How you can help Valencia softball and baseball raise awareness for ALS

For a while, four different Valencia student-athletes were feeling fairly isolated in their experiences with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). “I thought I was the only person affected by it, but…

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Read more about the article Local residents raise a toast to National Beer Day
Guests eat and drink at Wolf Creek Brewery's 22nd anniversary celebration, which closed out on National Beer Day. Ryan Mancini/The Signal

Local residents raise a toast to National Beer Day

Across the Santa Clarita Valley, residents and businesses celebrated National Beer Day in their own ways Sunday. Citrus or Sour Cameron Taylor and his wife, Olivia, stopped by The Backyard…

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Read more about the article Wilk ‘transparency bill’ clears another hurdle
Senator Scott Wilk of the 21st district.

Wilk ‘transparency bill’ clears another hurdle

Looking to address concerns about transparency for state agencies, the Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously approved Senate Bill 53 by Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita. Wilk said the legislation was authored…

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Read more about the article Friendly Valley’s Little Theater dances and sings to timeless songs
Performers dance a hula routine to Don Ho's "Tiny Bubbles" at the Friendly Valley's "A Good Time Musical Extravaganza." Matt Fernandez/The Signal

Friendly Valley’s Little Theater dances and sings to timeless songs

The Friendly Valley Country Club’s Little Theater became a musical time machine on Sunday as seniors danced and sang along to some of their favorite songs from past decades.

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Read more about the article Val Verde families go to first springtime Parks After Dark
Children visiting Parks After Dark sat at one of several activity areas. As with other Parks After Dark, they are open to the nearby communities. Ryan Mancini/The Signal

Val Verde families go to first springtime Parks After Dark

Los Angeles County’s Parks After Dark held its first spring installment at Val Verde Community Park on Sunday. “When you’re in a low income neighborhood and you don’t have funding…

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Read more about the article LoveSCV brings volunteers to landscaping project at Golden Valley
Volunteers at LoveSCV plant at the parking lot at Golden Valley High School on Saturday. Courtesy image: Susan Christopher

LoveSCV brings volunteers to landscaping project at Golden Valley

LoveSCV held its first “serve day,” bringing together several local volunteers for a landscaping project at Golden Valley High School on Saturday. The new nonprofit, which began last July and…

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Read more about the article Oakmont of Valencia holds open house ahead of summer grand opening
Visitors to Oakmont of Valencia take a quick break from their tours and have a small lunch. Ryan Mancini/ The Signal

Oakmont of Valencia holds open house ahead of summer grand opening

With its official opening just around the corner, Oakmont of Valencia held an open house on Saturday for several hundred families looking at housing for seniors with assisted or memory…

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Read more about the article Planning for a day at the lake
Dave Tye, left, celebrates his 58th birthday with his family at the picnic area at Castaic Lake State Recreation Area Lower Lake lagoon on October 03, 2018. (Photo by Dan Watson)

Planning for a day at the lake

Residents longing for a beach experience without mixh if a road trip can make 15-minute drive to Castaic Lake, and find a treasure of activities that could make any day…

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Read more about the article SCV women gather to learn self-defense
The class looks on as Jordan Formia, 16, left, and Bonnie Formia of Prestige Self-Defense demonstrate a punch with the heel of the hand during the Women's Safety & Self-Defense Workshop held at The Centre in Santa Clarita on Saturday. Dan Watson/The Signal

SCV women gather to learn self-defense

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and in honor of it, state Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, hosted a free Women’s Safety and Self-Defense Workshop at The Centre on Saturday.…

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Read more about the article LA County collects SCV residents’ unwanted household, electronic waste
Workers, wearing protective suits, move a pallet of hazardous waste for recycling as part of the County of Los Angeles Countywide Household Hazardous and Electronic Waste Collection Program held at College of the Canyons in Valencia on Saturday. Dan Watson/The Signal

LA County collects SCV residents’ unwanted household, electronic waste

A line of cars could be seen down Rockwell Canyon Road outside College of the Canyons as residents dropped off unwanted, hazardous household and electronic waste on Saturday. “At these…

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