Read more about the article Canyon football defeats Palmdale for first win of the season
Canyon wide receiver Reno Sifuentes makes an over-the-shoulder catch on a 37-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter of a nonleague matchup with Palmdale at Harry Welch Stadium Friday night. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Canyon football defeats Palmdale for first win of the season

Heading into their Week 3 matchup, the Canyon Cowboys and Palmdale Falcons were heading in different directions. Canyon was looking for its first win of the season and Palmdale was…

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Read more about the article Aftermath of deputy-involved shooting felt in Valencia Industrial Center
Sheriff's deputies investigate the scene of a deputy-involved shooting in the Valencia Industrial Center on Thursday, Sept. 12. 2019. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Aftermath of deputy-involved shooting felt in Valencia Industrial Center

The mood inside a Valencia clinic with a front-row seat Thursday to a deputy-involved shooting that left a 35-year-old man dead was noticeably grim. Patients filing into the Concentra clinic…

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Read more about the article Ram Board plans food drive for SCV Food Pantry
Ram Board will be collecting canned and dry goods from Nov. 4 until Dec. 13 with all items to benefit The Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry. Courtesy of Ram Board

Ram Board plans food drive for SCV Food Pantry

Ram Board, a construction products company, will be collecting canned and dry goods from Nov. 4 until Dec. 13 to benefit the Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry. “We’re a pretty…

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Read more about the article Packed symposium discusses dangers of vaping
FILE PHOTO Vape paraphernalia on display at vaping symposium. Bobby Block/ The Signal

Packed symposium discusses dangers of vaping

It was so packed at the teen vaping symposium at City Hall Wednesday night, kids were sitting in the mayor’s chair, on the floor and around the podium while parents,…

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Read more about the article ‘Set Sail’ with LARC Ranch
Residents and guests of LARC Ranch dance the afternoon away during their annual fundraiser at the ranch in Saugus in 2017. Signal File Photo

‘Set Sail’ with LARC Ranch

LARC Ranch is celebrating 60 years with its “Set Sail with the S.S. LARC” nautical-themed fundraiser Sept. 22.  LARC was created by parents who envisioned a better life for their…

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Read more about the article Nearly 400 pounds of drugs turned over to sheriff
Deputy checks drugs dropped off Friday. Signal photo, Bobby Block

Nearly 400 pounds of drugs turned over to sheriff

Close to 400 pounds worth of drugs was returned to the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station on Friday — about four times the amount of drugs returned any of the…

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Read more about the article Plum Canyon Road, Smyth Drive to receive road improvements
Scheduled road work for Plum Canyon Road and Smyth Drive to start Sept. 16, 2019. Courtesy of the city of Santa Clarita

Plum Canyon Road, Smyth Drive to receive road improvements

The city of Santa Clarita has scheduled road improvements to reconfigure two area streets starting Sept. 16 as part of its annual roadway enhancements.  In the coming weeks, road work…

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Read more about the article SCV reps update status of bills on last day of 2019 legislative session
Sacramento, State Capitol Building

SCV reps update status of bills on last day of 2019 legislative session

Friday marked the end of the 2019 legislative session for elected officials representing the Santa Clarita Valley and the rest of California.  As senators and Assembly members kept busy voting…

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Read more about the article Man accused of taking up-skirt photos pleads not guilty
The Santa Clarita Courthouse. KATHARINE LOTZE/Signal.

Man accused of taking up-skirt photos pleads not guilty

A Santa Clarita man accused of secretly taking photos up the skirts of four unsuspecting women pleaded not guilty Thursday when he was arraigned. Sebastian Barrales Raymundo, 21, faces four…

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Read more about the article UPDATE: Metal pipe punctures big rig tank, 30 gallons of diesel spilled
A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

UPDATE: Metal pipe punctures big rig tank, 30 gallons of diesel spilled

Debris on Interstate 5 is being blamed for 30 gallons of diesel spilled onto the freeway Friday morning, after a metal pipe punctured a gas tank of a big rig.…

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Read more about the article Santa Clarita Valley Food Agency searches for new CEO
SIGNAL FILE PHOTO: Lynnell Grumbles is the new CEO of Santa Clarita Valley School Food Services Agency. Signal photo by Dan Watson.

Santa Clarita Valley Food Agency searches for new CEO

The CEO of the Santa Clarita Valley Food Service Agency, Lynnelle Grumbles, is planning to retire in December, after submitting her intent to resign Friday. The move prompted discussion of…

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Read more about the article Metal chips fill Castaic machine shop with smoke
Metal chips fill machine shop with smoke in the Valencia Commercial Center. Signal photo, Bobby Block.

Metal chips fill Castaic machine shop with smoke

Fire at a machine shop in the Valencia Commerce Center Friday morning caused titanium metal chips to fill the building with smoke. Firefighters with the Los Angeles County Fire Department…

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Read more about the article West Ranch football looking to extend preleague winning streak against Royal
West Ranch teammates Nick Aquino (15) and John Collier (51) sack Nordhoff quarterback Noah Koester (3) in the first quarter at Valencia High School. Dan Watson/The Signal

West Ranch football looking to extend preleague winning streak against Royal

West Ranch has the chance to add on to its undefeated preleague streak tonight as the Wildcats play Royal of Simi Valley. The Highlanders are searching for their first win…

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Read more about the article Dennis Bartash — U.S. Army — Vietnam veteran — Canyon Country resident
Vietnam veteran Dennis Bartash talks to a reporter at the Signal offices. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Dennis Bartash — U.S. Army — Vietnam veteran — Canyon Country resident

After a yearlong tour in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot for the Army, Dennis Bartash came back to the United States to find numerous war protests. “While I was in…

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