Read more about the article Vote by Mail ballot request deadline is Oct. 29
SIGNAL FILE PHOTO: A polling place worker hands a sticker to a voter after he completed his ballot at Fire Station 73 in Newhall in November. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Vote by Mail ballot request deadline is Oct. 29

Tuesday is the last day to request a vote by mail ballot for the Nov. 5 local and municipal elections, said the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk.  Those interested have…

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Read more about the article City Council greenlights Vista Canyon’s transit center construction
Vista Canyon site shows office and retail buildings and homes well underway. The City Council awarded a $1 million construction contract to green light work on the new Metrolink Station. Courtesy of JSB Development

City Council greenlights Vista Canyon’s transit center construction

Vista Canyon’s development, fairly visible from Highway 14, recently checked another milestone as the Santa Clarita City Council awarded a $1 million construction contract to begin the site’s main transportation…

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Read more about the article Bicyclist hit by motorist reportedly backing out of a driveway
A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Bicyclist hit by motorist reportedly backing out of a driveway

A bicyclist was struck and injured by a motorist who reportedly was backing out of a driveway in Valencia Tuesday morning. Shortly before 8:45 a.m., paramedics with the Los Angeles…

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Read more about the article Individual postseason ends early for Foothill League golfers
West Ranch's Eunice Yi takes a swing at Hansen Dam Golf Course on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019 in the second Foothill League girls golf meet of the season. Haley Sawyer/The Signal

Individual postseason ends early for Foothill League golfers

Ahead of her first CIF-Southern Section Individual Regionals, West Ranch freshman Eunice Yi only had positive thoughts. “I just tried to like, think about the best possible outcome,” she said.…

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Read more about the article SCCS girls volleyball beats Coastal Christian, advances to quarterfinals
Santa Clarita Christian School celebrates a playoff victory over Coastal Christian at SCCS Monday night. Cory Rubin/The Signal

SCCS girls volleyball beats Coastal Christian, advances to quarterfinals

The Santa Clarita Christian School girls volleyball team didn’t waste any time proving to the visiting Coastal Christian just what home-court advantage does for a team in a CIF-Southern Section…

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Read more about the article Homicide detective: Evidence about human remains found in Tick Fire area may have been destroyed
Area that burned in the Tick Fire as viewed from the end of Yellowstone Lane. October 26, 2019 Dan Watson/The Signal

Homicide detective: Evidence about human remains found in Tick Fire area may have been destroyed

By Caleb Lunetta, Emily Alvarenga & Jim Holt Signal Staff Writers Homicide detectives are investigating human remains discovered Saturday in Canyon Country near an area affected by the Tick Fire…

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Read more about the article Opening statements delivered in cold case murder
Stephanie Sommers, murdered in Silver Lake in 1980.

Opening statements delivered in cold case murder

Opening statements were delivered Monday in the long-awaited trial of a convicted killer charged with killing former Newhall resident Stephanie Sommers four decades ago. Harold Anthony Parkinson, 60, appeared Monday…

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Read more about the article Valencia man accused of murder appears in court
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station deputies canvass the area surrounding a murder scene in Valencia on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. Austin Dave/The Signal

Valencia man accused of murder appears in court

In what has become a monthly visit over the last two years, a Valencia man accused of strangling his boyfriend in 2017 appeared in court Monday for a pretrial hearing.…

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Read more about the article Strong forecast winds prompt ‘Extreme Red Flag Warning’ as Tick Fire cleanup continues
A home that burned on Sugar Loaf Court in the Tick Fire. Dan Watson/The Signal

Strong forecast winds prompt ‘Extreme Red Flag Warning’ as Tick Fire cleanup continues

As firefighters look for flare-ups inside more than 4,600 charred acres on the northeast side of the Santa Clarita Valley, they’re bracing themselves for wind conditions worse than the ones…

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Read more about the article COC serves dinner to Tick Fire evacuees, first responders
American Red Cross workers Giselle Cadena, left, and Sandra Ghazal go through the food line during the Repurposed Chancellor's Circle dinner held at the Institute of Culinary Education at COC in Valencia on Saturday, October 26, 2019. Dan Watson/The Signal

COC serves dinner to Tick Fire evacuees, first responders

When College of the Canyons was made a temporary home for some of the thousands who were evacuated as the Tick Fire made its way through Santa Clarita last week,…

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Read more about the article Drug take-back results in almost 400 pounds collected
John Lang empties a box of unused prescriptions into a disposal box at the Santa Clarita Sheriff's Station Saturday morning as part of a drug take-back event designed to give residents the opportunity to safely get rid of unused medications. October 26, 2019. Bobby Block / The Signal.

Drug take-back results in almost 400 pounds collected

The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, in partnership with Ralphs and Walmart pharmacies, collected 30 boxes filled with drugs at their National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday. Those 30…

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