Read more about the article City council to fund safety precautions for public buildings, events, schools
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City council to fund safety precautions for public buildings, events, schools

Seeking more safety and security in Santa Clarita, the city council will approve increases to security services at their meeting Tuesday. This contract will provide security guards for parks, libraries,…

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Read more about the article Aero Engineering recognized by Lockheed Martin
Volunteers use leaf blowers to blow excess colored corn starch from Stevenson Ranch Elementary students on Friday, March 24, 2017 following a color run. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Aero Engineering recognized by Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has recognized Aero Engineering & Manufacturing Co. of Valencia as among the top performers among its 1,400 suppliers. The award recognizes suppliers holding a 98 percent on-time…

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Read more about the article Small brush fire breaks out near northbound 14 freeway
A fire fighter uses a hose to douse the area where a small brush fire started along northbound Highway 14 just north of Escondido Canyon Road, not long after another fire was put out just south of the area on Thursday, July 6, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Small brush fire breaks out near northbound 14 freeway

Fire crews quickly gained control of a small brush fire that broke out on the northbound 14 freeway north of Escondido Canyon Road Thursday afternoon. The fifth fire of the…

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Read more about the article City officials see jobs with Whittaker-Bermite cleanup
Empty dump trucks pull into a soil treatment area to pick up clean dirt as viewed on tour of the clean-up efforts of the Whittaker/Bermite site in Valencia in October. Dan Watson/The Signal

City officials see jobs with Whittaker-Bermite cleanup

  City officials eyeing a thousand acres of cleaned- up decontaminated property in the heart of Santa Clarita, see the opportunity of creating jobs. After listening to engineers explain their…

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Read more about the article 2017 All-SCV Girls Track and Field
West Ranch track and field's discus and shot putter Natalie Ramirez. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

2017 All-SCV Girls Track and Field

When she’s not focused on West Ranch track and field, Natalie Ramirez likes to play guitar. “I’d say my top two favorite guitarists are Carlos Santana and Eric Clapton,” Ramirez…

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Hans Lokkart, left, and Marja Bulder met through music as members of the Silvertone Choir Signers at the Santa Clarita Senior Center. Dan Watson/The Signal

Senior Events Calendar

Senior Calendar     SCV Senior Center - 22900 Market Street, Newhall, 661-259-9444   Ongoing Events   SCV Senior Center Creative Writing Class - Mondays, 2-3:30 p.m. Crochet Class: First and Third…

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Read more about the article Hart’s 11-on-11 exercise holds connections to the past
Brothers Mike Herrington, center, Dean Herrington, left, and Rick Herrington, right, stand on the Hart football field on July 5, 2017 during an 11-on-11 practice against Paraclete. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Hart’s 11-on-11 exercise holds connections to the past

The day featured a dizzying number of connections to the past, but to the Herrington brothers, it just felt like, well, football. When Hart High and Paraclete of Lancaster got…

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Read more about the article U.S. HealthWorks buys Missouri clinic
Jordan Burnham tells his story to Saugus High School students during a presentation sponsored by Matt's Foundation and Saugus High's Not-One-More-Teen-Suicide Active Minds Club on Friday, March 24, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

U.S. HealthWorks buys Missouri clinic

Valencia-based U.S. HealthWorks has expanded its occupational health and urgent care network with the purchase of Mosaic Life Care’s Occupational Medicine Clinic in St. Joseph, Mo., the company said in…

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Read more about the article Accidental shooting leads to hospital trip
Sheriff's deputies respond to an accidental shooting on July 5, 2017. Austin Dave/The Signal

Accidental shooting leads to hospital trip

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Department deputies were on scene to respond to a call that someone was shot in Fair Oaks Ranch Wednesday afternoon. The shooting, which took place on…

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Read more about the article Speed remains the suspected cause of July 4th double fatal crash
A blue truck drives past the spot in the far right lane of southbound McBean Parkway just south of Decoro Drive where a BMW hit at Honda head-on in a fatal car crash in July 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Speed remains the suspected cause of July 4th double fatal crash

  After two days of probing the circumstances surrounding a fatal crash in Valencia that claimed the lives of two local men on July 4, speed remains the primary factor…

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