Read more about the article Air quality declared unhealthy in SCV
Gary Muller charges his electric BMW i3 at Whole Foods Market on Valencia Blvd. on Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. Electric cars are a good option for reducing ozone emissions and helping to clean up the environment. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Air quality declared unhealthy in SCV

LOS ANGELES – According to the South Coast Air Quality Management District, air quality will be unhealthy for all individuals in Pomona, Walnut, San Fernando and East and West San…

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Read more about the article Smoke from La Tuna Fire drifts into the Santa Clarita Valley
Smoke from the La Tuna Fire spills into the Santa Clarita Valley on Saturday, September 2, 2017. Christian Monterrosa/ The Signal

Smoke from La Tuna Fire drifts into the Santa Clarita Valley

At around 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon smoke from the La Tuna Fire, a large brush fire centered in Sun Valley, began to drift into the Santa Clarita Valley. Local officials…

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Read more about the article Castaic Lake providing water for La Tuna Fire
A Bombardier CL-415 scoops water at Castaic Lake to help extinguish the La Tuna Fire on Saturday, September 2, 2017. Christian Monterrosa/ The Signal

Castaic Lake providing water for La Tuna Fire

Castaic Lake is providing water to fight the La Tuna Fire in Burbank that remains at 10 percent containment as of 10 a.m. on Saturday morning. The fire has grown…

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Read more about the article Would you support the renaming of Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day?
Ashley Martinez, 14, left, and her cousin Ava Trepepi, 13, dance the the fancy shawl dance during the intertribal dance at the 23rd Annual Hart of the West PowWow & Native American Craft Fair held at William S. Hart Park in Newhall in Oct. 2016. Dan Watson/The Signal

Would you support the renaming of Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day?

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Read more about the article Mistakes prove costly for Hart football
Hart's JT Shrout looks up after running the ball in for a touchdown during a football game against Downey at College of the Canyons on Friday, Sept. 1, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Mistakes prove costly for Hart football

Hart High football dared Downey High to climb off the mat Friday night at College of the Canyons. The Downey Vikings, recipients of a beating in last week’s opener, rose…

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Read more about the article Canyon football bowls over Burbank
Canyon's John Bones (12) carries the flag on the field with the Canyon Football team. Dan Watson / For The Signal

Canyon football bowls over Burbank

By Nate Graham For The Signal   It seemed like it was going to be déjà vu for Canyon High football on Friday at home as they took on Burbank.…

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Read more about the article Katie Hill: Homelessness will need to be addressed nationwide
Katie Hill, Executive Director and Deputy CEO of PATH, a statewide nonprofit organization working to end homelessness presents the benefits of Measure H during a debate in Feb. 2017. Dan Watson/The Signal

Katie Hill: Homelessness will need to be addressed nationwide

This week’s turnout of nearly 40 people for Santa Clarita’s Ad Hoc Committee on Homelessness was an encouraging display of commitment to take care of our own, and much of…

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Read more about the article Local deputies now equipped with opioid overdose antidote
Deputies Michael Miller, left, and Tom Drake, right, teach fellow deputies how to administer the life-saving drug NARCAN to opiate overdose victims in the field during a training at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station on Thursday, August 31, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Local deputies now equipped with opioid overdose antidote

Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department does not want a drug overdose to be the end of a life. Instead, they want it to be the beginning of treatment and healing. By…

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