Read more about the article Parents meet for coffee, conversations with West Ranch principal
West Ranch High School Principal Mark Crawford, right, meets with parents in the amphitheater at Valencia Marketplace in Stevenson Ranch to discuss upcoming events at the Starbucks with the Principal meeting on Thursday morning. Dan Watson/The Signal

Parents meet for coffee, conversations with West Ranch principal

Every month, West Ranch High School Principal Mark Crawford gathers with a group of parents in the amphitheater at Valencia Marketplace to share information about the high school and answer…

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Read more about the article Katie Hill relates upbringing and career to political goals
Katie Hill, Executive Director and Deputy CEO of PATH, a statewide nonprofit organization working to end homelessness presents the benefits of Measure H during a debate in Feb. 2017. Dan Watson/The Signal

Katie Hill relates upbringing and career to political goals

According to new congressional candidate Katie Hill, her run for representative of the 25th district is not at all about her political party preference. She said her upbringing in the…

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Read more about the article Four COC students chosen as Civic Impact Scholars
Lusine Tarakchyan registers to vote during the third and final presidential debate during a watch party for students at College of the Canyons on Oct. 19, 2016. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Four COC students chosen as Civic Impact Scholars

Four College of the Canyons (COC) students were selected by the California Community College Foundation’s Civic Impact Project to serve as COC Civic Scholars for the spring semester. The students,…

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Read more about the article Three, Two, One, Action! Santa Clarita Sees Another Record Year for Filming
City of Santa Clarita City Hall

Three, Two, One, Action! Santa Clarita Sees Another Record Year for Filming

In 2016, the Santa Clarita Film Office had another record breaking year for location filming in the City. The Academy Award nominee, “La La Land,” starring Emma Stone and Ryan…

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Read more about the article Hazardous fuel burn underway in Angeles National Forest
Angeles National Forest fire crews reduce hazardous fuels using a curtain burner. Twitter photo

Hazardous fuel burn underway in Angeles National Forest

Santa Clarita Valley residents in the Castaic Lake area may see smoke in the air Thursday as fire crews from the Angeles National Forest burn piles of infected wood or…

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Read more about the article COC Insider: swim teams shine at meet
College of the Canyons freshman Jessie Kim helped lead the Cougars men’s swim team to a third place finish at the first conference meet of the season on Saturday at the Santa Clarita Aquatic Center. Photo courtesy of Jesse Munoz/COC Sports Information

COC Insider: swim teams shine at meet

The College of the Canyons men’s and women’s swim teams combined to win five events at the first Western State Conference (WSC) meet of the season held Saturday at the…

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Read more about the article Mason Nesbitt: TMU’s toughness more important than its flash
TMU's Evan Jenkins, left, plays defense against UCLA's Bryce Alford in an exhibition game earlier this season. Photo by Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Mason Nesbitt: TMU’s toughness more important than its flash

Inside the Honda Center media room Saturday, after a CIF girls basketball final, a Los Angeles-area reporter asked me about The Master’s University men’s basketball team. One word came to…

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Read more about the article Valencia girls basketball cruises to win against Bakersfield
Valencia's Kenadee Honaker (10) reaches for a rebound during a CIF state playoff basketball game against Bakersfield at Valencia last week. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Valencia girls basketball cruises to win against Bakersfield

As the final seconds ticked away in the first half, Valencia girls basketball effortlessly executed some perimeter passing before handing the ball off to Kayla Konrad, who shot a textbook…

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Read more about the article Canyon girls hoops’ bench comes up big against Bishop Montgomery
Canyon's Alaina Garcia (4) steals a rebound from Bishop Montgomery defender Jessica Malazarte (3) at Canyon on Wednesday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Canyon girls hoops’ bench comes up big against Bishop Montgomery

Player introductions took longer than normal at Canyon High on Wednesday night. The school’s public address announcer called out each teams’ subs before moving on to the starting fives. It…

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Read more about the article Dave Godfrey: The America I knew
Protestors hold up signs on the corner of McBean Parkway and Magic Mountain Parkway in Valencia in November at a demonstration in solidarity with the Women's March on Washington and other such demonstrations. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Dave Godfrey: The America I knew

What has happened? I no longer want to see the news or a newspaper. Are we all media puppets now? Pull your strings and you dance to their beck and…

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Read more about the article Water officials to County: There’s enough water for 1,220 new homes in Canyon Country
The Castaic Lake spillway. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Water officials to County: There’s enough water for 1,220 new homes in Canyon Country

Local water officials were urged by their advisors Wednesday to tell to Los Angeles County public works officials there’s enough water to meet the needs of more than 1,200 homes…

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