Read more about the article Absences raise questions for Castaic Town Council
Castaic Area Town Council members sit at a meeting on April 18, 2018, in this Signal file photo.

Absences raise questions for Castaic Town Council

A Castaic Area Town Council member has been absent from multiple consecutive meetings, raising questions from the community about whether he should step down. Councilman Jim Idleman, who represents Region…

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Read more about the article Senate-approved Wilk measure draws attention to rare pediatric cancer
Senator Scott Wilk of the 21st district.

Senate-approved Wilk measure draws attention to rare pediatric cancer

The California Senate unanimously approved on Friday, a measure by Senator Scott Wilk, R-Antelope Valley, declaring May 17 Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) Day. DIPG is a malignant brain tumor…

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Read more about the article Valencia softball picks up first-round playoff win over Vista Murrieta
Valencia softball's Kelia Paragas celebrates a play in the Vikings' CIF-Southern Section first-round playoff game against Vista Murrieta at Valencia on Thursday. Haley Sawyer/The Signal

Valencia softball picks up first-round playoff win over Vista Murrieta

Ahead of a CIF-Southern Section Division 1 first-round playoff game on Thursday, Valencia softball freshman Lani Paragas was admittedly nervous. “Me and Emma (Bramson), because we’re the freshmen, we’ve never…

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Read more about the article Welcome to Gnome Island – Castaic’s (secret) place of enchantment
Tiny figure at "Gnome Island" in Castaic. photo by Ryan Mancini, The Signal.

Welcome to Gnome Island – Castaic’s (secret) place of enchantment

The residents of Castaic call it “Gnome Island.” And, on Gnome Island, a patch of green set inside the roundabout on Hasley Canyon Road, decorative garden gnomes not quite knee-high…

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Read more about the article State audit of water rates request submitted by Wilk, Lackey approved
Signal file photo of the state's Capitol building in Sacramento

State audit of water rates request submitted by Wilk, Lackey approved

The California Joint Legislative Audit Committee approved Thursday a joint request by State Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Antelope Valley, and Assemblyman Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale, to audit the California Public Utilities Commission…

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Read more about the article SCV stakeholders speak on homelessness at Newhall Library
The Old Town Newhall library. Dan Watson/The Signal

SCV stakeholders speak on homelessness at Newhall Library

Santa Clarita Valley service providers and city officials met Thursday at the Old Town Newhall Library morning to speak on how to combat the issue of homelessness. Discussions centered on…

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Read more about the article Weekly Blood Donation Opportunities May 17
FILE PHOTO: Onsite nurse Brandy Cole check in Les Robinson before he donates blood at The Sanctuary Church Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016. Samie Gebers/ The Signal

Weekly Blood Donation Opportunities May 17

Blood Donation Opportunities   Because emergency situations are unpredictable, the American Red Cross needs regular donations to help ensure that blood products are available for patients at a moment’s notice.…

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Read more about the article Classified staff, Hart locked in labor negotiations
A group of CSEA union members gathered Wednesday to inform the governing board of the William S. Hart Union High School District about the difficulties classified personnel are having with a rising cost of living and insurance.

Classified staff, Hart locked in labor negotiations

Citing “years” without a cost of living raise and that some employees have at least two jobs, Hart district’s classified staff organized a large gathering at the district office prior…

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