Read more about the article Coach’s Corner: West Ranch track & field’s Sara Soltani
College of the Canyons alumnae Sara Soltani speaks about her experience at COC at the 2017 Hall of Fame ceremony at the Hyatt Valencia on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Coach’s Corner: West Ranch track & field’s Sara Soltani

Success seems to follow Sara Soltani, at least when it comes to Santa Clarita Valley track and field and cross country. She started at Golden Valley High. In her four…

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Read more about the article Single mother returns to earn TMU degree, finish basketball
Kelly Burns graduated from The Master’s University on May 5, roughly three years after she left school to prepare to give birth to Kendall, right. Burns returned to play her final two basketball seasons at TMU. Courtesy photo

Single mother returns to earn TMU degree, finish basketball

On Mother’s Day weekend two years ago, at Crossroads Community Church in Valencia, on a chair not a pew, Dan Waldeck prayed. Waldeck, the women’s basketball coach at The Master’s…

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Read more about the article Foothill boys tennis roundup: Seasons end for Valencia, Saugus, West Ranch
Valencia first doubles teammates Evan Balmain, left, and Chan Gi Kim, right, high-five between points during a CIF-Southern Section playoff tennis match against Oak Park at Valencia on Friday, May 12, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Foothill boys tennis roundup: Seasons end for Valencia, Saugus, West Ranch

Valencia High boys tennis doubles player Chan Gi Kim took five AP tests this year as a junior. But he still felt pressure heading into the second round of the…

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Read more about the article CalArts students, families jubilantly celebrate graduation
Rose Marie Strasen, right, and Audrey Grace Stanton, left, sip champagne straight from the bottle as they wait for the 2017 California Institute of the Arts commencement ceremonies to begin on Friday, May 12, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

CalArts students, families jubilantly celebrate graduation

Leaving the expectations of traditional ceremonies behind, California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) graduates danced, jumped and ran across the stage at the school’s commencement ceremony Friday. Held in the…

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Read more about the article FBI agent shoots dog near Golden Valley, Bureau probe underway
Sheriff's deputies talk to dog-walking woman at scene of dog shooting by FBI agent. photo by Austin Dave, The Signal

FBI agent shoots dog near Golden Valley, Bureau probe underway

FBI agents were called to investigate reports late Friday afternoon that one of their agents had shot and killed a charging pit bull in a suburban part of Canyon Country.…

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Read more about the article Caforio announcing his run for the 25th District
Bryan Caforio talks with a few phonebankers about three hours before polls closed in California on Nov. 8, 2016 in Newhall. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Caforio announcing his run for the 25th District

Jumping into the maelstrom of national politics again, Democrat Bryan Caforio is announcing his candidacy for the 25th Congressional District seat, held by Representative Steve Knight (R-Palmdale). Caforio ran against…

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Read more about the article SCCS’s Kirshner wins 2 CIF swim titles
Santa Clarita Christian swimmer Victoria Kishner at the Castaic Sports Complex on April 6, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

SCCS’s Kirshner wins 2 CIF swim titles

Santa Clarita Christian senior Victoria Kirshner reflected on four years of championship-level swimming Friday night after winning CIF-Southern Section Division 4 titles in the 50- and 100-yard freestyles at Riverside…

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Read more about the article Community Foundation of the Valleys emphasizes generosity
Yareni Galicia, 7, left, gets a gift from Sydney Jackson at the Festividad for Christ community event held at Faith Community Church in Newhall on Saturday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Community Foundation of the Valleys emphasizes generosity

The Community Foundation of the Valleys is encouraging locals to put their money where their heart is. In light of a recent restructuring of the organization, CFV will now collaborate…

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Read more about the article Bouquet reopens after water main break
Water crews work to move debris from a water main break near Bouqet Canyon Road and Newhall Ranch Road on May 11, 2017. (Austin Dave/The Signal)

Bouquet reopens after water main break

All Bouquet Canyon Road through-lanes shut down to repair the main water line break, were re-opened shortly before 6 p.m. on Friday. Only the right turn lane on Bouquet Canyon…

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