Read more about the article SCV environmentalists sue Newhall Ranch developer, county
Proposed site of Newhall Ranch development, looking southeast on state Route 126 in Castaic. Dan Watson/The Signal.

SCV environmentalists sue Newhall Ranch developer, county

Santa Clarita Valley environmentalists who vowed this week to stop 21,000 Newhall Ranch homes being built have unveiled the bite behind their bark - a lawsuit filed against the project…

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Read more about the article Randy Martin: Protect the voters and the ratepayers
Proposed districts if the consolidation of Castaic Lake Water Agency and the Newhall County Water District are finalized via legislation.

Randy Martin: Protect the voters and the ratepayers

I am against the water merger in the Santa Clarita Valley. We first need a forensic audit of the Castaic Lake Water Agency because they are borrowing money from a…

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Read more about the article Architect and builder William Cloyd Sr. dies at 84
Sheriff's officials clear the scene of an incident where a person head-butted the window of a patrol car and jumped out while traveling at full speed on Highway 14 near Placerita Canyon Road on Sunday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Architect and builder William Cloyd Sr. dies at 84

Noted Santa Clarita architect and homebuilder William C. Cloyd, Sr. died last month at his home on Iron Canyon Road. Cloyd, a driving force in the growth of Sand Canyon…

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Read more about the article County to aid foster youth transitioning to adulthood
Supervisor Kathryn Barger stands with Symphoni Morris, Alexis Oninna and Patrick Gwin on Foster Youth Shadow Day. Courtesy of Kathryn Barger's office.

County to aid foster youth transitioning to adulthood

County officials will seek ways to better assist foster youth as they enter adulthood and become self-sufficient after the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed a motion Tuesday. Introduced…

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Read more about the article Today’s college freshmen have never lived without Smartphones, emojis
College of the Canyons freshmen Mame Kusi and Kim Mekono, right, read over the Mindset List while sitting in the Honor Grove at COC on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Today’s college freshmen have never lived without Smartphones, emojis

Students entering college this year have grown up in a world where a phone is used for anything except voice communication.  Instead, it is a video game, a direction finder,…

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Read more about the article Katie Hill: Charlottesville: Just the tip of the iceberg
Katie Hill, executive director and deputy CEO of PATH and a candidate for Congress, is one of three Democratic candidates for the 25th California Congressional District race in 2018. She is seen here during a Signal-sponsored debate on Measure H in February. Dan Watson/The Signal

Katie Hill: Charlottesville: Just the tip of the iceberg

It’s easy to fire off on social media that you hate Nazis, to decry white supremacy and racism as obvious as what we saw this past weekend in Charlottesville. It’s…

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Read more about the article Alleged kingpin in online betting ring to stand trial
Members of a multi-agency police operation led by New York Police Department investigators surrounded Cyrus Irani's Saugus home on Oct. 28, 2015, and arrested him and four other Santa Clarita men for illegal $32 million nationwide sports betting ring. Photo by Austin Dave/The Signal

Alleged kingpin in online betting ring to stand trial

  Only one of the five local men arrested two years ago in a nationwide crackdown of an alleged illegal $32 million sports betting ring has been ordered to stand…

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Read more about the article SSUSD turns eclipse viewing into learning experience
FILE PHOTO: Elementary school students in the Sulphur Springs Union School District view the eclipse through eclipse glasses on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. Courtesy of the Sulphur Springs Union School District

SSUSD turns eclipse viewing into learning experience

Source: Sulphur Springs Union School District  Thousands of Sulphur Springs Union School District students participated in a once-in-a-lifetime learning experience on Monday morning when they viewed the rare solar eclipse. Students and…

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