Yearly Archives: 2017
Read more about the article Ohio State ‘Run, Hide, Fight’ advice prompts look into SCV school protocol
Dan Watson Santa Clarita Sheriff's Deputies Brian Heischuber, left, and Juan Muralles return fire with color marking bullets as they respond to an "active shooters on school campus" call a during training exercise at Arroyo Seco Junior High School in Saugus on Thursday. 062013

Ohio State ‘Run, Hide, Fight’ advice prompts look into SCV school protocol

When an incident was reported at Ohio State University Nov. 28, students were given instructions to “Run, Hide, Fight” by school officials. The motto has become a standard at colleges…

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Read more about the article Marybelle Knight: Hold election or go Boydston
Outgoing City Councilman TimBen Boydston gives final remarks for 2016. Some supporters want him appointed to the empty council seat.. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Marybelle Knight: Hold election or go Boydston

Thank you to both The Signal and the Gazette for their attempts to show the four current members of the Santa Clarita City Council their mistake in ignoring the wishes…

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Read more about the article Canyon girls hoops clamps down on Highland
Canyon's Talia Taufaasau (2) shoots against Highland defender Quinique Bell (10) at Canyon on Tuesday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Canyon girls hoops clamps down on Highland

Canyon High girls basketball took depth to a whole new level in a Tuesday night win against Highland High of Palmdale. Every Cowboys player except for one scored in the…

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Read more about the article Cent scores four goals in shutout
Saugus forward James Johnson (9) makes a bicycle kick over his head as he makes shot on goal that was blocked by Lancaster goal keeper Darwin Chavez in the first half at Saugus High School on Tuesday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Cent scores four goals in shutout

A freshman or junior varsity Saugus High boys soccer player laid an onus on the varsity team Tuesday morning. “I’m going for an Icee. When I get back, I expect…

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Read more about the article California institutes new gun laws for 2017
Valencia resident Mike St. John shoots at A Place to Shoot in Santa Clarita in February 2016. Dan Watson/The Signal

California institutes new gun laws for 2017

Editor's Note: Updated to include clarification of guns with large capacity magazines purchased before 2000. The New Year marked the beginning of wide sweeping changes to California’s gun laws. With…

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Read more about the article Knight sworn in as GOP-led Congress convenes
Steve Knight (second from right) officially took the oath of office for his second term in the 115th Congress, House of Representatives on Jan. 3 with House Speaker Paul Ryan. Knight was joined by his wife (center), Lily, and sons, Christopher, 22, and Michael, 18. Courtesy photo

Knight sworn in as GOP-led Congress convenes

With Steve Knight officially taking the oath of office for his second term in House of Representatives -- contributing to the Republicans’ 241-194 majority -- the 115th Congress convened on…

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Read more about the article Six applicants, so far, for Council vacancy
The five candidates for Santa Clarita City Council in attendance wait for their next question during a debate attended by more than sixty people held at the Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook University Center at College of the Canyon in Valencia Sept. 2. Candidates from left, TimBen Boydston, Alan Ferdman, Bob Kellar, Cameron Smyth and Mark White. Dan Watson

Six applicants, so far, for Council vacancy

Facing a Friday deadline to apply for the vacant Santa Clarita City Council seat, six residents had stepped up and filed as of Tuesday – four of them also-rans in…

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Read more about the article Cold Weather Alert extended for Los Angeles County Mountains
Snow covers the hills north of Santa Clarita, overlooking the Five Knolls development, as seen from Ermine Street at Golden Valley Road the morning of Dec. 26, 2016. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Cold Weather Alert extended for Los Angeles County Mountains

Those planning on visiting the Los Angeles County mountain areas this week should do so with caution. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health extended its Cold Weather Alert…

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Read more about the article 2016 All-SCV Football Team
Aaron Thomas, Valencia High quarterback, is the All-SCV Player of the Year. Dan Watson/The Signal

2016 All-SCV Football Team

Valencia coach Larry Muir had to pause a recent phone conversation about senior quarterback Aaron Thomas. Someone was at the door. As it turns out, it was Thomas, delivering homemade…

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Read more about the article TMU Insider: Men’s and women’s hoops soaring
Reid Shackelford helped the Mustangs to wins over UC Merced and No. 6 Carroll College. Dhon Whellons/For The Signal

TMU Insider: Men’s and women’s hoops soaring

Last week, The Master’s University’s men’s and women’s basketball teams resumed their respective 2016-17 schedules with victories over some of the top teams in the NAIA… Men’s Basketball The Master’s…

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Read more about the article La Niña – El Niño’s little sister – packing a bigger punch
A UPS truck hit a puddle on 13th Street near Railroad Avenue in Newhall as rain subsided Friday morning. Dan Watson / The Signal

La Niña – El Niño’s little sister – packing a bigger punch

El Niño didn’t get us last year, but it looks like its “little sister” La Niña will - at least for the first week of 2017. Up to another five…

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