Read more about the article SUSD board approves 4 layoffs, reduces hours of 37 employees
Saugus Union School District Asst. Sup. of Business Nick Heinlein explains analysis of the district's budget to a group of parents and staff at Bridgeport Elementary. Austin Dave/The Signal

SUSD board approves 4 layoffs, reduces hours of 37 employees

The Saugus Union School District board of trustees approved the reduced hours for 37 positions and the layoffs of four others on Tuesday. The board adopted and approved Resolution 2018-19…

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Read more about the article Valencia boys tennis finish undefeated Foothill League season with win at Golden Valley
Valencia's Gabriel Chavez unleashes a backhand in a matchup with Golden Valley at Golden Valley High School Thursday afternoon. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Valencia boys tennis finish undefeated Foothill League season with win at Golden Valley

The Valencia boys tennis team concluded the Foothill League season on Thursday undefeated in more ways than one. The Vikings beat Golden Valley on the road 18-0 and finished the…

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Read more about the article Saugus baseball keeps Hart at bay for second league win in a row
Saugus baseball's Tyler Hovey safely slides into second base as Hart's Rocco Saldivar catches the ball in a Foothill League game at Hart High School on Thursday. Haley Sawyer/The Signal

Saugus baseball keeps Hart at bay for second league win in a row

Saugus shortstop Hewitt Grissom snatched up a ground ball put into play by Hart’s Isaac Kim. He made the throw to Hayden Trowbridge at second to get Kendall Thomas out,…

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Read more about the article Canyon boys volleyball keep playoff hopes alive with win over Golden Valley
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Canyon boys volleyball keep playoff hopes alive with win over Golden Valley

With the possibility of finishing the season with a winning percentage of .500 or better and the chance of making it into the Division 4 playoffs as an at-large bid,…

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Read more about the article Foothill League track athletes prepare for league finals with strong showing at prelims
Jeremiah Rasmussen of Hart, left, edges Daniel Rush of Golden Valley to win the varsity boys 1600-meter at COC on Thursday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Foothill League track athletes prepare for league finals with strong showing at prelims

All six Foothill League track and field teams were on hand at College of the Canyons on a hot and sunny Thursday afternoon for the annual Foothill League prelims. Excitement…

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Read more about the article D.A. declines to file charges in school board member threat case
SIGNAL FILE PHOTO: David Barlavi speaks at the Saugus Election forum held in James Foster Elementary School Thursday, September 13, 2018. Eddy Martinez/The Signal.

D.A. declines to file charges in school board member threat case

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office decided to not file formal charges against the alleged parties in a criminal complaint filed by Saugus Union School District board member David…

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Read more about the article Fentanyl is ‘heroin on steroids’ — and is in SCV
Cary Quashen (right) drives Nicole Norwood to rehab from the hospital . Signal Photo, Austin Dave.

Fentanyl is ‘heroin on steroids’ — and is in SCV

Nicole Norwood grew up as a fairly average youth in the Santa Clarita Valley, she said. She occasionally drank beer and smoked a bit of pot. But her life began…

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Read more about the article Deputies rescue homeless woman found living in culvert
Deputies in the process of rescuing homeless woman.

Deputies rescue homeless woman found living in culvert

Sheriff’s deputies, including specially trained members of the Sheriff’s Department’s Mental Evaluation Team, rescued a homeless woman found huddled in a culvert on Wednesday. Deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley…

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Read more about the article Affordable housing helps veteran start clothing company
Tommy Martin's family moved into a community for veterans along Centre Pointe Parkway in Saugus two years ago. Austin Dave/The Signal

Affordable housing helps veteran start clothing company

Tommy Martin served in the U.S. Army for six years before moving to California from Florida. “I just wanted something different from where I grew up,” Martin said. He then…

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Read more about the article Zonta Club of SCV continues LifeForward workshop series
Detective Ray Bercini discusses human trafficking at the Life Forward workshop at Savia Community Center on Saturday, September 22, 2018. Ryan Mancini/The Signal

Zonta Club of SCV continues LifeForward workshop series

The Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley is set to host the latest in their free LifeForward workshop series on Saturday, April 27, which will focus on ways to overcome…

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College of the Canyons celebrates completion of new Valencia parking structure

College of the Canyons celebrated the recent opening of its new $21 million, three-level parking structure with a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday. City Councilwoman Laurene Weste and representatives who attended…

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Read more about the article UPDATE: Four injured in Highway 14 crash
California Highway Patrol officers investigate a multi-car crash on the northbound State Route 14 in Canyon Country near the Via Princessa onramp. Cory Rubin/The Signal

UPDATE: Four injured in Highway 14 crash

Close to a dozen people were hurt including four who were taken to the hospital following a four-vehicle pileup in the northbound lanes of Highway 14 near Via Princessa shortly…

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