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Silas Stringer accepts his trophy from Oak Hills Elementary School principal Luis Gamarra at the Oak Hills Elementary School's STEM Expo on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. Katharine Lotze/Signal

School explores science at expo

A bath bomb that fizzes longer, an at-home renewable energy generator, a small wind turbine. These are just a few of the inventions that were on display for family members…

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Read more about the article National swimming competition returns to Castaic Lake
Signal File photo. Castaic Lake in January 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

National swimming competition returns to Castaic Lake

The USA Swimming Open Water Nationals are returning to Castaic Lake this spring after a two-year hiatus, USA Swimming announced Wednesday. There will be a lot on the line May…

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Read more about the article Trinity boys wrestling looking to build
(Left to right) Lance Lott, Sumner Howell and Judah Palmisano stand together at a tournament at La Puento High.

Trinity boys wrestling looking to build

The Trinity Classical Academy wrestling program may be young and small, but the results of last year’s campaign have shown the Knights are on the upswing. The team, now in…

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Read more about the article Western storyteller Joe Herrington uses personal tales to inspire lessons of honor, integrity
Joe Herrington

Western storyteller Joe Herrington uses personal tales to inspire lessons of honor, integrity

Canyon Country resident Joe Herrington is known for his authentic campfire stories about rugged cowboy personalities with characters “as solid as steel.” The western storyteller and cowboy poet has made…

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Read more about the article County moves to issue landfill notices in Spanish, complainers pleased
A compactor rolls over the exposed trash at a 200 x 200 foot "working face" site at the Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Castaic in 2014. As soon as the the trash is spread and compacted it is immediately covered with dirt and the working face site moves forward. This view looks south-west towards the new proposed expansion site, and In the distance is the tall ridge which blocks the land fill from view of surrounding communities. Dan Watson/Signal

County moves to issue landfill notices in Spanish, complainers pleased

After filing a civil rights complaint alleging the county failed to notify Spanish-speaking residents about the planned expansion of Chiquita Canyon Landfill, some of the issues in question have now…

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Read more about the article Castaic Council voices approval of Newhall Ranch project, despite Chiquita worries
Proposed site of Newhall Ranch development, looking southeast on state Route 126 in Castaic. Dan Watson/The Signal.

Castaic Council voices approval of Newhall Ranch project, despite Chiquita worries

The Castaic Area Town Council has given its second endorsement to part of the controversial Newhall Ranch housing development – but the board was split, with opponents voting “no” due…

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Read more about the article Annual home sales increase while condominium sales decrease in 2016
Houses in the Santa Clarita Valley near Copper Hill Drive. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Annual home sales increase while condominium sales decrease in 2016

Total home sales in the Santa Clarita Valley increased in 2016 compared to 2015 figures, while total condominium sales decreased for the year during the same time period, according to…

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