Monthly Archives: August 2017
Read more about the article 8th annual Box City event to raise funds and awareness for homelessness
Katie Tarantini, 15, left and Casey Watson snuggle in their "homes" for the night as they chat with friends from the Valencia Smile Club during the Family Promise of Santa Clarita Valley, Box City event to raise awareness about homeless families which was held at Valencia Heritage Park in Valencia on Saturday. Dan Watson/The signal

8th annual Box City event to raise funds and awareness for homelessness

Santa Clarita residents are invited to break out their cardboard boxes and sleeping bags for Family Promise’s annual Box City event on Saturday, Oct. 7. Registration for the 8th annual…

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Read more about the article CalArts alumni to perform at Getty’s Friday Flights
Signal file photo California Institute of the Arts.

CalArts alumni to perform at Getty’s Friday Flights

Alumni from California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) will participate and perform in The Getty’s Friday Flights this Friday. The Friday Flights is a series of interdisciplinary happenings each summer…

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Read more about the article SCV deputies trained on use of Narcan
Deputies at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s station were trained on the use of naloxone, commonly known as Narcan on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017. Courtesy of SCV Sheriff’s Station

SCV deputies trained on use of Narcan

Source: Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station  Today, groups of deputies at SCV Sheriff's are getting trained on the use of naloxene, commonly known as Narcan®, so that they can immediately…

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Read more about the article Another heat wave to hit Southern California this weekend
FILE PHOTO: Callan Lennington, 7, Tadd Lennington, 5, and Elias Johnston, 7, jump into the pool at the Castaic Sports Complex Aquatic Center on Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. KATHARINE LOTZE/Signal

Another heat wave to hit Southern California this weekend

It’s going to be another hot, uncomfortable weekend in the Santa Clarita Valley. The heat wave is expected to hit Southern California Sunday, bringing with it temperatures upwards of 100…

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Read more about the article Kmart’s Valencia store one of 28 to close
Kmart is closing its only Santa Clarita store and 27 others, in the latest step in its downsizing. The store will close in November. Patrick Mullen/The Signal.

Kmart’s Valencia store one of 28 to close

The Kmart store on Valencia Boulevard near Bouquet Canyon Road is one of 28 that will close later this year, the chain’s parent company said today. Sears Holdings Corp. said…

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Read more about the article Motorist takes out pole in Newhall, alcohol suspected
Fire crews at the scene of a car into a pole in Newhall Thursday night. courtesy photo for The Signal.

Motorist takes out pole in Newhall, alcohol suspected

A young woman suspected of drunk driving slammed into a light pole in Newhall Wednesday night, sending the broken light crashing onto the roadway. The motorist, whose identity has not…

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Read more about the article Former Hart High baseball coach fondly remembered
Former Hart baseball head coach Bud Murray, second from the left, sits with assistant coach Tim O'Brien, second from the right, in this undated courtesy photo. O'Brien died last week, according to family.

Former Hart High baseball coach fondly remembered

Tim O’Brien, an assistant coach on Hart High’s 1999 CIF champion baseball team, has died, his daughter Jennifer told The Signal this week. O’Brien, who was 68, died of an…

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Read more about the article SCV products keep on rolling in Division 1 FCS football
Alec Chadwick, a Valencia grad, set an NCAA Division 1 record in both the FBS and FCS for longest field goal last season. The kick was 60 yards. Courtesy Russ Reneau

SCV products keep on rolling in Division 1 FCS football

Alec Chadwick, a Valencia High and College of the Canyons product, can kick. Now a junior at Houston Baptist University, Chadwick holds the record for the longest field goal in…

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