UPDATE: Forward progress stopped on 3.5-acre brush fire near Sierra Highway

https://www.facebook.com/signalscv/videos/1891241437601509/ Los Angeles County firefighters managed to stop progress on a 3.5 acre brush fire around 1 p.m. Tuesday. The fire broke out near Sierra Highway and Highway 14, fire…

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Read more about the article Board OKs scholarships for ’18 graduating class
The Governing Board of the William S. Hart Union High School District meets Wednesday to discuss matters on its agenda.

Board OKs scholarships for ’18 graduating class

The William S. Hart Union High School District distributed more than $144,000 in scholarships to the members of the district’s 2018 graduating class at its most recent meeting of the…

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Read more about the article Canyon Country Community Center to begin construction early 2019
New Community Center under construction in Canyon Country on the corner of Sierra Highway and Soledad Canyon Tuesday, June 19. Eddy Martinez/The Signal.

Canyon Country Community Center to begin construction early 2019

The city of Santa Clarita is finalizing plans for the new Canyon Country Community Center, which will begin construction in early 2019, city officials said Wednesday. The permanent center would…

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Read more about the article Metrolink invites SCV community to Dump the Pump
Signal File Photo: A Metrolink train passes by the historical marker for Lang Southern Pacific Station in Canyon Country on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2017. Dan Watson/The Signal

Metrolink invites SCV community to Dump the Pump

To remember National Dump the Pump Day on June 21, Metrolink officials are touting travel by train as the best way for long-distance commuters to beat rising gas prices. Gasoline…

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Read more about the article Vikes baseball beats Chaminade, tough decisions ahead
Harms bangs a double off the left field wall in the bottom of the 2nd. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Vikes baseball beats Chaminade, tough decisions ahead

Summer baseball can be fun. For example, the umpires decided to leave in the bottom of the seventh inning in Valencia’s VIBL game against Chaminade on Monday. Vikings catcher Grant…

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Read more about the article TMU Insider: Master’s gym gets new look, baseball alums moving up
The Master's University recently rebranded its gym floor with new graphics, logos and game lines.

TMU Insider: Master’s gym gets new look, baseball alums moving up

When The Master’s University Athletic Director Kelvin Starr saw the refinished playing surface inside TMU’s gymnasium, you might say he was, well, floored. “Could not be happier with how the…

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Read more about the article Sheriff seizes more than 550 firearms in Agua Dulce
Sheriff's officials released the photo above from an operation in Agua Dulce on June 14.

Sheriff seizes more than 550 firearms in Agua Dulce

Following on a tip about a felon who might be in possession of an arsenal, Sheriff’s Station officials investigated a pair or properties and then seized more than 550 firearms…

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Read more about the article Newhall teachers protest during contract negotiations
Teachers in the Newhall School District organized a protest on Monday outside the district office while members of the NTA negotiating team hammered out the details of a potential contract agreement upstairs with district officials.

Newhall teachers protest during contract negotiations

“We need a raise, not just praise,” was the call shouted by about 100 educators at the intersection of Wiley Canyon and Orchard Village roads on Monday. Cars and passers-by…

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Read more about the article Covered California adopts new budget, elects chair
File photo: A representative of Health Care for All, a group that supports a single-payer coverage system, talks to people attending a recent California Democratic Party convention in Sacramento. Photo by Laurel Rosenhall for CALmatters.

Covered California adopts new budget, elects chair

The Board of Directors for state health insurance marketplace Covered California adopted a $350 million budget for its next fiscal year Monday. The budget will emphasize in investing in marketing…

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Read more about the article Keep Hillcrest Green ballot goes out to Hillcrest residents
This screenshot of a Google Maps look at Hillcrest Parkway demonstrates the reduction in landscaping.

Keep Hillcrest Green ballot goes out to Hillcrest residents

Updated to clarify that a "no" vote would result in the elimination of the Hillcrest landscape maintenance district. Ballots were sent out recently to the residents of the Hillcrest area…

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Read more about the article Gentle Barn staff reminds SCV community of Emergency Animal Rescue Service (EARS)
Jay Weiner drives The Gentle Barn foundation's Animal Rescue Service truck and RV Monday, June 18. Eddy Martinez/The Signal.

Gentle Barn staff reminds SCV community of Emergency Animal Rescue Service (EARS)

As fire season bears down on Santa Clarita, the Gentle Barn EARS program has some reminders for farm animal owners in the Santa Clarita Valley. The Gentle Barn is a…

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