Read more about the article Foothill League boys hoops roundup: Valencia flexes depth in win over Golden Valley
Valencia’s Ben Grant (11) takes the ball downcourt during a home game as Golden Valley players guard him on Friday, Jan. 19, 2018. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Foothill League boys hoops roundup: Valencia flexes depth in win over Golden Valley

With its top scorer out of the lineup, the Valencia boys basketball team went deep down its bench to supplement the loss. Dexter Akanno (rest) didn’t suit up Friday night…

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Read more about the article Foothill League girls soccer roundup: Hart outlasts rain and West Ranch to stay perfect in league
Hart's Taylor Moorehead (9) takes the ball down field as West Ranch players chase after her at Hart on Friday, Jan. 19, 2018. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Foothill League girls soccer roundup: Hart outlasts rain and West Ranch to stay perfect in league

The rain fell heavily and consistently Friday afternoon throughout the first half at Hart. And the shots came in just as frequently in the first half for the Hart girls…

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Read more about the article Airplane landing in Santa Clarita for film prompts road closures on McBean Parkway
Signal file photo Crews work on a set at the Walmart parking lot in Canyon Country on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. The city announced Friday that a stretch of McBean would be shut down Monday, briefly, several times throughout the day due to a filming project. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Airplane landing in Santa Clarita for film prompts road closures on McBean Parkway

Santa Clarita announced Friday that Monday morning motorists may notice a sporadic interruption to traffic from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. for a rare occurrence -- a plane landing in…

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Read more about the article Firefighters stop garage fire spreading to apartments
Firefighters at the scene of a garage fire on Rock Rose Lane. photo by Austin Dave, The Signal.

Firefighters stop garage fire spreading to apartments

  Smoke and flames seen coming from the downstairs garage of a Canyon Country apartment mid-afternoon Friday sent firefighting units racing to Canyon Country. Firefighters with the Los Angeles County…

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Read more about the article UPDATED: Residents say school site could cause flood damage
Tour attendees stand inside the STEM building at the future Castaic High School site during a field tour on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017. Austin Dave/The Signal

UPDATED: Residents say school site could cause flood damage

Seventeen Castaic residents sent a letter of notice to the William S. Hart Union High School District and the developers of the Castaic High School site, claiming runoff water from…

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Read more about the article Santa Clarita YMCA hosts parties for 73rd, 93rd birthdays
From right to left, Alice Sumner and Teresa Morales open presents during the birthday celebrations at the YMCA in Valencia on Friday, Jan. 19, 2018. Sumner was turning 93 and Morales was turning 73. "I feel like I always feel, just as good as yesterday and the day before," said Sumner. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Santa Clarita YMCA hosts parties for 73rd, 93rd birthdays

Alice Sumner and Teresa Morales had a joint birthday party full of friends and fun at the YMCA on Friday. Sumner turned 93 while Morales turned 73. They have each lived…

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Read more about the article Local nonprofit Project Sebastian aims to eradicate Battens Disease
Sebastian Velona, 14, holds up a banner for the nonprofit Project Sebastian that is working to educate the public about Batten Disease and to help find a cure. Courtesy Photo

Local nonprofit Project Sebastian aims to eradicate Battens Disease

Fourteen-year-old Sebastian Velona is a positive high school student who loves to play the drums and practice karate.  He faces adversity head-on and tries to stay strong as fights his…

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Read more about the article Joan Lucid reflects on career, legacy in SUSD
Saugus Superintendent Joan Lucid poses in her office on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. She announced on Tuesday that she will retire at the end of the school year. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Joan Lucid reflects on career, legacy in SUSD

At the end of the school year, Saugus Union School District Superintendent Joan Lucid will retire, ending her nearly four-decade tenure in the district where she spent most of her…

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Read more about the article Distracted driving leads list of traffic tickets in operation
Signal file photo: Part time crossing guard Fred Mortimer, right, stops traffic on Decoro Drive for students and parents caring umbrellas as they head home from Santa Clarita Elementary School after rain fell on Saugus on Tuesday afternoon. A recent Sheriff's Station operation focused on driving and pedestrian safety DAN WATSON 011916

Distracted driving leads list of traffic tickets in operation

Illegal cell phone use accounted for two-thirds of the citations handed out during a Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station traffic crackdown Wednesday, officials said. Sgt. Scott Shoemaker, who heads the…

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Read more about the article The Dudes are here: Brewery company to open in Santa Clarita
Layla Mitmonovich,2, looks at her cheerios before she throws them into the water at Bridgeport on Saturday. Samie Gebers/The Signal

The Dudes are here: Brewery company to open in Santa Clarita

As the white waves of the mighty Pacific Ocean splash onto the shore across the Pacific Coast Highway, James Shaft and his crew behind the bar hurries to keep up…

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Read more about the article Fire crews knock down Canyon Country RV fire
Los Angeles Country firefighters from stations 104 and 150 work to make entry into a recreational vehicle in the parking lot of Home Depot on Jan. 19, 2018. Georgia Rios/The Signal

Fire crews knock down Canyon Country RV fire

Firefighters dispatched to reports of an RV on fire in a Canyon Country parking lot extinguished the vehicle fire in less than four minutes upon arrival. The fire broke out…

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Read more about the article The Dudes are here: Brewery company to open in Santa Clarita
A pint of Sunshine In a Glass sits on the bar at The Dudes Brewing Company in Huntington Beach. Steve Kiggins/The Signal

The Dudes are here: Brewery company to open in Santa Clarita

As the white waves of the mighty Pacific Ocean splash onto the shore across the Pacific Coast Highway, James Shaft and his crew behind the bar hurries to keep up…

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Read more about the article Volunteers still needed for homeless count
Los Angeles Homeless Services Commissioner Larry Adamson, left, welcomes the dozens of volunteers who registered for a homeless count in Santa Clarita in 2017. Dan Watson/The Signal

Volunteers still needed for homeless count

Officials continue to look for volunteers to help count Santa Clarita Valley’s homeless population later this month as part of the Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count. The count will take…

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Read more about the article South Gate man sentenced to 21 years for killing Newhall man
A shooting investigated in Newhall on the 27700 block of Valle Del Oro, just east of Newhall Avenue.

South Gate man sentenced to 21 years for killing Newhall man

A South Gate man accused of gunning down a man in Newhall in 2016 was sentenced Friday to 21 years in state prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to voluntary manslaughter.…

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Read more about the article Suicide prevention group chief calls gun club’s ideas “a game changer”
Assistant Director of Student Health & Wellness/Mental Health Program and chair of The Santa Clarita Valley Suicide Prevention, Postvention and Wellness Committee, Larry Schallert, talks during a discussion among committee members from different agencies at College of the Canyons in Valencia on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Suicide prevention group chief calls gun club’s ideas “a game changer”

The head of a committee of 20-plus healthcare officials, law enforcement officers and community advocates called a Newhall gun club’s plans to pursue suicide prevention a “game changer.” Larry Schallert,…

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Read more about the article Prep boys basketball notebook: Golden Valley not to be forgotten in Foothill League
Micah McLaurin attempts a dunk during the Golden Valley boys basketball team's practice Tuesday, Dec. 5. Haley Sawyer/The Signal

Prep boys basketball notebook: Golden Valley not to be forgotten in Foothill League

When assessing teams expected to contend for a Foothill League title this season, Golden Valley’s name wasn’t tossed around a whole lot. “Most people had us at the bottom of…

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