Read more about the article IFC Celebrates 5th Christmas Banquet
IFC Board members and their families pose with Councilman Bob Kellar at the 5th Annual IFC Christmas Banquet. Courtesy photo

IFC Celebrates 5th Christmas Banquet

By Sam Gorlla, Santa Clarita Contributor   International Friendship Center held its 5th annual Christmas Celebration event last month on December 9th at the Newhall Community Center. The event, open…

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Read more about the article Canyon defense suffocates Valencia in CIF-SS final rematch
Valencia's Tiana Beale (14) drives towards the basket as Canyon's Selasi Mawugbe (13) guards her at Valencia on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Canyon defense suffocates Valencia in CIF-SS final rematch

By Erik Boal For The Signal   As if 10 months of anticipation, inspiration and motivation weren’t enough to have the Canyon girls basketball team prepared for Tuesday’s first-place showdown…

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Foothill League boys hoops roundup: Saugus sophomores take control to take down Hart

At a summer tournament in Santa Barbara, Saugus coach Alfredo Manzano recalls sitting down his plethora of talented sophomores, outlining their importance in sending the team’s senior class out on…

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Foothill League boys soccer roundup: Hart boys soccer scores late goal for win over Saugus

Eight minutes felt like an eternity for Hart boys soccer on Tuesday afternoon. Due to the number of injuries in the Indians’ game against Saugus, that’s how long stoppage time…

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Read more about the article Santa Clarita family forced from home by fire, struggles each day
Carmen Navarro and her sons Jesus and Diego Cruz walk at Golden Valley Park in Santa Clarita on Jan. 23, 2017. The family is battling to return to their home after a fire damaged their apartment. Austin Dave/The Signal

Santa Clarita family forced from home by fire, struggles each day

A lot of people struggle to make ends meet in the Santa Clarita Valley, but few share the enormity of Carmen Navarro’s struggle – forced from her home by fire…

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Read more about the article Foothill League girls soccer roundup: Hart gets revenge with win over Saugus
Hart’s Taylor Moorehead (9) passes the ball down field as Saugus’s Brooke Chambers (9) follows close behind on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Foothill League girls soccer roundup: Hart gets revenge with win over Saugus

Through over two hours of combined play this season, the Hart and Saugus girls soccer teams had yet to find the back of the net against each other. The Foothill…

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Read more about the article New pedestrian bridge, traffic improvements to begin on Sierra Highway
A new pre-fabricated steel truss pedestrian bridge across McBean Parkway between Gamble House Court and Arroyo Park Drive, starting on Friday. The previous bridge was aged and decayed. Photo courtesy of the city of Santa Clarita

New pedestrian bridge, traffic improvements to begin on Sierra Highway

Starting on Monday, January 29, 2018, the City of Santa Clarita will begin work on a federally-funded project which includes the installation of a pre-fabricated steel truss pedestrian bridge over…

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Read more about the article COC implements new solutions to ease parking concerns
An aerial photo of the College of the Canyons Valencia Campus in March 2015. Courtesy of COC

COC implements new solutions to ease parking concerns

As College of the Canyons begins construction work on both of its campuses, the college is implementing new solutions to fulfill its students’ parking demands. This spring, COC is expected…

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Read more about the article Santa Clarita reports more than $12M in costs for Cemex fight
The Cemex mining site in Canyon Country. Dan Watson/The Signal

Santa Clarita reports more than $12M in costs for Cemex fight

The city of Santa Clarita has spent approximately $12.15 million in fighting Cemex, the company hoping to excavate millions of tons of sand and gravel from an area just outside…

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Read more about the article Detectives examine possible murder-suicide motives
A shrine honoring the victimes of Friday's murder-suicide lies on the corner of Startree and Bottletree lane in Saugus, Calif. Ryan Painter/The Signal.

Detectives examine possible murder-suicide motives

Homicide detectives know who killed the Birnkrant family, but no one knows why the patriarch of that Saugus family did it. Michael Joseph Birnkrant, born Dec. 12, 1966, shot and…

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