Read more about the article Deputies discover arsenal of illegal firearms inside home
Courtesy photo from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station

Deputies discover arsenal of illegal firearms inside home

Officials discovered an arsenal of illegal firearms on Saturday after responding to a call of an attempted suicide in a Saugus home.  "Three guns were illegally possessed," said Sgt. Brandon…

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Read more about the article More Than an Athlete: Einstein’s Briana Garden
Albert Einstein Academy’s Briana Garden credits her involvement in the U.S. Naval Sea Cadets with helping her out on the softball field. She says that the training she received at Camp Pendleton taught her about working as a cohesive unit. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

More Than an Athlete: Einstein’s Briana Garden

Two years ago, at her first training session as a U.S. Naval Sea Cadet in Camp Pendleton, Briana Garden was introduced to “the playground.” “They call it the playground,” Garden,…

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Read more about the article Juveniles taken into custody after prank goes awry
Three firearms were recovered from juveniles on the 26000 block of Torrey Pines Drive in Canyon Country on Saturday.

Juveniles taken into custody after prank goes awry

Two male juveniles were taken into custody after attempting to take part in a kidnapping prank on the 26000 block of Torrey Pines Drive in Canyon Country on Saturday. "It…

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Read more about the article Pedestrian bridge installed on Soledad Canyon Road
A pedestrian bridge was installed over Soledad Canyon Road on Friday. Samie Gebers/The Signal

Pedestrian bridge installed on Soledad Canyon Road

A pedestrian bridge was installed across Soledad Canyon Road Friday to allow residents a safe way of crossing between the Villa Metro development and the Metrolink station. Soledad Canyon Road…

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Read more about the article COC men’s hoops coach to lead at Maccabiah Games
COC men’s basketball coach Howard Fisher is currently leading the Youth Men’s Basketball team at the 20th World Maccabiah Games. Photo courtesy Jesse Munoz

COC men’s hoops coach to lead at Maccabiah Games

College of the Canyons men’s basketball coach Howard Fisher will return to international basketball competition once again after a 10-year hiatus. Fisher is the head coach of the Youth Men’s…

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Read more about the article Transfers make SCCS boys basketball a contender in 2017-18
Former Village Christian player Jordan Starr, left, pictured here in a playoff game at Hart in February, has applied to and been accepted at Santa Clarita Christian, according to SCCS coach James Mosley. Dan Watson/The Signal

Transfers make SCCS boys basketball a contender in 2017-18

In a short amount of time, Santa Clarita Christian boys basketball has become the longest team around. SCCS coach James Mosley confirmed Friday that Caden and Jordan Starr, the respective…

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Read more about the article David Hegg: Reflections on the ethics of beauty
David Hegg is senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church and a Santa Clarita resident. "Ethically Speaking" runs Saturdays in The Signal.

David Hegg: Reflections on the ethics of beauty

I am always fascinated by those for whom all reality can be reduced to physical parts and processes. For them, the data of hard science form the only building blocks…

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Read more about the article Curt Scott: In health care dreamland …
Protesters hold a "die-in" in front of Congressman Steve Knight's Santa Clarita offices on May 8 to voice their concerns over the congressman's vote in favor of the American Health Care Act. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Curt Scott: In health care dreamland …

I had a hunch – make that a premonition – about the just-unveiled Republican health care bill, the American Health Care Act, that has been so widely criticized for being…

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Read more about the article Senator Stern spends day engaging with community, learning new skills
State Senator Henry Stern, right, talks with College of the Canyons' chair of welding technology Tim Baber, left, about the skills students learn in the program during a tour of the campus on Friday, June 24, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Senator Stern spends day engaging with community, learning new skills

Welding, nursing and media expertise can all be added to Senator Henry Stern’s résumé after his visit to Santa Clarita on Friday. Stern (D-Canoga Park) spent his first full day…

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Read more about the article More Than an Athlete: Trinity’s Elena Martinelli
Trinity Classical Academy’s Elena Martinelli competed in track and field and cross country, while staying active in Girl Scouts. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

More Than an Athlete: Trinity’s Elena Martinelli

Elena Martinelli was nervous. This was something she was proud of, but not something she necessarily broadcast. How would her classmates react? “You’re still selling cookies as a teenager?” she…

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