Yearly Archives: 2018
Read more about the article Women discuss getting ahead in industry
From left: Nicky Dare, Vivica A. Fox, Sarah Chamberlain and Gloria Mercado-Fortine discuss empowering the female business community in Santa Clarita while moderator Tami Edwards looks on at the Women2Women event held at the Hyatt Regency Valencia Tuesday night.

Women discuss getting ahead in industry

Santa Clarita women attended a networking reception and panel Tuesday night geared toward empowering themselves in the workplace. Women2Women, an international young women’s leadership program, brought its tour to the…

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Read more about the article Mustangs men’s basketball primed for new challenges
TMU’s Hansel Atencia (4) starred on Colombia’s national team this summer in a FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifier. Atencia, a rising senior, is expected to be a centerpiece of the Mustangs’ 2018-19 team. Courtesy TMU Athletics/Darcy Brown

Mustangs men’s basketball primed for new challenges

The sidewalks roll up pretty early in Newhall, especially during the week. Local businesses close for the day and traffic slows down around 8 p.m. But there’s a small crevice…

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Read more about the article Hart district seeks oversight committee members
A group stands on the stage of the Saugus High School Performing Arts Center during a tour to view progress during construction in Saugus on Thursday. Dan Watson/For The Signal

Hart district seeks oversight committee members

The William S. Hart Union High School District is in need of two new members for its Measure SA Citizens’ Oversight Committee. Measure SA is a $300 million bond that…

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Read more about the article Hart tennis edges Windward in CIF-SS Division 3 wild-card match
Hart girls tennis’ Cameron Schwartz returns a hit in a CIF-Southern Section Division 3 Wild Card match against Windward at Hart on Tuesday. Haley Sawyer/The Signal

Hart tennis edges Windward in CIF-SS Division 3 wild-card match

Tension was building off of the courts, as spectators and coaches knew the magnitude of the set taking place at Hart High School on Tuesday afternoon. Hart’s Cameron Schwartz was…

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Read more about the article Drug Task Force unveiled amid fatal overdose investigation
Sheriff's Detective Bill Velek searches an older model Honda Civic Hybrid at the scene of a suspected fatal drug overdose near Spruce Street and 12th Street in Newhall. Austin Dave/The Signal

Drug Task Force unveiled amid fatal overdose investigation

Members of a new specialized federal drug task force began investigating the apparent drug overdose death of a man in Newhall on Tuesday. The deceased man, whose identity has not…

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Read more about the article Candy buy-back set for Thursday
Volunteers and staff work to sort candy at Santa Clarita Advanced Dentistry in Valencia during the office's annual candy buy back program. The office pays for Halloween candy by the pound, and sends the sweets to the troops. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Candy buy-back set for Thursday

Two schools in the Santa Clarita Valley will have a chance to earn a $500 donation by participating in the 10th annual Operation Gratitude: Halloween Candy Buy Back event, which…

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Read more about the article VIA awards businesses at 2018 Monster BASH
Lindsay and Brian Schlick of Schlick Art receive VIA Rising Star Award at the 2018 VIA Monster BASH event on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018. Tammy Murga/ The Signal

VIA awards businesses at 2018 Monster BASH

If it weren’t for the bedazzled masks, funky wigs and spooky fangs, you probably wouldn’t have recognized several dignitaries representing Santa Clarita Valley businesses Friday for this year’s VIA Monster…

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Read more about the article SCV students partner with Thirst Project to help end worldwide water crisis
Castaic Middle School students and other schools across the Santa Clarita Valley start a recycling start to help fund for a water well project with Thirst Project in Swaziland, Africa. Courtesy Photo.

SCV students partner with Thirst Project to help end worldwide water crisis

Young voices matter — that’s what several students of Drug Free Youth in the Santa Clarita Valley heard to help set the foundation of their project that focuses on ending…

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Read more about the article GO Jazz Big Band to perform at West Ranch High School Theater
Steve Lively, the GO Jazz Big Band's lead vocalist, performs. Image courtesy of GO Jazz Big Band

GO Jazz Big Band to perform at West Ranch High School Theater

A local jazz band will show off their talents, via color and sound, in Stevenson Ranch next month. The GO Jazz Big Band is set for a Nov. 18 performance…

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Read more about the article Stern-backed VoteSure initiative launches
Senator Henry Stern (front) talks about Senate Bill 702 beside Assembly members Monique Limon, Todd Gloria and Laura Friedman. Courtesy of Senate Photographer Lorie Shelley.

Stern-backed VoteSure initiative launches

A public education campaign to increase voter awareness about election misinformation launched Monday. Championed by Sen. Henry Stern, D-Canoga Park, the campaign launched its web portal VoteSure.sos.ca.gov, which consolidates voter…

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Read more about the article SCV residents host vigil for synagogue shooting victims at Marketplace Park
Dozens gather in Valencia for a candlelight vigil in honor of the victims of the mass shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh. Cory Rubin/The Signal

SCV residents host vigil for synagogue shooting victims at Marketplace Park

In paying their respects to the lives lost at the mass shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday, Santa Clarita residents joined in solidarity with a candlelight community vigil…

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