Read more about the article COC Insider: Cougar bats still hot; basketball players honored
College of the Canyons freshman Kayla Yamane finished 2-for-3 with a double, a run and three RBIs to help the Cougars defeat West L.A College 15-3 at Whitten Field on Thursday. COC has now won three straight and is tied for first in Western State Conference (WSC), East Division. Jesse Muñoz/COC Sports Information Director

COC Insider: Cougar bats still hot; basketball players honored

By Jesse Munoz For The Signal More than a week has passed since College of the Canyons plated a season-high 19 runs in a home win vs. L.A. Valley, but…

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Read more about the article Jacob P. Miller – USMC Afghanistan War Veteran – Saugus Resident
Jacob P. Miller at Left at Mud Hut. Courtesy photo

Jacob P. Miller – USMC Afghanistan War Veteran – Saugus Resident

Uncle Leo Thanks to my good friend and local Army Veteran Leo Miller, I recently learned about his nephew Jacob Paul Miller’s combat service in Afghanistan. Jake and I met…

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Read more about the article Cleanup officials say Whittaker-Bermite to be cleared by year’s end
Signal file photo Empty dump trucks pull into a soil treatment area to pick up clean dirt as viewed on tour of the cleanup efforts of the Whittaker-Bermite site in Valencia in October 2016. Dan Watson/The Signal

Cleanup officials say Whittaker-Bermite to be cleared by year’s end

The cleanup of close to 1,000 acres of contaminated soil at Whittaker-Bermite is still on track to wrap up by year’s end, with just a dozen isolated pockets needing particular…

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Read more about the article Canyon boys basketball coach Alex Dunwoody resigns
Canyon High School boys basketball coach Alex Dunwoody passes the ball to a player during a drill at practice on Monday. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Canyon boys basketball coach Alex Dunwoody resigns

For the second time in as many days, a Santa Clarita Valley prep boys basketball coach stepped down from his post. Canyon coach Alex Dunwoody announced his resignation Thursday, citing…

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Read more about the article Sanitation officials green light Newhall Ranch sewer connection
Proposed site of Newhall Ranch development, looking southeast state Route 126 in Castaic. Dan Watson/The Signal.

Sanitation officials green light Newhall Ranch sewer connection

  Developers building 21,000 homes for Newhall Ranch can start installing pipes to connect the first of those homes to the Santa Clarita Valley sewer system following a decision Thursday…

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Read more about the article L.A. robbery suspect detained at Henry Mayo
At Wolf's Towing yard, Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station deputies guard a vehicle allegedly involved in a Sylmar robbery on Thursday, March 8, 2018. Austin Dave/The Signal

L.A. robbery suspect detained at Henry Mayo

Police officers tracked down two men across L.A. County after two L.A. robbery suspects crashed their car in Santa Clarita on Thursday. The initial robbery occurred around 11 a.m., near…

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Read more about the article ‘Seasoned Bandit’ admits to four bank robberies, signs plea deal
surveillance photo of suspected PT Cruiser Bandit. courtesy photo of LASD

‘Seasoned Bandit’ admits to four bank robberies, signs plea deal

  The “Seasoned Bandit” signed a plea deal with prosecutors admitting he robbed four banks, according to federal prosecutors Monday. James Allen Hayes, who won the lottery back in 1998…

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Read more about the article Fair Oaks students explore careers through ‘passion projects’
Sixth grade students in Ken Newton’s class listen to Amy Wiese, community benefit manager for Kaiser Permanente, during a Career Day Panel at Fair Oaks Ranch Community School on Thursday, March 8, 2018. Christina Cox/The Signal

Fair Oaks students explore careers through ‘passion projects’

A Kaiser Permanente doctor, a senior writer for “Entertainment Weekly” and a CEO of T.S. Restaurants are a few of the professionals sharing their “passion projects” with sixth-graders students in…

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Read more about the article Coroner’s report shows alcohol involved in last year’s double fatal crash
A memorial sits near the site of where Collin Gore and Joel Godfrey died in a head-on collision on McBean Parkway near Decoro Drive on Monday night. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Coroner’s report shows alcohol involved in last year’s double fatal crash

A 34-year-old man, one of two drivers killed in a traffic collision last summer, was intoxicated at the time of the fatal crash, according to a coroner’s report obtained by…

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Read more about the article Volunteers wanted for 25th annual Cowboy Festival
Joey Rocketshoes Dillon and David Thornbury show off their cowboy skills during the 24th annual Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival at William S. Hart Regional Park in Old Town Newhall on Saturday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Volunteers wanted for 25th annual Cowboy Festival

The 25th annual Cowboy festival is searching for volunteers to help put on the “wildest weekend in the West”. Men, women and children 10 years and older are invited to…

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