Read more about the article Saugus schools succeed in Trash Free Lunch competition
Saugus Union School District office. Dan Watson/The Signal

Saugus schools succeed in Trash Free Lunch competition

Two elementary schools in the Saugus Union School District showed off their recycling and sustainability skills during the sixth annual Grades of Green Trash Free Lunch Challenge. In their first…

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Read more about the article Golden Valley’s Shyann Franklin calls the shots
Golden Valley's Shyann Franklin. Photo by Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Golden Valley’s Shyann Franklin calls the shots

Golden Valley High thrower Shyann Franklin is one of the best underclassmen in the country when it comes to shot put, and she’s almost as good when it comes to…

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Read more about the article West Ranch rides big innings to win over GV
West Ranch base runner Nico Valdez, right, scores as he beats the throw to Golden Valley Catcher Tristan Lacefield (55) at home plate in the fifth inning at Golden Valley on Wednesday. Dan Watson/The Signal

West Ranch rides big innings to win over GV

West Ranch High baseball entered its first Foothill League game of the season with the goal of starting the regular season stronger than it had last year. With a 13-3…

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Read more about the article Valencia baseball beats Hart on walk-off single
Valencia's Chris Mueller (4) celebrates his walk-off single as his teammates rush the field to join him during a Foothill League baseball game against Hart at Valencia on Wednesday. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Valencia baseball beats Hart on walk-off single

As Valencia and Hart baseball fans gathered their belongings Wednesday, someone muttered something about it being only the first Foothill League game of the year and he’d already suffered a…

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California launches new school, district accountability system

On Wednesday, the California Department of Education officially released its newest performance measurement and accountability tool, the California School Dashboard. The new online portal, found at CASchoolDashboard.org, uses a color-coded…

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Read more about the article Valencia Summit alerted to night prowler
A screenshot from a Valencia Summt's homeowner's surveillance camera of a prowler snooping around homes in the neighborhood. The image was captured on the victim’s ring door video system. Courtesy video

Valencia Summit alerted to night prowler

A suspected prowler who, in the dead of night, stole a lock box containing a key after trying to force his way into an occupied home in Valencia Summit is…

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Read more about the article Acosta requests $2 million for Aliso Canyon study
Expectant Porter Ranch mother and realtor Danielle Rabadi speaks to members of the press outside the Santa Clarita Courthouse following a Tuesday morning court hearing. Austin Dave/The Signal

Acosta requests $2 million for Aliso Canyon study

Over a year has passed and there has yet to be a health study conducted for the Aliso Canyon natural gas leak, so Assemblyman Dante Acosta is trying to speed…

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Read more about the article Knife-wielding robber who terrorized sleeping couple sentenced to 3 years in prison
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Knife-wielding robber who terrorized sleeping couple sentenced to 3 years in prison

A man accused of terrorizing a Canyon Country couple at knife-point as they slept in their bed last month - a man arrested more than a dozen times since May…

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Read more about the article Winter homeless shelter extends another two weeks
Carolyn Odien, left, and Sheila Wyeth prepare clothes made available for the homeless to pick up at Bridge to Home’s winter shelter on Drayton Street in Santa Clarita last Christmas Eve. Photo by Nikolas Samuels

Winter homeless shelter extends another two weeks

Visitors to Bridge to Home’s winter shelter will be able to extend their stay a little longer, as the organization will allow homeless people to stay through March 30. The…

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Read more about the article Trinity alum launches rockets at alma mater
Trinity Classical Academy students and faculty watch as alumnus Gus Castillo launches a rocket at the school on Wednesday, March 15, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Trinity alum launches rockets at alma mater

One of Trinity’s own returned to the school Wednesday to teach students about engineering, help them build their own rockets and launch two rockets nearly 1,000 feet into the air.…

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Read more about the article ‘Heat it up and Keep it cool’ takes First Place at Western States Super Regional
The Heat it Up and Keep it Cool Robotics Team of Santa Clarita. Courtesy photo

‘Heat it up and Keep it cool’ takes First Place at Western States Super Regional

Heat it up and Keep it cool Robotics competed at the Western States Super Regional tournament last week in Tacoma Washington and return to Santa Clarita with the First Place…

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