Read more about the article Light rain falls on Santa Clarita
A woman with an umbrella walks near Valencia High School on Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Light rain falls on Santa Clarita

A small weather system reached the Santa Clarita Valley Monday morning, dusting the area with precipitation and storm clouds. “It’s just showery type weather,” National Weather Service (NWS) weather specialist…

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Read more about the article Dramatic change of Golden Valley Ranch Open Space
A family hikes along a bridge on Sunday at Golden Valley Ranch Open Space off of Placerita Canyon Road. Samie Gebers/ The Signal

Dramatic change of Golden Valley Ranch Open Space

Cameron Boswell has hiked around Placerita Canyon Road for years, but he feels as though the same, familiar place is completely different.  “It makes you respect nature,” Boswell said as…

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Read more about the article Movement gives children the freedom to explore their curiosity
Children are encouraged to climb trees, and use their imagination as they explore and camp out on the two-acre Eureka Villa Adventure Playground in Val Verde while attending the first "Playwork Campference (cq)", a four day conference presented by Santa Clarita Valley Adventure Play and Pop-Up Adventure Play out of the United Kingdom where attendees explore the benefits of the theory of "playwork", letting children use their imaginations as part of educational and social growth. Dan Watson/The Signal

Movement gives children the freedom to explore their curiosity

Upon entering the adventure playground in Val Verde, one is introduced to a rather unusual scene for this day and age. Children are building forts with hammers, playing with fire,…

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Read more about the article Canyon girls hoops comes to life late to beat Vista Murrieta
The Canyon High Girls basketball team celebrates their 53-45 win over Vista Murrieta at Canyon on Feb. 18. Dan Watson/The Signal

Canyon girls hoops comes to life late to beat Vista Murrieta

It’s hard to decide who or what initiated the second-half turnaround that propelled Canyon High girls basketball to a 53-45 home win against Vista Murrieta in the second round of…

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Read more about the article UPDATE: Sunday’s Road Closures
Heavy rain falls as Caltrans workers set up a ramp closed sign at the entrance to the south-bound 5 Freeway from the Old Road near Rye Canyon Road in Valencia on Friday. Dan Watson/The Signal

UPDATE: Sunday’s Road Closures

Sunday Update 12:03 p.m. Due to significant debris left from Friday's storm, Little Tujunga Canyon Road at Sand Canyon Road is currently closed. Bouquet Canyon Road (2 miles north of…

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Read more about the article Green and snowy hillsides seen along I-5
Hillsides along the Interstate 5 in the high desert have both greenery and snow on them Saturday morning. Jeff Zimmerman/ For The Signal

Green and snowy hillsides seen along I-5

The hillsides are finally greening up along Interstate 5 and in the high desert, with a little snow at an elevation of 6,000 feet Saturday morning.

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Read more about the article Residents left to deal with storm aftermath
Residents Deanna Romp, left, and Evan Say remove debris from Say's front yard on Sand Canyon Road on Saturday as clean-up efforts continue to reopen the roads near Iron Canyon Road in Canyon Country which were closed due to flooding caused by heavy rain on Friday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Residents left to deal with storm aftermath

Friday’s storm was possibly the most powerful storm that Santa Clarita has seen in the past six years, and it left some damage to be dealt with. Residents are left…

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Read more about the article Foothill boys soccer roundup: Valencia and Hart moving on
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Foothill boys soccer roundup: Valencia and Hart moving on

Valencia 2, Lakewood 0 Evan Ross and Josh Ferguson scored in the Vikings' first-round home game in the CIF-Southern Section Division 3 playoffs. Valencia next plays at Fullerton High on Wednesday…

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Read more about the article At least one person detained after alleged road rage incident
Sheriff's officials investigate the scene of an alleged road rage incident on Newhall Avenue on Saturday. Samie Gebers/The Signal

At least one person detained after alleged road rage incident

Sheriffs detained at least one person Saturday afternoon after a vehicle intentionally rammed into another vehicle in an alleged road rage incident at a Chevron parking lot on Newhall Avenue and…

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Read more about the article SCV sees a number of incidents as severe weather passes through
Two excavators remove mud and debris from the stream bed near Sand Canyon Road and Iron Canyon Road on Saturday as crews work to reopen the roads in Canyon Country which were closed due to flooding caused by heavy rain Feb. 18. Dan Watson/The Signal

SCV sees a number of incidents as severe weather passes through

The Santa Clarita Valley saw a number of incidents throughout Friday night and Saturday morning as the severe weather passed through the area. Nonetheless, sheriff's officials said it slowed down…

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Read more about the article Friday’s storm potentially the biggest in six years; more rain to come
A young man checks out the torrent of water moving through Placerita Canyon on Meadview Avenue Friday afternoon. Photo by Jim Holt, The Signal.

Friday’s storm potentially the biggest in six years; more rain to come

“This is the biggest storm that we’ve had this year and is potentially the biggest we’ve had in six years,” said Todd Hall, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.…

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