Read more about the article Circus Vargas raises tent, opening night scheduled for Thursday
Crew members tighten the guide wires as they raise the big top of the Circus Vargas main tent in the Westfield Valencia Town Center parking lot in Valencia on Tuesday.

Circus Vargas raises tent, opening night scheduled for Thursday

The tent-raising of Circus Vargas started at 10 a.m. Tuesday in a Westfield Valencia Town Center parking lot, as workers put down stakes and raised the fabric to assemble the…

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Read more about the article City Council weighs in on proposed homeless shelter in Tesoro Del Valle Project
TimBen Boydston, a former Santa Clarita councilman and current City Council candidate, among the speakers at the Oct. 23, 2018 City Council meeting. Tammy Murga/ The Signal

City Council weighs in on proposed homeless shelter in Tesoro Del Valle Project

The Santa Clarita City Council weighed in Tuesday on the L.A. County Regional Planning Commission’s consideration of adding a homeless shelter to the Tesoro Del Valle Project — a shelter…

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Read more about the article DEA’s annual Drug Take Back set for this Saturday
A Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff Station detective holds drug paraphernalia.

DEA’s annual Drug Take Back set for this Saturday

Agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration have scheduled their annual National Drug Take Back Day for this Saturday. Law enforcement officials said it’s a chance for SCV residents to scale…

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Read more about the article Parks Bureau deputies arrest two, seize guns, drugs
Items seized by Parks Bureau deputies. photo courtesy SCV Sheriff's Station.

Parks Bureau deputies arrest two, seize guns, drugs

  Another traffic stop led to another seizure of firearms by Sheriff’s Department officials this week. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Parks Bureau deputies reported finding a cache of guns…

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Read more about the article Voodoo Vinyl record store to open Newhall location
Nephew, Shaine Plummer carries a box of vintage vinyl records to be put on display for sale at Voodoo Vinyl in Newhall on Wednesday. (Photo by Dan Watson)

Voodoo Vinyl record store to open Newhall location

Even after three generations, this music-loving family’s motto, “Analog is life, digital is lifeless,” still holds steady, and it’s evident the second you step into their soon-to-open Newhall business. Voodoo…

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Read more about the article Fosters Freeze on Soledad Canyon Road to close end of October
Fosters Freeze on Soledad Canyon Road in Santa Clarita. (Photo by Dan Watson)

Fosters Freeze on Soledad Canyon Road to close end of October

Customers have until Sunday, Oct. 28 to indulge in burgers and shakes from Fosters Freeze in Soledad Canyon Road before it shuts down after more than 20 years in service.…

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Read more about the article Tip of the Week: Safely Using Hiking Trails
Dan Watson Community Hiking Club Executive Director Dianne Erskine-Hellrigel climbs onto the "pyramid", a piece of the concrete dam that was rolled several hundred yards downstream after the break on March 12, 1928. 030615

Tip of the Week: Safely Using Hiking Trails

The Santa Clarita Valley offers many great trails and open spaces for hiking, mountain biking, and horse riding. When using these trails, we all need to take precautions to assure…

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Read more about the article Prep notebook: Hart back in polls after big win
Hart quarterback Zach Johnson (16) passes incomplete into the end zone against West Ranch at College of the Canyons on Friday, October 19, 2018. (Photo by Dan Watson)

Prep notebook: Hart back in polls after big win

Another week of action in the books brings new results in the CIF-Southern Section polls, with one Foothill League team making its way back into the rankings. After handing West…

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Read more about the article Acosta among top spenders of Assembly-allocated budget
Assemblyman Dante Acosta speaks about this new bill that would support foster children at a press conference at College of the Canyons on Friday, May 12, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Acosta among top spenders of Assembly-allocated budget

The office of Assemblyman Dante Acosta, R-Santa Clarita, had the highest total expenditures out of all the California Assembly members’ offices this year, according to state documents. Acosta’s total expenditures…

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