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

More West Nile Virus activity reported in SCV

The latest report from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health shows an increase in West Nile Virus activity across the Santa Clarita Valley. Since the agency’s last report,…

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Read more about the article Saugus High School student spends summer exploring cancer research
Saugus High School student Skylar Long was one of six students selected as a Junior Fellow at Center for Applied Molecular Medicine (CAMM) at USC’s Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine this summer. Courtesy of Skylar Long

Saugus High School student spends summer exploring cancer research

Saugus High School student Skylar Long was one of six students selected as a Junior Fellow at the Center for Applied Molecular Medicine (CAMM) at USC’s Lawrence J. Ellison Institute…

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Read more about the article SIGNAL DIGITAL SPOTLIGHT: Margie Shaffer targets a new market of home buyers
Representatives from the California Credit Union donating books to schools in the Sulphur Springs Union School District. Courtesy of California Credit Union

SIGNAL DIGITAL SPOTLIGHT: Margie Shaffer targets a new market of home buyers

For Santa Clarita real estate agent Margie Shaffer, change has been a constant. Shafer spent her early years living and working in Mar Vista, Culver City and Venice Beach, before…

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Read more about the article Manuel E. Martinez –  Iraq & Afghan Combat Veteran – Canyon Country Resident
Manuel Martinez at right, PFC Roberts (L), PFC Hoffman (center), & SPC Morales (kneeling). Courtesy photo

Manuel E. Martinez – Iraq & Afghan Combat Veteran – Canyon Country Resident

Last year, while introducing a number of College of the Canyons students, including several Veterans, to our Fallen Warriors Monument Proposal, I had the pleasure of meeting Manuel Martinez. And…

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Read more about the article Golden Valley volleyball comes from behind to sweep California City
Golden Valley's Kaylie Lopez (15) nudges the ball over the net to win the first set for the Grizzlies during a nonleague volleyball game against California City at Golden Valley on Thursday, August 24, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Golden Valley volleyball comes from behind to sweep California City

In every game of Golden Valley volleyball’s home match against California City on Thursday, they trailed at the start. But in each of those games, the Grizzlies came out on…

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Read more about the article Chabad of SCV commissions Torah in honor of Holocaust survivors
Chabad of SCV's Torah is being commissioned in honor of Holocaust survivors Eva and Seldon Mars. Courtesy of Sharon Reifman.

Chabad of SCV commissions Torah in honor of Holocaust survivors

For every Jewish community, reading the Torah is a deeply spiritual experience. Communities with the honor of having their own Torah, the first five books of the Bible that serve…

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Read more about the article Sheriff’s Suppression Team disarms SCV, seizes weapons
One of the weapons seized during latest Summer Suppression Team patrol. photo courtesy of the SCV Sheriff Station.

Sheriff’s Suppression Team disarms SCV, seizes weapons

  The no nonsense 4-man Summer Suppression Patrol Team at the local sheriff’s station, that carried out successful monthly back-to-back patrols in targeted crime areas and made it clear at…

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Read more about the article Sulphur Springs now secures school campuses after hours
Pinetree Community School, Canyon country. Dan Watson/The Signal

Sulphur Springs now secures school campuses after hours

Residents who used to walk the Sulphur Springs Union School District (SSUSD) grounds in the evening will now find that the gates and entryways into the district’s nine campuses are…

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