Read more about the article Valencia wrestling ready for league title
Valencia Vikings wrestling coach Brian Peterson, right, instructs wrestlers Jared Rodriguez and Peyton Kirk at Peterson Grapplers in Valencia on Thursday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Valencia wrestling ready for league title

Valencia High wrestling coach Brian Peterson thinks in the past, present and future at the same time. “We knew that this year was going to be better than last year…

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Read more about the article SCCS boys hoops falls late in title rematch
SCCS's AJ Caldwell (20) gets past Renaissance Academy's Levan Tsengo for a basket in the first half Thursday at SCCS. Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/For The Signal

SCCS boys hoops falls late in title rematch

Down by three with 28 seconds left in regulation, Santa Clarita Christian boys basketball desperately needed Renaissance Academy of Altadena to miss the front end of a one-and-one free throw…

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Read more about the article Valencia boys soccer’s balancing act
Valencia's Cesar Dominguez (10) celebrates after he scored the game's first goal during a non-conference match against Highland at Valencia High School. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Valencia boys soccer’s balancing act

Four different Valencia High boys soccer players scored earlier this week in the Vikings’ Foothill League-opening 4-1 win over West Ranch. That, coach Tony Scalercio said, is the kind of…

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Read more about the article Saugus High School conducts lockdown drill
Teacher Danielle Polanco, left, instructs students to head to the back of the classroom and sit silently on the floor during a lockdown drill held at Saugus High School on Thursday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Saugus High School conducts lockdown drill

At 11:18 a.m., the Saugus High School campus is usually bustling with 2,450 students moving between classes during the school’s daily passing period. However, things were different Thursday morning when…

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Read more about the article Multiple storms pull Northern California out of drought conditions
Drought conditions throughout the state of California from the U.S. Drought Monitor's Jan. 10 report.

Multiple storms pull Northern California out of drought conditions

Nearly 35 percent of California is completely free of drought or dry conditions, according to the latest report from the U.S. Drought Monitor. In just one week, drought conditions significantly…

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Read more about the article Detectives find witness to fatal hit-and-run
The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station can be reached by calling 661-260-4000.

Detectives find witness to fatal hit-and-run

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's detectives continue their investigation into a hit-and-run that occurred on December 26, 2016 at approximately 8:40 p.m. A 15-year-old teen was fatally struck in the 27500…

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Read more about the article Rains pound area; minor mudslides, but no road closures reported
Master's University student Russ Newland crosses the street using a temporary bridge during the rain storm on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Rains pound area; minor mudslides, but no road closures reported

Thursday was a day of major rain -- but as of about 1 p.m., only minor weather-related accidents and no road closures around the Santa Clarita area. “It’s been very…

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Read more about the article UPDATE: Successful film year in Santa Clarita 2016
Two camera operators film for a local reality show. Dan Watson/Signal

UPDATE: Successful film year in Santa Clarita 2016

Recording another strong year, television and film location filming pumped $33 million into the Santa Clarita economy last year, the city’s film office reported. This is the fourth year in…

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Read more about the article UPDATE: Chargers moving to L.A.
Chargers running back Ronnie Hillman runs away from Kansas City Chiefs defensive back Daniel Sorensen, right, on Jan. 1, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

UPDATE: Chargers moving to L.A.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Chargers are moving to Los Angeles, where they will join the recently relocated Rams in giving the nation's second-largest media market two NFL…

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Read more about the article Mason Nesbitt: A wild start to Foothill play
Valencia High's Zach Hawkins has made seven 3-pointers in two Foothill League games this season. Dan Watson/The Signal

Mason Nesbitt: A wild start to Foothill play

Valencia junior Zach Hawkins couldn’t miss. Five girls soccer teams couldn’t score. A girls basketball team won by 77. Saugus boys hoops knocked off the defending champs by one. It…

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Read more about the article West Ranch hockey braves cold and tourney
The West Ranch hockey team takes a group photo on a Wisconsin pond as part of their Minnesota tournament trip. Courtesy photo.

West Ranch hockey braves cold and tourney

West Ranch High hockey defenseman Cameron Chan felt a sub-degree breeze graze his hair, but he could barely feel his feet. He was standing in full hockey garb on a…

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Read more about the article SCCS’s Moss snags national recognition
In this file photo, SCCS wide receiver Jacob Moss (2) evades Trinity defender Koby Schafer (25). Dan Watson/The Signal

SCCS’s Moss snags national recognition

Santa Clarita Christian senior Jacob Moss appreciated that even though MaxPreps designated him solely as a punter on its Small Schools All-American first team defense, the popular high school sports…

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