Read more about the article MLB Draft Q&A: Valencia grad Keston Hiura
Valencia grad Keston Hiura was picked by the Milwaukee Brewers with the No. 9 pick in the first round of Monday's MLB Draft. Courtesy UC Irvine Athletics

MLB Draft Q&A: Valencia grad Keston Hiura

In a 2016 interview with The Signal, UC Irvine coach Mike Gillespie might have best summed up Keston Hiura’s situation in 2017 with the MLB Draft looming on Monday. At…

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Read more about the article Noah Peterson: A town hall Knightmare
Congressman Steve Knight talks with constituents following a town hall at Canyon High School on Thursday, June 1, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Noah Peterson: A town hall Knightmare

Congressman Steve Knight held a town hall here in Santa Clarita on June 1. For those unfamiliar with Knight, he is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He…

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Read more about the article CIF-SS XC finals return to Riverside
West Ranch runners start the Div. 2 boys race at CIF Southern Section Championships at Riverside City Cross Country Course. Dan Watson /The Signal

CIF-SS XC finals return to Riverside

Riverside City Cross Country Course will host the CIF-Southern Section cross country prelims and finals for boys and girls again this season, the CIF-SS said in a press release issued…

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Read more about the article Local Sheriff’s station awaits opioid overdose remedy
In this 2014 photo, Narcotics Detective Bill Velek displays a box of drug paraphernalia he uses to show parents what to look for around the house. Signal photo by Jim Holt.

Local Sheriff’s station awaits opioid overdose remedy

Local sheriff’s officials busy responding to the ill-effects of a heroin/opioid epidemic in the SCV are eagerly awaiting the arrival of a drug which can stop an opioid overdose. The…

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Read more about the article Crash victim to paramedics: Thank you
The Volt, one of two cars involved in a crash on Newhall Ranch Road at Grandview Drive on June 2. photo by Jim Holt, The Signal.

Crash victim to paramedics: Thank you

A Santa Clarita Valley woman who was shaken up during a two-car crash in Valencia last week wants to reach out to the paramedics who responded that day and simply…

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Read more about the article Republicans pass banking bill, Knight touts small business impact
Congressman Steve Knight answers questions about policy from students at College of the Canyons on March 13, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Republicans pass banking bill, Knight touts small business impact

Without any Democrats’ support, House Republicans passed the Financial Choice Act on Thursday. The House of Representatives bill seeks to undo the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection…

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Read more about the article Students ‘strike gold’ in social studies musical
Students dressed as horses pull another student in a covered wagon during a performance of "Gold Dust or Bust" at Sulphur Springs Community School on Thursday, June 8, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Students ‘strike gold’ in social studies musical

Fourth grade students in the Sulphur Springs Union School District put their classroom lessons to song and dance as they performed their renditions of “Gold Dust or Bust” Thursday. Both…

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Read more about the article CIF-SS girls volleyball, tennis ’17 playoff divisions released
Valencia girls volleyball will be in Division 2 this year, per the CIF-Southern Section playoff groupings released Thursday. Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/For The Signal.

CIF-SS girls volleyball, tennis ’17 playoff divisions released

Girls volleyball Division 2: Valencia, Hart Division 3: West Ranch Division 4: Canyon, Saugus Division 5: Golden Valley Division 8: Trinity Classical Academy Division 9: Santa Clarita Christian Division 10: Albert Einstein Academy, Santa Clarita Valley International…

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Read more about the article Val Verde Park to stay open late as part of ‘Parks After Dark’ program
FILE PHOTO: The Dream Team, a recreational basketball team of 15 and 16-year-old boys in the Santa Clarita Parks and Rec league, practices on Tuesday morning at Central Park. They practice usually once per week indoors, but went outside because of the nice weather. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Val Verde Park to stay open late as part of ‘Parks After Dark’ program

Val Verde Community Regional Park will soon be open late on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays as part of Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation’s Parks After Dark (PAD)…

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Read more about the article Bridging the foster care gap: Lawmakers weigh more funding to help families take in children
California needs more foster parents. Photo by Linda Rogers/CALmatters

Bridging the foster care gap: Lawmakers weigh more funding to help families take in children

By Ben Christopher CALmatters Amy Woods got a call last year from the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, informing her that the mother of her 2-and-half-year-old…

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Read more about the article Free summer food program begins in LA County Monday
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

Free summer food program begins in LA County Monday

Nearly 225,000 free snacks and lunches will be distributed to children at county parks, county libraries, churches, school districts, schools and organizations as part of the 2017 Summer Food Service…

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Read more about the article History play attracts Henry Mayo Newhall’s great, great grandson
Braydon Harmon, Plum Canyon 3rd grader, (left) with Skip Newhall of JPL. Courtesy photo

History play attracts Henry Mayo Newhall’s great, great grandson

Plum Canyon Elementary's 3rd graders put on a play all about the "History of Santa Clarita." As part of the history, the students performed a musical with different characters portrays…

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