Read more about the article SCV athletes battle it out in Boys & Girls Club championship
Stephen Colvard shoots a free throw in a game of basketball. The Boy's and Girl's club basketball championship took place Thursday, May 24 at the Newhall Clubhouse. Eddy Martinez/The Signal.

SCV athletes battle it out in Boys & Girls Club championship

In the Santa Clarita Valley Boys & Girls Club Basketball Championship, the Valencia Boys & Girls club team traveled to Newhall to take on the Newhall Bulls at the Boys…

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Read more about the article Hart boys golf’s Scheller ends playoff journey
Hart's Jess Scheller watches his drive after teeing off at the first hole of the final Foothill League boys golf meet at The Players Club Valencia on Thursday, April 27, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Hart boys golf’s Scheller ends playoff journey

Throughout Jess Scheller’s appearance in the CIF/SCGA Southern State Regional Championship on Thursday, the Hart boys golf team kept track of almost every move through a group chat. “While he’s…

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Read more about the article Board of Supervisors meeting to discuss veterans with mental illness, domestic violence shelter provisions
Los Angeles County Fifth District Supervisor Kathryn Barger speaks at the SCVEDC's Economic Outlook on Thursday at TPC Valencia. Submitted photo

Board of Supervisors meeting to discuss veterans with mental illness, domestic violence shelter provisions

Next Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting will commence at 1 p.m. due to the Memorial Day holiday. The meeting plans to cover using $15 million to help homeless veterans with…

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Read more about the article SCV officials show support, solidarity with Armenian people
The replica of the Sardarabad monument looms at Eternal Valley Memorial Park/ Ryan Mancini The Signal

SCV officials show support, solidarity with Armenian people

Congressman Steve Knight, R-Palmdale, joined the Congressional Armenian Caucus on Thursday. The 114-member bipartisan group is in association with the Armenian National Committee of America and coordinates advocacy for stronger…

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Read more about the article Santa Clarita ranked 182nd nationally for job opportunities, receives state recognition
A rendering of the College of the Canyons Valencia Campus parking structure shows what it will look like from the side facing Cougar Stadium. It will accommodate 1,659 cars, including 50 charging stations for electric vehicles. It is scheduled to open in February 2019.

Santa Clarita ranked 182nd nationally for job opportunities, receives state recognition

Although the city was ranked last in a national study of job opportunities for new college graduates, 18 of Santa Clarita’s College of the Canyons’ college career education programs were…

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Read more about the article Planners discuss building roads and highways for 19,000 homes near Gorman
Snow on hills near Gorman in February. photo by Jeff Zimmerman, for The Signal.

Planners discuss building roads and highways for 19,000 homes near Gorman

Road specialists got together Thursday to talk about adding major highways – and secondary highways – in response to plans to build more than 19,000 homes near Gorman. Although the…

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Read more about the article UPDATE: Burning garbage in trash truck dumped on street
Firefighters from Station 132 work to foam down smoldering garbage dumped in the middle of Shadow Pines Boulevard after a trash truck caught fire on Thursday, May 24, 2018. Austin Dave/The Signal

UPDATE: Burning garbage in trash truck dumped on street

A trash truck driver dumped a burning heap of trash onto a suburban street in the Shadow Pines neighborhood Thursday, leaving a small mountain of foam-covered garbage for firefighters to…

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Read more about the article Castaic’s Hillcrest residents should expect ballot for landscaping fee soon
This screenshot of a Google Maps look at Hillcrest Parkway demonstrates the reduction in landscaping.

Castaic’s Hillcrest residents should expect ballot for landscaping fee soon

Residents of the Hillcrest area of Castaic should soon see a ballot in the mail regarding their landscaping concerns, county officials said Wednesday. The word comes about a year after…

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Read more about the article Tax rate to pay for State Water Project likely to remain unchanged
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Tax rate to pay for State Water Project likely to remain unchanged

Whatever you paid for water infrastructure last year is what you’re likely to pay for water infrastructure this coming year. Members of the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency’s Budget &…

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Read more about the article A seed of activism at Valencia High
Valencia's Natlie Hussein , Megan Meacham, and Moises Haynes prepare soil for the new seeds being planted on Wednesday, May 23. Students from Valencia High School plan on growing new trees to replace the ones that were recently vandalized. Eddy Martinez/The Signal.

A seed of activism at Valencia High

Recent vandalism attacks at two high schools in the Hart district have planted a seed of activism among Valencia High students. At least a dozen campus buildings at Saugus High…

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