Read more about the article Cap-and-trade program polarizes SCV state legislators
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Cap-and-trade program polarizes SCV state legislators

Governor Jerry Brown’s cap-and-trade program extension was approved by state legislators Monday evening, crossing party lines and earning bipartisan support to combat climate change. Assembly Bill 398 extended the program…

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Read more about the article 2016-17 West Ranch Year in Review
West Ranch's Aliyah Satterfield (3), right, and Ali Spare (6), left, high-five after West Ranch scored its second goal against Valencia during a soccer game at Valencia on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. Katharine Lotze/Signal

2016-17 West Ranch Year in Review

Casey Burrill remembers his first year coaching West Ranch baseball 12 years ago. The program’s first year. It was just a freshman team at the time. Then they added a…

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Read more about the article Top five barriers to home ownership
Customers wait in line at Mugshot Coffeehouse in Canyon Country on Friday, March 24, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Top five barriers to home ownership

By Marty Kovacs Whatever happened to the commitment of homeownership as a national priority? Despite the addition of about 11.8 million households between 2006 and 2016, there are roughly 1…

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Read more about the article Real Estate Talk: Top Five Barriers to Home Ownership
Marty Kovacs is the 2017 Chairman of the Santa Clarita Valley Division of the Southland Regional Association of Realtors. Courtesy photo.

Real Estate Talk: Top Five Barriers to Home Ownership

Whatever happened to the commitment of homeownership as a national priority? Despite the addition of about 11.8 million households between 2006 and 2016, there are roughly 1 million fewer homeowners…

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Read more about the article UPDATE: Brush fire burns two acres near The Old Road in Newhall
A brush fire near the northbound 5 freeway and The Old Road broke out at 8:42 a.m. on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Courtesy of Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station

UPDATE: Brush fire burns two acres near The Old Road in Newhall

A brush fire burned two acres near the northbound 5 freeway and The Old Road Tuesday morning. Named the “Old Fire,” the brush fire broke out at 8:42 a.m. Tuesday…

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Read more about the article 2 from SCV named MaxPreps All-Americans
Hart's Cole Roederer (7) watches his home run fly over the fence in right field before rounding the bases during a baseball game at Saugus this season. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

2 from SCV named MaxPreps All-Americans

Cole Roederer was having one of those days. Not great, not bad – just kind of, well, unproductive. He’d gone to watch a friend play baseball. He’d been unsuccessful in…

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Read more about the article COC’s Fisher, USA win gold medal
COC men's basketball coach Howard Fisher, far right, and Team USA won the gold medal at the World Maccabiah Games in Israel on Sunday. Photo courtesy of COC Sports Information

COC’s Fisher, USA win gold medal

College of the Canyons men's basketball head coach Howard Fisher has been in Israel coaching the USA Youth Men's Basketball team during the 20th World Maccabiah Games. The following is…

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Read more about the article Congressional campaign donations total almost $960,000 between four candidates
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Congressional campaign donations total almost $960,000 between four candidates

Halfway through the year, fundraising for the 2018 Congressional campaign season is already in full swing. In the race for the 25th District seat, nearly $960,000 has been raised among…

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Read more about the article Political Action Committee focuses on seven Republican-held California districts
Congressman Steve Knight answers questions from constituents during a town hall at the Chimbole Cultural Center in Palmdale on Saturday, March 4, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Political Action Committee focuses on seven Republican-held California districts

Congressman Steve Knight’s (R-Palmdale) seat is being watched closely by the House Majority Political Action Committee. The Democrat-based PAC, formed in April 2011, is expanding its Congressional Accountability Campaign to…

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Read more about the article Big rigs collide in Castaic, causing fuel spill
The big rig involved in a crash on the northbound Interstate 5 offramp to Parker Road in Castaic on Monday, July 17, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Big rigs collide in Castaic, causing fuel spill

A crash involving two big rigs in Castaic resulted in an oil spill in the slow lane of Interstate 5, shutting down that lane for at least two hours. The…

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Read more about the article UPDATE: Two hurt in 4-vehicle pileup near Agua Dulce
A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

UPDATE: Two hurt in 4-vehicle pileup near Agua Dulce

At least two people were hurt and taken to the hospital following a 4-vehicle pileup on Highway 14 near Agua Dulce Monday morning. "Two people went to the hospital by…

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