflowed in the dumpsters at the Sand Canyon Ranch apartment complex for 10 days. Garbage trucks had not come to dispose of the trash at the…

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Read more about the article High school students work together to fight homelessness
Members of SCV Urge make sandwiches for Thursday's meal at Bridge to Home on Wednesday, June 15, 2017. Courtesy of Dylan Edwards

High school students work together to fight homelessness

High school students in the Santa Clarita Valley are working together to stop homelessness in the area through their newly-formed cooperative social action project. Named SCV Urge, the group of…

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Read more about the article City dedicates Newhall Pass open space after 30 years of efforts
Hikers make their way up a dirt road in the yet-to-be-named Newhall Pass open space after a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, June 15, 2017. Highway 14 is seen to the left, and Interstate 5 to the right. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

City dedicates Newhall Pass open space after 30 years of efforts

Open space enthusiasts gathered for the dedication of 240 acres of Newhall Pass open space on Thursday morning. To celebrate, city council members had a ribbon cutting ceremony followed by…

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Read more about the article 68-year-old motorcyclist killed in crash on Sierra Highway
A California Highway Patrol officer investigates the scene of a deadly crash that claimed the life of motorcyclist Gary Clement on Sierra Highway near College of the Canyons on June 14, 2017. (Austin Dave/The Signal)

68-year-old motorcyclist killed in crash on Sierra Highway

  A 68-year-old Canyon Country man was killed Wednesday night in a traffic collision involving a motorcycle and a car. Lt. David Smith of the Los Angeles County Department of…

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Read more about the article Audrey Asplund named Rio Norte Junior High School principal
Rio Norte Junior High School Principal Audrey Asplund. Courtesy of the Hart District

Audrey Asplund named Rio Norte Junior High School principal

West Ranch High School’s Assistant Principal Audrey Asplund was named the new principal of Rio Norte Junior High School Thursday. "I am excited and honored to serve as the next…

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Read more about the article SCV football teams mixing in 11-on-11 summer competition
Hart's Marc Caporal, center, keeps Crescenta Valley's Jaedin Springfield at bay as Hart quarterback JT Shrout, background, looks for an opening during a scrimmage with Crescenta Valley at Hart on Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

SCV football teams mixing in 11-on-11 summer competition

There were no thigh pads, shoulder pads or facemasks at Hart High on Wednesday afternoon. Few players got knocked to the ground. Still, the practice between Hart and Crescenta Valley…

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Read more about the article Mike Lipis: Praise for COC’s summer reading program
Fine Art Photography graduate Brenda Lee Bays waves and holds up her diploma during the College of the Canyons commencement ceremony held earlier this month at the Valencia campus. Dan Watson/For the Signal

Mike Lipis: Praise for COC’s summer reading program

Kymber Scheiffler has completed the summer reading program at College of the Canyons for children. She is 4 years old.   Thank you, COC, for offering such an amazing class…

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