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An officer walks through the scene at Shangri La Drive and Nathan Hill Drive in Canyon Country following an officer-involved shooting on Jan. 13, 2016. (KATHARINE LOTZE/Signal)

Deputy who fired lethal shot acted in self defense

A local sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot a man in Canyon Country during a traffic stop a little more than a year ago fired the fatal shot in self defense, …

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Read more about the article CalArts alumni entrepreneurs combine arts education with business
(Front row from left to right): Panelists Harmony Jiroudek, David Braun, Tina Tangalakis, Robbie Nock, Leslie Scott and Erica Larsen-Dockray. Second row: Rita Soultanian and Rageshwar Goldberg. Courtesy of Rafael Hernandez

CalArts alumni entrepreneurs combine arts education with business

California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) welcomed students, alumni and community members to its campus Wednesday evening for an alumni panel discussion about navigating the world of arts entrepreneurship. “The…

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Read more about the article TMU baseball falls to No. 1 Lewis-Clark State
The Master's University first-baseman Matt Janes (2) makes the tag for the third out of the seventh inning as he catchers Lewis-Clark State College baserunner DePaul Blunt (10) off the bag at TMU on Wednesday. Dan Watson/The Signal

TMU baseball falls to No. 1 Lewis-Clark State

Like a football player performing an up-down drill in the dog days of summer, Lewis-Clark State first baseman J.J. Robinson laid out to stop a sizzling ground ball, hopped to…

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Read more about the article Trinity boys hoops player nearly ties points record
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Trinity boys hoops player nearly ties points record

Trinity Classical Academy boys basketball’s Koby Schafer was closing in on the Knights’ record for single-game points on Tuesday night against Lancaster Baptist, and the Knights knew it. “I realized…

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Read more about the article Teachers get boost of $23,000 in classroom supplies
Santa Clarita Valley Education Foundation Executive Director Jackie Hartman, right, presents one of seven chromatic resonators to teachers from Rio Vista and Highlands Elementary Schools, Cate Muro, left, and Melissa Valencia for their performing arts programs during the SCV Education Foundation's Teacher Innovation Grant Distribution event held at the Santa Clarita Activities Centre in Santa Clarita on Wednesday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Teachers get boost of $23,000 in classroom supplies

Eighteen teachers from all five of the Santa Clarita Valley’s school districts received classroom supplies, technology and equipment totaling nearly $23,000 from the SCV Education Foundation Wednesday. “Now we don’t…

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Read more about the article Water regulators continue water saving regs, prohibitions against wasting water
Major water reservoir conditions from the California Department of Water Resources Jan. 12, 2017.

Water regulators continue water saving regs, prohibitions against wasting water

SACRAMENTO – Today the State Water Resources Control Board extended its existing water conservation regulations, which prohibit wasteful practices such as watering lawns right after rain and set a conservation…

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Read more about the article SCV podcaster keeps it local and lively
Stephen Daniels interviewing Cameron Smyth before he was elected to the Santa Clarity City Council and appointed to the position of mayor. Photo courtesy of Chad Kampbell

SCV podcaster keeps it local and lively

Stephen Daniels likes talking to people. He likes it even more when lots of other people listen in. Daniels, a 49-year-old Kentucky native and, since 2007, Valencia resident, hosts "The…

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Read more about the article Unique microscope aids hospital’s neurosurgeons
Neurosurgeon , Dr. Mark Liker describes the video playing the screen from a brain surgery produced by the new Zeiss Pentero 900 microscope used in advanced brain and spine surgery demonstrated at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital on Wednesday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Unique microscope aids hospital’s neurosurgeons

Neurosurgeons at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital are able to better-serve patients in the community and perform advanced surgeries with the help of the hospital’s newest technology:  the Zeiss Pentero 900…

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Read more about the article Veteran K-9 to retire after almost 8 years of service
California Highway Patrol officer Rich Cheever plays tug-o-war with his canine, Flash, a 8-year-old Belgian Malinois, in front of the Newhall division offices on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Veteran K-9 to retire after almost 8 years of service

Flash has dedicated his life to fending off bad guys, uncovering drugs, finding cash and locating weapons. The 8-year-old Belgian Malinois has spent his career working alongside agencies and officers…

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Read more about the article Bank of Santa Clarita Announces Record Profitability
Bank of Santa Clarita CEO and Executive Chairman Frank Di Tomaso stands in the bank's Magic Mountain Parkway branch on Jan. 13. KATHARINE LOTZE/SIgnal. 01132016

Bank of Santa Clarita Announces Record Profitability

The Bank of Santa Clarita reported it achieved a record level of earnings again, during 2016, with net earnings of $1.367 million. Earnings were up 12 percent over 2015, with…

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