Read more about the article TMU Insider: Savage finds focus as pitcher
TMU pitcher Scott Savage has been stellar in his last two outings for the Mustangs. Photo courtesy TMU Athletics

TMU Insider: Savage finds focus as pitcher

  Two-way players, those who hit and pitch, are not uncommon at The Master’s University. You’d only have to hang around Lou Herwaldt Stadium for a series or two to…

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Read more about the article Hart girls basketball alum wins national title with Notre Dame
Former Hart girls basketball player Nicole Benz went from team manager to the NCAA Tournament with Notre Dame this season. Photo courtesy Notre Dame Athletics

Hart girls basketball alum wins national title with Notre Dame

Before warmups began, before she even dribbled a basketball, Nicole Benz was already breathless. Walking onto the court in a Notre Dame jersey in front of a sellout crowd of…

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Read more about the article Family-fun ways to spend spring break in Santa Clarita
FILE PHOTO: Saniya Travenia, 8, tries to dodge kisses from poodle Romeo as she reads a book to him at the Canyon Country Library's Read to Dogs program on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2016. Katharine Lotze/Signal.

Family-fun ways to spend spring break in Santa Clarita

Spring break officially kicked off this week for all five public school districts in the Santa Clarita Valley. Some families are using the free time to travel, while others are…

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Read more about the article Santa Clarita says ‘Thank you’ for CDBG funds
The Santa Clarita community presents California legislators with a "Thank You" certificate on April 2. Crystal Duan/The Signal

Santa Clarita says ‘Thank you’ for CDBG funds

In September 2017, Congressman Steve Knight, R-Palmdale, along with California senators Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris, supported a spending package that retained the CDBG program, increasing funding for the program…

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Read more about the article Bridge to Home closes with plans for program in May, year-round shelter
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Bridge to Home closes with plans for program in May, year-round shelter

Bridge To Home, Santa Clarita’s homeless shelter, closed for the season Saturday, but clients have some resources they can turn to while waiting for the shelter’s reopening in November, officials…

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Read more about the article Santa Clarita Valley schools named 2018 Distinguished Schools
Fourth-graders from Valencia Valley Elementary School unload for their busses and head into the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center in Valencia to watch the Santa Clarita Ballet Company's performance of The Nutcracker Ballet on Wednesday as part of the ballet company's educational outreach program. Dan Watson/The Signal

Santa Clarita Valley schools named 2018 Distinguished Schools

Three schools in the Newhall School District and one school in the Sulphur Springs Union School District were named 2018 California Distinguished Schools Monday. Schools that received the award included…

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Read more about the article COC accepting applications for 2018-19 First Year Promise Program
FILE PHOTO: Members of the 2017 graduating class march in to begin the College of the Canyons commencement ceremony held in the Honor Grove at College of the Canyons in Valencia on June 2. Dan Watson/For the Signal

COC accepting applications for 2018-19 First Year Promise Program

College of the Canyons is now accepting applications for its 2018-19 cohort of First Year Promise Program students. Launched in fall 2017, the First Year Promise Program gives first-year, full-time…

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Read more about the article SCVBJ Tech Awards join CalArts Expo
College of the Canyons' Chris May (3) catches a pop fly during a baseball game against Antelope Valley College on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

SCVBJ Tech Awards join CalArts Expo

The CalArts Expo, which began seven years ago as what Ajay Kapur called a “renegade show” in one of the school’s hallways with about 30 or 40 students, has quickly become a vital piece of the institute’s DNA.

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Read more about the article Hundreds celebrate Easter with the community at Richard Rioux Park
Child gets excited as he tosses a ping pong ball in a cup toss carnival game, during Easter in the Park/ Skylar Barti The Signal

Hundreds celebrate Easter with the community at Richard Rioux Park

Hundreds of people gathered to celebrate Easter at Richard Rioux Park in Stevenson Ranch with a carnival-like atmosphere Sunday. Easter in the Park, hosted by His Way Church, is an…

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Read more about the article Brother of Santa Clarita educational leader passes
Tony Mercado/ Courtesy of Gloria Mercado-Fortine

Brother of Santa Clarita educational leader passes

Tony Mercado, longtime Santa Clarita resident and brother of former school board member Gloria Mercado-Fortine, died from health complications this week. He was 70. Mercado, a retired machinist for Anheuser-Busch,…

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Read more about the article Legendary guitarist Tommy Thayer promotes book in Santa Clarita
Tommy Thayer, David Feiss, Sara Rowe and Sara Niemietz posing before signing books for kids/ Skylar Barti The Signal

Legendary guitarist Tommy Thayer promotes book in Santa Clarita

Legendary guitarist and songwriter Tommy Thayer of the band KISS came to Santa Clarita to promote his latest collaboration. Thayer and author David Feiss held a read/sing-a-long at the Barnes…

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