Read more about the article Big rig crash in Castaic spills diesel, snarls morning commute
A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Big rig crash in Castaic spills diesel, snarls morning commute

  A big rig crash in Castaic sent diesel across 300 feet of Interstate 5 on Wednesday morning . The single-vehicle traffic collision occurred shortly after 5:50 a.m. on the…

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Read more about the article Live Oak principal retires after four decades in education
Live Oak Elementary School principal Cynthia Seamands poses for a picture at the school in Castaic on Thursday, March 29, 2018. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Live Oak principal retires after four decades in education

After decades of service to the Castaic Union School District and to education, Live Oak Elementary School Principal Cynthia Seamands plans to retire at the end of this school year.…

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Read more about the article Subject of Signal heroin series arrested on misdemeanor drug charge
James "Kenny" Fusca smiles as Cary Quashen promises him a job if he remains sober for a year. Fusca said, after his three-month stint in jail, that he wants to spend his life helping people. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Subject of Signal heroin series arrested on misdemeanor drug charge

The young man at the center of a series published by The Signal about the rehabilitation of a heroin addict was arrested recently on a drug-related charge. James Kenneth Fusca,…

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Read more about the article 2018 All-SCV boys soccer
Hart sophmore Lawrence Luna (29) poses for a photo at the College of the Canyons soccer field in Valencia on Tuesday, April 3, 2018. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

2018 All-SCV boys soccer

Hart boys soccer’s Lawrence Luna is never short on motivation to score, but this season, that motivation took an interesting form. “One of my friends ... said if I score…

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Read more about the article SCV residents reflect on MLK’s legacy 50 years after assassination
King was a primary leader of peaceful protests throughout the South and instrumental in the passage of civil and voting rights legislation for black Americans.

SCV residents reflect on MLK’s legacy 50 years after assassination

Santa Clarita residents said they have been positively affected by the work of prominent civil rights movement leader Martin Luther King Jr., who was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, 50 years…

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Read more about the article 50 years later: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. continues to affect our lives
King was a primary leader of peaceful protests throughout the South and instrumental in the passage of civil and voting rights legislation for black Americans.

50 years later: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. continues to affect our lives

“Here comes that dreamer. Come now, let’s kill him…” Genesis 37:19-20a. Perhaps that is what the assassin was thinking when he pulled the trigger on April 4, 1968. The unjust…

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Read more about the article Planning Commission approves new cell tower locations
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Planning Commission approves new cell tower locations

The Planning Commission unanimously approved cell service towers for AT&T and Verizon Wireless on Tuesday with minor modifications to the proposals. The commission added conditions to include aesthetic landscaping, such…

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