Read more about the article Amazon to buy Whole Foods for $13.7 billion
Amazon is buying Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion. Seen here is the Whole Foods store on Valencia Blvd. in Santa Clarita. Courtesy photo.

Amazon to buy Whole Foods for $13.7 billion

In a convergence of online and traditional retailing, Amazon is buying Whole Foods Market, Inc., for $13.7 billion in cash. Amazon announced Friday that it will pay $42 a share…

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Read more about the article Construction is underway at Castaic High School site
Project manager Randy Wrage points to where buildings and athletic fields will be completed by August 2019 at the site of the future Castaic High School during a media tour on Friday, June 16, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Construction is underway at Castaic High School site

The site of the future Castaic High School is beginning to transform as crews and contractors finish building foundations, organize steel structures and fine-tune architectural plans. Situated at the west…

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Read more about the article DA drops case against family living in the wash
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station deputy brings of four children found in wash to sheriff's station. photo taken March 16 by SCV Sheriff's Station deputy.

DA drops case against family living in the wash

  After finding insufficient evidence to proceed with prosecution, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office tossed out the child endangerment case against a husband a wife found in the…

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Read more about the article Beverly’s Fabrics in Canyon Country closing
Beverly's Home Decor in Canyon Country with "going out of business" sale signs on June 13, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Beverly’s Fabrics in Canyon Country closing

Beverly’s Fabrics & Crafts store at 19150 Soledad Canyon Rd. in Canyon Country is closing. The store’s seven employees were told Monday of the decision to close the store, said…

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Read more about the article More Than an Athlete: Hart girls basketball’s Nicole Benz
Hart basketball's Nicole Benz was also the editor of the Smoke Signal and a Girl Scout. She's attending Notre Dame in the fall. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

More Than an Athlete: Hart girls basketball’s Nicole Benz

There are arcs in stories and there are arcs in basketball. Hart basketball’s Nicole Benz is able to see the parabola in both the literary and athletic sense. Benz has…

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Read more about the article Unemployment dips 0.1 percent in city, county, state and nation
A representative from People's Care talks with an attendee at the America's Job Center of California Hiring Fest on April 28, 2017.

Unemployment dips 0.1 percent in city, county, state and nation

Unemployment continues to steadily decline in Santa Clarita and nationwide as summer approaches. The jobless rate in the city for May was 3.7 percent, a 0.1 percent decrease from April,…

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Read more about the article Two Santa Clarita youth will receive The Congressional Award Gold Medal
The Congressional Award Gold Medal. The Congressional Award/Facebook

Two Santa Clarita youth will receive The Congressional Award Gold Medal

This year, two young adults from the Santa Clarita Valley earned the highest honor Congress can bestow upon a youth civilian. Minyoung Cho of Valencia and Michael Ngan of Stevenson…

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Read more about the article Burning food on a stove prompts swift response
A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Burning food on a stove prompts swift response

  Burning food on a stove sent several firetrucks scrambling to an apartment building in Stevenson Ranch Friday morning. What was reported to be a structure fire shortly before 11:30…

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Read more about the article NFL running back, former Viking to host youth football camp
Shane Vereen, a Valencia grad and NFL running back. Photo courtesy New York Giants

NFL running back, former Viking to host youth football camp

On Thursday afternoon, NFL running back Shane Vereen had finished his offseason workouts with the New York Giants and was waiting to board a plane. For the fourth year in…

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