Read more about the article Transfers make SCCS boys basketball a contender in 2017-18
Former Village Christian player Jordan Starr, left, pictured here in a playoff game at Hart in February, has applied to and been accepted at Santa Clarita Christian, according to SCCS coach James Mosley. Dan Watson/The Signal

Transfers make SCCS boys basketball a contender in 2017-18

In a short amount of time, Santa Clarita Christian boys basketball has become the longest team around. SCCS coach James Mosley confirmed Friday that Caden and Jordan Starr, the respective…

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Read more about the article David Hegg: Reflections on the ethics of beauty
David Hegg is senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church and a Santa Clarita resident. "Ethically Speaking" runs Saturdays in The Signal.

David Hegg: Reflections on the ethics of beauty

I am always fascinated by those for whom all reality can be reduced to physical parts and processes. For them, the data of hard science form the only building blocks…

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Read more about the article Curt Scott: In health care dreamland …
Protesters hold a "die-in" in front of Congressman Steve Knight's Santa Clarita offices on May 8 to voice their concerns over the congressman's vote in favor of the American Health Care Act. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Curt Scott: In health care dreamland …

I had a hunch – make that a premonition – about the just-unveiled Republican health care bill, the American Health Care Act, that has been so widely criticized for being…

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Read more about the article Senator Stern spends day engaging with community, learning new skills
State Senator Henry Stern, right, talks with College of the Canyons' chair of welding technology Tim Baber, left, about the skills students learn in the program during a tour of the campus on Friday, June 24, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Senator Stern spends day engaging with community, learning new skills

Welding, nursing and media expertise can all be added to Senator Henry Stern’s résumé after his visit to Santa Clarita on Friday. Stern (D-Canoga Park) spent his first full day…

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Read more about the article More Than an Athlete: Trinity’s Elena Martinelli
Trinity Classical Academy’s Elena Martinelli competed in track and field and cross country, while staying active in Girl Scouts. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

More Than an Athlete: Trinity’s Elena Martinelli

Elena Martinelli was nervous. This was something she was proud of, but not something she necessarily broadcast. How would her classmates react? “You’re still selling cookies as a teenager?” she…

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Read more about the article “Right place at right time” nets burglary suspects
Deputy assigned to "mission specific" team to address smash-and-grab burglaries at commercial storefront businesses studies evidence in early morning operation. photo by Austin Dave, The Signal.

“Right place at right time” nets burglary suspects

For the second night in a row local sheriff’s deputies have disrupted a burglary in progress, a success Santa Clarita Valley’s top cop attributes to a “predictive” crime fighting approach,…

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Read more about the article Canyon Country couple enters healthy dog-snack business
Pet Me Happy Treats co-founders Nadine and Stephen K. Peeples with Lennon, official mascot of the dog snack company. Courtesy photo.

Canyon Country couple enters healthy dog-snack business

A Canyon Country couple’s canine culinary acuity has created a company. The new venture, Pet Me Happy Treats, is a labor of love for the husband-and-wife team of Stephen K.…

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Read more about the article Minimum wage increase to take effect in unincorporated areas July 1
A representative from People's Care talks with an attendee at the America's Job Center of California Hiring Fest on April 28, 2017.

Minimum wage increase to take effect in unincorporated areas July 1

On July 1, unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County will experience a minimum wage increase to $12 an hour for businesses with 26 or more employees and to $10.50 an…

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Read more about the article House legislation would provide out of this world investments for NASA
Steve Knight speaks at Robinson Ranch Golf Club on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. Dan Watson/the Signal

House legislation would provide out of this world investments for NASA

Aiming to add to NASA’s funding and stability, Rep. Steve Knight (R-Palmdale) introduced the Aeronautics Innovation Act on Friday morning. Coauthored by Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), House Bill 3033 would…

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Read more about the article One hurt in crash near Sand Canyon Thursday night
A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

One hurt in crash near Sand Canyon Thursday night

  One person was injured and taken to the hospital late Thursday night following a two-vehicle crash near Sand Canyon. The traffic collision happened shortly after 11:30 p.m. in the…

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Read more about the article First human case of West Nile Virus reported in LA County
A mosquito sits on a human's arm. Los Angeles County Department of Public Health/Facebook

First human case of West Nile Virus reported in LA County

Earlier this month, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health identified the first case of human West Nile Virus in Los Angeles County in 2017. The case was reported…

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