Read more about the article David Hegg: The secular malaise
David Hegg is senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church and a Santa Clarita resident. "Ethically Speaking" runs Saturdays in The Signal.

David Hegg: The secular malaise

In his monumental work A Secular Age, Charles Taylor explores the shift in society from what he calls the “porous self” to the “buffered self.” No, he’s not talking about…

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Read more about the article Trinity baseball well-prepared for CIF-SS championship game
Trinity's baseball team huddles up in a game against Upland Christian Academy on Friday, May 25. The Knights were able to defeat The Eagles 5-2 scoring late in the 6th inning after a slow start. Eddy Martinez/The Signal.

Trinity baseball well-prepared for CIF-SS championship game

The day before a CIF-Southern Section championship game, there are myriad preparations a team could go through – from choosing a pitcher to nursing injuries to studying film. But Trinity…

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Read more about the article Kevin Eliason: Priorities of politics
Signal file photo. Voters cast their ballots at the Bouquet Canyon Church in Saugus on in the June 2016 election. KATHARINE LOTZE/Signal.

Kevin Eliason: Priorities of politics

I know we have all asked this before but I need to ask it one more time because I am just fuming mad at what has become political waste. If…

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Read more about the article Planning takes another look at city’s east side
Eastside Annexation on Soledad Canyon Rd. Eddy Martinez/The SIgnal.

Planning takes another look at city’s east side

Santa Clarita’s Planning Commission plans Tuesday to discuss an annexation that no longer includes land from Cemex. Previously, the council tried to annex land to which Cemex had disputed mineral…

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Read more about the article CalArts students open art show in L.A.
Titled “Rattlesnake Bells in the Desert,” the show is curated by Daniela Lieja Quintanar of the Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions and attempts to showcase a range of mediums, including digital art, photography and multimedia. The pictured artwork, going clockwise from the top left, is titled, "Hawking," by brd, "Exposing Brains," by Gabby Rosenberg, "Talking No Bodies," by Gabby Rosenberg and "Anthropocenic Diorama #1: post-Psychic earthquake," by Carolina Hicks. (Courtesy Art by Sydney Mills)

CalArts students open art show in L.A.

The California Institute of the Arts’ 2018 graduating Master of Fine Arts student art show opened on Friday at The Box in Los Angeles. The show, which runs until June…

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Read more about the article Two Modesto men busted for trying to sell drugs in SCV, allegedly
LASD car. Signal file photo.

Two Modesto men busted for trying to sell drugs in SCV, allegedly

Deputies arrested two out-of-town men on suspicion of transporting and selling a controlled substance in the Santa Clarita Valley. Early Wednesday morning, shortly before 4:45 a.m., deputies with the Santa…

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Convict who led cops on 2016 chase along train tracks, arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm

  A man sentenced to prison two years ago for fleeing a peace officer’s motor vehicle after he drove along Metrolink train tracks to get away, was arrested Thursday on…

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Read more about the article UPDATE: Drug and weapons bust carried out at Castaic apartment complex
Drug-sniffing dog used in drugbust. Signal photo by Austin Dave.

UPDATE: Drug and weapons bust carried out at Castaic apartment complex

An apartment complex in Castaic was the scene of a multi-jurisdictional drug and weapons bust Friday undertaken by members of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Los Angeles Police Department.…

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Read more about the article Stern bill with gun restrictions for juvenile offenders passes Senate
Henry Stern, 27th District State Senator. Courtesy photo

Stern bill with gun restrictions for juvenile offenders passes Senate

The state Senate unanimously approved Senate Bill 1281, the Juvenile Gun Safety Act by Sen. Henry Stern, D-Canoga Park, on Thursday. The bill, supported by law enforcement and student activist…

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Read more about the article COC’s largest class celebrates graduation day
Graduates from College of the Canyons gathered together in the Honor Grove on June 1 for their commencement ceremony. Eddy Martinez/The Signal.

COC’s largest class celebrates graduation day

Members of the largest graduating class in the 48-year history of College of the Canyons gathered in the Honor Grove at Friday’s commencement ceremony to celebrate an important academic milestone.…

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Read more about the article Santa Clarita brings back swing for the summer
Shirley Farrant and Darrell Beck smile for the camera in the midst of a round dance session held by the Sierra Hillbillies Square and Round Dance Club at the SCV Senior Center in Newhall on Sunday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Santa Clarita brings back swing for the summer

Santa Clarita's parks and recreation team is welcoming swing dance to the Canyon Country Community Center. “Swing into Summer” will be held Saturday, June 9, from 6-9 p.m. at the…

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