Read more about the article Bill Lyons: Ready for self-driving cars?
A light rain and darkness falls on the cars traveling on the Antelope Valley freeway in December 2016. Dan Watson/The Signal

Bill Lyons: Ready for self-driving cars?

Self-driving cars are coming soon—and they will change your life. We are entering a profoundly dynamic age in transportation that will cause major shifts in our thinking, business, and government.…

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Read more about the article Hart softball wins 1st playoff game since 2011
Hart's Brooke Marquez (3) catches the ball at second base for an out in the fifth inning of a softball game against Royal of Simi Valley on Tuesday. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Hart softball wins 1st playoff game since 2011

Kylie Norwood isn’t a pitcher. She doesn’t claim to be. What she is, is one of the Foothill League’s best hitters, who pitches because her team needs her to and…

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Read more about the article ‘Fast Freddie’ races through Emblem Academy
Cycling champion Freddie Rodriguez high-fives Enblem Academy students on his way to the stage during an assembly at the school on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

‘Fast Freddie’ races through Emblem Academy

A four-time U.S. National Road Race Champion and seven-time Tour de France competitor, ‘Fast Freddie’ Rodriguez taught students about bike safety on the roads and of simple ways to stay…

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Read more about the article Councilwomen encourage teen girls at STEM event
Councilwoman Marsha McLean addresses teen girls at the National Foundation for Women Legislators and Google’s Made with Code movie and coding party on May 16, 2017.

Councilwomen encourage teen girls at STEM event

Ambitious teen girls looking to enter the STEM field gathered Tuesday evening for a movie night and coding party where both city council women encouraged them to pursue their dreams.…

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Read more about the article Veteran panel shares value of service
Lee Shulman shakes the hand of Jim Lentini after Shulman spoke of his experience in the Air Force during World War II during a panel of American war veteran speakers titled Reflections of Time: Perceptions of War Through the Generations at College of the Canyons on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Veteran panel shares value of service

Generations of war veterans gathered to share their experiences and sacrifices at a panel at College of the Canyons on Tuesday afternoon. Veterans from World War II, the Vietnam War…

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Read more about the article Hart District to consider revisions to two charter school petitions
The William S. Hart Union High School District. Dan Watson/The Signal

Hart District to consider revisions to two charter school petitions

The William S. Hart Union High School District Governing Board is expected to review two revisions to charter school petitions presented by Mission View Public Charter School and Opportunities for…

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Read more about the article SCV Education Foundation announces scholarship winners
(Left to right): 2017 SCV Education Foundation Scholarship Recipients Alisha Oberg, Chandler Smith, Noelle Ferrante, Grace Daucher, Madelyn Young, Jennifer Heinrich and Caitlin Gutierrez. Courtesy of the SCV Education Foundation

SCV Education Foundation announces scholarship winners

News release issued by the Santa Clarita Valley Education Foundation. The Santa Clarita Valley Education Foundation recently awarded seven scholarships to local Hart District seniors whose personal goals, college major…

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Read more about the article Roads closed Wednesday for Amgen race
The 178 riders of the Amgen Tour of California take off from the starting line at the Westfield Valencia Town Center Mall as they start the final leg of the Amgen bike race in Valencia in May 2016. Dan Watson/The Signal

Roads closed Wednesday for Amgen race

Santa Clarita roads will be closed tomorrow as the city hosts the Men’s Stage 4 Finish of the Amgen Tour of California professional bicycle race. Residents are advised to plan…

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Read more about the article Hart Board to review new policy on suicide prevention
The William S Hart Union High School District office. Dan Watson/The Signal

Hart Board to review new policy on suicide prevention

To align with a new California law requiring suicide prevention policies in middle schools and high schools statewide, the William S. Hart Union High School District Governing Board is expected…

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Read more about the article Mother and daughter survive heroin nightmare
Cary Quashen reaches out to hug Emilie Calabrese, who will be three years sober from heroin on May 16, after Emilie's mom, Kellee, talked about what it took to get her daughter sober at the Signal's Talk About Heroin and Drug Addiction at Action Family Counseling on Monday, May 15, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Mother and daughter survive heroin nightmare

Today, Emilie Calabrese is three years clean and sober. Her story of getting to that point, however, one of several shared Monday at a symposium called A Talk About Heroin…

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