Read more about the article Boaters should brace for stepped up quagga mussel inspections
Lake Piru photographed after February 2017 storms.

Boaters should brace for stepped up quagga mussel inspections

Boaters visiting either Lake Piru or Castaic Lake this summer should make time to have their boats inspected both coming and going as lake staffers intensify efforts to stop the…

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Read more about the article Knight urges changes to Veterans Crisis Line
Congressman Steve Knight answers questions from constiuents during a town hall at the Chimbole Cultural Center in Palmdale on Saturday, March 4, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Knight urges changes to Veterans Crisis Line

Joining a bi-partisan effort to urge the Department of Veterans Affairs to address and investigate Veterans Crisis Line issues, Representative Steve Knight announced his support to repair the program on…

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Read more about the article Students start recycling program after school food fight; shift culture
Bridgeport Elementary students present the results of their recycling program to judges from Grades for Green on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Students start recycling program after school food fight; shift culture

It all began with a food fight. Students from Bridgeport Elementary School took to heart the meaning of “reduce, reuse, recycle” during their participation in Grades of Green’s sixth annual…

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Read more about the article Third murder suspect arrested in Kimberly Harvill shooting death
Joshua Robertson convicted of murder and Brittney Humphrey convicted of kidnapping.

Third murder suspect arrested in Kimberly Harvill shooting death

Homicide detectives have arrested a third person on suspicion of murder in connection with the death of Kimberly Harvill, mother of the three children, whose body was found near Gorman…

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Read more about the article UPDATE: Water company merger bill passes through committee
State Senator Scott Wilk, left, speaks to constituent Richard Humanic about his concerns regarding the possible consolidation of Castaic Lake Water Agency and Newhall County Water District Feb. 11 at City Hall. Samie Gebers/ Signal

UPDATE: Water company merger bill passes through committee

Senator Scott Wilk’s Senate Bill 634, which would create a new water district in the Santa Clarita Valley, passed through the Senate Committee on Natural Resources 7-0 on Tuesday. The…

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Read more about the article Hart District to select new board member, review building project
The William S. Hart Union High School District. Dan Watson/The Signal

Hart District to select new board member, review building project

A new board member will be provisionally appointed at the beginning of tonight’s William S. Hart Union High School District Governing Board meeting. A total of five candidates—TimBen Boydston, Kenneth…

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Read more about the article Acosta is one for three on public-safety bills
Dante Acosta at a press conference in October 2016. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Acosta is one for three on public-safety bills

One of three public-safety bills introduced by Assemblyman Dante Acosta in February passed through committee Tuesday morning. Assembly Bill 539, which would give law enforcement the right to seek a…

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Read more about the article How do Foothill League teams halt trend of opponents scoring in bunches?
Hart's Brendan Henry (18), left, and Grant Thuente (8), right, high-five teammate Cole Roederer (7) after Roederer's home run in the fourth inning during a Foothill League baseball game at West Ranch on Friday, March 17, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

How do Foothill League teams halt trend of opponents scoring in bunches?

The definition of a big inning in baseball depends on who you talk to. The impact of said innings – whether three, four, five or more runs are scored –…

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Read more about the article Valencia boys volleyball alum shining as sophomore at LBSU
Current Long Beach State men's volleyball player and Valencia boys volleyball alum Kyle Ensing has been thriving this year as a starting opposite. Photo courtesy John Fajardo/LBSU Media Relations

Valencia boys volleyball alum shining as sophomore at LBSU

It’s hard to imagine this men’s volleyball season going any better for Kyle Ensing. The opposite at Long Beach State and Valencia High boys volleyball alum has played a major…

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Read more about the article Thomas Oatway: Some health care ideas
Former candidate for the County Board of Supervisors district five Darryl Park holds a sign and an American Flag as part of a protest against the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Thomas Oatway: Some health care ideas

Did it ever occur to the GOP that they could work with the Dems to improve the ACA and get the problems fixed? No. Poisonous politics will not allow. Compromise…

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Read more about the article TMU Insider: Mustang athlete completes a program first
The Master’s University’s Maxwell Hudson became the school’s first athlete to compete in a decathlon last week at the Westmont Classic in Santa Barbara. Courtesy photo

TMU Insider: Mustang athlete completes a program first

Last week, members of The Master’s University men’s track and field program made history at the 2017 Westmont Classic w/ Jim Klein Multis on the campus of Westmont College in…

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Read more about the article Betty Arenson: Story needed balance, details
Protestors file into Congressman Steve Knight's Santa Clarita offices on Feb. 23 to protest what they called "Trump care" with the United Here organization. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Betty Arenson: Story needed balance, details

The Signal article “White House pulls Republican healthcare plan” left so much unsaid. The only two people interviewed were pro-Obamacare while those who experience the Unaffordable Care Act were absent.…

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Einstein baseball climbing in CIF-SS polls, SCV softball and tennis also ranked

This week, Albert Einstein Academy baseball is ranked ninth in Division 7 in the CIF-Southern Section polls. At the start of the season, they didn’t appear in the Top 10…

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Read more about the article Fire guts two-story apartment building, garage
Firefighters extinguish the flames of an apartment fire that broke out shortly after 6 p.m. Monday on the 28900 block of Dune Lane in the Sand Canyon area. Austin Dave/The Signal

Fire guts two-story apartment building, garage

Firefighters extinguished an apartment house fire on Dune Lane late Monday afternoon but despite the speedy "knockdown," the two-story dwelling and a garage were gutted. The fire broke out shortly…

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